SEC

Kentucky Wildcats

Lexington, Kentucky

Season

Kentucky

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 263 198

Points / Game 32.9 24.8

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,091 2,901

Plays 512 557

Yards / Play 6.04 5.21

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 278 255

Rushing Yards 1,336 906

Yards / Attempt 4.81 3.55

Rushing Touchdowns 16 10

Passing

Pass Completions 160 186

Pass Attempts 234 302

Completion % 68.4% 61.6%

Net Passing Yards 1,755 1,995

Yards / Attempt 7.50 6.61

Passing Touchdowns 14 13

Interceptions Thrown 1 12

First Downs

First Downs 164 164

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 31 56

3rd Down Attempts 92 116

3rd Down % 33.7% 48.3%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 10 10

4th Down Attempts 16 21

4th Down % 62.5% 47.6%

Turnovers

Turnovers 5 18

Fumbles Lost 4 6

Interceptions Thrown 1 12

Fumbles Recovered 6 4

Defense

Sacks 21 16

Tackles for Loss 43 32

Interceptions 12 1

Interception Return Yards 161 34

Interception Return Touchdowns 2 1

Penalties

Penalties 36 47

Penalty Yards 335 349

Possession

Possession Time 239:32 240:28

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 10 2

Kick Return Yards 171 16

Yards / Return 17.10 8.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 11 9

Punt Return Yards 91 113

Yards / Return 8.27 12.56

Punt Return Touchdowns 1 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.24

Success Rate 49.2%

PPA 0.209

Explosiveness 1.103

Opportunities 50

Drives 90

Plays 524

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 16.5%

Power Success 76.3%

Line Yards 3.28

Second-Level Yards 1.15

Open-Field Yards 1.31

Line Yards Total 855

Second-Level Yards Total 299

Open-Field Yards Total 343

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 52.9%

PPA 0.179

Explosiveness 0.854

Play Rate 49.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 45.6%

PPA 0.251

Explosiveness 1.412

Play Rate 47.3%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 55.3%

Standard Downs PPA 0.171

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.937

Standard Downs Rate 75.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate 30.5%

Passing Downs PPA 0.328

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.034

Passing Downs Rate 24.4%

Field Position

Average Start 68.5

Average Predicted Points 1.472

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.4%

Front Seven Havoc 7.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.329

Adjusted Success Rate 13.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.182

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.240

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.349

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.9%

Adjusted Power Success 21.9%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 11.9%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.62

Success Rate Allowed 43.4%

PPA Allowed 0.038

Explosiveness Allowed 1.207

Opportunities Faced 47

Drives Faced 89

Plays Faced 565

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 18.4%

Power Success Allowed 70.6%

Line Yards Allowed 2.81

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.88

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.77

Line Yards Total Allowed 658

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 205

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 43.6%

PPA Allowed 0.037

Explosiveness Allowed 0.931

Play Rate Faced 41.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.1%

PPA Allowed 0.096

Explosiveness Allowed 1.402

Play Rate Faced 55.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.113

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.930

Standard Downs Rate Faced 68.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 41.1%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.360

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.845

Passing Downs Rate Faced 31.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.7

Average Predicted Points -1.242

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.9%

Front Seven Havoc 9.7%

Defensive Back Havoc 9.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.619

Adjusted Success Rate 0.5%

Adjusted PPA 0.148

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.004

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.395

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.8%

Adjusted Power Success 12.0%

Adjusted Havoc 2.4%