COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2005
Southeastern Conference Rank Player Gm Net Rec PR Kor Yards Yds/gm 1. Rafael Little, Kentucky 11 1045 449 355 133 1982 180.18 2. Darren McFadden, Arkansas 11 1113 52 0 348 1513 137.55 3. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt 11 11 876 76 405 1368 124.36 4. Kenny Irons, Auburn 12 1293 164 2 0 1459 121.58 5. Felix Jones, Arkansas 11 626 100 11 543 1280 116.36 6. Jerious Norwood, Mississippi St. 11 1136 96 43 0 1275 115.91 7. Ken Darby, Alabama 12 1242 132 0 0 1374 114.50 8. Sidney Rice, South Carolina 11 0 114 0 0 1143 103.91 9. Arian Foster, Tennessee 11 879 148 0 37 1064 96.73 10. Mike Espy, Mississippi 11 8 543 169 265 985 89.55 FIELD GOALS Rank Player Gm Fga Fgm Avg FgPgm 1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia 13 29 23 .793 1.77 2. Jamie Christensen, Alabama 11 25 16 .640 1.45 3. James Wilhoit, Tennessee 11 19 14 .737 1.27 4. Chris Balseiro, Arkansas 11 18 13 .722 1.18 5. Bryan Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt 11 17 12 .706 1.09 5. Taylor Begley, Kentucky 11 15 12 .800 1.09 7. Chris Hetland, Florida 12 16 13 .813 1.08 8. John Vaughn, Auburn 12 20 12 .600 1.00 9. Josh Brown, South Carolina 12 12 10 .833 .83 10. Chris Jackson, LSU 13 19 10 .526 .77 INTERCEPTIONS Rank Player Gm Int Yds TD IntPgm 1. Vickiel Vaughn, Arkansas 11 4 13 0 .36 1. Jeramie Johnson, Mississippi St. 11 4 51 0 .36 3. Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina 12 4 76 1 .33 3. Tim Jennings, Georgia 12 4 79 1 .33 5. Vernell Brown, Florida 10 3 63 1 .30 6. Michael Grant, Arkansas 11 3 0 0 .27 6. Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt 11 3 55 0 .27 6. Michael Coe, Arkansas 11 3 25 0 .27 6. Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee 11 3 63 0 .27 6. Kevin Dockery, Mississippi St. 11 3 54 0 .27 KICKOFF RETURN Rank Player Gm KRet Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. Felix Jones, Arkansas 11 17 543 1 31.94 1.55 2. Draak Davis, Kentucky 11 18 461 0 25.61 1.64 3. Devin Aromashodu, Auburn 12 20 485 0 24.25 1.67 4. Carlos Thomas, South Carolina 11 21 502 0 23.90 1.91 5. Tyson Browning, Georgia 10 12 282 0 23.50 1.20 6. Lucas Taylor, Tennessee 9 19 428 0 22.53 2.11 7. David Jones, Kentucky 10 15 328 0 21.87 1.50 8. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt 11 19 405 0 21.32 1.73 9. Derek Pegues, Mississippi St. 11 28 559 0 19.96 2.55 10. Cassen Jackson-Garriso, Vanderb11 15 299 0 19.93 1.36 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Player Gm Att Cmp CPct Int PYds YdsAtt TD Rating 1. D.J. Shockley, Georgia 12 310 173 55.81 5 2588 8.35 24 148.26 2. Chris Leak, Florida 12 374 235 62.83 6 2639 7.06 20 136.54 3. JaMarcus Russell, LSU 12 310 187 60.32 9 2434 7.85 15 136.44 4. Brodie Croyle, Alabama 12 339 202 59.59 4 2499 7.37 14 132.78 5. Brandon Cox, Auburn 11 306 177 57.84 8 2324 7.59 15 132.59 6. Blake Mitchell, South Carolina11 315 186 59.05 12 2370 7.52 17 132.44 7. