Eason's game-winning TD not only resulted in a victory for Dawgs...
Pat’s Weekly Stat (you likely won’t see anywhere else): Jacob Eason’s 20-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie at Missouri is historical in UGA football lore for not only the obvious reason, but it also established the first 300-yard passing performance for Georgia’s freshman quarterback. Therefore, making only his second career start in three games, Eason became the second-fastest Bulldog according to his career start number to pass for 300 yards in a single game.
I did some research, discovering the initial—and, for some, the only—300-yard passing performance for Georgia players. The 15 Bulldogs to pass for 300+ yards are ranked by the career start number whereby they initially achieved as much, while ties are broken by the lower career game number whereupon they first reached the 300-yard mark. In conclusion, each player's career number of 300-yard passing games they totaled is listed. And, I've recognized bowl games in individual start/game totals, as well:
Career Start (career game) | Player | Opp. (Result) | Stat Line (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) | 300-yard games |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st (6th) |
Cory Phillips |
2000 vs. Kentucky (34-30 Win) |
38-20-1-400-4 |
2 |
2nd (3rd) |
JACOB EASON |
2016 vs. Missouri (28-27 Win) |
55-29-1-308-3 |
1 |
2nd (10th) |
Hutson Mason |
2013 vs. Nebraska (19-24 Loss) |
39-21-1-320-1 |
2 |
3rd (3rd)* |
Greyson Lambert |
2015 vs. S. Carolina (52-20 Win) |
25-24-0-330-3 |
1 |
3rd (8th) |
Eric Zeier |
1991 vs. Kentucky (49-27 Win) |
23-19-1-302-2 |
15 |
4th (4th) |
Quincy Carter |
1998 vs. LSU (28-27 Win) |
34-27-0-318-2 |
8 |
4th (4th) |
David Greene |
2001 vs. Tennessee (26-24 Win) |
34-21-1-303-2 |
8 |
4th (16th) |
Joe Cox |
2009 vs. Arkansas (52-41 Win) |
25-18-1-375-5 |
1 |
4th (30th) |
D.J. Shockley |
2005 vs. Miss. State (23-10 Win) |
36-21-0-312-2 |
2 |
5th (6th)** |
Hines Ward |
1995 vs. Virginia (27-34 Loss) |
59-31-2-413-0 |
1 |
9th (9th) |
Aaron Murray |
2010 vs. Florida (31-34 Loss) |
37-18-3-313-3 |
11 |
9th (18th)*** |
Charley Trippi |
1945 vs. Georgia Tech (33-0 Win) |
23-12-2-321-3 |
1 |
12th (16th)**** |
Mike Bobo |
1996 vs. Auburn (56-49 Win) |
37-21-0-360-2 |
4 |
22nd (25th) |
Larry Rakestraw |
1963 vs. Miami (31-14 Win) |
38-25-1-407-2 |
1 |
27th (32nd) |
Matthew Stafford |
2008 vs. Tennessee (26-14 Win) |
36-25-2-310-1 |
3 |