Kentucky 45, Vanderbilt 28: It’s the turnovers, stupid

NCAA Football: Kentucky at VanderbiltBox Score

Five Factors Vanderbilt Kentucky Five Factors Vanderbilt Kentucky Plays 74 58 Total Yards 328 367 Yards Per Play 4.43 6.33 Rushing Attempts 26 28 Rushing Yards 99 166 Rushing YPP 3.81 5.93 Passing Attempts 48 30 Passing Yards 229 201 Passing YPP 4.77 6.70 Rushing Success Rate 50.00% 42.86% Passing Success Rate 31.25% 33.33% Success Rate 37.84% 37.93% Avg. Field Position 30.7 27.8 PP40 5.60 5.17 Turnovers 3 2 If you’re looking at that box score and thinking “That doesn’t look like the box score of a game that Vanderbilt lost 45-28,” well, you would be right.

Vanderbilt and Kentucky were basically tied in success rate; Kentucky’s offense got a few…