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Peyton Manning played here. Lamar Jackson, Philip Rivers, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Archie Manning and Pat Sullivan, too.
But no one in 80 years of TaxSlayer Gator Bowl college football had ever matched the numbers of Jaxson Dart on Thursday night — even if that was news to Jaxson Dart himself.
“Yeah, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t know that,” the Ole Miss senior quarterback said after being informed of his Gator Bowl record after the game.
Following Thursday’s 52-20 victory over Duke at EverBank Stadium, Dart is now the proud owner of two more Ole Miss records and an all-time TaxSlayer Gator Bowl mark.
Welcome to the Jaxson Dart Record Book, completed in Jacksonville. After the Rebels’ senior quarterback’s First Coast finale, maybe it’s time to rename the Ole Miss collection of passing superlatives.
In the Gator Bowl’s 80-year history, Dart is now No. 1, ending with 447 total yards (43 rushing, 404 passing) to surpass Matt Cavanaugh’s 402 total yards for Pitt against Clemson on Dec. 30, 1977. Dart set that record with a 69-yard strike to Jordan Watkins inside the two-minute timeout.
All night long, the question wasn’t whether Dart would further add to his ever-lengthening list of Ole Miss records. It was when, and it didn’t take long.
Needing 215 yards to break the Rebels’ single-season total yardage record and 167 yards to surpass the school’s single-season passing mark, Dart left no doubt.
Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) calls a play during the first quarter of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
Dart cleared those milestones on consecutive throws before halftime, connecting with Dae’Quan Wright with a 22-yard sideline strike for the passing mark and, after a Ulysses Bentley IV rush, setting the total yards record…
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Author : The Florida Times-Union
Publish date : 2025-01-03 10:11:00
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