SECCG

[dolfan]

Wow. Two very close teams, statistically.
From Don Kausler, Jr. of The Birmingham News today at
http://blog.al.com/tide-source/2009/11/ ... _gato.html

COMPARING FINAL SCORES

Florida and Alabama have seven opponents in common this season. Here is how the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 teams compare by final scores:

>> Florida 23, Tennessee 13
>> Alabama 12, Tennessee 10

>> Florida 41, Kentucky 7
>> Alabama 38, Kentucky 20

>> Florida 13, LSU 3
>> Alabama 24, LSU 15

>> Florida 23, Arkansas 20
>> Alabama 35, Arkansas 7

>> Florida 29, Mississippi State 19
>> Alabama 31, Mississippi State 3

>> Florida 24, South Carolina 14
>> Alabama 20, South Carolina 6

>> Florida 62, Florida International 3
>> Alabama 40, Florida International 14

A CLOSER LOOK

Here is how team and individual statistics compare in those seven games:

TENNESSEE

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Vols vs. Florida: 13 / 210 / 93 / 117
>> Vols vs. Alabama: 16/ 341 / 265 / 76
>> Florida vs. Vols: 20 / 323 / 115 / 208
>> Alabama vs. Vols: 20 / 256 / 120 / 136

Passing
>> Vols' Crompton passing vs. Florida: 11-19-2, 93 yards, 0 TD
>> Vols' Crompton passing vs. Alabama: 21-36-1, 265 yards, 1 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Vols: 14-19-1, 115 yards, 0 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Vols: 18-29-0, 120 yards, 0 TD

Rushing
>> Vols' leading rusher vs. Florida: Hardesty 20-96, 1 TD
>> Vols' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Hardesty 18-48, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Vols: Tebow 24-76, 1 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Vols: ngram 18-99, 0 TD

KENTUCKY

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Wildcats vs. Florida: 11 / 179 / 93 / 86
>> Wildcats vs. Alabama: 20 / 301 / 168 / 133
>> Florida vs. Wildcats: 25 / 495 / 133 / 362
>> Alabama vs. Wildcats: 18 / 352 / 148 / 204

Passing
>> Wildcats' Hartline passing vs. Florida: 13-28-2, 85 yards, 1 TD
>> Wildcats' Hartline passing vs. Alabama: 17-31-3, 168 yards, 1 TD
>> Florida's Tebow vs. Wildcats: 5-10-0, 103 yards, 1 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy vs. Wildcats: 15-26-0, 148, 2 TD

Rushing
>> Wildcats' leading rusher vs. Florida: Locke 13-36, 0 TD
>> Wildcats' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Locke 20-75, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Wildcats: Tebow 16-123, 2 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Wildcats: Ingram 22-140, 2 TD

LSU

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Tigers vs. Florida: 12 / 162 / 96 / 66
>> Tigers vs. Alabama: 13 / 253 / 158 / 95
>> Florida vs. Tigers: 22 / 327 / 134 / 193
>> Alabama vs. Tigers: 24 / 452 / 276 / 176

Passing
>> Tigers' Jefferson passing vs. Florida: 11-17-1, 96 yards, 0 TD
>> Tigers' Jefferson passing vs. Alabama: 10-17-0, 114 yards, 0 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Tigers: 11-16-1, 134 yards, 1 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Tigers: 19-34-1, 276 yards, 2 TD

Rushing
>> Tigers' leading rusher vs. Florida: Scott 13-53, 0 TD
>> Tigers' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Scott 13-83, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Tigers: Demps 16-86, 0 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Tigers: Ingram 22-144, 0 TD

ARKANSAS

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Razorbacks vs. Florida: 13 / 357 / 224 / 133
>> Razorbacks vs. Alabama: 14 / 254 / 191 / 63
>> Florida vs. Razborbacks: 24 / 391 / 255 / 136
>> Alabama vs. Razborbacks: 18 / 425 / 291 / 134

