Student Athlete of the Week - Aug. 26 to Sept. 1
Senior quarterback Dennis Dixon has been named the GoDucks.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of August 26 - September 1.
Dixon ran for 141 yards to lead Oregon a 48-27 victory over Houston on Saturday. His
50-yard run in the first quarter of the Sept. 1 game vs. Houston was
the longest rush of his career until an 80-yard TD scamper in the 3rd.
The 80-yard carry was the longest by a UO player since Ricky Whittle
had an 80-yarder of his own vs. Cal on Nov. 7, 1992. Dixon's rushing yards were the most for an Oregon quarterback since Tony Graziani ran 108 yards against Oregon State in 1995.
Dixon
also completed nine of 15 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns for
the Ducks (1-0) in a wild game that included three touchdowns in less
than a minute.
The Dixon File
Few quarterbacks in school history have displayed the explosiveness or versatility as last year’s starter. He has demonstrated the physical gifts that are consistent with special players and showed signs of stepping up his leadership skills in the spring. Possesses a great arm and has erased the misconceptions that his passing skills take a backseat to his threat as a runner. Completed no worse than 63 percent of his passes through his first four games a year ago and better than 65 percent in four of his 15 career starts over two seasons. During that span as a starter, he has completed 241-386 passes (62.4%) for 2,668 yards, 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Begins his final season adding 625 career yards on the ground (4.1 avg.), trailing only Reggie Ogburn (1,171 yds.) for rushing yards by an
