Statistical adjustment nets Blake Sims a record-setting game

Blake Sims’ monster game Saturday, as it turns out, will officially go in the Alabama record books as a historic performance all on its own.

The Tide quarterback’s 445 yards passing and 457 yards of total offense in the win over Florida were, at the time, the second-most and tied for most totals in school history, respectively. That remains the case for the former. The latter, though, has been tweaked to Sims’ benefit.

What happened was, 27 yards have been added to Sims rushing total. That pushed his total offense to 484 yards, a single-game UA record ahead of the 457 yards at which he and Scott Hunter (1969) had been tied.

The additional yardage was connected to a second-quarter fumble. From al.com:

On his second-quarter fumble, Sims was inaccurately docked 33 rushing yards -- the distance between the line of scrimmage (Florida’s 32-yard line) and where Florida ultimately finished with it (Alabama’s 35). Sims, though, should only have been docked 6 -- the distance between the line of scrimmage and where it was recovered (Florida’s 38).

The decision also moves Sims from 24th nationally in total offense per game (301.3) to 22nd (308.0). That total is fifth among SEC quarterbacks.