Inside the Numbers: 20 facts for Week 9's slate of games
Using numbers as a guide, here are 20 facts to consider heading into Week 9 of the SEC schedule:
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- Chad Kelly has already set an Ole Miss record with five 300-yard-plus passing games in the same season. He will face an Auburn defense that ranks 11th in the league against the pass.
- Auburn RB Peyton Barber leads the FBS with 35 rushes that have resulted in a first down in either the second half or overtime, according to the Tigers’ SID staff.
- South Carolina will make its first trip to the state of Texas for a football game since 1976, when it lost 18-17 to Baylor in Waco.
- Texas A&M WR Josh Reynolds is one touchdown catch away from moving into a tie with Mike Evans for fifth on the Aggies all-time list.
- Since 2011, Florida is 32-7 when the Gators win the turnover battle, and 3-15 when they don’t.
- Georgia coach Mark Richt is 1-3 in games against Florida during which his team is ranked lower than the Gators.
- Just one of the last nine opponents to play Arkansas at Razorback Stadium has scored points in the first quarter.
- Vanderbilt’s defense leads the SEC and ranks third in the nation in third-down defense, allowing opponents to make a first down just 22 percent of the time.
- Tennessee accumulated 10 tackles for loss against Alabama last week, which was the most a team has put up against the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa since 2007.
- Kentucky RB Stanley “Boom” Williams has 1,037 rushing yards in 16 career games, making him the second-fastest Wildcats back to 1,000 yards in school history.
- Ole Miss ranks second in the league and 14th nationally with 16 takeaways this season.
- Auburn joins Florida and Duke as the only FBS teams with zero turnovers in the month of October.
- Pharoh Cooper is four receptions away from moving into the Top 10 on South Carolina‘s all-time receptions list. He is already in the Top 10 in receiving yardage and receiving touchdowns.
- In five games against Power 5 opponents this season, the Texas A&M defense has allowed just 20 fourth quarter points.
- Florida has thrown for 250 yards or more in three SEC contests this season, which is the most times the Gators have reached that plateau in conference play since 2007.
- Georgia is just 6-16 against Florida when the Gators are coming off a bye week. However, the Bulldogs own a 2-1 advantage in the series since 2011 when both teams are coming off a bye.
- Brandon Allen is expected to make his 29th consecutive start for Arkansas on Saturday, which is the longest streak by a Razorback quarterback during the SEC era (1992-present).
- Vanderbilt is allowing just as many points (16.3) per game as the Commodores are allowing first downs (16.3). Both of these numbers rank second in the SEC.
- Tennessee has played 40 true freshmen in games during the past two seasons, which the Vols SID staff is calling the most by any FBS team during that time period.
- Kentucky is 9-0 in the Mark Stoops era when the Wildcats hold a lead entering the fourth quarter.