2016 Football Roster
Roster
Dungey, Eric

Jersey Number 2
Eric Dungey
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lake Oswego, Ore.
- High School:
- Lakeridge
Bio
Career Overview: One of the most dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks in the history of the ACC … Played in 39 games with 38 starts from 2015-2018 ... Posted a 20-18 record as a starter … As a passer, was 786-of-1,279 (.615) for 9,340 yards with 58 touchdowns and 30 interceptions ... As a runner, racked up 1,993 yards and 35 touchdowns on 543 carries (3.7 avg.) ... Along with Lamar Jackson (Louisville) and Marquise Williams (North Carolina), Dungey was one of three quarterbacks in ACC history to score 200+ points (210) and pass for 200+ points (348) ... Finished his career as one of five ACC quarterbacks all-time with 11,000+ yards of total offense and 90+ touchdowns responsible for, joining Philip Rivers (NC State), Lamar Jackson (Louisville), Tajh Boyd (Clemson) and Deshaun Watson (Clemson) ... Ranked in the top five in ACC history in career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (t-3rd), most 400+ yard total offense games (t-4th - 7), total offense yards per game (5th - 290.6), total offense yards (5th - 11,333) and plays (1,822) at the end of the 2018 season ... Set or tied 25 school records during his time with the Orange, including the career records for passing yards, passing yards per game (239.5), 300-yard passing games (12), 400-yard passing games (3), total offense, total offense per game, most plays and most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback ... Additionally, Dungey left campus ranked in the top five all-time at Syracuse in passing attempts (2nd - 1,279), completions (2nd - 786), completion percentage (3rd - .615), touchdown passes (3rd - 58) and pass efficiency rating (4th - 133.07) ... Accounted for three or more touchdowns in 18 of his 38 first-string appearances and produced 93 career total touchdowns ... In addition to his 12 games with 300+ passing yards, Dungey registered three career 400-yard passing performances, the most in school history ... Logged six 100-yard rushing games, second to Bill Hurley (8) all-time among Syracuse signal-callers ... Led the Orange in rushing touchdowns in all four of his seasons ... Finished his time at Syracuse 23rd on the program's career rushing list and was one of three active 1,000-yard rushers for the Orange in 2018 ... Received ACC Player of the Week honors a school-record eight times ... Two-year captain ... Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection ... Named to the 2016 All-ACC Academic Football Team … Past member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... 2018-19 'Cuse Award winner as Syracuse's Male Athlete of the Year ... Four-time SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection ... Three-time member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Represented the Orange twice at ACC Football Kickoff, the league's annual preseason media event ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2018): Semifinalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented to the nation's top senior quarterback ... All-ACC Third Team ... Second-team Associated Press All-ACC ... ECAC Offensive Player of the Year ... All-ECAC First Team selection ... William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist ... Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Honorable Mention choice for his superb senior season after a broken foot prematurely ended his 2017 campaign ... Winner of the Bill Horr Award as team MVP ... Voted captain for the second year in a row ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week a league-best four times and tabbed a Manning Award "Star of the Week" on three occasions ... Started all 13 games under center ... Completed 226-of-371 (.609) passes for 2,868 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... Second on the team in rushing with 754 yards and 15 touchdowns on 184 carries (4.1 avg.) ... Tied Ryan Nassib's 2012 Syracuse record for most plays (1,555) and set new Orange single-season standards for touchdowns responsible for (33) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (15) ... Tied Ohio's Nathan Rourke and Georgia Southern's Shai Werts for third nationally in rushing TDs by a quarterback, trailing