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2021 Football Roster

28 Dawson Downing

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 221
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Mission, Kan.
  • High School Bishop Miege

Biography

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2021 (Graduate): Played in all 13 games, including earning the start in the Armed Forces Bowl against Army (12/22) … in 24 rushes on the season, picked up 152 yards and a score … also caught five passes for 46 yards … carried the ball 14 times for 69 yards in the Armed Forces Bowl, all while snagging three catches for 31 yards … rushed four times for 73 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown in a homecoming victory over North Texas (10/9).

2020 (Redshirt Senior): Saw action in all 10 games on the year, primarily in a special teams role.

2019 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 12 games, including his first career start against Troy (10/5), and posted 227 rushing yards on 40 attempts for a team-best 5.7 yards per carry average … Scored his first career rushing touchdown vs. Ole Miss (10/12), a career-long scamper of 54 yards to put Mizzou on top, 28-7, in that game …  Posted a career-high 70 yards on six carries (11.7 avg.) in Mizzou’s win over Ole Miss … Had 57 yards on 10 attempts (5.7 avg.) against West Virginia (9/7) … Averaged 7.4 yards per carry on five attempts (37 total) against Troy (10/5) … Caught eight passes for 27 yards on the season, including resetting career-highs in receptions (three) and yards (13) vs. Florida (11/16) … Returned a pair of kicks for 45 yards on the season, including a 25-yarder against Troy (10/5) and a 20-yarder against Ole Miss (10/12) … In all, he finished the season with 254 total yards from scrimmage, averaging 5.3 yards every time he touched the ball.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Valuable member of special teams unit who saw action in all 13 games on the year ... Made two kickoff returns for 26 yards as an upback on the kickoff return team, while also fair-catching a few balls to give the Tigers good field position ... Special teams standout out posted two tackles on the year, both coming at South Carolina (10/6) … Also carried the ball five times for six yards in the season-opener vs. UT Marin (9/1), and ended the season with eight total carries for 14 net yards.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw his first action as a Tiger, and made big impressions with his powerful running style and non-stop motor ... Saw action in five games, and ran for 121 yards on 20 carries, good for a healthy 6.1 yards per carry average ... Saw his most extensive action in Mizzou’s big win at UConn, where he carried 10 times for 60 yards - both representing career highs ... Included in that game was a 29-yard romp off left tackle where he demolished a UConn defender in the secondary who came up to attempt a tackle - a play that made all of the highlight reels that weekend.

2016 (Freshman): Did not see game action in 2016.

Personal: Earned his bachelor’s degree with a double major in the College of Health Professions and biological sciences … will finish his public health certificate in spring 2022.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2016Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 220 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017-18Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'0" 225 lbs
    22
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'0" 225 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    6'0" 225 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2020Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    6'0" 220 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2021Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'11" 221 lbs
    28