Georgia experienced its share of lengthy afternoons in Jacksonville when the likes of Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow were quarterbacking Florida, but Kyle Trask set a new standard Saturday when it comes to torching the Bulldogs.
Trask set a Florida record for a regular-season game by throwing for 474 yards in leading the No. 8 Gators to a 44-28 whipping of No. 5 Georgia at TIAA Bank Field. The fifth-year senior completed 30 of 43 passes and had four touchdown tosses as the Gators tallied more points in three-plus hours against the Bulldogs than they did in the past three series setbacks, when Georgia outscored them 102-41.
“We have such an explosive offense, and we are such a great team from the top down,” Trask said. “We just have a lot of offense and a lot of energy. We went down 14-0 early and had no panic. It just shows the character of this team. We’re never going to get down or panic in any situation.
“We’re always going to fight and take it one play at a time, and that’s what we did.”
Florida amassed 571 yards to just 277 by Georgia, which remains inconsistent at quarterback after Stetson Bennett and D’Wan Mathis combined to complete just seven of 26 passes for 108 yards with two scores and two interceptions.