TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
Last season: 10-3 (6-2)
Last bowl appearance: Lost 27-14 vs. Clemson in 2003 Peach.
Coach: Phillip Fulmer, 113-28 in 13th year
Returning starters: 5 offense, 4 defense
Lettermen: returning 53, lost 25
Offensive star: Senior RB Cedric Houston (779 yards) becomes featured back.
Defensive star: Senior LB Kevin Burnett (90 tackles) was second-team all-SEC in ’03.
Stadium: Neyland, grass, 104,079
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S5: UNLV O23: Alabama
S18: Florida O30: at S. Carolina
S25: Louisiana Tech N6: Notre Dame
O2: Auburn N20: at Vanderbilt
O9: at Georgia N27: Kentucky
O16: at Mississippi
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GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Last season: 11-3 (6-2)
Last bowl appearance: Won 34-27 in overtime vs. Purdue in 2003 Capital One.
Coach: Mark Richt, 32-8 in 4th year
Returning starters: 9 offense, 6 defense
Lettermen: returning 51, lost 16
Offensive star: Senior QB David Greene (3,307 yards, 13 TDs) is Heisman candidate.
Defensive star: Junior LB Odell Thurman (121) was first-team all-SEC in ’03.
Stadium: Sanford, grass, 92,058
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S4: Georgia Southern O23: at Arkansas
S11: at South Carolina O30: Florida*
S18: Marshall N6: at Kentucky
O2: LSU N13: at Auburn
O9: Tennessee N27: Georgia Tech
O16: Vanderbilt *–in Jacksonville
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FLORIDA GATORS
Last season: 8-5 (6-2)
Last bowl appearance: Lost 37-17 vs. Iowa in 2003 Outback
Coach: Ron Zook, 16-10 in 3rd year
Returning starters: 5 offense, 4 defense
Lettermen: returning 43, lost 23
Offensive star: Soph. QB Chris Leak passed for 2,435 yards, 16 TDs as freshman.
Defensive star: Soph. LB Channing Crowder (106 tackles) was first-team all-SEC in ’03.
Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin, grass, 88,548
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S4: Middle Tennessee O23: at Mississippi St.
S11: Eastern Michigan O30: Georgia*
S18: at Tennessee N13: at Vanderbilt
S25: Kentucky N20: South Carolina
O2: Arkansas N27:at Florida State
O9: LSU *–in Jacksonsville
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Last season: 5-7 (2-6)
Last bowl appearance: Won 31-28 vs. Ohio State in 2001 Outback
Coach: Lou Holtz, 27-21 in 6th year; 243-127-7 in 32 seasons
Returning starters: 9 offense, 8 defense
Lettermen: returning 43, lost 20
Offensive star: Soph. RB Demetris Summers had 638 yards in 8 starts as freshman
Defensive star: Junior DE Moe Thompson has 112 tackles in 23 career starts.
Stadium: Williams-Brice, grass, 80,250
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S4: at Vanderbilt O16: at Kentucky
S11: Georgia O30: Tennessee
S18: South Florida N6: Arkansas
S25: Troy State N13: at Florida
O2: at Alabama N20: at Clemson
O9: Mississippi
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KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Last season: 4-8 (1-7)
Last bowl appearance: Lost 20-13 to Syracuse in 1999 Music City
Coach: Rich Brooks, 4-8 in 2nd year; 95-117-4 overall in 19 seasons
Returning starters: 5 offense, 9 defense
Lettermen: returning 41, lost 21
Offensive star: Senior G Jason Rollins (6-5, 285) could be first-team all-SEC.
Defensive star: Senior SS Mike Williams had 98 tackles, 3.5 sacks in ’03.
Stadium: Commonwealth, grass, 67,606
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S5: at Louisville O23: at Auburn
S18: Indiana O30: at Mississippi St.
S25: at Florida N6: Georgia
O2: Ohio N13: Vanderbilt
O9: Alabama N27: at Tennessee
O16: South Carolina
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VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Last season: 2-10 (1-7)
Last bowl appearance: Lost 36-28 to Air Force in 1982 Hall of Fame.
Coach: Bobby Johnson, 4-20 in 3rd year (60-36 in Division I-AA)
Returning starters: 10 offense, 11 defense
Lettermen: returning 53, lost 13
Offensive star: Senior Justin Geisinger (6-4, 330) a likely NFL first-round pick
Defensive star: Jamaican-born junior DE Jovan Haye led SEC with 8.5 sacks in ’03.
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium, grass, 39,773
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S4: South Carolina O23: E. Kentucky
S18: at Mississippi O30: at LSU
S25: at Navy N6: Florida
O2: Mississippi State N13: at Kentucky
O9: Rutgers N20: Tennessee
O16: at Georgia
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