Louisville Football: Inside the numbers of the Kentucky Wildcats

We take a look at Louisville Football’s next game against the Kentucky Wildcats and where they rank among teams in the SEC.

The Louisville football team will need to gather themselves quickly, as their rival Kentucky will be looking to add their seventh win of the season. UK has become bowl-eligible after beating Austin Peay last weekend, but beating the Cardinals would be the highlight of their 2016 season.

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Naturally, Cardinals fans hear a lot about the Wildcat football team, since every UK fan loves to talk about beating Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina. However, beating Louisville and Lamar Jackson is a test they haven’t passed in many years.

With that being said, let’s take a look inside the numbers of the 2016 Kentucky Football team.

Wildcats’ Offense:

The Wildcats have become bowl-eligible for the first time in a long while after killing Austin Peay last weekend. For the most part, Kentucky can run the ball on anyone, but their passing game still remains awful. Whether it’s receivers dropping the ball or Stephen Johnson not making accurate throws, they tend to lean on their two running backs.

Here is where the Cats rank among the other team in the Southeastern Conference:

9th in the SEC in Total Offense

3rd in the SEC in Rushing Offense

14th in the SEC in Passing Offense

Again, Kentucky is not going to beat Louisville by passing the football. They will lean heavily on Boom Williams and Benny Snell to carry their offense next Saturday afternoon.

If the Cardinals’ front seven can stay disciplined and tackle well, Louisville should be able to shut down Kentucky’s two phenomenal running backs.

Both Snell and Williams have over 1,000 yards rushing and both rank in the top six rushers of the Southeastern Conference.