Early season stats are interesting for the Crimson Tide and other SEC football teams

Let's check out the best, and some of the worst in SEC Football stats. It is too early to get churned-up about stats, but don't say that to a Tennessee fan or a mustard bottle might come flying your way.

You can say fans of the Vols are entitled to some extreme excitement. The Vols are putting up impressive stats. And they should be. At 3-0 with two patsies and an overrated North Carolina State team, ESPN calculates Tennessee's Strength of Record (SOR) at No. 35 among FBS teams. For comparison, the Alabama Crimson Tide has a SOR of No. 16 third best in the SEC. Georgia is at No. 2 and Texas is at No. 3.

A month from now, fair conclusions can be made from stats. Until then, we get clues about what may come and have some fun touting the current success of our favorite team.

SEC Football Offense Team Stats

• Scoring Offense - Points Per Game - 1) Tennessee 63.7 pts; 2) Ole Miss 56 pts.; 3) Alabama 49 pts.; 4) Texas 46.3 pts; 5) Arkansas 46 pts.

• Rushing Offense - Yards Per Game - 1) Tennessee 336.3 yards; 2) Texas A&M 263 yards; 3) Arkansas 259 yards; 4) Ole Miss 257.7 yards; 5) Alabama 238 yards

• Passing Offense - Yards Per Game - 1) Ole Miss 434.3 yards; 2) Texas 342.7 yards; 3) Arkansas 328.3 yards; 4) Tennessee 303 yards; 5) LSU 302 yards - Alabama is No. 11 at 228.7 yards

• 3rd Down Conversions - 1) Arkansas 67.5%; 2) Missouri 59.6%; 3) Ole Miss 57.6%; 4) Tennessee 58.9%; 5) Alabama 52.5% - Georgia is No. 13 at 39.4%

• Sack Allowed - Per Game Average - 1) Missouri 0.33; 2) at .67 are Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, and LSU; 6) Tennessee at 1. Alabama is No. 9 at 2 sacks per game

• Long Scrimmage Play Success (40+ yards) - 1) Alabama at seven explosive plays (tied with Auburn, Ole Miss, and Tennessee). Georgia is No. 8, with four; LSU is No. 11 with two.

SEC Defense Team Stats

• Scoring Defense - Points Per Game - 1) Tennessee 3.1 pts.; 2) Alabama 3.4 pts.; 3) Georgia 3.4 pts.; 4) Missouri 3.5 pts.; 5) Ole Miss 3.8 pts.; 6) Texas 4.1 pts. LSU is No. 16 at 6.3 points.

• Rushing Defense - Yards Per Rush - 1) Ole Miss 1.2 yards; 2) Tennessee 1.8 yards; 3) Arkansas 2.2 yards; 4) Oklahoma 2.22 yards; 5) Missouri 2.4 yards; 6) Kentucky 2.42 yards - Alabama is No. 12 at 3.5 yards and LSU is No. 14 at 4.5 yards.

• Passing Defense Rating - 1) Alabama 78.9; 2) Georgia 89.3; 3) Missouri 93.2; 4) Texas 96.3; 5) Tennessee 99 - LSU is No. 15 at 146.27.

• Total Defense - Yards Per Play - 1) Tennessee 3.07 yards; 2) Alabama 3.4 yards; 3) Georgia 3.5 yards; 4) Missouri 3.54 yards; 5) Ole Miss 3.75 yards; 6) Texas 4.07 yards - LSU is No. 15 at 6.3 yards.

• 3rd Down Conversions Allowed - 1) Tennessee 15.8%; 2) Alabama 16.3%; 3) Ole Miss 22.9%; 4) Texas 23.3%; 5) Missouri 23.7% - LSU is No. 10 at 35.3% and Georgia is No. 12 at 39%.

• Sacks Per Game - 1) South Carolina with four; 2) Oklahoma with 3.7; 30 Ole Miss with 3.3; 4) Georgia with 2.7 - Tied at No. 5 are LSU, Alabama, and Missouri with 2.3 each. Texas is No. 13 with 1.3

Note: Stats provided by cfbstats.com