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt 11 462 273 59.09 9 3073 6.65 21 126.07 8. Rick Clausen, Tennessee 9 209 120 57.42 6 1441 6.89 6 119.06 9. Andre Woodson, Kentucky 11 253 146 57.71 6 1644 6.50 6 115.37 10. Micheal Spurlock, Mississippi 11 267 142 53.18 9 1703 6.38 7 108.67 PUNTING Rank Player Gm Punt Yds Avg PuntGm 1. Kody Bliss, Auburn 12 44 1975 44.89 3.67 2. Gordon Ely-Kelso, Georgia 13 57 2443 42.86 4.38 3. Blake McAdams, Mississippi St11 69 2891 41.90 6.27 4. Jacob Skinner, Arkansas 11 50 2091 41.82 4.55 5. Eric Wilbur, Florida 12 59 2459 41.68 4.92 6. Chris Jackson, LSU 13 59 2447 41.47 4.54 7. Britton Colquitt, Tennessee 11 59 2431 41.20 5.36 8. Josh Brown, South Carolina 12 58 2322 40.03 4.83 9. Jeremy Schatz, Alabama 11 60 2300 38.33 5.45 10. Rob Park, Mississippi 10 43 1641 38.16 4.30 PUNT RETURN Rank Player Gm Ret Yds TD Avg RetGm 1. Rafael Little, Kentucky 11 21 355 0 16.90 1.91 2. Thomas Flowers, Georgia 13 32 438 1 13.69 2.46 3. Skyler Green, LSU 13 27 359 1 13.30 2.08 4. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas 11 16 165 0 10.31 1.45 5. Mike Espy, Mississippi 11 21 169 1 8.05 1.91 6. Tre Smith, Auburn 12 26 203 0 7.81 2.17 7. Vernell Brown, Florida 10 26 197 0 7.58 2.60 8. Brandon Brooks, Alabama 9 11 77 0 7.00 1.22 9. Lucas Taylor, Tennessee 9 13 80 0 6.15 1.44 10. Kenny McKinley, South Carolina 12 18 83 0 4.61 1.50 RECEPTIONS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat YdsGm 1. Chad Jackson, Florida 12 88 900 9 7.33 10.23 75.00 2. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt 11 79 876 9 7.18 11.09 79.64 3. Sidney Rice, South Carolina 11 70 1143 13 6.36 16.33 103.91 4. Erik Davis, Vanderbilt 9 46 619 3 5.11 13.46 68.78 5. Mike Espy, Mississippi 11 52 543 3 4.73 10.44 49.36 6. Dallas Baker, Florida 12 52 697 5 4.33 13.40 58.08 7. Rafael Little, Kentucky 11 46 449 0 4.18 9.76 40.82 8. Dj Hall, Alabama 12 48 676 5 4.00 14.08 56.33 9. Peyton Hillis, Arkansas 11 38 402 4 3.45 10.58 36.55 10. Dwayne Bowe, LSU 12 41 710 9 3.42 17.32 59.17 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Sidney Rice, South Carolina 11 70 1143 13 6.36 16.33 103.91 2. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt 11 79 876 9 7.18 11.09 79.64 3. Chad Jackson, Florida 12 88 900 9 7.33 10.23 75.00 4. Erik Davis, Vanderbilt 9 46 619 3 5.11 13.46 68.78 5. Dwayne Bowe, LSU 12 41 710 9 3.42 17.32 59.17 6. Keith Brown, Alabama 11 34 642 4 3.09 18.88 58.36 7. Dallas Baker, Florida 12 52 697 5 4.33 13.40 58.08 8. Dj Hall, Alabama 12 48 676 5 4.00 14.08 56.33 9. Craig Davis, LSU 11 35 559 2 3.18 15.97 50.82 10. Mike Espy, Mississippi 11 52 543 3 4.73 10.44 49.36 TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS Rank Player Gm Rec Yds TD RecGm YdsCat Yds/gm 1. Sidney Rice, South Carolina 11 70 1143 13 6.36 16.33 103.91 2. Chad Jackson, Florida 12 88 900 9 7.33 10.23 75.00 3. