SEC Nuggets to Know for Week 13: Stats and historical context

Here’s a look at some eye-popping stats and historical context entering Week 13 for select games. This week, we focus on the three matchups involving ranked SEC teams.

No. 2 ALABAMA at AUBURN

With last Saturday’s victory over Charleston Southern, Alabama reached the 10-win plateau for the eighth straight season. It’s the 3rd-longest streak in the FBS since 1937, with only Florida State (14 10-win seasons from 1987-2000) and Texas (nine 10-win seasons from 2001-09) owning longer stretches.

Henry’s on pace to have the best season of any Bama back in multiple ways. All he needs is 154 rushing yards to set the Tide’s single-season mark for rushing yards, which is currently held by Trent Richardson with 1,679 in 2011.

Meanwhile, as long as Henry extends his 16-game streak with a touchdown to 17 this week, he’ll set the Alabama record for rushing touchdowns in a single season and surpass Richardson’s 21, also in 2011.

No. 14 FLORIDA STATE at No. 10 FLORIDA

This is good news for Florida fans. With the exception of 2011, at least one team has been ranked in the AP Poll in the Sunshine State Showdown in nine of the last 10 seasons. In each of those nine games, there hasn’t been any surprises as the higher-ranked team has won each time.

With his win over Florida Atlantic last week, Florida coach Jim McElwain made 2015 the best debut season by a Gators head coach in many significant ways. Here are the marks that McElwain has hit this season and where they rank in Florida history.

Kelvin Taylor is on pace to set Florida’s single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a RB. All Taylor needs is two more to surpass the legendary Emmitt Smith and Buford Long to move into 1st all-time among running backs. Former QB Tim Tebow holds the Gators’ all-time mark for rushing touchdowns by any player with his 23 in 2007.

No. 19 OLE MISS at No. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE

This is the sixth time in history that Ole Miss and Mississippi State have both been ranked at the time of their meeting. It’s the first time in history for there to be back-to-back nationally ranked Egg Bowl matchups. Last season, No. 18 Ole Miss beat No. 4 Mississippi State 31-17.

The Rebels have set single-season school records in multiple offensive categories, including points, touchdowns and passing yards.

Here’s a look at the individual marks that QB Chad Kelly and WR Laquon Treadwell have already set this season. Both players are on pace for several more. For instance, Kelly only needs 97 passing yards and 7 passing touchdowns to pass Eli Manning in both of those respects. Meanwhile, Treadwell only needs 6 receptions, 76 receiving yards and 3 receiving TDs to set the single-season marks in all three of those categories.

Meanwhile, Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott is trying to become just the third FBS quarterback in the last 20 seasons to record 10 rushing TDs in three straight seasons, along with Tebow and former Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick. Prescott had 13 in 2013, 14 in 2014 and now he has 9 rush TDs this season. One more this season will put him in their company.