Kentucky vs. Missouri by the numbers
Kentucky (5-3, 2-3) at Missouri (4-4, 2-3)
11 a.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)
Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri
1 Player in the nation has a kickoff return of at least 90 yards and another of at least 80 yards in 2022 – Kentucky WR Barion Brown. The freshman had a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD in a 37-13 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 3 and an 85-yard kickoff return in a 22-19 loss to Ole Miss on Oct. 1. Brown has averaged 36.6 yards on nine kickoff returns this season.
3 TD receptions for Kentucky WR Dane Key in 2022, tied for the school freshman record. Derek Abney had three TD receptions as a freshman in 2000, and Tommy Cook did, too, in 2001. Key has 21 receptions for 330 yards this season.
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7 Missouri players have recorded a rushing, receiving and punt-return TD in the same season, including WR Luther Burden III in 2022. Burden is one of five players in the nation to achieve the feat this season, joining San Diego State’s Jordan Byrd, TCU’s Derius Davis, Fresno State’s Nikko Remigio and Army’s Tyrell Robinson.
8 Victories for Kentucky and four for Missouri in the Wildcats-Tigers series. Since Missouri joined the SEC, Kentucky leads 6-4.
33 Consecutive games with a reception for Kentucky WR Tayvion Robinson, who has 118 catches for 1,691 yards and 11 TDs during the streak. The first 26 games of the streak occurred while Robinson played for Virginia Tech.
42 Games since a Missouri player had as many receiving yards as WR Dominic Lovett had in the Tigers’ previous game, when he caught 10 passes for 148 yards in a 23-10 victory over South Carolina. He had the most receiving yards for a Missouri player in one game since Jonathan Johnson had 185 in a 38-33 loss to Oklahoma State in the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31, 2018.
45 Receptions for Missouri WR Dominic Lovett, tied for the SEC lead with Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt this season. Kentucky’s leading receiver, Tayvion Robinson, has 29 receptions, which is tied for 22nd in the SEC.
47.5 Is the difference between Kentucky QB Will Levis’ passing-efficiency rating at home and on the road this season. In the Wildcats’ home games this season, Levis has completed 83-of-116 passes for 1,213 yards with 10 TDs and four interceptions in victories over Miami (Ohio), Youngstown State, Northern Illinois and Mississippi State and a loss to South Carolna. On the road, Levis has completed 47-of-75 passes for 520 yards with three TDs and four interceptions in a victory over Florida and losses to Ole Miss and Tennessee.
116 Fewer points have been scored against Missouri in the first eight games of the 2022 season than were scored against the Tigers in the first eight games of the 2021 season. Last season at this time, Missouri had yielded 288 points and had a 3-5 record. This season, that number is down to 172.
191 Points apiece have been scored by Kentucky and Missouri this season, an average of 23.9 points per game. Kentucky is giving up 19.9 points per game, and Missouri is giving up 21.5 points per game.
206 Rushing yards for Kentucky RB Christopher Rodriguez Jr. in a 35-28 victory over Missouri last season. Rodriguez had 27 rushing attempts and scored three TDs against the Tigers in 2021.
310 Yards per game have been yielded on average by the Missouri defense in 2021. The Kentucky defense has given up a average of 311 yards per game. The Missouri offense has gained an average of 365.0 yards per game, and the Kentucky offense has gained an average of 352.6 yards per game.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.