Stetson Bennett breaks Aaron Murray’s single-season Georgia passing record
By Andrew Olson
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Stetson Bennett is the new Georgia leader for passing yards in a single season. In the first quarter of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship, Bennett broke the record set by Aaron Murray a decade ago.
Bennett entered Monday with 3,823 yards through 14 games of the 2022 campaign. In the first quarter, Bennett threw for 121 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown strike to a wide-open Ladd McConkey.
Ladd McConkey wide open for the TD! #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/HdnI5bGHka
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 10, 2023
Murray threw for 3,893 yards in 2012, playing 14 games before the postseason was expanded with the College Football Playoff.
Stetson Bennett has broken Aaron Murray’s single-season Georgia passing record (3,893 yards in 2012). pic.twitter.com/qFhOsARjg3
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 10, 2023
Bennett and the Dawgs are rolling, opening up a 24-7 lead in the second quarter.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
