No. 8 ARKANSAS (6-1, 2-1) at VANDERBILT (4-3, 1-3)
11:21 a.m. Saturday (WJTC, WXXV)
Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
LINE: Arkansas by 10
SERIES: Arkansas leads 6-2.
GAME NOTES: Arkansas has won all three of its games at Vanderbilt, in 1949, 1995 and 2006. … Arkansas has a 23-34 record against the SEC East. Vanderbilt is 10-49 vs. the SEC West. … Arkansas has won its past four games against SEC East opponents, a school record. … Arkansas is 15-7-1 when playing as the No. 8 team, but has lost its last two to Ohio State in last season’s Sugar Bowl and to Florida in the 2006 SEC championship game. … Vanderbilt has lost its past 11 games against ranked teams. … The only game this season in which Arkansas has not had a TD play of at least 50 yards was the Razorbacks’ lone loss to Alabama. … Vanderbilt is tied for the national lead with 15 interceptions. … RB Zac Stacy’s 198 rushing yards against Army last week rank third in Vanderbilt history, behind the 321 of Frank Mordica against Air Force in 1978 and the 214 of Doug Mathews against Tulane in 1969. … Vanderbilt rushed for 582 yards in its first five games of the season. Stacy and QB Jordan Rodgers have combined to run for 471 in the past two.
FLORIDA (4-3, 2-3) vs. No. 22 GEORGIA (5-2, 4-1)
2:30 p.m. Saturday (CBS)
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
LINE: Georgia by 3
SERIES: Georgia leads 46-40-2.
GAME NOTES: For the first time in the history of the series, both teams are coming off open dates. … Georgia is 12-4 under coach Mark Richt after an open date. … Florida has played Georgia every year since 1944, making the Bulldogs the Gators’ oldest continuous rival. … A Florida loss would be the Gators’ 200th in SEC competition. Florida’s all-time conference record is 277-199-15. … Florida, which has lost its past three games, has not had a three-game losing streak since 1988, when it lost consecutive games to Memphis, Vanderbilt, Auburn and Georgia. … Florida has scored a total of 27 points in its past three games, the Gators’ lowest three-game total since 1988, when they lost consecutive games to Vanderbilt 24-9, Auburn 16-0 and Georgia 26-3. The Auburn loss was Florida’s most recent shutout. … Florida has not been shut out in its past 291 games, the third-longest streak in NCAA FBS history. … Georgia is the only SEC team that has scored first in each of its games this season. … Florida is facing a ranked opponent in its fourth consecutive game for the third time in the past 40 years. … Georgia PK Blair Walsh has attempted the most field goals (20) and Florida PK Caleb Sturgis has made the most field goals (15) in the nation. … Florida coach Will Muschamp played safety at Georgia from 1991 through 1994 and lost%2
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