LSU vs. Florida by the numbers
LSU (4-2, 2-1) at Florida (4-2, 1-2)
6 p.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN)
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida
1 LSU offensive lineman has started every game this season – Miles Frazier, but he has started at three positions. Frazier has been the starting left guard in three games, right guard in two games and right tackle in one game.
2 Of the past 33 Florida-LSU games have featured two unranked teams, including Saturday’s game. Since unranked Florida defeated unranked LSU 16-13 on Oct. 7, 1989, the teams have squared off in their annually rivalry as unranked opponents only once before Saturday – when LSU defeated Florida 30-27 in 2014. The series is tied 5-5-1 when both teams are unranked.
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2 Punts in the past three games for Florida’s Jeremy Crawshaw, who punted once against Tennessee on Sept. 24 and once against Missouri on Oct. 8. Florida did not need to punt against Eastern Washington on Oct. 2.
3 TD passes and 1 TD run for Florida QB Anthony Richardson in 16:47 of second-half clock time in the Gators’ 49-42 loss to LSU last season. Richardson sparked Florida after entering the game in the second half. Richardson has five TD passes and five TD runs for the Gators in 2022.
7 Teams in the nation have allowed their opponents to convert at least half of their third-down snaps into first downs this season, including Florida. The 85 third-down plays against the Gators defense have yielded 43 first downs. The teams that have been worse on third-down defense than Florida are Colorado, Bowling Green, Charlotte, Northern Illinois and Oregon. Washington has allowed the same conversion rate as Florida. The LSU offense has converted 46 percent of its third-down snaps into first downs (37-of-91).
30 Games against Florida for LSU without reaching 300 passing yards. LSU hasn’t passed for 300 yards in a game against Florida since throwing for 339 in a 28-21 loss on Oct. 10, 1992. The Tigers have passed for at least 300 yards in three games this season, including last week against Tennessee.
33 Victories for Florida, 32 victories for LSU and three ties in the Gators-Tigers series. LSU has won the past three meetings. The Tigers have won four consecutive games against the Gators once – from 1977 through 1980. Florida leads the series 16-14-3 in Gainesville. The teams have squared off annually since 1971.
429 Games have been played by Florida since it was most recently shut out, the longest scoring streak in major-college football history by 57 games. The Gators haven’t been blanked since losing to Auburn 16-0 on Oct. 29, 1988.
2,937 Yards of offense have been piled up on the past three Florida-LSU games. Even though the Gators have outgained the Tigers 1,554 to 1,383 yards in those games, LSU won all three.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.