only Army West Point's Kelvin Hopkins Jr. (17) and Texas' Sam Ehlinger (16) ... Third in the conference in scoring among non-kickers (6.9 ppg) ... His 15 touchdowns scored ranked third in the league behind Clemson's Travis Etienne (26) and NC State's Reggie Gallaspy (19) ... Amassed 3,622 of total offense and ranked second in the ACC to NC State's Ryan Finley (303.8) in total offense per game at 278.8 yards per contest ... Second in the conference in points responsible for (198) and points responsible for per game (15.2), trailing Virginia Bryce Perkins (206, 15.8) ... Fifth in the ACC in both passing yards per game (220.6) and passing efficiency (137.0) ... Recorded three 300-yard passing games and two 100-yard rushing efforts ... Threw multiple TD passes in five games and accounted for a minimum of three touchdowns in six out of 13 contests ... At Western Michigan (8/31), set the school quarterback rushing record with 200 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries ... Also passed for 184 yards and two touchdowns to finish with 384 yards of offense and three TDs against the Broncos ... At the time, Dungey's performance represented the fourth 200-yard rushing game by a quarterback in ACC history ... Voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week and earned Manning Award "Star of the Week" status for the effort ... Completed 23-of-32 passes for 218 yards and a school-record tying five touchdowns in SU's 62-10 victory versus Wagner (9/8) ... Added 44 yards rushing on 11 carries against the Seahawks ... Exited the game in the second quarter against Florida State (9/15) with blurred vision ... Was 7-for-15 passing for 75 yards and ran nine times for 33 yards against the Seminoles ... Voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week for the second time after accounting for five touchdowns in the Orange's 51-21 victory versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Dungey hit on 21 of his 27 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 77 yards rushing and tying his career high with three TDs on the ground, against the Huskies ... Tallied two rushing touchdowns and was 26-of-41 for 250 yards through the air at Clemson (9/29) ... Threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, while chipping in 70 yards rushing and another score, at Pittsburgh (10/6) ... Passed for 225 yards and accumulated 42 rushing yards on 15 attempts versus North Carolina (10/29) ... Threw for a season-high 411 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions on 27-of-38 passing, and rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown versus NC State (10/27) to earn ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for the third time, Manning Award Star of the Week honors for the second time, and Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Quarterback recognition ... Broke Donovan McNabb’s Syracuse record for career yards of total offense (9,950, 1995-98) against the Wolfpack ... At Wake Forest (11/3), logged his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 119 yards and touchdowns on 24 carries ... Also passed for 157 yards to finish with 276 total yards against the Demon Deacons ... In his final game at the Carrier Dome, responsible for 254 yards of offense (192 passing, 62 rushing) and three touchdowns (1 passing, 2 rushing) in Syracuse's 54-23 thrashing of Louisville (11/9) ... Injured in the first quarter against Notre Dame (11/17) ... Returned to the field the following week at Boston College (11/24) and was responsible for 396 yards of offense and a career-high six touchdowns (3 passing, 3 rushing) in the Orange's 42-21 triumph ... Was 21-of-34 passing for 362 yards against the Eagles and carried the ball 18 times for 34 yards, earning ACC Quarterback of the Week and Manning Award "Star of the Week" accolades ... Against Boston College, eclipsed Donovan McNabb's single-season school record for touchdowns responsible for (30, 1998) and broke Bill Hurley's Orange season record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (12, 1979) ... Became Syracuse's all-time leading passer in the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) ... Completed 21 of his 30 throws for 303 yards and a touchdown versus the Mountaineers to break Ryan Nassib's previous mark of 9,190 yards set from 2009-12.
