It was a banner week for offenses (and a pretty good week overall) as SEC teams feasted on cupcakes and knocked off a couple of ranked teams in season openers.
Six out of the conference’s 14 teams scored at least 40 points, led by a 76-point, 662-yard offensive deluge from Ole Miss. Vanderbilt took the conference’s only Week 1 loss. Texas A&M scored a blow against 15th-ranked Arizona State out of the Pac-12, damaging the argument made by some pundits that the league out West was overtaking the SEC.
Here’s a look at some of the statistical standouts from Week 1.
Most passing yards
- Brandon Allen, Arkansas — 14/18, 308 yards, 4 TDs
- Patrick Towles, Kentucky — 16/34, 257 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
- Dak Prescott, Mississippi State — 22/38, 237 yards, 2 TDs
Most receiving yards
- Keon Hatcher, Arkansas — 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TDs
- Christian Kirk, Texas A&M — 6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
- Garrett Johnson, Kentucky — 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
Most rushing yards (individual)
- Derrick Henry, Alabama — 13 carries, 147 yards, 3 TDs
- Alvin Kamara, Tennessee — 15 carries, 144 yards, 2 TDs
- Stanley Williams, Kentucky — 10 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Most total yards (team)
- Ole Miss (vs. Tennessee-Martin) — 662
- Florida (vs. New Mexico State) — 606
- Tennessee (vs. Bowling Green) — 604
Most rushing yards (team)
- Tennessee (vs. Bowling Green) — 64 carries, 399 yards, 6 TDs
- Ole Miss (vs. Tennessee-Martin) — 36 carries, 338 yards, 4 TDs
- South Carolina (vs. North Carolina) — 47 carries, 254 yards, 1 TD
Most rushing yards allowed
- Kentucky (vs. Louisiana-Lafayette) — 47 carries, 247 yards
- Auburn (vs. Louisville) — 48 carries, 238 yards
- South Carolina (vs. North Carolina) — 33 carries, 208 yards
Fewest rushing yards allowed
- Vanderbilt (vs. Western Kentucky) — 23 carries, 37 yards
- Alabama (vs. Wisconsin) — 21 carries, 40 yards
- Georgia (vs. Louisiana at Monroe) — 26 carries, 45 yards
Most passing yards allowed
- Tennessee (vs. Bowling Green) — 433
- Mississippi State (vs. Southern Miss) — 311
- Kentucky (vs. Louisiana-Lafayette) — 232
- South Carolina (vs. North Carolina) — 232
Fewest passing yards allowed
- Missouri (vs. Southeastern Missouri) — 56
- Florida (vs. New Mexico State) — 128
- Arkansas (vs. UTEP) — 146
Brent Holloway is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia, LSU and Mississippi State.
