Kentucky ranked among worst in all of football in several statistics
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Kentucky fans do not need numbers to illustrate how bad their football team is through two games in 2016. We have eyeballs and television sets to tell us it is bad. But let's look at some of the numbers anyway because what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, or something like that. I'm sure there's a good quote out there for that.
But here we go, Kentucky's spot outside the top 100 in several of the game's most important statistics...
At this time I would like to remind you that there are only 128 schools in college football.
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Kentucky fans do not need numbers to illustrate how bad their football team is through two games in 2016. We have eyeballs and television sets to tell us it is bad. But let's look at some of the numbers anyway because what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, or something like that. I'm sure there's a good quote out there for that.
But here we go, Kentucky's spot outside the top 100 in several of the game's most important statistics...
DEFENSE
TOTAL DEFENSE
| Rank | School | Yds. Allowed |
|---|---|---|
| 121 | Rice | 1,063 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 1,082 |
| 123 | Kentucky | 1,084 |
| 124 | Northern Illinois | 1,146 |
| 125 | Virginia | 1,156 |
| 126 | Bowling Green | 1,159 |
| 127 | Arkansas State | 1,262 |
| 128 | Hawaii | 1,560 |
RUSH DEFENSE
| Rank | School | Yds./Game |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | Penn State | 245.5 |
| 117 | Kansas | 249.5 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 253 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 253.5 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 255 |
DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
| Rank | School | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|
| 106 | FIU | 26.6 |
| 107 | Western Michigan | 25.9 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 25.9 |
| 109 | Iowa State | 17.3 |
| 110 | Washington State | 52.8 |
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS ALLOWED
| Rank | School | Conv./Game |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Akron | 10.0 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 11.0 |
| 126 | Kentucky | 11.5 |
| 127 | Arkansas State | 11.5 |
| 128 | Purdue | 13.0 |
OPPONENT PLAYS PER GAME
| Rank | School | Plays/Game |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | Missouri | 88.5 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 90.0 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 90.5 |
| 121 | Texas A&M | 92.0 |
| 122 | Kansas | 93.0 |
OFFENSE
FIRST DOWNS
| Rank | School | First Downs |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | Arkansas State | 27 |
| 119 | Georgia State | 25 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 23 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 23 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 23 |
RUSHING YARDS
| Rank | School | Yds./Game |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Texas Tech | 98.5 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 97.0 |
| 117 | Kentucky | 95.0 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 92.0 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 89.0 |
TOTAL YARDS PER GAME
| Rank | School | Yds./Game |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Rice | 283 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 282 |
| 121 | Kentucky | 279 |
| 122 | Kent State | 277 |
| 123 | Colorado State | 277 |
TURNOVERS PER GAME
| Rank | School | TOs/Game |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Idaho | 3.0 |
| - | Temple | 3.0 |
| 124 | Kentucky | 3.5 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 4.0 |
| 126 | Purdue | 5.0 |
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