5 SEC Football Stats You Didn’t Know the Florida Gators Hold
Most Seasons With Total Yards Leader (Since 1956)
2007 & 2009: Tim Tebow, 4,181 total yards, 3,805; 2004: Chris Leak, 3,276 total yards
2001-2002: Rex Grossman, 3,904 total yards, 3,337; 1995-1996: Danny Wuerffel, 3,125 total yards, 3,525
1990-1992: Shane Mathews, 2,925 total yards, 3,140, 3,176; 1976: Jimmy Fisher, 1,799 total yards
1969: John Reaves, 2,852 total yards; 1965-1966: Steve Spurrier, 2,123 total yards, 2,078
This shouldn’t come as breaking news to anyone reading this: the Florida Gators have had some of the most prolific offenses in SEC history.
So much so that the Gators have had an astounding 14 seasons since 1956, where they’ve produced the SEC single-season leader in total yards.
Tim Tebow, Res Grossman and Danny Wuerffel have had multiple seasons where they’ve led the SEC in total yardage.
Shane Mathews led the SEC three times during his Gators career in total yardage.
Which school comes close to UF’s record you ask?
Surprisingly, Vanderbilt comes in second with eight single-season total yardage leaders.
Mississippi State and Kentucky are tied for third with five single-season total yardage leaders.
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