Passing
>> Razorbacks' Mallett passing vs. Florida: 12-27-0, 224 yards, 1 TD
>> Razorbacks' Mallett passing vs. Alabama: 12-35-1, 160 yards, 1 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Razorbacks: 17-26-0, 255 yards, 1 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Razorbacks: 17-24-0, 291 yards, 3 TD

Rushing
>> Razorbacks' leading rusher vs. Florida: Johnson 14-107, 0 TD
>> Razorbacks' leading rusher vs. Alabama: M. Smith 12-61, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Razorbacks: Tebow 27-69, 0 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Razorbacks: Richardson 9-65, 1 TD

MISSISSIPPI STATE

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Bulldogs vs. Florida: 13 / 237 / 145 / 92
>> Bulldogs vs. Alabama: 11 / 213 / 99 / 114
>> Florida vs. Bulldogs: 18 / 376 / 127 / 249
>> Alabama vs. Bulldogs: 17 / 444 / 192 / 252

Passing
>> Bulldogs' Lee passing vs. Florida: 15-23-3, 145 yards, 0 TD
>> Bulldogs' Lee passing vs. Alabama: 9-17-2, 99 yards, 0 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Bulldogs: 12-22-2, 127 yards, 0 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Bulldogs: 13-18-0, 192 yards, 2 TD

Rushing
>> Bulldogs' leading rusher vs. Florida: Dixon 15-53, 0 TD
>> Bulldogs' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Dixon 22-81, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rushers vs. Bulldogs: Rainey 12-90, 1 TD, Tebow 22-88, 1 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Bulldogs: Ingram 19-149, 2 TD

SOUTH CAROLINA

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Gamecocks vs. Florida: 18 / 247 / 186 / 61
>> Gamecocks vs. Alabama: 19 / 278 / 214 / 64
>> Florida vs. Gamecocks: 17 / 339 / 199 / 140
>> Alabama vs. Gamecocks: 17 / 356 / 92 / 264

Passing
>> Gamecocks' Garcia passing vs. Florida: 17-32-2, 186 yards, 1 TD
>> Gamecocks' Garcia passing vs. Alabama: 20-46-1, 214 yards, 0 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Gamecocks: 14-25-0, 199 yards, 1 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Gamecocks: 10-20-2, 92 yards, 0 TD

Rushing
>> Gamecocks' leading rusher vs. Florida: Maddox 17-82, 1 TD
>> Gamecocks' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Miles 15-40, 0 TD
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Gamecocks: Rainey 10-46
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Gamecocks: Ingram 24-246, 1 TD

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

Team stats (first downs/total yards/passing yards/rushing yards)
>> Panthers vs. Florida: 11 / 189 / 136 / 53
>> Panthers vs. Alabama: 13 / 214 / 213 / 1
>> Florida vs. Panthers: 30 / 584 / 361 / 223
>> Alabama vs. Panthers: 26 / 516 / 241 / 275

Passing
>> Panthers' McCall passing vs. Florida: 9-21-1, 134 yards, 0 TD
>> Panthers' McCall passing vs. Alabama: 16-32-0, 189 yards, 1 TD
>> Florida's Tebow passing vs. Panthers: 17-25-, 215 yards, 2 TD
>> Alabama's McElroy passing vs. Panthers: 18-24-0, 241, 1 TD

Rushing
>> Panthers' leading rusher vs. Florida: Perry 13-26
>> Panthers' leading rusher vs. Alabama: Mallary 3-13
>> Florida's leading rusher vs. Panthers: Tebow 7-102, 1 TD
>> Alabama's leading rusher vs. Panthers: Richardson 15-118, 2 TD

ADDING IT UP

Tebow vs. McElroy, passing totals
>> Tebow: 90-143-4, 1,148 yards, 7 TDs
>> McElroy: 110-175-3, 1,360 yards, 10 TDs

Tebow vs. ingram, rushing totals
>> Tebow: 129 carries, 492 yards, 5 TDs
>> Ingram: 133 carries, 844 yards, 7 TDs




Draw your own conclusions. I don't put a lot of stock in the common opponent theory, but Kausler did yeoman's work in putting this together.

[Full Quiver]

Should be a good game.