Junior Year (2017): Team captain ... Started the first nine games ... Missed the last three games of the season due to injury ... Set the program record and ranked sixth in the FBS in total offense (343.3 ypg) ... Seventh nationally and first in the ACC in completions per game (25.0) ... Second in the ACC behind Louisville star Lamar Jackson in both total offense and passing (277.2 ypg) ... Third in the ACC in points responsible for per game (15.6) ... Completed 225 out of 377 pass attempts (.597) for 2,495 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... Led the Orange in rushing with 595 yards on 143 carries (4.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns ... First quarterback to top the Syracuse season rushing list since Don McPherson in 1986 ... Amassed 3,090 yards of total offense, a record for a Syracuse player in his junior season ... Set the ACC season record for most total offense plays per game (57.8) … Carded three 300-yard passing games and three 100-yard rushing performances ... Threw multiple TD passes in five out of nine contests ... Accounted for five of Syracuse’s six touchdowns versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Completed a season-high 77.8 percent of his passes (28-36) for 328 yards, and tied his season best with three touchdown passes against the Blue Devils ... Also rushed nine times for 51 yards and two scores ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), threw for 180 yards on 26-for-42 passing and ran 19 times for 53 yards and a touchdown ... Went 19-for-35 through the air for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 105 yards rushing and a score on 11 carries, versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Completed 32-of-52 passes for 265 yards with one touchdown, and rushed for 24 yards and another score, at LSU (9/23) ... At NC State (9/30), connected on 30-of-47 passes for a season-high 385 yards and one touchdown ... Also carried 16 times for 44 yards and two touchdowns against the Wolfpack to finish with a season-best 429 yards of offense ... Had a season-high 33 completions and registered his second straight game with 400+ yards of offense versus Pittsburgh (10/7) ... Threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns against the Panthers, and ran for 48 yards and another score ... Matched his season best with three touchdown passes in the Orange’s 27-24 win over Clemson (10/13) ... Threw for 278 yards and rushed for 61 yards against the Tigers to earn ACC co-Offensive Back of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien “Great 8” Quarterback honors ... Rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries at Miami (10/21) to offset a season-low 137 yards passing and four interceptions against the Hurricanes ... At Florida State (11/4), injured his right foot early in the first quarter ... Returned to the game and completed 24 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns ... Also chipped in a season-high 109 yards rushing and a touchdown on 22 carries against the Seminoles ... Did not play the remainder of the season and underwent offseason surgery on his foot ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the Spring 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2016): Started the first nine games ... Missed the last three games of the season due to injury ... Top 15 nationally in completions per game (6th - 25.6), total offense per game (11th - 330.2), passing yards per game (12th - 297.7) and completion percentage (13th - 64.8) ... His 297.7 average passing yards per game was an SU single-season record ... Ranked in the top five in the ACC in four statistical categories, including leading the conference in completions per game and finishing second in passing ... Set the Syracuse sophomore records for passing yardage (2,679) and total offense (2,972 yards) ... Tied Ryan Nassib’s SU season records for most 300-yard passing games (6) and consecutive 300-yard passing efforts (3) … Dungey’s six 300-yard performances were second among ACC quarterbacks to Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (7), though Dungey achieved his total in six fewer games than Watson ... Threw for 400 yards twice to join Andrew Robinson (2007) as the only SU quarterbacks with multiple 400-yard passing games in the same season ... Tossed multiple touchdown passes in six out of nine games ... Four 400-yard total offense games ... Second on the team in rushing with 293 yards on 125 carries (2.3 avg.) and led the Orange with six rushing touchdowns ... Two-time ACC Offensive Back of the Week ... Career-high 34 completions and carded the first 300-yard passing game of his career with 355 yards and two touchdown passes versus Colgate (9/2) … Dungey completed a personal-best 85 percent of his passes against the Raiders (34-40), the highest percentage ever for a Syracuse signal-caller with a minimum of 21 attempts ... Tied his season high with three TD passes and threw for 255 yards against Louisville (9/9) … Added 19 yards and one touchdown on the ground versus the Cardinals ... Against USF (9/17), passed for 