| Rhett Dawson |
Full Name: Rhett Motte Dawson School: Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia Seminole Relations: Brother of Bill "Red" Dawson Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2006 Football HOF - Loc 74 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1968 82 FL 6-1 184 So Valdosta, GA 1969 82 SE 6-1 187 So-R * Valdosta, GA 1970 82 WR 6-1 185 Jr-R * Valdosta, GA 1971 82 WR 6-2 185 Sr-R * Valdosta, GA |
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| Conference Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 1970 All-South Independent - 1st Team 1971 All-South Independent - 1st Team |
| All-American Awards |
| Football |
Year Award 1971 Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2006 |
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Rhett Dawson starred at Valdosta (Ga.) High School and was heavily recruited by most of the top programs in the south after earning all-state honors as both a junior and senior. FSU head coach Bill
Peterson convinced him to come to Florida State where his older brother, Red, had a Hall of Fame career. Dawson suffered injuries over his freshman and sophomore seasons at FSU that cost him early playing time. He came on strong as a junior in 1970 leading the Seminoles with 54 catches for 946 yards and five touchdowns. He averaged 17.5 yards per catch and had a season-long 46-yard reception. He followed his outstanding junior season by being named Third-Team All-American by the Associated Press as a senior with 62 receptions for 817 yards and seven touchdowns. The touchdown totals do not include one of Dawson's most memorable games. In the inaugural Fiesta Bowl against Arizona State in 1971, he scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion setting a bowl scoring record that stood for 32 years. His name is still prominent in FSU's record book 35 years later as he ranks 12th in all-time season receiving yardage, 10th in career receptions, 9th in total receptions for a season, 10th in catches per game, and 5th in career cathces per game as the 2006 season kicked off. Drafted by the Houston Oilers, he played for both Houston (1971-72) and Minnesota (1973) of the NFL before two all-pro seasons with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. |
| 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
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1963 1 | 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
1968 | 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
1969 5 | 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
1970 11 | 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 | 5 | 30
1971 11 | 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 | 7 | 46
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Tot 28 | 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 | 12 | 76
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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
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1963 1 | 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
1968 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1969 5 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12 152 12.7 0 38 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 152
1970 11 | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 54 946 17.5 5 46 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 951
1971 11 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 62 817 13.2 7 32t | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 817
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Tot 28 | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 128 1915 15.0 12 46 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1920
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1963 | GP Off Def
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Nov 9 Georgia Tech | 1 RE RE
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Tot | 1 1 1
| Starts
1969 | GP Off Def
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Sep 20 Wichita State | 1 SE
Sep 26 Miami | 1
Oct 4 Florida | 1
Oct 18 Tulsa | 1 SE
Oct 25 Mississippi State | 1
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Tot | 5 2 0
| Starts
1970 | GP Off Def
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Sep 12 Louisville | 1 WR
Sep 19 Georgia Tech | 1 WR
Sep 26 Wake Forest | 1 WR
Oct 10 Florida | 1 WR
Oct 17 Memphis State | 1 WR
Oct 24 South Carolina | 1 WR
Oct 30 Miami | 1 WR
Nov 7 Clemson | 1 WR
Nov 14 Virginia Tech | 1 WR
Nov 21 Kansas State | 1 WR
Nov 26 Houston | 1 WR
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Tot | 11 11 0
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1971 | GP Off Def
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Sep 11 Southern Mississippi | 1 WR
Sep 18 Miami | 1 WR
Sep 25 Kansas | 1 SE
Oct 2 Virginia Tech | 1 WR
Oct 9 Mississippi State | 1 WR
Oct 16 Florida | 1 WR
Oct 23 South Carolina | 1 WR
Oct 30 Houston | 1 SE
Nov 13 Georgia Tech | 1 WR
Nov 20 Tulsa | 1 WR
Nov 27 Pittsburgh | 1 WR
Dec 27 Arizona State | 1 SE
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Tot | 12 12 0
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Career Tot | 29 26 1
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1969 | 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
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Sep 26 Miami | 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
Oct 4 Florida | 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
Oct 18 Tulsa | 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
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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 0 | 0 | 0
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1970 | 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
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Sep 12 Louisville | 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
Sep 19 Georgia Tech | 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
Sep 26 Wake Forest | 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
Oct 10 Florida | 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
Oct 17 Memphis State | 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
Oct 24 South Carolina | 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 | 1 | 6
Oct 30 Miami | 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
Nov 7 Clemson | 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 | 1 | 6
Nov 14 Virginia Tech | 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 | 1 | 6
Nov 21 Kansas State | 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 | 1 | 6
