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2024 Football Roster

12 Dawson Herl

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Independence, Mo.
  • Highschool William Chrisman

Biography

Sixth-year senior quarterback and graduate transfer that jumped in right away last fall to help UCO's improved offensive attack ... True pocket quarterback that can deliver the ball all over the field ... Smart leader that can direct an offense ... Good arm strength that can find receivers and move the chains ... Has 4,980 career passing yards and 35 career passing touchdowns ... Transferred to UCO from Missouri Southern.

2023: Played in 10 of 11 games, making four starts, during his first season with the Bronchos and was the catalyst for Central's improved offense ... Led the Broncho pass game in split time, finishing the season 124-for-202 with 1,679 yards and 14 touchdown passes ... Added 153 rushing yards on 39 attempts and one more touchdown ... Appeared in every game following Week 1 and threw at least one pass in every game ... Had a breakout performance in Week 4 at Emporia State, throwing for 363 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another ... Grabbed the No. 15 spot on UCO's single game passing yards list ... Posted 358 yards passing in Week 7 home victory over Lincoln when he threw five touchdown passes ... Took the No. 18 spot on Central's single game passing yards list ... Had two other games with over 250 yards passing, both wins for the Bronchos - Week 8 at Northeastern State when the Bronchos won a ninth consecutive President's Cup game, and Week 10 vs. Washburn when the Bronchos won the home finale ... Threw for 198 yards (at Northwest Missouri) and 187 yards (at Pittsburg State) ...  Threw for at least one touchdown in five games ... Tossed five TDs, one shy of Central's record, against Lincoln ... Threw three TDs at NSU and vs. WU ... Had two scores at Emporia and one at Pitt State ... Entered UCO's record books with the two 300-plus passing yards games ... Tied for eighth-longest touchdown pass in school history on an 85-yard score against Washburn ... Ranks ninth on Central's single season touchdown passes list with 14. 

MSSU: Threw for more than 3,000 yards in two seasons in Joplin ... Totaled 2,260 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2021 and 1,041 yards and five touchdowns in 2022 ... Also ran for 275 yards and four touchdowns in two seasons ... Sat out redshirt season in 2019 before canceled 2020 season. 

High School: Prep standout at William Chrisman High School in Independence ... Earned All-Conference honors ... Team set a school record for wins in a four-year span during his career. 

Personal: Finance - Insurance & Risk Management major ... Younger brother (Dayne) plays at MSSU ... Birthdate is Jan. 16, 2001.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 180 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 180 lbs
    12
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