350 yards and two scores ... Threw for 407 yards with two touchdown passes and rushed for a touchdown at Connecticut (9/24) ... Accounted for all five Orange touchdowns versus Notre Dame (10/1), including tying the school record for most rushing TDs by a quarterback with three … Logged his third straight 300-yard passing game, throwing for 363 yards and two scores against the Irish to finish with 412 yards of total offense ... At Wake Forest (10/8), served as the team’s offensive game captain and passed for 156 yards ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), became the first player in school history to throw for 300+ yards and rush for 100+ yards in the same game … Ran for a season-best 106 yards on 24 carries against the Hokies and was 28-of-53 passing for 311 yards and a touchdown ... Recognized as the ACC Offensive Back of the Week for the first time in his career for the performance ... Completed 84.2 percent of his passes (32-38) for a career-high 434 yards and matched his season best with three touchdown passes at Boston College (10/22) … Contributed 54 yards rushing to amass a career-best 488 total yards against the Eagles ... Earned ACC Offensive Back of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien “Great 8” Quarterback honors for the effort ... Completed six passes for 48 yards and rushed four times for four yards before getting hurt in the first quarter at Clemson (11/5) ... Did not play the rest of the season ... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in eight games, starting seven ... Missed four games due to injury, including the last three games of the year ... 2015 College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American ... Was 105-for-176 (.597) passing and set the team record for most passing yards by a true freshman with 1,298 ... Tossed 11 touchdowns ... Five two-touchdown pass games ... Third on the Orange freshman season record list with 1,649 yards of total offense (1,298 passing, 351 rushing) ... Averaged 206.1 yards of total offense per game ... Recorded 16 total touchdowns (11 passing, 5 rushing), two short of Donovan McNabb’s SU freshman record for touchdown responsibility (18) ... Accounted for at least two touchdowns in seven of his eight appearances ... Second on the team in rushing with 351 yards on 91 carries (3.9 avg.) and had a team-best five rushing scores ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his college debut in relief of injured starter Terrel Hunt and completed 10-of-17 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns … Also had eight carries for 20 yards against the Rams ... Made his first career start versus Wake Forest (9/12) and was named the ACC and ECAC Rookie of the Week after going 8-of-13 passing for 221 yards with two touchdowns, and rushing 12 times for 36 yards … Dungey’s 89-yard touchdown pass to Brisly Estime in the second half against the Demon Deacons was the longest of his career ... Threw for 93 yards and one touchdown, and rushed for 50 yards and another score, before leaving the Central Michigan game (9/19) in the first half due to injury ... Set season highs for completions (21), attempts (34), passing yards (232), and accounted for three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) at USF (10/10) ... Completed a season-best 72.7 percent of his throws (16-22) and matched his season high with three total touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) at Virginia (10/17) … Dungey also set season highs for carries (18) and rushing yards (85) against the Cavaliers, including a 26-yard touchdown run in which he hurdled safety Quin Blanding that made ESPN “SportsCenter’s” Top 10 Plays ... Tied his season high with 21 completions for 210 yards and two touchdowns versus Pittsburgh (10/24) ... Rushed for 46 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns at Florida State (10/31) … One of only two players to score multiple rushing TDs against the Seminoles in 2015, joining Houston’s Greg Ward Jr. ... Was 15-of-30 for 158 yards passing and gained 45 yards on 13 carries at Louisville (11/7) … ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Three-year team captain for head coach John Parke … 2014 second-team all-state and USA Today All-Oregon selection … Two-time all-league honoree … Holds the Lakeridge single-season records for most passing yards and most touchdown passes … Also holds the school mark for career passing yards … As a senior, threw for 2,395 yards and 22 touchdowns, and rushed for 982 yards and 15 scores … Finished his career with 10,124 passing yards, 65 touchdown passes and 41 rushing touchdowns … Also played basketball, baseball and competed in track & field … Selected to play in the Oregon state football and basketball all-star games.
Personal: Eric Jay Paul Dungey … Born in June 1996 in Tualatin, Ore. … Son of Tim and Cindy Dungey … One brother, one sister ... Cousin, Ryan Dungey, is a former Supercross and Motocross champion and a two-time ESPY Award winner for Best Male Action Sports Athlete ... Hails from the same hometown as NBA superstar Kevin Love … Accounting major.
