What's in a Number? Plenty for Colonials RB Andre Dixon
by Tom TorrisiFiled under: UFLAndre Dixon already had his "Win One for the Gipper" moment as a college football player.
That it came on the hallowed grounds of Notre Dame cemented the moment in time, leaving an enduring legacy for Dixon and the entire University of Connecticut football program.
Ask Dixon today about his 4-yard touchdown run in double overtime that put...
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September 19, 2010
Paw Prints - The Daily UConn Roundup - 4/21
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DC answered a few questions in his mailbag [Desmond Conner - Hartford Courant]
Delany to address media Wednesday [ESPN.com - Big East Blog]
UConn's Andre Dixon A Bit Antsy As NFL Draft Nears [Hartford Courant]
Talent pool hasn’t run dry at Storrs [New Haven Register]
Bristol's Hernandez...
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April 21, 2010
Vote For Andre Dixon’s TD Run Against Notre Dame
The Big East Conference is holding a poll for it’s Top 10 plays of the 2009 season. Up at No. 7 is UConn Huskies running back Andre Dixon as he takes it to the house to give UConn a 33-30 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, November 21, 2009.
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December 28, 2009
UConn presents team awards
STORRS, Conn. (December 14, 2009) – The University of Connecticut football team held its annual awards ceremony at a team dinner on Sunday night at The Burton Family Football Complex.Senior tailback Andre Dixon (New Brunswick, N.J.) received two team awards on the night, the Team Most Valuable Player award and the newly created Jasper T. Howard Play-Every-Play Award. Howard’s...
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December 14, 2009
Huskies get ready for South Florida
Some early notes from the final Tuesday luncheon....A year ago, Edsall mentioned the St. Petersburg Bowl might be a "non-starter" for UConn because of its early date (Dec. 19) conflicts with final exams. With that bowl very much in play as the Huskies head into the final game of the regular season, Edsall has changed his tune. Somewhat. "Any bowl is a good bowl,"...
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December 01, 2009
UConn Wins for Jasper Howard, at Last
by Brett McMurphyFiled under: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, West Virginia, Big EastFanHouse Big East writer Brett McMurphy looks back at the week that was in the Big East Rewind.Two weeks ago, UConn coach Randy Edsall and senior running back Andre Dixon both said how much the Huskies' really needed a bye week after a third...
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November 23, 2009
Video: Andre Dixon’s Game-Winning 4 Yard Touchdown Run
UConn Huskies running back Andre Dixon takes it to the house to give UConn a 33-30 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, November 21, 2009.
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November 21, 2009
UConn stuns Notre Dame in double overtime, 33-30
Huskies running back Andre Dixon scored a four-yard touchdown in double overtime to hand Notre Dame their second straight defeat. Charlie Weiss is running for cover.
The Huskies (5-5) had lost three straight painfully close games since Howard was killed. This time they made the plays at the end to win in dramatic fashion.
Jordan Todman [...]
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November 21, 2009
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November 21, 2009
Dixon's 4-yard TD gives UConn 33-30 win over ND
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Connecticut finally won one for their slain teammate, beating Notre Dame on senior day and handing Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis another bitter defeat.
Andre Dixon scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the second overtime to give the Huskies a 33-30 victory, their first win since cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed to death.
The loss was the third straight...
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November 21, 2009
Dixon Carries Huskies Past Cardinals
Andre Dixon had 153 yards rushing and three touchdowns as he led the UConn Huskies to a 38-25 win in Big East action on Saturday at Rentschler Field.
The Huskies improve to 4-2 (1-1 Big East) while the Cardinals fall to 2-4 (0-2).
While Dixon was the main story on the offensive side of the ball, the [...]
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October 17, 2009
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