Anthony Dixon
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| Anthony Dixon | |
|---|---|
| College | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | RB |
| Jersey # | 24 |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Physical education |
| Nickname | A.D. |
| Career | 2006 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | September 24, 1987  Jackson, Mississippi |
| High school | Terry High School, Terry, Mississippi |
| Records | |
| Carries (169), Yards (668) and Touchdowns (9) by a true-Freshman at MSU | |
| Bowl games | |
| 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl - MSU 10, UCF 3 | |
Anthony Rishard Dixon (born September 24, 1987 in Jackson, Mississippi)[1] is an American football Running Back for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. He had an outstanding 1,000-yard season in 2007, after breaking virtually every MSU true-Freshman rushing record in 2006.
He scored MSU's game winning touchdown in the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl game.
As a senior at Terry High School in 2005, he racked up 304 carries for 2,683 yards (8.8 average) and 31 touchdowns in leading Terry to an 11-2 mark. For his efforts, he was named the Jackson metro-area player of the year by the Clarion-Ledger. He was also a first-team All-State honoree by the paper, and was named to its (preseason) "Dandy Dozen" team (of the state's 12 best high school players) and it's (postseason) "10 Most Wanted" list (of the state's top 10 college football prospects).
[edit] Stats
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 5 | 169 | 668 | 4.0 | 9 | 65 | 55.7 |
| 2007 | 13 | 12 | 287 | 1,066 | 3.7 | 14 | 30 | 82 |
| Totals | 25 | 17 | 456 | 1,734 | 3.8 | 23 | 65 | 69.4 |
