Georgia football: Top 10 quarterbacks in school history

10. Zeke Bratkowski (1951-53)

if you like efficient passing, Zeke Bratkowski is not the quarterback for you. But it was the early 1950’s and interceptions were more common than touchdown passes for many quarterbacks. Every year he threw more interceptions than touchdowns. As a sophomore he had a 6/29 touchdown-to-interception ratio and the ratio was 6/23 in 1953.

But he’s on this list because of his significance to all quarterbacks who followed him at Georgia. Bratkowski was the first quarterback in school history to have three-straight 1,000-yard seasons. 1,578 as a sophomore, 1,824 as a junior and 1,461 as a senior.

Bratkowski didn’t lead Georgia to a championship and his touchdown-to-interception ratio was terrible. But as the 1950’s began, the passing game was beginning to be utilized for more than just desperate scenarios. Bratkowski was the first quarterback for Georgia in this new era for the passing game and he produced a ton of yards. His 4,863 career passing yards was a record that stood until 1994.

Better quarterbacks followed (and there was one better before him), but for being the first Georgia passer with 1,000 yards in three seasons, he certainly deserves the first spot on this list.