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt 11 79 876 9 7.18 11.09 79.64 4. Dwayne Bowe, LSU 12 41 710 9 3.42 17.32 59.17 5. Dallas Baker, Florida 12 52 697 5 4.33 13.40 58.08 6. Dj Hall, Alabama 12 48 676 5 4.00 14.08 56.33 7. Keith Brown, Alabama 11 34 642 4 3.09 18.88 58.36 8. Erik Davis, Vanderbilt 9 46 619 3 5.11 13.46 68.78 9. Craig Davis, LSU 11 35 559 2 3.18 15.97 50.82 10. Mike Espy, Mississippi 11 52 543 3 4.73 10.44 49.36 RUSHING Rank Player Gm Rush Yds TD Yds/gm 1. Kenny Irons, Auburn 12 256 1293 13 107.75 2. Ken Darby, Alabama 12 239 1242 3 103.50 3. Jerious Norwood, Mississippi St. 11 191 1136 6 103.27 4. Darren McFadden, Arkansas 11 176 1113 11 101.18 5. Rafael Little, Kentucky 11 197 1045 9 95.00 6. Arian Foster, Tennessee 11 183 879 5 79.91 7. Joseph Addai, LSU 13 187 911 9 70.08 8. Mico McSwain, Mississippi 9 124 612 3 68.00 9. Thomas Brown, Georgia 12 147 736 4 61.33 10. Felix Jones, Arkansas 11 99 626 3 56.91 SCORING Rank Player Gm TD Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm 1. Brandon Coutu, Georgia 13 0 45 45 23 29 114 8.77 2. John Vaughn, Auburn 12 0 50 50 12 20 86 7.17 3. Sidney Rice, South Carolina 11 13 0 0 0 0 78 7.09 4. Jamie Christensen, Alabama 11 0 25 26 16 25 73 6.64 5. Kenny Irons, Auburn 12 13 0 0 0 0 78 6.50 6. Chris Hetland, Florida 12 0 38 40 13 16 77 6.42 7. Chris Balseiro, Arkansas 11 0 31 32 13 18 70 6.36 8. Darren McFadden, Arkansas 11 11 0 0 0 0 68 6.18 8. Bryan Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt 11 0 32 33 12 17 68 6.18 10. James Wilhoit, Tennessee 11 0 21 21 14 19 63 5.73 10. Taylor Begley, Kentucky 11 0 27 28 12 15 63 5.73 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Player Gm Rush Net Pyd Pl TotYd YdsPl YdsG 1. Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt 11 106 215 3073 568 3288 5.79 298.91 2. D.J. Shockley, Georgia 12 78 322 2588 388 2910 7.50 242.50 3. Chris Leak, Florida 12 105 81 2639 479 2720 5.68 226.67 4. Blake Mitchell, South Carolina 11 45 -130 2370 360 2240 6.22 203.64 5. JaMarcus Russell, LSU 12 61 -22 2434 371 2412 6.50 201.00 6. Brandon Cox, Auburn 11 44 -125 2324 350 2199 6.28 199.91 7. Brodie Croyle, Alabama 12 64 -156 2499 403 2343 5.81 195.25 8. Rick Clausen, Tennessee 9 25 -30 1441 234 1411 6.03 156.78 9. Micheal Spurlock, Mississippi 11 51 -20 1703 318 1683 5.29 153.00 10. Andre Woodson, Kentucky 11 57 -133 1644 310 1511 4.87 137.36 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TDPct Rating 1. LSU 13 431 204 47.33 10 2279 5.29 12 2.78 96.26 