ATHENS — Kirby Smart is not ready to overhaul Georgia’s pro-style offense after Saturday’s uncharacteristic lack of efficiency, and the numbers would seem to back him up.

As alarming as the 20-17 overtime loss to South Carolina might seem, Smart attributes the defeat largely to the minus-4 turnover disparity. There were also two missed field goals from a normally reliable All-American kicker.

Indeed, it took a lot to go wrong for the Bulldogs to lose to an inferior opponent like the Gamecocks.

“If you look at the game’s outlook overall, probably the toughest thing for us is, number one, turnovers,” Smart said. “In the SEC, do a study, four and zero in turnover margin, you’re not going to win, period. I mean it doesn’t happen.”

UGA quarterback Jake Fromm hadn’t thrown an interception all season entering the game.

Saturday’s loss to the Gamecocks marked the first three-interception game of Fromm’s career. At that, two interceptions were the fault of receivers, one running the wrong route, the other having the ball go out of his hands.

Tailback D’Andre Swift and tight end Charlie Woerner said Monday they’re comfortable with the Bulldogs’ offensive identity, neither envious of more high-scoring, uptempo offenses.

“No, not at all, we’re not them, they’re not us,” Swift said. “So however we decide to go about the game plan and try to win the game, that’s what we’re going to do.”

Woerner agreed.

“We’re Georgia, and we’re going to continue to run the ball, that is who we are,” Woerner said. “We have really good running backs, and we can block well. But we can do both.

“We just need to execute better in the pass game and then we’ll put up more points.”

Scoring is what Smart said matters most to him, and the Bulldogs rank in the nation’s Top 20 in scoring offense (18th), and defense (6th).

“I think the most important part of an offense is scoring points …. now, how do I get to those points?” Smart said. “Do I get to them through explosive plays? Do I get them through long, methodical drives, which has so far been our MO? That’s been the identity we have, of long, methodical drives, and we’ve had some really good long, methodical drives.

“At the end of the day we’re all judged by, number one, how do I score points, how do I protect the ball and how explosive can I be, and that’s what we’re focused on.”

So with the South Carolina loss being the outlier, it’s worth a look at how Georgia measures up against other College Football Playoff contenders and future opponents:

Scoring Offense

1. LSU, 52.5

2. Alabama 51.0

3. Oklahoma 50.2

4. Ohio State 49.3

T-14. Clemson 39.2

18. Georgia 38.5

40. Auburn 33.8

53. Florida 31.7

99. Kentucky 23.5

Rushing Offense

3. Ohio State 288.5

5. Oklahoma 286.3

15. Clemson 238.8

16. Georgia 237.2

20. Auburn 229.8

41. Kentucky 192.3

T-58. Alabama 170.8

68. LSU 165.7

93. Florida 140.7

Passing Efficiency

1. Oklahoma, 207.15

2. LSU 207.00

3. Alabama 206.80

5. Ohio State 190.74

21. Florida 159.82

23. Georgia 157.56

58. Clemson 141.51

85. Auburn 129.31

114. Kentucky 112.36

Third Down Conversion Rate

1. Ohio State 55.9

2.  LSU  55.1

4. Alabama 53.4

12. Oklahoma 49.1

25. Georgia 46.3

26. Florida 45.8

34. Auburn 43.5

41. Clemson 42.7

90. Kentucky 37.0

Scoring Defense

4. Ohio State 8.80 points per game

T-6. Georgia 12.30

T-6. Clemson 12.30

10. Florida 14.10

14. Alabama 17.00

18. Auburn 18.30

31. Oklahoma 20.30

40. LSU 21.20

50. Kentucky 23.70

Rushing Defense

6. Georgia 73.3

8. Ohio State 82.0

13. LSU 91.8

20. Auburn 101.3

22. Clemson 104.5

27. Florida 110.9

47. Alabama 133.2

51. Oklahoma 140.5

82. Kentucky 173.2

Third Down Defense

3. Ohio State, 25.6 percent

9. Oklahoma 27.8

13. Clemson 29.5

17. Auburn 30.7

19. Georgia 31.5

T-35. Alabama  34.1

T-35. Florida 34.1

38. LSU 34.4

113. Kentucky 44.7

Pass Efficiency Defense

4. Ohio State 95.12

5. Clemson 95.45

17. Georgia 111.89

22. Alabama 113.58

29. Kentucky 116.57

35. Florida 119.15

37. LSU 119.29

46. Auburn 122.76

65. Oklahoma 129.19

Best win (per Sagarin computer):

Auburn (No. 8 Oregon)

Florida (No. 9 Auburn)

Georgia (No. 11 Notre Dame)

LSU (No. 12 Florida)

Oklahoma (No. 14 Texas)

Ohio State (No. 20 Michigan State)

Alabama (No. 21 Texas A&M)

Clemson (No. 21 Texas A&M)

Kentucky (No. 77 Toledo)