Bio

Few quarterbacks in school history have displayed the explosiveness and proficiency as Dennis Dixon. And even fewer in the country exhibited their importance to their team as the athletic standout who guided Oregon to an 8-1 record and a No. 2 seed in the BCS standings. The Pacific-10 Conference’s unanimous Offensive Player of the Year and honorable mention All-American ranks fourth in the country in passing efficiency and third in the conference in total offense (271.9 avg.) while finishing ninth on the school’s single-season total offense chart (2,719 yards) playing in only 10 games. Completing his requirements for his major in sociology in less than four years, his accolades combining his academic (3.33 gpa) and athletic talents were unprecedented in the football program’s history.

Awards

• Pacific-10 unanimous Offensive Player of the Year
• Finalist for the Associated Press Player of the Year
• Finalist for the Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year)
• Finalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
• Finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award
• Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year award
• ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District quarterback
• National Football Foundation's Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
• All-American honorable mention
• Three-time Pacific-10 Offensive player of the week
• National Player of the Week for his winning performance at Michigan by Rivals.com, USA Today and AT&T

Dennis established the University of Oregon’s standard for most career rushing yards (1,208) by a quarterback. He ran and passed for touchdowns in the same game in seven of 10 appearances, and became only the Ducks’ third quarterback in the modern era to eclipse 100 yards rushing in one game. He accounted for 29 touchdowns (20 passing, nine running). Dennis concluded his career sixth on Oregon’s all-time list for total offense (6,339 yards) and eighth in passing yards (5,129).