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Blake Sims scrambles for a big gain against Florida on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2014. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Turns out Blake Sims' performance Saturday was even bigger than originally stated.

Three days after he threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns in the Crimson Tide's 42-21 victory over Florida, Sims was retroactively credited with 27 more rushing yards than the 12 he had in Saturday's stat book. That gave him 39 for the day and 484 total, putting him at No. 1 in program history for most yards in a single game.

Here's what happened:

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).

Sims gained 53 yards on the ground and ultimately lost 14 on the day to finish with 39 rushing yards. He went from 457 yards of offense, which tied Scott Hunter (1969) for most in a single game, to all alone at the top with some significant breathing room. Hunter still has the single-game record for passing yards (484) but he lost 27 yards rushing in that same game.

Sims' 27 rushing yards were also added to Alabama's team total, giving it 223 for the game and 672 total yards of offense. That vaulted the Crimson Tide from the sixth-most yards in a single game to second in program history. To break the program record, Alabama will need to top the 833 it gained against Virginia Tech in 1973.