By the numbers: Florida vs Tennessee preview

The Florida Gators (3-2, 1-1 SEC) travel to Knoxville to take on No.8 Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday night. Week seven marks the 54th all-time meeting between Florida and Tennessee including the 28th matchup in Knoxville. Despite falling 38-33 in the team’s last trip to Knoxville in 2022, Florida is 6-2 in Knoxville since 2006. The Orange & Blue boasts a 32-21 record in the series featuring victories in 17 of the last 19 matchups.

Tennessee is currently 16-point favorites over the Gators, according to Hard Rock Bet. The Volunteers are coming off a loss to Arkansas in week six and hold wins over Chattanooga, NC State, Kent State, and Oklahoma.

After early season losses to No.6 Miami and No.15 Texas A&M, the Gators have won back-to-back games vs. Power Four opponents (Mississippi State and UCF) by a combined margin of 28 points (69-41).

Let’s see how these teams match up statistically.

Total offense

UF: 411.2 YPG (60th)

UT: 519 YPG (5th)

Scoring offense

UF: 30.2 PPG (62nd)

UT: 46.0 PPG (T-4th)

Passing offense

UF: 268.6 YPG (35th)

UT: 252.2 (46th)

Rushing offense

UF: 142.6 YPG (83rd)

UT: 266.8 YPG (5th)

Total defense

UF: 395.0 YPG (T-96th)

UT: 227.6 YPG (2nd)

Scoring defense

UF: 24.40 PPG (74th)

UT: 9.40 PPG (4th)

Passing defense

UF: 222.4 YPG (82nd)

UT: 159.6 YPG (15th)

Rushing defense

UF: 172.6 YPG (101st)

UT: 68.0 YPG (2nd)

Penalties per game

UF: 6 (T-58th)

UT: 7.6 (T-103rd)

Turnovers lost

UF: 7 (T-67th)

UT: 5 (T-33rd)

Turnovers gained

UF: 4 (T-108th)

UT: 7 (T-56th)

Team sacks

UF: 13 (T-24th)

UT: 9 (T-83rd)

Sacks allowed

UF: 5 (T-17th)

UT: 10 (T-79th)

Team tackles for loss

UF: 30 (T-57th)

UT: 38 (T-12th)

3rd down conversion 

UF: .392% (76h

UT: .481% (25th)

3rd down defense

UF: .443% (T-106th)

UT: .221% (1st)

 

Nick Marcinko
Nick is a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunications. He is passionate about all sports but specifically baseball and football. Nick interned at Inside the Gators and worked part time with Knights247 before joining the Gator Country family. Nick enjoys spending his free time golfing and at the beach.