Nov 26 Houston | 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 | 1 | 6
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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 0 | 5 | 30
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1971 | 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
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Sep 11 Southern Mississippi | 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 | 1 | 6
Sep 18 Miami | 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 | 1 | 6
Sep 25 Kansas | 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
Oct 2 Virginia Tech | 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 | 1 | 6
Oct 9 Mississippi State | 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
Oct 16 Florida | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 1 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 1 | 8
Oct 23 South Carolina | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 1 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 2 | 14
Oct 30 Houston | 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
Nov 13 Georgia Tech | 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
Nov 20 Tulsa | 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
Nov 27 Pittsburgh | 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 | 1 | 6
Dec 27 *Arizona State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 1 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 3 | 20
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 2 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 7 | 46
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1969 | 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
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Sep 26 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 63 10.5 0 17 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 63
Oct 4 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 35 8.8 0 15 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 35
Oct 18 Tulsa | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 54 27.0 0 36 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 54
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12 152 12.7 0 36 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 152
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1970 | 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
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Sep 12 Louisville | 0 0 0.0 0 | 3 55 18.3 0 29 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 55
Sep 19 Georgia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 68 34.0 0 39 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 68
Sep 26 Wake Forest | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 61 15.3 0 24 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 61
Oct 10 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 72 18.0 0 21 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 72
Oct 17 Memphis State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 105 21.0 0 46 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 105
Oct 24 South Carolina | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 72 14.4 1 21t | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 72
Oct 30 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 93 18.6 0 43 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 93
Nov 7 Clemson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 151 21.6 1 45 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 151
Nov 14 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8 131 16.4 1 28 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 131
Nov 21 Kansas State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 68 11.3 1 20 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 68
Nov 26 Houston | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 5 70 14.0 1 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 75
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Tot | 1 5 5.0 0 5 | 54 946 17.5 5 46 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 951
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1971 | 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
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Sep 11 Southern Mississippi | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 57 8.1 1 14t | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 57
Sep 18 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 6 86 14.3 1 25 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 86
Sep 25 Kansas | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8 65 8.1 0 24 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 65
Oct 2 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9 161 17.9 1 25 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 161
Oct 9 Mississippi State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 9 9.0 0 9 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9
Oct 16 Florida | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 90 12.9 1 20 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 90
Oct 23 South Carolina | 0 0 0.0 0 | 9 140 15.6 2 32t | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 140
Oct 30 Houston | 0 0 0.0 0 | 1 7 7.0 0 7 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7
Nov 13 Georgia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 73 14.6 0 19 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 73
Nov 20 Tulsa | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2 26 13.0 0 13 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 26
Nov 27 Pittsburgh | 0 0 0.0 0 | 7 103 14.7 1 30 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 103
Dec 27 *Arizona State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 8 108 13.5 3 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 108
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 62 817 13.2 7 32t | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 817
* Bowl Game stats not included
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| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 Drafted: 1972, 10th Round #240, Houston Oilers, WR Debut: September 17, 1972 Year Abbr Team No Pos 1972 Hou Houston Oilers 20 WR 1973 Min Minnesota Vikings 86 WR |
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| Pro Statistics |
| Football |
Offensive Statistics Year Team GP GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------------------- 1972 Hou 14 2 6 78 13.0 20 1 1973 Min 2 0 2 24 12.0 19 0 -------------------------------------------- 2 Years 16 2 8 102 12.8 20 1 |