Week 10 of the SEC football season had just about everything. We saw a 16-game home winning streak come to an end, a team win despite being outgained by more than 170 yards, and another suffer a disastrous afternoon with turnovers after spending most of the season protecting the football.
There were also some impressive individual performances and a few numbers that might be even more surprising than the final scores.
With that in mind, here are 5 of the craziest stats from Week 10 around the SEC.
1. Georgia snapped Ole Miss’s 16-game home winning streak
Ole Miss had turned Vaught-Hemingway Stadium into one of the toughest places to play in college football. That was especially true over the past couple of seasons under Lane Kiffin and now Pete Golding, as the Rebels entered Saturday’s matchup with Georgia having won 16 consecutive games at home.
That streak is now over.
The Bulldogs rolled into Oxford and delivered a 42-7 beatdown of the Rebels, handing them their first home loss since 2024 (against Kentucky). Ole Miss had been an incredible 38-3 at home since the beginning of the 2021 season before Saturday’s result.
Georgia’s defense deserves plenty of credit for making the streak-ending performance look so comfortable. The Rebels entered the game averaging 37.1 points per contest but didn’t score until 10:43 remained in the fourth quarter.
Ole Miss managed just 252 yards of total offense on 69 plays. Meanwhile, Georgia racked up 481 yards, including 295 on the ground.
2. Kentucky committed 3 turnovers after going 4-straight games without one
Kentucky entered its showdown with Tennessee having done an excellent job protecting the football. The Wildcats had just 5 giveaways through their first 8 games, ranking among the best teams in the country in that category.
Then came Saturday in Knoxville.
Tennessee forced 3 turnovers in its 34-6 victory, giving Kentucky 8 total giveaways for the season. That’s 3 turnovers in one afternoon after the Wildcats had gone 4 consecutive games without giving the ball away.
The Volunteers forced 2 fumbles and an interception, completely flipping what had been a strength for Kentucky throughout the season.
Even more frustrating for the Wildcats? They actually moved the football reasonably well. Kentucky finished with 361 total yards, compared to Tennessee’s 389. The Wildcats also finished with more first downs (20-14) and more third-down conversions (6-5).
The problem was that Tennessee consistently won the most important moments. The Volunteers turned Kentucky’s mistakes into opportunities to pull away, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter alone.
For a team that had been so reliable with the football, it was a stunning reversal of fortunes. Going -3 in the turnover battle is not going to win you many games, especially in an environment as hostile as Neyland Stadium.
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3. Alabama won by 18 despite being outgained by 172 yards
If you looked at the box score from Alabama’s trip to LSU, you might assume the Tigers won.
They didn’t.
The Crimson Tide left Baton Rouge with a 31-13 victory despite being outgained 457-285. LSU also finished with 27 first downs compared to Alabama’s 13 and had 380 passing yards compared to the Tide’s 206.
And yet, Alabama won comfortably.
How? Situational football and an inability by LSU to finish drives.
The Tigers went 0-for-4 on fourth-down attempts, including 3 turnovers on downs across their final 4 drives. Alabama, meanwhile, didn’t commit a turnover and scored the final 21 points of the game.
LSU actually held a 13-10 lead with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter. From there, the Crimson Tide took over, scoring 3 consecutive touchdowns to turn a potentially damaging road loss into an 18-point victory.
It’s not often that a team gets out-gained by 172 yards and wins by nearly 3 touchdowns. Alabama found a way to make it happen.
4. Georgia’s first-half scoring numbers are getting ridiculous
Here’s another Georgia stat worth highlighting: The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 230-57 in the first half this season.
That number got even more impressive after Saturday’s performance against Ole Miss.
Georgia raced out to a 28-0 halftime lead, piling up 298 yards of offense in the opening 30 minutes. The Bulldogs scored 14 points in the first quarter and another 14 in the second.
For some additional perspective, Georgia has outscored opponents 108-14 in the first quarter alone this season.
That’s an average first-quarter scoring margin of more than 10 points per game. The Bulldogs are routinely putting opponents behind before they’ve even had a chance to settle into the game.
The most impressive part is that this isn’t just an offensive phenomenon. Georgia entered the Ole Miss game leading the SEC in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
When you’re consistently scoring early and taking control of the game script, you’re going to be awfully difficult to beat.
5. Vanderbilt kicker Brock Taylor made a school-record 6 field goals
Vanderbilt needed just about every point it could get against Mississippi State on Saturday. Fortunately for the Commodores, Brock Taylor was having the best kicking performance in program history.
Taylor connected on all 6 of his field-goal attempts in Vanderbilt’s 25-23 victory in Starkville, setting a new school record for field goals made in a single game.
Even more impressive, 2 of those kicks came from beyond 50 yards.
Taylor connected from 54 yards in the third quarter and then drilled a 55-yarder with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. That latter kick proved to be the difference in a game that saw Mississippi State score 23 second-half points after being shut out in the opening 30 minutes.
Vanderbilt actually scored just one offensive touchdown all afternoon. Taylor’s 6 field goals accounted for 18 of Vanderbilt’s 25 points (math!). Without him, the Commodores almost certainly weren’t leaving Starkville with a victory.
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Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