Senior Year (2018): Semifinalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented to the nation's top senior quarterback ... All-ACC Third Team ... Second-team Associated Press All-ACC ... ECAC Offensive Player of the Year ... All-ECAC First Team selection ... William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist ... Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Honorable Mention choice for his superb senior season after a broken foot prematurely ended his 2017 campaign ... Winner of the Bill Horr Award as team MVP ... Voted captain for the second year in a row ... Named ACC Quarterback of the Week a league-best four times and tabbed a Manning Award "Star of the Week" on three occasions ... Started all 13 games under center ... Completed 226-of-371 (.609) passes for 2,868 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... Second on the team in rushing with 754 yards and 15 touchdowns on 184 carries (4.1 avg.) ... Tied Ryan Nassib's 2012 Syracuse record for most plays (1,555) and set new Orange single-season standards for touchdowns responsible for (33) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (15) ... Tied Ohio's Nathan Rourke and Georgia Southern's Shai Werts for third nationally in rushing TDs by a quarterback, trailing only Army West Point's Kelvin Hopkins Jr. (17) and Texas' Sam Ehlinger (16) ... Third in the conference in scoring among non-kickers (6.9 ppg) ... His 15 touchdowns scored ranked third in the league behind Clemson's Travis Etienne (26) and NC State's Reggie Gallaspy (19) ... Amassed 3,622 of total offense and ranked second in the ACC to NC State's Ryan Finley (303.8) in total offense per game at 278.8 yards per contest ... Second in the conference in points responsible for (198) and points responsible for per game (15.2), trailing Virginia Bryce Perkins (206, 15.8) ... Fifth in the ACC in both passing yards per game (220.6) and passing efficiency (137.0) ... Recorded three 300-yard passing games and two 100-yard rushing efforts ... Threw multiple TD passes in five games and accounted for a minimum of three touchdowns in six out of 13 contests ... At Western Michigan (8/31), set the school quarterback rushing record with 200 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries ... Also passed for 184 yards and two touchdowns to finish with 384 yards of offense and three TDs against the Broncos ... At the time, Dungey's performance represented the fourth 200-yard rushing game by a quarterback in ACC history ... Voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week and earned Manning Award "Star of the Week" status for the effort ... Completed 23-of-32 passes for 218 yards and a school-record tying five touchdowns in SU's 62-10 victory versus Wagner (9/8) ... Added 44 yards rushing on 11 carries against the Seahawks ... Exited the game in the second quarter against Florida State (9/15) with blurred vision ... Was 7-for-15 passing for 75 yards and ran nine times for 33 yards against the Seminoles ... Voted the ACC Quarterback of the Week for the second time after accounting for five touchdowns in the Orange's 51-21 victory versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Dungey hit on 21 of his 27 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 77 yards rushing and tying his career high with three TDs on the ground, against the Huskies ... Tallied two rushing touchdowns and was 26-of-41 for 250 yards through the air at Clemson (9/29) ... Threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, while chipping in 70 yards rushing and another score, at Pittsburgh (10/6) ... Passed for 225 yards and accumulated 42 rushing yards on 15 attempts versus North Carolina (10/29) ... Threw for a season-high 411 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions on 27-of-38 passing, and rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown versus NC State (10/27) to earn ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for the third time, Manning Award Star of the Week honors for the second time, and Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Quarterback recognition ... Broke Donovan McNabb’s Syracuse record for career yards of total offense (9,950, 1995-98) against the Wolfpack ... At Wake Forest (11/3), logged his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 119 yards and touchdowns on 24 carries ... Also passed for 157 yards to finish with 276 total yards against the Demon Deacons ... In his final game at the Carrier Dome, responsible for 254 yards of offense (192 passing, 62 rushing) and three touchdowns (1 passing, 2 rushing) in Syracuse's 54-23 thrashing of Louisville (11/9) ... Injured in the first quarter against Notre Dame (11/17) ... Returned to the field the following week at Boston College (11/24) and was responsible for 396 yards of offense and a career-high six touchdowns (3 passing, 3 rushing) in the Orange's 42-21 triumph ... Was 21-of-34 passing for 362 yards against the Eagles and carried the ball 18 times for 34 yards, earning ACC Quarterback of the Week and Manning Award "Star of the Week" accolades ... Against Boston College, eclipsed Donovan McNabb's single-season school record for touchdowns responsible for (30, 1998) and broke Bill Hurley's Orange season record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (12, 1979) ... Became Syracuse's all-time leading passer in the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28) ... Completed 21 of his 30 throws for 303 yards and a touchdown versus the Mountaineers to break Ryan Nassib's previous mark of 9,190 yards set from 2009-12.
