5 Greatest Hail Mary Plays in College Football History

[MAD]

Where does Jauan Jennings' game-winning catch for Tennessee against Georgia rank among the top Hail Marys?

5. LSU 33, Kentucky 30
Nov. 9, 2002 – Lexington, Ky.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNiChtd8bBQ[/youtube]

4. Boston College 47, Miami 45
Nov. 23, 1984 – Miami
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ykWbu2Gl0[/youtube]


3. BYU 46, SMU 45 (1980 Holiday Bowl)
Dec. 19, 1980 – Honolulu
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_w44ohlvhE[/youtube]

2. Tennessee 34, Georgia 31
Oct. 1, 2016 – Athens, Ga.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4jzM_gdi5A[/youtube]

1. Colorado 27, Michigan 26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4jzM_gdi5A
Sept. 24, 1994 – Ann Arbor, Mich.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nt6HjqtJt8[/youtube]

Do you agree with this list from Aaron Tallent of Athlon Sports?
5 Greatest Hail Mary Plays in College Football History

 

[VFL-82-JP]

#4 really needs to be #1. I mean, it's like the granddaddy of all Hail Mary plays. It should be the perma-#1. Then our game is #2, of course. I'd put the Colorado game at #3, mainly because Michigan can suck it.

 

[Biopsyman]

The longer the play.. The more impressive play..

 

[TennesseeVols16]

Tough to argue with that list.

 

[revjayp]

Kordell Stewart threw that ball 65-70 yards. That's as equally impressive as the catch itself.

 

[TNnative]

Kentucky fans trying to tear down goalposts after a loss.

No wonder they have trouble building a winning program.

 

[GetEmVols]

It's not the pass that made ours amazing, it is the entire last 20 seconds of the game.

The other teams in this top 5 were probably driving the field. We had to catch a kickoff and throw a pass within 10 seconds.

 

[ptcarter]

Dobbs in good QB company in that list.

 

[VolsRule]

Good list. The flutie play is probably overall the most famous but all these plays are great.

 

[KingtUT]

Our game has to be #1 if you consider the final 30seconds of emotional ups and downs that occurred.

 

[TNnative]

Cordell Stewart threw that ball 65-70 yards. That's as equally impressive as the catch itself.

Slash could sling it, but it was tipped at the one yard line, and Westbrook caught it off the tip. Put it all together, and I would think that is why they rank it #1.

 

[fade route]

Colorado should be #1 because of the distance of throw and the difficulty of the catch

 

[Remy]

#4 really needs to be #1. I mean, it's like the granddaddy of all Hail Mary plays. It should be the perma-#1. Then our game is #2, of course. I'd put the Colorado game at #3, mainly because Michigan can suck it.

I agree with you about it.

 

[peerless98]

Kordell Stewart threw that ball 65-70 yards. That's as equally impressive as the catch itself.

I think it was 71 yards actually. He released it at the 27 and, it was first touched at about the 2. Amazing arm!!!

 

[BruiserVol]

Good lord the Colorado qb released that ball at the 26 or 27 yard line. I have never seen that video and was thinking no way he's going to bomb it from there. Impressive.

What made ours special is it followed a huge pass that would be considered a game winner in any other game.

 

[vols 30]

The reactions after the Bluegrass Miracle never get old.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

That play will never get old, much like the Travis Stephens run at Uf in 2001 to seal the deal.

 

[esarmstrong]

The "Bluegrass Miracle" gets my nod for best, based on difficulty alone.

 

[mrmax86]

That is a SOLID list. And we 100% deserve to be a part of it. I can't wait to see our hail mary in the videos in ten years like we see the music city miracle and these other 4 plays too.

 

[vols 30]

The "Bluegrass Miracle" gets my nod for best, based on difficulty alone.

Just watching the UK fans trying to tear the goal post down not knowing they lost makes it #1 in my book

 

[UT_King]

5 BYU Comeback
4 Flutie Hail Mary
3 Bluegrass Miracle
2 Dobbnail Boot Hail Mary
1 Miracle in Michigan

 

[volboy81]

So glad UT can finally be on a Hail Mary for the win list! I remember all of these. I think the byu one was part of a 4-5 TD comeback they put on smu....unless I have it mixed up with another byu comeback in the 80s

 

[1974Vol]

As others mentioned it's more than the one play. It's back to back Hail Mary's. It's the only game ever with a double Mary!

 

[Vol_in_Japan]

I feel like for our highlight they should show Eason's throw just seconds before. As everyone else has said, that was a game-winning catch.

Based on the quality of the play itself, Colorado's is definitely the best (What an arm that dude had!), and I may say LSU's is #2. But with context? UT's is #1. No doubt.

 

[MSCE09]

3 man rush. every single play.