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Grossman appeared in 35 games with 31 starts for 1,765 plays and also started the 2001 Sugar Bowl, while playing in the 2002 Orange Bowl.Started each of his last 30 regular season games...23-8 record as a starter (18-4 in SEC play).

  • Holder of 18 UF records.

  • Third all-time in the SEC with 77 career touchdown passes.

  • Second in UF history with 77 career touchdown passes.

  • Had a school-record 17 career 300-plus yard passing games, and became the first Gator to throw for 300-plus yards in more than three consecutive games (first nine game of 2001)

  • Second in school-history with a 61% career completion percentage with a minimum of 400 completions.

  • Second in 2001 Heisman Trophy balloting, only the fifth sophomore ever to finish in the top two...Finalist for the Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, and O'Brien Award in 2001.

  • Recipient of the 2001 Ray Graves Award, given to UF's "Most Valuable Player"

  • Efficiency rating of 161.81 in 2000 ranked as the third best for a freshman quarterback in major college history

  • 21 TD passes in 2000 led the SEC and ranked as the second best seasonal total for a freshman in SEC

One of his heros is Reggie Miller, as Grossman grew up as a die-hard Pacers fan. "Reggie would always bust a three at the end of the game. He is the biggest clutch player in any sport that I could ever think of". Rex's Father was an Indiana quarterback from 1970-72 and is currently the athletic department's ophthalmologist. Everyone in Grossman's immediate family went to Indiana except sister Amy, who attended Colorado but kept the football connection going by babysitting then-coach Rick Neuheisel. Parents and two sisters have won national championships in competitions in the International Arabian Horse Association . He Lives 2.5 miles from the Indiana University campus. Bobby Knight fan and his parents are friends with the former IU coach. Family had season tickets to basketball games for 20 years four rows behind the IU bench.  Uncle Doby Grossman was a 1972 letterman in football at South Carolina (quarterback) .Played running back his first four years of football, until his mother demanded a position switch his sixth grade season.  Rex came to the state of Florida to check out colleges because of its reputation for college football. He also wanted to visit Florida State but once he got there, he realized UF was the campus for him. Though he grew up on a horse farm in Indiana, he hated riding horses .

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