Bill Dawkins
Bill Dawkins 
Full Name:  William Morris Dawkins
   School:  Jackson High School in Miami, Florida

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   1951 Football AA - Loc 37
   1983 Football HOF - Loc 76


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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1948  39  LG      5-11 195  Fr   *   Miami                       
1949  39  LG      5-11 190  So   *   Miami                       
1950  39  G       5-11 195  Jr   *   Miami                       
1951  39  G       5-11 196  Sr   *   Miami


All-American Awards
Football
Year  Award
1951  Associated Press - 1st Team Little All-American
      Williamson Middle Group - 2nd Team Little All-American


Member of the FSU Hall of Fame
Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1983
From 1948 through 1951 Florida State won 30 games while losing only 4. Steady, reliable, hard hitting guard on the four fine teams was Miamian Bill Dawkins. Many honors came to Dawkins. In 1950 and '51 he was picked on the All-Florida college team. In 1951, he was named Little All-American and at the end of that season he became the Seminoles' first gridder to be named to post-season all-star squads. Dawkins played in both the North-South and Senior Bowl games. In 1951, the star guard was the Seminoles' captain.

After graduation, Dawkins returned to Miami where for years he was one of the state's most respected high school football coaches. Fine two way lineman and great team leader, Bill Dawkins was a real giant in the history of Seminole football.



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1948   7 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1949   9 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   3- 71- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1950   6 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1951   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  1-  0- 0 |   2-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   30 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  3-  0- 0 |   5- 71- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1948   7 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1949   9 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   71
1950   6 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1951   8 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   30 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   71
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1948                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct 16 Erskine College      |  1           
Oct 23 Millsaps College     |  1  RG   RG  
Oct 30 Stetson              |  1  LG   LG  
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |  1  LG   LG  
Nov 20 Livingston State     |  1  LG   LG  
Nov 27 Troy State           |  1  LG   LG  
Dec  4 Tampa                |  1  LG   LG  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  7   6    6

                            |      Starts
1949                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  1 Whiting Field        |  1  FB   DB  
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |  1  LG   LG  
Oct 15 Erskine College      |  1  FB   DB  
Oct 22 Sewanee              |  1  LG   LG  
Oct 29 Stetson              |  1  LG   LG  
Nov  5 Livingston State     |  1  LG   LG  
Nov 12 Millsaps College     |  1  FB   DB  
Nov 18 Tampa                |  1  FB   DB  
Nov 26 Troy State           |  1  LG   LG  
Jan  2 Wofford College      |  1  LG   LG  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10  10   10

                            |      Starts
1950                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |  1           
Oct 21 Newberry College     |  1           
Oct 28 Sewanee              |  1           
Nov 10 Stetson              |  1           
Nov 18 Mississippi College  |  1           
Nov 25 Tampa                |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  6   0    0

                            |      Starts
1951                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 29 Troy State           |  1  RT   LT  
Oct  5 Miami                |  1  RT   LT  
Oct 13 Delta State          |  1  RT   LT  
Oct 20 Sul Ross State       |  1  RT   LT  
Oct 27 Stetson              |  1  RT   RT  
Nov  3 Jacksonville NAS     |  1  RT   RT  
Nov 10 Wofford College      |  1  RT   RT  
Nov 17 Tampa                |  1  RT   RT  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   8    8

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 31  24   24
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1949                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 22 Sewanee              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1- 55- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1950                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1951                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 29 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 27 Stetson              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1- 21- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 17 Tampa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  1  1-  0- 0 |   2- 21- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

* Bowl Game stats not included

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1949                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 22 Sewanee              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1950                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct  7 Randolph-Macon Coll  |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1951                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 29 Troy State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Oct 27 Stetson              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
Nov 17 Tampa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0

* Bowl Game stats not included