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Top 10 Longest Passing Plays
Yards 1. 88 2. 87 3. 86 4. 85 5. 84 6. 82 82 8. 79 79 10.78	Quarterback, Opponent Marcus Wilson to Clarence Sevillian vs. Tennessee, 1992 Tom Gray to Bill Fuqua vs. LSU, 1945 Mike Healey to Clarence Sevillian vs. Duke, 1991 Bill Wade to Bucky Curtis vs. Alabama, 1950 Greg Zolman to Tavarus Hogans vs. Mississippi, 1999 John Gromos to Carl Parker vs. Virginia Tech, 1985 Damian Allen to Todd Yoder vs. Tennessee, 1996 Denny Painter to Dave Strong vs. Tulane, 1969 Eric Jones to Rodney Barrett vs. Alabama, 1988 Mike Healey to Mark Johnson vs. Army, 1990
Top 10 Single-Game Passing Yards
Yards 1. 464 2. 441 3. 391 4. 358 5. 353 6. 347 7. 347 8. 345 9. 344 10.342	Quarterback, Opponent Whit Taylor at Tennessee, Nov. 28, 1981 Greg Zolman vs Kentucky, Nov. 10, 2001 Whit Taylor vs. Tennessee, Nov. 27, 1982 Kurt Page vs. Memphis, Oct. 29, 1983 Kurt Page vs. Iowa State, Sept. 17, 1983 Kurt Page vs. Alabama, Sept. 24, 1983 Kurt Page at Kentucky, Nov. 10 1984 Kurt Page vs. Kentucky, Nov. 5, 1983 Greg Zolman at Mississippi, Sept. 18, 1999 Eric Jones at Duke, Sept. 19, 1987

Top 10 Single-Season Passing Yards
1. Kurt Page, 1983 2. Eric Jones, 1988 3. Greg Zolman, 2001 4. Whit Taylor, 1982 5. Greg Zolman, 2000 6. Kurt Page, 1984 7. Whit Taylor, 1981 8. Greg Zolman, 1999 9. Eric Jones, 1987 10. John Gromos, 1989	Att 493 360 357 406 354 350 357 300 229 320	Comp. 286 195 186 228 187 203 209 154 139 154	Pct. 58.0 54.4 52.1 56.2 52.8 58.0 58.5 51.3 60.7 48.1	Yds 3,178 2,548 2,512 2,481 2,441 2,405 2,318 2,059 1,954 1,744	TDs 14 11 14 22 13 16 13 10 16 9
Top 10 Career Passing Yards
1. Greg Zolman, 1998-2001 2. Whit Taylor, 1979-82 3. Kurt Page, 1981-84 4. Eric Jones, 1986-88 5. Damian Allen, 1994-97 6. John Gromos, 1985, 87-89 7. Bill Wade, 1949-51 8. Greg Zolman, 1998-Present 9. Fred Fisher, 1972-75 10. Mike Wright, 1975-77	Att. 1,156 1,016 936 661 699 580 437 445 425 387	Comp. 596 555 531 365 307 297 201 223 220 175	Pct. 51.6 54.6 56.7 55.2 43.9 51.2 46.0 50.1 51.8 45.2	Yds. 7,981 6,307 6,233 5,029 3,704 3,514 3,397 3,028 2,601 2,354	TDs 41 41 35 32 17 17 31 14 14 8

