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For over the five decades the Gator Bowl has been played, many records have been set and broken. In this section you will find all of the current record holdings for the Gator Bowl.
Team Records General Records Individual Records Individual Performances Longest Scoring Plays Last Time It Happened

 
Team Records
Total Offense
Most Plays: 88 Georgia Tech vs. Miami Jan. 1, 1999
  Missouri vs. Alabama Dec. 28, 1968  
  Florida State vs. Penn State Dec. 30, 1967  
  Florida vs. N.C. State Dec. 31, 1992  
Most Yards: 715 Michigan vs. Ole Miss Jan. 1, 1991 324 pass, 391 rush
Most First Downs: 36 Oklahoma vs. Virginia Dec. 29, 1991 16 rush, 18 pass, 2 penalty
Rushing      
First Downs: 23 Georgia Tech vs. Texas Tech Dec. 31, 1965  
Most Attempts: 82 Missouri vs. Alabama Dec. 28, 1968 404 yards
Most Yards: 423 Auburn vs. Baylor Dec. 31, 1954 48 att.
Fewest Attempts: 19 Baylor vs. Auburn Dec. 31, 1954 108 yards
Fewest Yards: -45 Alabama vs. Missouri Dec. 28, 1968 29 att.
Passing
First Downs: 19 Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Dec. 30, 1985  
Most Attempts: 55 Florida State vs. Penn State Dec. 30, 1967 38 comp.
Most Completions: 38 Florida State vs. Penn State Dec. 30, 1967 55 att.
Most Interceptions Thrown: 5 Air Force vs. North Carolina Dec. 30, 1963 14 att./36 comp.
Most Yards: 387 Pittsburgh vs. Clemson Dec. 30, 1977 23 comp./37 att.
Fewest Yards: 0 Missouri vs. Alabama Dec. 28, 1968 0 comp./6 att.
Most Touchdowns: 5 Florida State vs. Oklahoma Jan 2, 1965 3 comp.
Fewest Attempts: 3 Georgia Tech vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 29, 1956  
  Miami vs. Clemson Jan 1, 1952 2 comp.
Fewest Completions: 0 Missouri vs. Alabama Dec. 28, 1968 6 att.
Interceptions
Most Interceptions: 5 North Carolina vs. Air Force Dec. 28, 1963  
Most Yards Returned: 132 LSU vs. South Carolina Dec. 31, 1987 4 int.
Punting
Most Punts: 11 North Carolina St. vs. Florida Dec. 31, 1992  
Most Punt Returns: 9 Florida vs. N.C. State Dec. 31, 1992  
  Georgia vs. North Carolina Dec. 31, 1971  
Most Yards Punt Returns: 93 Auburn vs. Mississippi Jan. 2, 1971 4 ret.
Best Average: 50.0 Louisville vs. Virginia Tech Jan. 2, 2006 6 punts/300 yds.
Kickoffs
Most Kickoff Returns: 7 West Virginia vs. Maryland Jan. 1, 2004  
  Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee Dec. 30, 1994  
  Virgina vs. Oklahoma Dec. 29, 1991  
  South Carolina vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 29, 1980  
Most Yards Kickoff Returns: 156 West Virginia vs. Maryland Jan. 1, 2004 7 ret.
