Kentucky vs. South Carolina: By the Numbers

Kentucky has achieved bowl eligibility, but the Wildcats want more. Kentucky can finish with a .500 record in the SEC with a win tonight over South Carolina. Here are all the facts, stats and numbers you need to know in the matchup.

.517 — Points per play by the Kentucky offense, which ranks 13th nationally.

3 — Members of the Kentucky secondary are from the state of South Carolina: Dru Phillips (Mauldin), Jordan Robinson (Columbia) and Jalen Geiger (Columbia).

3.45 — Yards per carry allowed by the Kentucky defense. It ranks third in the SEC and No. 28 in FBS.

4 — Blocks on special teams by South Carolina this season, the second most in the nation.

5 — Interceptions by Kentucky cornerback Max Hairston, the most by a player in the Southeastern Conference.

5 — Times Spencer Rattler has thrown for 300+ yards this season. He’s completed 79.5% of his passes in five home games, throwing for 15 touchdowns and three interceptions.

6 — Times Xavier Legette has hauled in 100 yards or more in a single game this season. He most recently caught nine passes for 120 yards. The week prior he tallied 217 yards on nine receptions.

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7 — Kentucky wins over South Carolina in the last nine years. The Cats covered in each of those wins.

9 — Different offensive lines combinations started in the first nine games of the South Carolina football season.

16 — Sacks allowed by the Kentucky offensive line this fall, the third-fewest in the SEC.

19 — Passing touchdowns this fall by Devin Leary, second in the SEC only to Jayden Daniels.

71 — Rushing yards Ray Davis needs to surpass 1,000 this season. Only ten other Wildcats have made the 1,000-yard milestone. It’s happened five times since 2016, most recently in 2021 with Chris Rodriguez. Davis is the SEC’s second-leading rusher, but he hasn’t not tallied a 100+ yard game since October 14.

74 — Yard run be Ramon Jefferson against Alabama helped the Kentucky running back eclipse 3,000 yards in his career.

268.4 — Passing yards per game allowed by South Carolina, the most in the SEC. The Gamecocks’ pass defense ranks No. 124 in the FBS.

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