Key numbers from Kentucky’s win at South Carolina

Numbers of note from Kentucky’s 23-13 victory over South Carolina at Columbia, S.C., on Saturday night:

6

South Carolina entered the game as a six-point favorite. Kentucky won by 10.

4

The number of consecutive victories Kentucky has posted over South Carolina.

2010

The last year previously that Kentucky opened a football season 3-0. The Wildcats beat Louisville, Western Kentucky and Akron to open that season. UK finished the regular season 6-6, then lost in the BBVA Compass Bowl.

102

Rushing yards Saturday for Kentucky’s Benny Snell, his second straight 100-yard game.

9

The number of players who caught passes from Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson on Saturday: Garrett Johnson (4), C.J. Conrad (2), Tavin Richardson (2), Kayaune Ross (2), Charles Walker (2), Sihiem King (1), Blake Bone (1), Justin Rigg (1), Greg Hart (1). Johnson finished 16-for-25 for 169 yards.

36:49

Kentucky’s time of possession. The Gamecocks had the ball for only 23:11.

9-for-16

Kentucky on third down. The Wildcats at one point in the game had converted eight of 11 third downs into first downs.

54

Kentucky’s defense limited South Carolina to just 54 rushing yards on 20 attempts.

358

South Carolina’s total yards in the game which, oddly, surpassed Kentucky’s 353.

82,493

Attendance at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.

This story was originally published September 17, 2017 at 12:24 AM with the headline "Key numbers from Kentucky’s win at South Carolina."