Throughout the very first week of the SECs 2020 season, Alabama beat Missouri 38-19, Auburn beat Kentucky 29-13, Florida defeated Ole Miss 51-35, Georgia defeated Arkansas 37-10, Mississippi State beat LSU 44-34, Tennessee defeated South Carolina 31-27 and Texas A&M defeated Vanderbilt 17-12. Here are 10 numbers about the SECs Week 1 games:
2 SEC video games had scores of 7-5 at halftime on Saturday. Georgia routed Arkansas 7-5 at halftime before beginning for a 37-10 triumph. Texas A&M led Vanderbilt 7-5 at halftime on its way to a 17-12 success.
3 Players who started LSUs 42-25 success over Clemson in the CFP nationwide championship game on Jan. 13 started the Tigers 44-34 season-opening loss to Mississippi State on Saturday. LSU ended up being the first team to lose its very first game in the season after earning the national champion because 1998, when Michigan kicked off with a 36-20 loss to Notre Dame after making the last AP title in 1997 before the start of the BCS playoff.
3 TD passes were thrown by Auburn QB Bo Nix in the Tigers 29-13 victory over Kentucky on Saturday. That connected the school record for the most TD passes in a video game versus Kentucky. In Auburns 42-21 victory over the Wildcats on Sept. 30, 1995, the present QBs daddy, Patrick Nix, tossed three TD passes for the Tigers.
4 SEC gamers have actually passed for a minimum of 416 backyards and six TDs while completing a minimum of 71 percent of their passes without tossing an interception in a guideline game in conference history– with two of the performances coming against Ole Miss. Florida QB Kyle Trask signed up with the list by finishing 30-of-42 passes for 416 yards with 6 TDs and no interceptions in the Gators 51-35 triumph over Ole Miss on Saturday. Last season, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa went 26-of-36 for 418 yards with six TDs and no interceptions in a 59-31 success over Ole Miss on Sept. 28 and LSU QB Joe Burrow finished 29-of-39 passes for 493 backyards with seven TDs and no interceptions in a 63-28 success over Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 28. In a 68-34 victory over Louisville on Sept. 5, 1998, Kentucky QB Tim Couch finished 29-of-39 passes for 498 yards with 7 TDs and no interceptions. Trasks passing yardage was the most for a Florida gamer in an SEC game because Rex Grossman tossed for 464 in a 44-15 success over LSU in 2001. Florida accumulated 642 yards in the game, the most the Gators offense has actually gained versus an SEC opponent (eclipsing the 640 in a 52-0 success over Mississippi State the week before Grossmans 464-yard passing efficiency versus LSU).
4 Interceptions in the previous 2 Georgia games for S Richard LeCounte. In the Bulldogs 37-10 success over Arkansas on Saturday, LeCounte returned an interception 38 yards to the Arkansas 15-yard line in the first quarter (however Georgia misused the chance with a turnover) and made a third-quarter interception at the Bulldogs 19-yard line with Georgia leading 27-10 in the third quarter.
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8 Receptions for 170 yards and 4 TDs for Florida TE Kyle Pitts in the Gators 51-35 success over Ole Miss on Saturday. Pitts ended up being the fifth SEC gamer and 41st NCAA FBS gamer with at least an 8-170-4 receiving line given that the 2020 season, and the first tight end to do so. Pitts connected the Florida record for TD receptions in a video game set by Jack Jackson against New Mexico State in 1994 and equaled by Ike Hilliard against Tennessee in 1995. He also connected the SEC record for TD receptions in a video game by a TE, also achieved by Vanderbilts Allama Matthews versus Virginia Tech in 1982 and Kentuckys James Whalen against Georgia in 1999 (and Kentuckys Al Bruno versus North Dakota in 1950 and Georgia Techs Buck Martin against Auburn in 1951, if those two gamers are thought about tight ends and not just ends). Pitts shattered the Florida record for getting lawns by a tight end in a video game of 122 by Kirk Kirkpatrick against Akron in 1990.
16 SEC games in between 100-yard receivers in conference competition for Arkansas. In the Razorbacks 37-10 loss to Georgia on Saturday, Arkansas WR Treylon Burks captured 7 passes for 102 yards, consisting of a 49-yard TD. He became the first Arkansas gamer with 100 receiving yards in a league game considering that Jordan Jones captured two passes for 122 yards (a 57-yard TD reception and a 65-yard catch) in the Razorbacks 48-45 loss to Missouri on Nov. 24, 2017. 2 Arkansas receivers reached 100 yards in non-conference video games in between Jordan and Burks.
18 Years because Alabama began a season with an insufficient hand down its very first play. In the Crimson Tides season-opening video game against Missouri on Saturday, QB Mac Jones could not connect with WR Jaylen Waddle on Alabamas very first snap of the season. In the Tides 2002 season-opener against Middle Tennessee, QB Tyler Watts failed to finish his throw to WR Triandos Luke on the Tides first breeze. In the 17 season-opening video games between Alabamas 39-34 success over Middle Tennessee in 2002 and 38-19 victory over Missouri on Saturday, the Tide handed down its first snap three times. Brodie Croyle and Matt Caddell attached for a 19-yard gain to start a 26-7 success over Middle Tennessee in 2005, Greg McElroy tossed a 5-yard pass to Julio Jones to begin a 48-3 triumph over San Jose State in 2010 and Blake Sims finished a 24-yard pass to Amari Cooper to start a 33-23 triumph over West Virginia in 2014. On Saturday, Jones completed 8 passes for 134 yards and 2 goals to Waddle, with all however a 13-yard completion coming in the very first half.
79 More passing backyards for Mississippi State QB K.J. Costello in a 44-34 success over LSU on Saturday than any other SEC player has actually had in a video game. Costello published the 11th-most passing lawns in a video game in major-college football history. The SEC record for passing backyards in a conference game had actually been 528, set by Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen in a 34-30 loss to Georgia in 2000 and matched by LSU QB Rohan Davey in a 35-21 triumph over Alabama in 2001.
119,860 Was the announced presence at the 7 SEC games on Saturday, each played with crowd constraints due to the fact that of the coronavirus pandemic. The presence figures ranged from 24,073 at Kyle Field for the Vanderbilt-Texas A&M game to 11,738 at Memorial Stadium for the Alabama-Missouri game.
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4 SEC gamers have passed for at least 416 lawns and 6 TDs while completing at least 71 percent of their passes without tossing an interception in a regulation video game in conference history– with 2 of the performances coming versus Ole Miss. Florida piled up 642 yards in the game, the most the Gators offense has acquired versus an SEC challenger (eclipsing the 640 in a 52-0 victory over Mississippi State the week before Grossmans 464-yard passing efficiency against LSU).
In the 17 season-opening games between Alabamas 39-34 triumph over Middle Tennessee in 2002 and 38-19 victory over Missouri on Saturday, the Tide passed on its very first snap 3 times. 79 More passing backyards for Mississippi State QB K.J. Costello in a 44-34 success over LSU on Saturday than any other SEC player has had in a video game. The SEC record for passing backyards in a conference video game had actually been 528, set by Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen in a 34-30 loss to Georgia in 2000 and matched by LSU QB Rohan Davey in a 35-21 victory over Alabama in 2001.