Scoring
MOST POINTS BY WINNER: 48 Oklahoma vs. Virginia Dec. 29, 1991  
FEWEST POINTS BY WINNER: 3 Tennessee vs. Texas A&M Dec. 28, 1957  
MOST POINTS BY LOSER: 28 Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
Mississippi vs. Auburn
Jan. 1, 1999
Jan. 2, 1971		  
MOST POINTS BOTH TEAMS: 68 Tennessee (45) vs. Virginia Tech (23) Dec. 30, 1994  
FEWEST POINTS BOTH TEAMS: 3 Tennessee (3) vs. Texas A&M (0) Dec. 28, 1957  
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 41 Syracuse (41) vs. Clemson (0) Jan. 1, 1996  
MOST TOUCHDOWNS: 7 Oklahoma vs. Virginia Dec. 29, 1991  
MOST POINTS IN FIRST QUARTER: 22 Florida State vs. West Virginia Jan. 1, 2005  
MOST POINTS IN SECOND QUARTER: 27 Oklahoma vs. Virginia Dec. 29, 1991  
MOST POINTS IN THIRD QUARTER: 21 Michigan vs. Ole Miss Jan. 1, 1991  
MOST POINTS IN FOURTH QUARTER: 21 Missouri vs. Alabama Dec. 28, 1968  
MOST POINTS IN FIRST HALF: 35 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Dec. 30, 1994  
MOST POINTS IN SECOND HALF: 28 Texas Tech vs. Auburn Jan. 1, 1954  
FEWEST POINTS SCORED: 0 Florida vs. Maryland Dec. 29, 1975  
  Texas A&M vs. Tennessee Dec. 28, 1957  
  Clemson vs. Miami Jan. 1, 1952  
Turnovers
MOST FUMBLES: 7 Auburn vs. Texas Dec. 30, 1974  
  Washington & Lee vs. Wyoming Jan. 1, 1951  
MOST FUMBLES LOST: 5 Auburn vs. Texas Dec. 30, 1974  
  Auburn vs. Vanderbilt Dec. 31, 1955  
  Missouri vs. Maryland Jan. 2, 1950  
Penalties
MOST PENALTIES: 17 Florida State vs. West Virginia Jan. 1, 2005 174 yds.
MOST YARDS PENALIZED: 174 Florida State vs. West Virginia Jan. 1, 2005 17 pen.
FEWEST PENALTIES: 0 Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech Dec. 29, 1956  
  Clemson vs. Miami Jan. 1, 1952  
FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED: 0 Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech Dec. 29, 1956  
  Clemson vs. Miami Jan. 1, 1952  
       
       
       
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General Records
LARGEST PAYOUT PER TEAM:
$1,822,480, NC State vs. Notre Dame, January 1st 2003

LARGEST ATTENDANCE:
82,911, Clemson vs. West Virginia, December 30, 1989
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Individual Records
Total Offense
Most Yards Gained
402		 Matt Cavanaugh
(Pittsburgh) vs. Clemson, Dec. 30, 1977
(387 pass, 15 rush)
Most TDs Responsible
5		 Steve Tensi
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
(5 pass)
Passing
Most Attempts: 53 Kim Hammond
(Florida State) vs. Penn State, Dec. 30, 1967
(37 comp.)
Most Completions: 37 Kim Hammond
(Florida State) vs. Penn State, Dec. 30, 1967
(53 att.)
Most Interceptions Thrown: 4 Todd Ellis
(South Carolina) vs. LSU, Dec. 31, 1987
Chuck Long
(Iowa) vs. Florida, Dec. 30, 1983
Kim Hammond
(Florida State) vs. Penn State, Dec. 30, 1967
Steve Tensi
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
Most Yards Gained: 387 Matt Cavanaugh
(Pittsburgh) vs. Clemson, Dec. 30, 1977
(23 att./36 comp.)
Most Touchdown Passes: 5 Steve Tensi
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
Longest Touchdown Pass: 95 Ronnie Fletcher to Ben Hart
(Oklahoma) vs. Florida State, Jan. 2, 1965
Rushing
Most Attempts: 35 Lenny Snow
(Georgia Tech) vs. Texas Tech, Dec. 31, 1965
(136 yds.)
Most Yards: 216 Floyd Little
(Syracuse) vs. Tennessee, Dec. 31, 1966
(29 att.)