Miscellaneous Passing Records

Individual Single-Game

Most Attempts ............. (62) John Gromos vs. Alabama, 1989

Most Completions .......... (33) Kurt Page vs. Georgia, 1983

Most Had Intercepted ...... (5) Hank Lesesne vs. Alabama, 1961

Highest Completion % .......(81.8) Hank Lesesne vs. Georgia, 1961

Most TD Passes .............(5) Bill Wade vs. Auburn, 1950



Individual Single-Season

Most Attempts ............. (493) Kurt Page, 1983

Most Completions .......... (286) Kurt Page, 1983

Most Had Intercepted ...... (29) Kurt Page, 1983

Highest Completion % ...... (62.2) Watson Brown, 1969

Most TD Passes ............ (22) Whit Taylor, 1982

Fewest INTs ............... (1 of 130) Mike Healey, 1990

Lowest % INTs ............. (0.77) Mike Healey 1990



Individual Career

Most Attempts ............. (1,156) Greg Zolman

Most Completions .......... (596) Greg Zolman

Most Had Intercepted ...... (44) Kurt Page

Highest Completion % ...... (56.7) Kurt Page

Most TD Passes ............ (41) Whit Taylor, Greg Zolman

Lowest % INTs ............. (3.01) Mike Healey



Team Single-Game

Most Attempts ............. (63) vs. Alabama, 1989

Most Completions .......... (33) vs. Georgia, 1983

Most First Downs Passing .. (20) vs. Tennessee, 1981

Most Had Intercepted ...... (5) vs. Alabama, 1981; Kentucky, 1983

Highest Comp. % ........... (87.5) vs. Northwestern, 1952

Most Yards Gained ......... (464) vs. Tennessee, 1981

Most TDs By Passing ....... (6) vs. Virginia Tech, 1982



Team Single-Season

Most Attempts ............. (519) 1983

Most First Downs .......... (158) 1983

Most Completions .......... (296) 1983

Most Had Intercepted ...... (31) 1983

Highest Completion % ...... (59.8) 1987

Most Yards Gained ......... (3,299) 1983

Most TDs By Passing ....... (26) 1982

Highest Average Per Game .. (299.9) 1983

Chronological List of 250-Yard Passing Games
Date 12/1/2001 11/10/2001 10/13/2001 9/8/2001 8/30/2001 11/25/2000 11/11/2000 10/14/2000 9/23/2000 9/16/2000 9/2/2000 11/13/99 9/18/99 10/24/98 10/12/96 10/21/89 9/30/89 11/26/88 11/12/88 11/5/88 10/22/88 10/1/88 9/24/88 10/31/87 9/19/87 11/16/85 10/26/85 9/6/86 11/10/84 9/22/84 9/15/84 11/26/83 11/12/83 11/5/83 10/29/83 10/15/83 10/8/83 10/1/83 9/24/83 9/17/83 12/31/82 11/27/82 11/13/82 10/16/82 10/9/82 11/28/81 10/31/81 9/19/81 9/12/81 10/19/74 11/2/62 12/1/51 10/7/50 9/30/50	Player Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Greg Zolman Damian Allen John Gromos John Gromos Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones Eric Jones John Gromos Tim Richardson Mark Wracher Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Kurt Page Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Whit Taylor Bill Lee Henry Lesesne Bill Wade Bill Wade Bill Wade	Opponent Mississippi Kentucky Georgia Alabama Middle Tennessee Tennessee Kentucky Georgia Duke Mississippi Miami, OH Kentucky Mississippi South Carolina North Texas Georgia Alabama Tennessee Army Kentucky Ole Miss Duke Alabama Rutgers Duke Virginia Tech Ole Miss Alabama Kentucky Kansas Maryland Tennessee Virginia Tech Kentucky Memphis State Georgia Florida Tulane Alabama Iowa State Air Force Tennessee Virginia Tech Georgia Florida Tennessee Memphis State Mississippi State Maryland Georgia Boston College Tennessee Alabama Auburn	Yards 286 441 316 253 300 258 263 334 266 278 307 270 344 279 251 299 324 272 287 251 255 257 327 267 342 316 304 290 347 270 316 329 256 345 358 303 261 282 347 353 452 391 252 257 287 464 268 288 259 271 254 251 297 275

Single-Season Passing By Class

Seniors
1. Eric Jones, 1988
2. Greg Zolman, 2001
3. Whit Taylor, 1982
4. Kurt Page, 1984
5. John Gromos, 1989
6. Damian Allen, 1997
7. David Lee, 1974
8. Marcus Wilson, 1992
9. Jamie Wade, 1949
10. Roger May, 1967

Juniors
1. Kurt Page, 1983
2. Greg Zolman, 2000
3. Whit Taylor, 1981
4. Eric Jones, 1987
5. Bill Wade, 1950
6. Damian Allen, 1996
7. Mike Wright, 1977
8. Gary Davis, 1966
9. Van Heflin, 1979
10. Boyce Smith, 1957

Sophomores
1. Greg Zolman, 1999
2. Fred Fisher, 1973
3. John Miller, 1968
4. Mike Healey, 1990
5. Ronnie Gordon, 1994
6. Van Heflin, 1978
7. Whit Taylor, 1980
8. Randy Hampton, 1976
9. Mike Wright, 1976
10. Damian Allen, 1995
Freshmen
1. John Gromos, 1985
2. Greg Zolman, 1998
3. Watson Brown, 1969
4. Tim Richardson, 1985
5. David Wallace, 1998
6. Whit Taylor, 1979
7. Mike Healey, 1989
8. Ardell Fuller, 1981
9. Ronnie Gordon, 1993
10. Kurt Page, 1981

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2512
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2405
1744
1544
1173
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1021
929

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1954
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1472
1383
777
748
664

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1164
1041
991
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805
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728
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684
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574
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