A Record-Setting Performance During a Roller-Coaster Season for Gators QB Jones
Julianna Reichenbach,
On the way to leading the offense to 70 points and 717 yards of total offense, Jones accounted for 550 yards — the most ever by a Florida player. More than Steve Spurrier, more than Tim Tebow, more than Kyle Trask.
Tebow owned the record (533 against Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl his senior season) for more than a decade until Jones, who finished 28 of 34 passing scorched Samford’s defense for 464 yards through the air and 86 rushing Saturday.
Breaking one of Tebow’s school records was an achievement he didn’t even realize until after the game.
Upon hearing the news, Jones praised his team and the game plan.
“A lot of guys went out there and made plays for me,” he said.