Longest Run: 76 Kendrick Jones
(Tennessee) vs. Virginia Tech, Dec. 30, 1994
Most Touchdown Runs: 3 Lee Suggs
(Virginia Tech) vs. Clemson, Jan. 1, 2001
James Stewart
(Tennessee) vs. Virginia Tech, Dec. 30, 1994
Mike Gaddis
(Oklahoma) vs. Virginia, Dec. 29, 1991
Terry McMillian
(Missouri) vs. Alabama, Dec. 28, 1968
Bobby Cavazos
(Texas Tech) vs. Auburn, Jan. 1, 1954
Lu Gambino
(Maryland) vs. Georgia, Jan. 1, 1948
Longest Touchdown Run: 69 Leon Washington
(Florida State) vs. West Virginia, Jan. 1, 2005
Receiving
Most Receptions: 14 Ron Sellers
(Florida State) vs. Penn State, Dec. 30, 1967
(145 yds.)
Most Yards: 252 Andre Rison
(Michigan State) vs. Georgia, Jan. 1, 1989
(9 rec.)
Most Touchdown Catches: 4 Fred Biletnikoff
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
(13 rec./192 yds.)
Interceptions
Most Interceptions: 4 Jim Dooley
(Miami) vs. Clemson, Jan. 1, 1952
Longest Return: 90 (TD) Charlie Brembs
(South Carolina) vs. Wake Forest, Jan. 1, 1946
Punting
Most Punts: 11 Tim Kilpatrick
(North Carolina State) vs. Florida, Dec. 31, 1992
Best Average: (min. 4) 50.0 Nic Schmitt
Louisville vs. (Virginia Tech), Jan. 2, 2006
(6 punts/300 yds.)
Longest Punt: 76 Bobby Joe Green
(Florida) vs. Mississippi, Dec. 27, 1958
Punt Returns
Most Returns: 9 Buzy Rosenberg
(Georgia) vs. North Carolina, Dec. 31, 1971
Monty Duncan
(Florida) vs. N.C. State, Dec. 31, 1992
Longest Return: 82 Willie Drewery
(West Virginia) vs. Florida State, Dec. 30, 1982
Kickoff Returns
Longest Return: 95 Billy Allen
(Florida State) vs. West Virginia, Dec. 30, 1982
Scoring
Most Points: 24 James Stewart
(Tennessee) vs. Virginia Tech, Dect. 30, 1994
Fred Biletnikoff
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
Most Touchdowns: 4 James Stewart
(Tennessee) vs. Virginia Tech, Dec. 30, 1994
Fred Biletnikoff
(Florida State) vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2, 1965
Longest Play: 4 Ronnie Fletcher to Ben Hart
(Oklahoma) vs. Florida State, Jan. 2, 1965
Most Field Goals: 3 Xavier Beitia
(Florida State) vs. West Virginia, Jan. 1, 2005
Xavier Beitia
(Florida State) vs. Virginia Tech Jan. 1, 2002
David Browndyke
(LSU) vs. South Carolina, Dec. 31, 1987
Dave Trout
(Pittsburgh) vs. South Carolina, Dec. 29, 1980
(3 att.)
Longest Field Goal: 51 Brian Lee
(Ole Miss) vs. Michigan, Jan. 1, 1991
Most PATs: 6 John Becksvoort
(Tennessee) vs. Virginia Tech, Dec. 30, 1994
Scott Blanton
(Oklahoma) vs. Virginia, Dec. 29, 1991
(6 att.)
