Colin Dugan

Class:
Junior
Position:
NG
Height:
6-0
Weight:
290
Prev School:
Springdale HS
Hometown:
Springdale, Pa.

2008 Big South Preseason All-Conference Selection
Defensive Team Captain
Coaching Insight: Slated the starter at nose guard … team leader … physically strong, great eyes and instincts … brings energy and work ethic to the defensive line … 2007 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Big South second-team all-conference selection … saw playing time in all 11 games, starting all but one contest … had a breakout year, finishing the year with a career high in solo tackles, assisted tackles, total tackles, tackles for loss and sacks … almost doubled last year's total tackle of 36 stops … recorded one of Liberty's 12 fumble recoveries on the year … ranked fifth on the squad with 5.0 tackles for loss … ranked fourth on the team with 21 tackles against Big South opponents … finished with 3.0 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks against league foes … also added 16 of his career-high 18 assisted stops against Big South competition … had five or more tackles in eight out of 11 games … seven assisted stops and a pass break-up against Shippensburg … recorded a season-best four solo tackles to go along with two assisted stops against William & Mary … three assisted stops, including a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery which he returned four yards against St. Francis, Pa. … eight stops against Toledo, including seven assisted tackles and a shared tackle for a loss … recorded back-to-back games with 10 tackles against Presbyterian and Coastal Carolina … added two sacks for a loss of eight total yards against Coastal Carolina … five tackles, including three of the solo variety, and a tackle for a loss against VMI … 2006 (So.): Member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … started all 11 games at nose guard … was one of six defensive players to start all 11 games … ranked 10th on the squad by recording 36 tackles … sixth on the team with 25 assisted tackles … also added a sack (three yards), a pass break up, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery … tied for seventh in the Big South among defensive linemen by averaging 3.3 tackles per game … tied for fourth in the conference in fumble recoveries … was named the team's "Defensive Game Ball" winner against Savannah State, after tallying three tackles, including two solo stops and a three-yard tackle for a loss … 2005 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … played in two games early in the season against Concord and No. 16 William & Mary … recorded a fumble recovery against Concord … Prep: Graduated from Springdale High School … two-year letterwinner … named Eastern Conference Defensive MVP as a junior, while being named to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fab 22, Valley News Dispatch first-team and Valley News Dispatch Defensive Player of the Year … member of the Eastern Conference first-team all-conference squad as a senior … College Football Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete … Eastern Conference Scholar Athlete Award winner … member of the National Honor Society and Key Club … Personal: Son of Bill Dugan and Kimberly Berrett … birthday is on Aug. 5 … majoring in sport management.