However, against Arizona , Clemens broke his ankle, and Dixon came into the game, though he later left with a concussion. With Clemens out for the season, Dixon split time with fellow sophomore QB Brady Leaf and guided the Ducks to four regular season wins and a second place finish in the Pac , before dropping a loss in the Holiday Bowl against Oklahoma.
Prior to his junior season in , Dixon was named full-time starter by head coach Mike Bellotti. He led the Ducks to a start, including a comeback victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. After being benched in favor of Brady Leaf, Oregon went on to lose three of their four final games and finished with a record.
Despite his shortened season, Dixon still finished the season fourth in the conference in total offense In June , he graduated from Oregon with a degree in sociology and a 3. In , Bellotti again named Dixon, now a senior, the starter prior to the season. The season started off quickly for Dixon against Houston , in which Dixon accumulated yards rushing, the most ever by an Oregon quarterback.
The following week against Michigan , Dixon threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for another, generating yards of total offense. In the next two games, he led the Ducks to big wins over Fresno State where he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another , and Stanford where he completed 27 of 36 passes for yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for another.
Against Cal , Dixon threw his first 2 interceptions of the season, but led the Ducks down the field in the final minute for a potential tying score before Cameron Colvin fumbled the ball through the end zone in the final seconds for Oregon's first loss of the season. During the Arizona State game, he left the game with a torn ACL, but was cleared to play two weeks later against Arizona. In the first quarter of that game, he ran 39 yards for a touchdown, but a few plays later, his left knee buckled and he left the game because he suffered an injury, and the Ducks went on to lose Matt Barkley called Philadelphia Eagles teammates Michael Vick and Nick Foles "outstanding men," but the rookie QB acknowledged that from here on out it's time to compete.
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Kyle Boller has traveled a long road since he was throwing footballs through uprights from his knees. Once viewed as "the franchise" in Baltimore, he's trying out to be a No. In the next two games, he led the Ducks to big wins over Fresno State where he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another , [10] and Stanford where he completed 27 of 36 passes for yards and 4 touchdowns and ran for another.
During the Arizona State game, he left the game with a knee injury, but was cleared to play two weeks later against Arizona. In the first quarter of that game, he ran 39 yards for a touchdown, but a few plays later, his left knee buckled and he left the game because of the injury, and the Ducks went on to lose In the last game of the season against arch rival Oregon State, they lost and the Beavers broke the streak of the last 10 years in which the home team had always won.
It was speculated that he could be used in the manner that the Steelers used Antwaan Randle-El a college quarterback turned NFL receiver. Dixon passed for a combined for in passing attempts in two preseason games, in addition, he ran for a yard touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.
Dixon made his first career start on November 29, against the Baltimore Ravens after injuries suffered by Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch a week earlier moved him up the depth chart. In the game, the Steelers went on to lose in overtime. Dixon finished with 12 completions out of 26 passes, for yards, with one touchdown and one interception and also ran for 27 yards on three carries, including one run for a touchdown. However, his one interception was in the overtime period, allowing the Baltimore Ravens to kick a field goal for the winning score.
Dixon wore the number 2 during his first two seasons with the Steelers, but after the trade of Santonio Holmes , Dixon took number 10, his college number.
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