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Most passing yards (individual)
For Chad Kelly and the Ole Miss Rebels, explosive passing games and disheartening losses have been the theme of the season.
Mississippi State wasn’t expecting a shootout with Samford, luckily Nick Fitzgerald had enough firepower.
There’s a little bit of a drop-off between the top two and Sean White, but White is exactly what new-look Auburn needs under center. Who said the Tigers need a mobile quarterback?
- Chad Kelly, Ole Miss – 465 yards, 3 TDs
- Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State — 417 yards, 5 TDs
- Sean White, Auburn — 247 yards, 1 TD
The Pettway train has been rolling through The Plains for weeks now, during which time Kamryn Pettway has probably been the best running back in the SEC.
Most SEC fans would respond “who?” if someone brought up Benjamin Snell in casual conversation, but this Kentucky back had himself a day against the hemorrhaging Mizzou front.
Boom Williams, the charismatic starting back for the Wildcats, also made his way onto the leaderboards as Big Blue Nation ran all over the Tigers. Stoops’ Troops are back.
Most rushing yards (individual)
- Kamryn Pettway, Auburn — 236 yards, 1 TD
- Benjamin Snell, Jr., Kentucky — 192 yards, 2 TDs
- Stanley “Boom” Williams, Kentucky — 182 yards, 1 TD
When their quarterback throws for over 400 yards, it’s easy for another pair of teammates to get on the receiving yardage board. Though Fred Ross will be remembered as one of the best Mississippi State receivers of all-time, it was Donald Gray who reeled in three touchdowns and over 200 yards.
Jeff Badet makes another appearance, the second after his electric game against Mississippi State. Kentucky really put a beatdown on Mizzou.
Most receiving yards (individual)
- Donald Gray, Miss. State — 207 yards, 3 TDs
- Fred Ross, Miss. State — 107 yards, 1 TD
- Jeff Badet, Kentucky — 104 yards, 1 TD
Maybe all of Dan Mullen’s post-Dak Prescott offensive struggles have been cured. Or maybe they were playing Samford.
Patrick Towles? Drew Barker? Nope. Stephen Johnson has been the best quarterback that Mark Stoops’ Kentucky team has seen in a long time.
Hugh Freeze’s up-tempo scheme at Ole Miss ran up some serious yards on Saturday, but a crucial drop by Evan Engram and a late Chad Kelly interception doomed the Rebels.
Most total yards (team)
- Mississippi State (vs. Samford) — 669 yards
- Kentucky (vs. Missouri) — 582 yards
- Ole Miss (vs. Auburn) — 570 yards
As expected, the big individual days by Auburn and Kentucky players put their teams on top.
Also, Samford’s run defense may not be so talented.
Most rushing yards (team)
- Kentucky (vs. Missouri) — 377 yards
- Auburn (vs. Ole Miss) — 307 yards
- Mississippi State (vs. Samford) — 252 yards
Pretty soon, SEC fans are going to have to accept that Mizzou may be a totally different team under Barry Odom. The fierce defensive line is gone, and this is what remains.
Any team that plays Auburn is going to get the ball pounded down their throats, but it would’ve helped if Ole Miss could tackle.
A&M making this list is a bit unfair but still funny nonetheless.
Most rushing yards allowed
- Missouri (vs. Kentucky) — 377 yards
- Ole Miss (vs. Auburn) — 307 yards
- Texas A&M (vs. New Mexico State) — 169 yards
These are the SEC defenses we know and love.
Florida stifled Georgia on the ground, limiting star running back Nick Chubb to 9 carries for 20 yards. Georgia did the same but looked sloppy elsewhere. Ole Miss just can’t run the ball and leaned heavily on Chad Kelly.
Fewest rushing yards allowed
- Florida (vs. Georgia) — 21 yards
- Georgia (vs. Florida) — 100 yards
- Auburn (vs. Ole Miss) — 105 yards
Come on, Mississippi State. Samford attempted 70 passes on the depleted Mississippi State secondary, completing 42 of them.
Auburn can look back at this weekend and at least write it off because of Chad Kelly’s talent.
As conference play continues, and Alabama enjoys a bye week, Ole Miss slides into third place here. Giving up 247 through the air is nothing to be ashamed of, though.
Most passing yards allowed
- Mississippi State (vs. Samford) — 468 yards
- Auburn (vs. Ole Miss) — 465 yards
- Ole Miss (vs. Auburn) — 247 yards
The Florida-Georgia (or Georgia-Florida?) weekend or The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party or River City Showdown (can’t be un-inclusive) was a wasteland for offenses, so it’s hard to really credit the secondaries here.
Fewest passing yards allowed
- Georgia (vs. Florida) — 131 yards
- Florida (vs. Georgia) — 143 yards
- Texas A&M (vs. New Mexico State) — 147 yards
A former resident of both Baton Rouge and the heart of Crimson Tide country, Will Ogburn handles multimedia content and news coverage for Saturday Down South.
