Georgia football: Top 10 quarterbacks in school history

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4. John Rauch (1945-48)

Believe it or not, it was very tempting to put John Rauch at the top of this countdown. His 4,212 career passing yards and 35 touchdowns in four years as a starter do not look special by today’s standards. But in the late 1940’s, they were great.

He also had the wins to match those stats. Georgia went 9-2 his freshman year. As a sophomore, Rauch and Charley Trippi lead Georgia to an 11-0 SEC Championship season. The Bulldogs fell to 7-4-1 in 1947 before going 9-2 in 1948 and winning the SEC Championship again.

As a freshman, Rauch passed for 566 yards with six touchdowns to four interceptions. He increased those stats in 1946 to 797 passing yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions.

Rauch eclipsed 1,000 passing yards in his final two seasons with 1,542 in 1947 and 1,307 in 1948. But he did throw 11 interceptions to 10 touchdowns in 1947, and 13 interceptions to five touchdowns in 1948. But again, it was very common for a good quarterback to throw more interceptions than touchdowns in those days.

So good stats, a 36-8-1 record, two SEC Championships and a share of a national championship. What more can you ask for out of a quarterback?

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