2. Alabama 12 352 175 49.72 11 1929 5.48 9 2.56 97.92 3. Georgia 13 369 211 57.18 16 2205 5.98 8 2.17 105.88 4. South Carolina 12 365 204 55.89 12 2238 6.13 10 2.74 109.87 5. Florida 12 375 196 52.27 16 2459 6.56 16 4.27 112.93 6. Auburn 12 360 202 56.11 8 2388 6.63 8 2.22 114.71 7. Tennessee 11 364 218 59.89 9 2373 6.52 9 2.47 117.88 8. Mississippi 11 311 176 56.59 6 1973 6.34 12 3.86 118.76 9. Arkansas 11 336 171 50.89 12 2303 6.85 20 5.95 120.98 10. Mississippi St. 11 316 194 61.39 12 2145 6.79 13 4.11 124.40 11. Vanderbilt 11 326 188 57.67 8 2462 7.55 17 5.21 133.44 12. Kentucky 11 384 239 62.24 5 2676 6.97 24 6.25 138.76 KICKOFF RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds TD Avg 1. Arkansas 11 33 965 1 29.24 2. Auburn 12 26 711 1 27.35 3. Kentucky 11 42 1109 1 26.40 4. Alabama 12 18 400 0 22.22 5. South Carolina 12 39 832 0 21.33 6. Florida 12 30 618 0 20.60 7. Vanderbilt 11 38 770 0 20.26 8. Tennessee 11 37 732 0 19.78 9. Mississippi St. 11 33 649 0 19.67 10. Georgia 13 28 545 0 19.46 11. LSU 13 24 409 0 17.04 12. Mississippi 11 37 570 0 15.41 NET PUNTING Rank Team Punt Avg Ret RYds NetAvg TotYd 1. LSU 63 40 14 80 38.97 2575 2. Arkansas 50 41 11 71 38.80 2091 3. Georgia 57 42 18 159 38.67 2443 4. Florida 62 41 18 60 38.10 2542 5. Auburn 47 44 20 203 37.60 2090 6. South Carolina 58 40 21 124 37.55 2322 7. Tennessee 59 41 23 332 33.54 2431 8. Mississippi 66 38 29 239 33.52 2511 9. Kentucky 57 35 17 134 32.95 2012 10. Alabama 67 37 26 209 32.63 2495 11. Mississippi St. 71 40 39 471 31.77 2907 12. Vanderbilt 53 38 30 344 30.25 2047 PASSING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp Int PPct Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm YdsCmp 1. Vanderbilt 11 467 274 9 58.67 3086 6.61 21 280.55 11.26 2. Georgia 13 363 201 7 55.37 2977 8.20 26 229.00 14.81 3. Florida 12 385 241 7 62.60 2720 7.06 20 226.67 11.29 4. LSU 13 360 216 10 60.00 2912 8.09 22 224.00 13.48 5. South Carolina 12 355 213 12 60.00 2649 7.46 21 220.75 12.44 6. Alabama 12 351 209 4 59.54 2597 7.40 16 216.42 12.43 7. Auburn 12 339 195 8 57.52 2589 7.64 19 215.75 13.28 8. Mississippi 11 371 197 18 53.10 2293 6.18 9 208.45 11.64 9. Tennessee 11 356 186 13 52.25 2178 6.12 11 198.00 11.71 10. Kentucky 11 304 178 9 58.55 1857 6.11 6 168.82 10.43 11. Arkansas 11 280 150 12 53.57 1581 5.65 13 143.73 10.54 12. Mississippi St. 11 302 146 10 48.34 1524 5.05 10 138.55 10.44 PASS DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct YdsCmp Int Yds YdAtt TD YdsGm 1. Alabama 12 352 175 49.72 11.02 11 1929 5.48 9 160.75 2. Georgia 13 369 211 57.18 10.45 16 2205 5.98 8 169.62 3. LSU 13 431 204 47.33 11.17 10 2279 5.29 12 175.31 4. Mississippi 11 311 176 56.59 11.21 6 1973 6.34 12 179.36 5. South Carolina 12 365 204 55.89 10.97 12 2238 6.13 10 186.50 