Florida’s Mount Rushmore of QBs ...Middle East

The Florida Gators are one of the premier programs in the SEC. Over the years, they’ve won 3 national titles (1996, 2006 and 2008) and have produced 3 Heisman winners.

Those Heisman winners have all been quarterbacks. That fact brings us to this column, wherein we’ll put together Florida’s “Mount Rushmore” of quarterbacks.

This goes in conjunction with the SEC Network Takeover series that’s currently taking place on… you guessed it… the SEC Network. Tuesday is Florida day, so we’re celebrating all things Gators. (Check out Florida’s takeover day on the SEC Network with a free 30-day trial of FuboTV by clicking here.)

Take a look below at the other QB Mount Rushmores we’ve assembled in recent days:

Here’s a look at who we picked to be on Florida’s QB Mount Rushmore:

Tim Tebow (2006-09)

Tim Tebow almost didn’t make this list.

I’m just kidding. Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention.

Tebow is the no-brainer of no-brainers. His college career was one for the ages. He won 2 national championships with the Gators (2006 and 2008). Those titles sandwiched his Heisman Trophy-winning 2007 season.

Tebow was responsible for an incredible 145 touchdowns during his time in Gainesville, throwing for 88 scores and running for 57. It’s not like Tebow was a runner who could only throw the ball short, either. During his Heisman-winning campaign in 2007, Tebow threw for 3,286 yards, 32 scores and only 6 interceptions. He added 895 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground.

But the advanced metrics are where Tebow’s 2007 season was even more impressive. He led the country in yards per attempt (9.4) and led the SEC with 14 yards gained per completion. Simply put, Tebow wasn’t only one of the best college quarterbacks ever… he was one of the best college football players, regardless of position, of all time.

Danny Wuerffel (1993-96)

You could argue that Wuerffel should have won the Heisman Trophy twice. That’s not taking away from Eddie George’s 1995 season at Ohio State, but Wuerffel (who finished third in the voting in ’95) also had a big year. Here’s a look at his numbers from those 1995 and 1996 seasons:

Both of those passing yards totals led the SEC. Both of those touchdown totals led the FBS ranks.

Yes, Florida won the 1996 national title under Wuerffel. The Gators went 12-1 that year, avenging their only loss. The Gators rolled through the SEC, going 8-0 in league action and winning the SEC title over Alabama, 45-30. But Florida lost in Tallahassee against rival Florida State to close the regular season in a 24-21 nail-biter.

Wuerffel and company got to face the Seminoles in the national title game in New Orleans and righted a wrong, blowing out FSU 52-20 to win the program’s first national championship.

In Wuerffel’s 4 years as a starter, the Gators went 11-2 in 1993, 10-2-1 in 1994, 12-1 in 1995 and 12-1 in 1996. For those of us (like me) who don’t care much for math, that’s a record of 45-6-1 for Florida with Wuerffel at the helm.

Wuerffel owes a lot of his success to the next guy on our list…

Steve Spurrier (1964-66)

We all know Spurrier for what he did as the Gators’ coach. The Head Ball Coach took Florida to the 1996 national title, leading the aforementioned Danny Wuerffel to the top of the college football world.

But younger college sports fans might not realize that Spurrier himself used to be able to sling the ball a bit. In 1965, he threw for 1,893 yards and 14 touchdowns to lead the SEC. In his Heisman-winning 1966 season, he did even better, amassing 2,012 yards (another SEC high) through the air to go with 16 touchdowns.

The Gators went 9-2 in 1966 and won the Orange Bowl over Georgia Tech. Spurrier finished his Florida career with most of the Gators’ all-time passing records and a few SEC records, too.

Rex Grossman (2000-02)

Grossman really threw the ball all over the field when he was at Florida. Though Chris Leak (an honorable mention for this list) holds the all-time Gators passing yards record, Grossman compiled 9,164 yards through the air in only 3 seasons as the starter (and only 2 of which where he really stood out). He holds Florida’s all-time mark for most 300-yard games through the air with 17, beating out Shane Matthews (another honorable mention), who had 15.

Grossman lost the 2001 Heisman race to Eric Crouch by less than 100 votes. He did win the SEC Player of the Year award that year, though. And following the 2000 season, he threw for 4 touchdowns in an SEC Championship Game victory over Auburn to conclude his first year as the Florida starter.

If he’d stayed another year, Leak probably wouldn’t have been able to catch his career totals, but Grossman left for the NFL following the 2002 season. He was picked by Washington at No. 22 overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Honorable Mentions: Shane Matthews, Kyle Trask, Chris Leak

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