UF rankings in national team statistics

The Florida Gators routed Kentucky 48-20 at The Swamp last weekend and now find themselves sitting at 4-3 overall, 2-2 in the SEC. Florida not only dominated the scoreboard, but most major statistical categories in that game. Entering Saturday’s NCAA contests, here’s how the Gators ranked nationally in several team stats.

TOTAL DEFENSE
1: Texas, 237.3 yards allowed per game.
19: Georgia, 304.9
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 87th: 381.2.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 76th: 370.9. The Gators’ first three Power 4 opponents gained 529, 488 and 480 yards, respectively, vs. Florida. Kentucky gained just 309.

TOTAL OFFENSE
1: Miami, 577.3 yards a game.
2: Ole Miss, 560.7
43: Georgia, 427.9
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 59th: 402.8.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 51st: 413.3. Florida gained 476 yards against Kentucky’s top-five defense. The Gators averaged 18.6 yards per pass play.

OFFENSE: THIRD DOWN CONVERSION %
1: Miami, 60.2%
88. Georgia, 38.2%
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 86th: 37.9%.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 68th: 39.7%. Florida was 6 of 12 on third down last Saturday night. The Gators now are 31 of 78 for the season.

DEFENSE: THIRD DOWN CONVERSION %
1: Northern Illinois, 19.5%
3: Ole Miss, 25.7%
13. Georgia, 30.0%
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 87th: 41.2%.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 78th: 39.8%. The Wildcats were only 4 of 13 on third down against Florida. The Gators have risen 28 spots in this category since before the Tennessee game.

RUSHING DEFENSE
1: Ole Miss, 66.6 yards per game.
22: Georgia, 107.1
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 96th: 167.7.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 94th: 164.3. The Gators allowed a combined 550 rushing yards in their outings against Texas A&M and Mississippi State. But they held Tennessee to 143 and Kentucky to 144.

RUSHING OFFENSE
1: Army, 369.8 yards per game.
93: Georgia, 130.3
130. FSU, 72.9
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 81st: 141.8. 
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 79th: 149.7. Florida rushed for 197 yards against Kentucky, which had the country’s No. 10 rush defense entering the game.

PASSING OFFENSE
1: Miami, 388.4 yards per game.
3: Ole Miss, 360.1
14. Georgia, 297.6
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 39th: 261.0. 
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 34th: 263.6. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway was 7 of 14 for 259 yards vs. Kentucky. Of the Gators’ 1,845 passing yards overall this season, 466 came against Samford.

PASSING YARDS ALLOWED
1: Washington, 123.0
2: Texas, 133.0
39. Georgia, 197.7
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 64th: 213.5.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 50th: 206.6. Kentucky passed for 165 yards vs. Florida. The Gators were 81st in this category just two weeks ago. A good chunk of what Florida has allowed came in Week 1, when Miami’s Cam Ward threw for 385 yards.

TURNOVER MARGIN
1: James Madison, 2.29 a game.
74. Georgia, 0.00
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 97th: -0.50.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 77th: -0.14. The Gators won the turnover margin 3-1 vs. Kentucky.

TEAM SACKS
1: Boise State, 5.00 a game.
30: Georgia, 2.57
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 25th: 2.67.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 35th: 2.43. Florida sacked Kentucky only once.

TEAM TACKLES FOR LOSS
1: Duke, 9.9 a game 
2: Ole Miss, 9.4
35. Georgia, 6.6
UF BEFORE THE KENTUCKY GAME — 45th: 6.3.
UF AFTER THE KENTUCKY GAME — 62nd: 5.9. The Gators recorded thread tackles for loss last week.