
Running back, Wisconsin, 1996–99
Ron Dayne
- Born
- Mar 14, 1978, in Blacksburg, Virginia
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Ron Dayne played running back at Wisconsin (1996–99). He won the 1999 Heisman Trophy, the 1999 Doak Walker Award, the 1999 Maxwell Award and the 1999 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1999. The New York Giants took Dayne in the first round, No. 11 overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
At a glance
Honors
- 1999Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2013College Football Hall of Fame
- 1996Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 1996, 1998, 1999First-team All-Big Ten
- 1997Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1999Doak Walker Award
- 1999Maxwell Award
- 1999Walter Camp Award
- 1999AP College Football Player of the Year
- 1999Chic Harley Award
- 1999Jim Brown Trophy
- 1999Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1999Consensus All‑American
- 1999Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
- 1999Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1999National leader in rushing touchdowns (20)
- 1999National leader in rushing yards (2,034)
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1998 and 1999
All-America: consensus 1999; Football News 1997; Walter Camp 1998; AP third team 1996
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1996 | 325 | 2,109 | 6.5 | 21 | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 263 | 1,457 | 5.5 | 15 | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 295 | 1,525 | 5.2 | 15 | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 337 | 2,034 | 6.0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1,220 | 7,125 | 71 | 31 | 304 | 0 | ||
From the college statistics table in Dayne’s Wikipedia article (Ron Dayne, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2000 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 259 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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