6. Mississippi St. 11 316 194 61.39 11.06 12 2145 6.79 13 195.00 7. Auburn 12 360 202 56.11 11.82 8 2388 6.63 8 199.00 8. Florida 12 375 196 52.27 12.55 16 2459 6.56 16 204.92 9. Arkansas 11 336 171 50.89 13.47 12 2303 6.85 20 209.36 10. Tennessee 11 364 218 59.89 10.89 9 2373 6.52 9 215.73 11. Vanderbilt 11 326 188 57.67 13.10 8 2462 7.55 17 223.82 12. Kentucky 11 384 239 62.24 11.20 5 2676 6.97 24 243.27 PASSING EFFICIENCY Rank Team Gm Att Cmp PPct Int Yds YdAtt TD TPct Rating 1. Georgia 13 363 201 55.37 7 2977 8.20 26 7.16 144.07 2. LSU 13 360 216 60.00 10 2912 8.09 22 6.11 142.56 3. Florida 12 385 241 62.60 7 2720 7.06 20 5.19 135.45 4. South Carolina 12 355 213 60.00 12 2649 7.46 21 5.92 135.44 5. Auburn 12 339 195 57.52 8 2589 7.64 19 5.60 135.43 6. Alabama 12 351 209 59.54 4 2597 7.40 16 4.56 134.41 7. Vanderbilt 11 467 274 58.67 9 3086 6.61 21 4.50 125.19 8. Kentucky 11 304 178 58.55 9 1857 6.11 6 1.97 110.50 9. Arkansas 11 280 150 53.57 12 1581 5.65 13 4.64 107.78 10. Tennessee 11 356 186 52.25 13 2178 6.12 11 3.09 106.48 11. Mississippi 11 371 197 53.10 18 2293 6.18 9 2.43 103.32 12. Mississippi St. 11 302 146 48.34 10 1524 5.05 10 3.31 94.99 PUNT RETURNS Rank Team Gm Ret Yds Tds Avg 1. Kentucky 11 23 395 0 17.17 2. LSU 13 29 410 2 14.14 3. Georgia 13 33 456 1 13.82 4. Arkansas 11 30 287 0 9.57 5. Tennessee 11 27 226 0 8.37 6. Mississippi 11 21 169 1 8.05 7. Auburn 12 32 241 0 7.53 8. Alabama 12 27 195 0 7.22 9. Florida 12 35 251 2 7.17 10. Mississippi St. 11 13 83 0 6.38 11. Vanderbilt 11 12 76 0 6.33 12. South Carolina 12 19 85 0 4.47 RUSHING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg Tds YdsGm 1. Arkansas 11 481 2386 4.96 19 216.91 2. Auburn 12 481 2329 4.84 28 194.08 3. Georgia 13 455 2108 4.63 16 162.15 4. LSU 13 509 1951 3.83 21 150.08 5. Florida 12 455 1761 3.87 19 146.75 6. Alabama 12 463 1710 3.69 12 142.50 7. Mississippi St. 11 385 1514 3.93 9 137.64 8. Kentucky 11 391 1415 3.62 21 128.64 9. Tennessee 11 399 1411 3.54 10 128.27 10. Vanderbilt 11 361 1266 3.51 16 115.09 11. South Carolina 12 365 1142 3.13 13 95.17 12. Mississippi 11 332 806 2.43 6 73.27 RUSHING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Rush Net Avg TD YdsGm 1. Tennessee 11 356 907 2.55 8 82.45 2. LSU 13 402 1190 2.96 8 91.54 3. Alabama 12 361 1132 3.14 5 94.33 4. Florida 12 373 1139 3.05 14 94.92 5. Auburn 12 396 1395 3.52 11 116.25 6. Arkansas 11 403 1458 3.62 13 132.55 7. Mississippi St. 11 418 1545 3.70 13 140.45 8. Georgia 13 486 1870 3.85 17 143.85 9. Mississippi 11 457 1686 3.69 15 153.27 10. Vanderbilt 11 416 1869 4.49 20 169.91 11. South Carolina 12 508 2091 4.12 18 174.25 12. Kentucky 11 439 2159 4.92 22 196.27 SCORING DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Pts PtGm TD Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Alabama 