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> On Aug 21, 2014, at 8:29 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Florida football countdown > > > > By Pat Dooley > GAINESVILLE SUN Staff writer > Published: Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 6:01 a.m. > > Last Modified: Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 12:17 a.m. > > > > 9 … Interceptions thrown by John Reaves in 1969 against Auburn. > When he was on the staff at Florida, Reaves would get the occasional needle > from head coach Steve Spurrier. > “That’s a record that will never be broken, Johnny,” Spurrier would say. > It’s difficult to believe it ever will be. Why would a coach leave a > quarterback in a game with eight interceptions? Seven? Six? > But Reaves kept plugging away on that day on the plains. He threw 66 passes > in the game, as Florida tried to battle from behind and keep a perfect season > going. But three of them went to linebacker Sonny Ferguson. Linebacker Bobby > Strickland and defensive backs Larry Willingham and Buddy McLinton had a pair > each. > Auburn ended up winning the game 38-12. Florida had entered the game with a > 6-0 record and the Super Sophs were creating a buzz around the country. The > following week, Florida tied Georgia before finishing with three straight > wins and a 9-1-1 record. > Obviously, Reaves’ nine interceptions are an NCAA record. He went on to > become the all-time passing leader in NCAA history after his senior season > (which has since been surpassed) and spent 14 years in the NFL and USFL > before turning to coaching. > He never threw nine interceptions in a game again. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
