Defensive back, Rutgers (from Minnesota), 2020–⁠24

Michael Dixon

Number
No. 10
Height
6′2″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Statesboro, GA

Michael Dixon played defensive back at Minnesota (2020–⁠22) and Rutgers (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

8tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Illinois, 2024

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2020Minnesota5500000
2021Minnesota12700100
2022Minnesota28151.50030
2023Rutgers765120151
2024Rutgers603200140
Career1811103.503121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Minnesota10DBYr 1
2021Minnesota10DBYr 2
2022Minnesota10DBYr 3
2023Rutgers10DBYr 4
2024Rutgers10DBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2024 Rutgers 12 games, 60 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 7vs.AkronW 49–⁠17210000
Sep 21atVirginia TechW 26–⁠23430000
Sep 27vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠18510001
Oct 5atNebraskaL 7–⁠14650010
Oct 12vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠42730000
Oct 19vs.UCLAL 32–⁠35840000
Oct 25atUSCL 20–⁠42310001
Nov 9vs.MinnesotaW 26–⁠19510001
Nov 16atMarylandW 31–⁠17540000
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 31–⁠38840000
Nov 30atMichigan StateW 41–⁠14210000
Dec 26 ✦vs.Kansas StateL 41–⁠44540001
2023 Rutgers 13 games, 76 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠7720000
Sep 9vs.TempleW 36–⁠7731002
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠16840010
Sep 23atMichiganL 7–⁠31550000
Sep 30vs.WagnerW 52–⁠3430000
Oct 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠24540001
Oct 14vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠24660001
Oct 21atIndianaW 31–⁠14440000
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠35430000
Nov 11atIowaL 0–⁠22750000
Nov 18atPenn StateL 6–⁠27660000
Nov 25vs.MarylandL 24–⁠42731000
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 31–⁠24630001
2022 Minnesota 11 games, 28 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 1vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠0200000
Sep 10vs.Western IllinoisW 62–⁠10100000
Sep 17vs.ColoradoW 49–⁠7200002
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 34–⁠7210000
Oct 1vs.PurdueL 10–⁠20210000
Oct 15atIllinoisL 14–⁠26431000
Oct 22atPenn StateL 17–⁠45210000
Oct 29vs.RutgersW 31–⁠0110000
Nov 5atNebraskaW 20–⁠13100.5000
Nov 12vs.NorthwesternW 31–⁠3410001
Nov 26atWisconsinW 23–⁠16770000
2021 Minnesota 7 games, 12 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 2vs.Ohio StateL 31–⁠45110000
Sep 11vs.Miami (OH)W 31–⁠26720000
Sep 25vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠14110000
Nov 6vs.IllinoisL 6–⁠14110000
Nov 13atIowaL 22–⁠27110000
Nov 27vs.WisconsinW 23–⁠13110000
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 18–⁠6––––1–
2020 Minnesota 2 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 13vs.IowaL 7–⁠35330000
Dec 19atWisconsinL 17–⁠20220000

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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