12 128 10.67 15 14 0 0 0 8 0 2. LSU 13 185 14.23 21 18 1 0 0 13 0 3. Auburn 12 186 15.50 20 19 1 0 0 15 0 4. Georgia 13 213 16.38 27 24 0 0 0 9 0 5. Tennessee 11 205 18.64 21 20 0 0 0 19 1 6. Florida 12 226 18.83 30 28 0 0 0 6 0 7. Mississippi 11 245 22.27 30 28 1 0 0 11 1 8. South Carolina 12 279 23.25 31 30 0 1 0 19 2 9. Mississippi St. 11 259 23.55 32 30 0 0 0 11 2 10. Arkansas 11 271 24.64 33 31 1 0 0 12 2 11. Vanderbilt 11 321 29.18 40 38 1 0 0 13 1 12. Kentucky 11 375 34.09 49 45 0 0 0 12 0 SCORING OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Yds TD Pts Avg Kxp Oxp Dkxp Doxp FG Sf 1. Auburn 12 4918 50 386 32.17 50 0 0 0 12 0 2. Georgia 13 5085 45 384 29.54 45 0 0 0 23 0 3. LSU 13 4863 48 383 29.46 45 1 0 0 14 3 4. Florida 12 4481 43 343 28.58 40 0 1 0 13 2 5. Vanderbilt 11 4352 38 299 27.18 33 1 0 0 12 0 6. Arkansas 11 3967 35 283 25.73 32 1 0 0 13 0 7. South Carolina 12 3791 37 284 23.67 32 0 0 0 10 0 8. Alabama 12 4307 30 263 21.92 28 1 0 0 17 1 9. Kentucky 11 3272 29 239 21.73 27 0 0 0 12 1 10. Tennessee 11 3589 23 205 18.64 21 1 0 0 14 1 11. Mississippi St. 11 3038 19 153 13.91 18 0 0 0 7 0 12. Mississippi 11 3099 17 148 13.45 16 0 0 0 10 0 TOTAL DEFENSE Rank Team Gm Avg Plays Yds TD YdsGm 1. Alabama 12 4.29 713 3061 15 255.08 2. LSU 13 4.16 833 3469 21 266.85 3. Tennessee 11 4.56 720 3280 21 298.18 4. Florida 12 4.81 748 3598 30 299.83 5. Georgia 13 4.77 855 4075 27 313.46 6. Auburn 12 5.00 756 3783 20 315.25 7. Mississippi 11 4.76 768 3659 30 332.64 8. Mississippi St. 11 5.03 734 3690 32 335.45 9. Arkansas 11 5.09 739 3761 33 341.91 10. South Carolina 12 4.96 873 4329 31 360.75 11. Vanderbilt 11 5.84 742 4331 40 393.73 12. Kentucky 11 5.87 823 4835 49 439.55 TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Team Gm Pl Yds Avg TD YdsGm 1. Auburn 12 820 4918 6.00 50 409.83 2. Vanderbilt 11 828 4352 5.26 38 395.64 3. Georgia 13 818 5085 6.22 45 391.15 4. LSU 13 869 4863 5.60 48 374.08 5. Florida 12 840 4481 5.33 43 373.42 6. Arkansas 11 761 3967 5.21 35 360.64 7. Alabama 12 814 4307 5.29 30 358.92 8. Tennessee 11 755 3589 4.75 23 326.27 9. South Carolina 12 720 3791 5.27 37 315.92 10. Kentucky 11 695 3272 4.71 29 297.45 11. Mississippi 11 703 3099 4.41 17 281.73 12. Mississippi St. 11 687 3038 4.42 19 276.18 TURNOVER MARGIN Rank Team Gm FGa IGa Gtot FLo ILo Ltot Mrgn 1. Florida 12 15 16 31 6 7 13 1.50 2. Georgia 13 13 16 29 11 7 18 .85 3. Alabama 12 9 11 20 8 4 12 .67 4. Mississippi St. 11 10 12 22 10 10 20 .18 5. South Carolina 12 12 12 24 10 12 22 .17 6. Arkansas 11 9 12 21 10 12 22 -.09 7. Vanderbilt 11 6 8 14 7 9 16 -.18 8. Auburn 12 7 8 15 10 8 18 -.25 9. Mississippi 11 13 6 19 6 18 24 -.45 10. Tennessee 11 11 9 20 14 13 27 -.64 11. LSU 13 4 10 14 13 10 23 -.69 12. Kentucky 11 11 5 16 16 9 25 -.82