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Individual Performances
150 Yards Rushing
RANK NAME SCHOOL YEAR ATT YDS AVG TD
1. Floyd Little Syracuse 1966 29 216 7.4 1
2. Tony Smith Florida State 1985 24 201 8.4 0
3. Leon Washington Florida State 2005 12 195 16.3 1
4. Erric Rhett Florida 1992 30 182 6.0 0
5. Greg Cook Missouri 1967 27 179 6.6 1
6. Lu Gambino Maryland 1948 22 175 7.9 3
7. Jimmy Poulos Georgia 1971 20 161 8.0 1
8. Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State 1984 32 155 4.8 1
300 Yards Passing
RANK NAME SCHOOL YEAR ATT COMP TD YDS
1. Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh 1977 36 23 4 387
2. Scott McBrien Maryland 2004 33 21 3 381
3. Kim Hammond Florida State 1967 53 37 1 362
4. Pat Sullivan Auburn 1971 43 27 2 351
5. Chip Ferguson Florida State 1985 43 20 2 338
6. Cale Gundy Oklahoma 1991 31 25 2 329
7. Chris Rix Florida State 2002 25 12 2 326
8. Donavan McNabb Syracuse 1996 23 13 3 309
9. Brad Taylor Arkansas 1981 21 14 2 307
10. Todd Ellis South Carolina 1987 47 28 0 304
11. Steve Tensi Florida State 1965 36 23 5 303
150 Yards Receiving
RANK NAME SCHOOL YEAR NO YDS AVG TD
1. Andre Rison Michigan State 1989 9 252 28.0 3
2. Javon Walker Florida State 2002 4 195 48.8 2
3. Fred Bilitnikoff Florida State 1965 13 192 14.8 4
4. Marvin Harrison Syracuse 1996 7 173 24.7 2
5. Derek Holloway Arkansas 1981 4 171 42.8 1
6. Desmond Howard Michigan 1991 6 167 27.8 2
7. Ben Hart Oklahoma 1965 6 165 27.5 1
8. Gordan Jones Pittsburgh 1977 10 163 16.3 1
9. Andre Davis Va. Tech 2002 5 158 31.6 1
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Longest Scoring Plays
Kickoffs and Interceptions
  1. Greg Allen - 95-yard kickoff return (Florida State 1982)
  2. Charlie Brembs - 90-yard interception return (South Carolina 1946)
  3. Howard Ehler - 69-yard interception return (Florida State 1965)
Touchdown Passes of More Than 50 Yards
  1. Ben Hart 95-yard pass from Ronnie Fletcher (Oklahoma 1965)
  2. Lawrence Williams 79-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Texas Tech 1973)
  3. Javon Walker 77-yard pass from Chris Rix (Florida State 2002)
  4. Derek Holloway 66-yard pass from Brad Taylor (Arkansas 1981)
  5. Desmond Howard 63-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Michigan 1991)
    Al Phillips 63-yard pass from Howard Turner (NC State 1947)
  6. Octavus Barnes 62-yard pass from Chris Keldorf (North Carolina 1998)
  7. Ira Holloway 57-yard pass from Mike Hold (South Carolina 1984)
  8. Marvin Harrison 56-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Syracuse 1996)
  9. Andre Davis 55-yard pass from Grant Noel (Virginia Tech 2002)
    Dez White 55-yard pass from Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech 1999)
    Andre Rison 55-yard pass from Bobby McAllister (Michigan State 1989)
  10. Anthony Carter 53-yard pass from John Wrangler (Michigan 1979)
  11. Paul Erwin 52-yard pass from Jack Kirkpatrick (Texas Tech 1954)
Touchdown Runs of 50 Yards or More
  1. Leon Washington 69-yard run (Florida State 2005)
  2. Joe Auer 68-yard run (Georgia Tech 1961)
  3. Bobby Cavazos 59-yard run (Texas Tech 1954)
  4. Marvin Tibbetts 51-yard run (Georgia Tech 1960)

 
Field Goals Over 50 Yards
  1. Brian Lee 51-yards (Ole Miss 1991)
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Last Time It Happened
2004 Punt return for Touchdown Brian Suter (Maryland) 76 Yards vs. West Virginia
1991 Blocked punt for touchdown Russell Jones (Oklahoma) 4 yards vs. Virginia
1989 Fumble recovered for touchdown Chester McGlockton (Clemson) vs. W. Virginia
2006 Interception returned for touchdown James Anderson (Virginia Tech) 39 yards vs. Louisville
1971 Punt returned for touchdown Larry Willingham (Auburn) 55 yards vs. Ole Miss
1981 Safety Arkansas, N. Carolina Punter Jeff Hayes intentionally ran out of end zone
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