mə dʒˈiːz bɹˈeɪkˈaʊt jˈɪɹ kˈeɪm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ sˈiːzən, wˌɛn hiː kˈɔːt fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ pˈæsᵻz fɔːɹ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn jˈɑːɹdz ænd sˈɪks tˈʌtʃdaʊnz, bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ðə skˈuːlz sˈɪŋɡəlsˈiːzən ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv fˈɪfti wˈʌn ɹᵻsˈɛpʃənz sˈɛt baɪ lˈæɹi sˈiːvɚz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ænd kˈʌmɪŋ dʒˈʌst ʃˈaɪ ʌv sˈiːvɚz sˈɪŋɡəlsˈiːzən ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ jˈɑːɹdz.
McGee's break-out year came during the 1984 season, when he caught 54 passes for 809 yards and 6 touchdowns, breaking the school's single-season record of 51 receptions set by Larry Seivers in 1976, and coming just shy of Seivers' single-season record of 840 receiving yards.