Junior Year (2017): Team captain ... Started the first nine games ... Missed the last three games of the season due to injury ... Set the program record and ranked sixth in the FBS in total offense (343.3 ypg) ... Seventh nationally and first in the ACC in completions per game (25.0) ... Second in the ACC behind Louisville star Lamar Jackson in both total offense and passing (277.2 ypg) ... Third in the ACC in points responsible for per game (15.6) ... Completed 225 out of 377 pass attempts (.597) for 2,495 yards, 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... Led the Orange in rushing with 595 yards on 143 carries (4.2 avg.) and nine touchdowns ... First quarterback to top the Syracuse season rushing list since Don McPherson in 1986 ... Amassed 3,090 yards of total offense, a record for a Syracuse player in his junior season ... Set the ACC season record for most total offense plays per game (57.8) … Carded three 300-yard passing games and three 100-yard rushing performances ... Threw multiple TD passes in five out of nine contests ... Accounted for five of Syracuse’s six touchdowns versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Completed a season-high 77.8 percent of his passes (28-36) for 328 yards, and tied his season best with three touchdown passes against the Blue Devils ... Also rushed nine times for 51 yards and two scores ... Against Middle Tennessee (9/9), threw for 180 yards on 26-for-42 passing and ran 19 times for 53 yards and a touchdown ... Went 19-for-35 through the air for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 105 yards rushing and a score on 11 carries, versus Central Michigan (9/16) ... Completed 32-of-52 passes for 265 yards with one touchdown, and rushed for 24 yards and another score, at LSU (9/23) ... At NC State (9/30), connected on 30-of-47 passes for a season-high 385 yards and one touchdown ... Also carried 16 times for 44 yards and two touchdowns against the Wolfpack to finish with a season-best 429 yards of offense ... Had a season-high 33 completions and registered his second straight game with 400+ yards of offense versus Pittsburgh (10/7) ... Threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns against the Panthers, and ran for 48 yards and another score ... Matched his season best with three touchdown passes in the Orange’s 27-24 win over Clemson (10/13) ... Threw for 278 yards and rushed for 61 yards against the Tigers to earn ACC co-Offensive Back of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien “Great 8” Quarterback honors ... Rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries at Miami (10/21) to offset a season-low 137 yards passing and four interceptions against the Hurricanes ... At Florida State (11/4), injured his right foot early in the first quarter ... Returned to the game and completed 24 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns ... Also chipped in a season-high 109 yards rushing and a touchdown on 22 carries against the Seminoles ... Did not play the remainder of the season and underwent offseason surgery on his foot ... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the Spring 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Sophomore Year (2016): Started the first nine games ... Missed the last three games of the season due to injury ... Top 15 nationally in completions per game (6th - 25.6), total offense per game (11th - 330.2), passing yards per game (12th - 297.7) and completion percentage (13th - 64.8) ... His 297.7 average passing yards per game was an SU single-season record ... Ranked in the top five in the ACC in four statistical categories, including leading the conference in completions per game and finishing second in passing ... Set the Syracuse sophomore records for passing yardage (2,679) and total offense (2,972 yards) ... Tied Ryan Nassib’s SU season records for most 300-yard passing games (6) and consecutive 300-yard passing efforts (3) … Dungey’s six 300-yard performances were second among ACC quarterbacks to Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (7), though Dungey achieved his total in six fewer games than Watson ... Threw for 400 yards twice to join Andrew Robinson (2007) as the only SU quarterbacks with multiple 400-yard passing games in the same season ... Tossed multiple touchdown passes in six out of nine games ... Four 400-yard total offense games ... Second on the team in rushing with 293 yards on 125 carries (2.3 avg.) and led the Orange with six rushing touchdowns ... Two-time ACC Offensive Back of the Week ... Career-high 34 completions and carded the first 300-yard passing game of his career with 355 yards and two touchdown passes versus Colgate (9/2) … Dungey completed a personal-best 85 percent of his passes against the Raiders (34-40), the highest percentage ever for a Syracuse signal-caller with a minimum of 21 attempts ... Tied his season high with three TD passes and threw for 255 yards against Louisville (9/9) … Added 19 yards and one touchdown on the ground versus the Cardinals ... Against USF (9/17), passed for 350 yards and two scores ... Threw for 407 yards with two touchdown passes and rushed for a touchdown at Connecticut (9/24) ... Accounted for all five Orange touchdowns versus Notre Dame (10/1), including tying the school record for most rushing TDs by a quarterback with three … Logged his third straight 300-yard passing game, throwing for 363 yards and two scores against the Irish to finish with 412 yards of total offense ... At Wake Forest (10/8), served as the team’s offensive game captain and passed for 156 yards ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), became the first player in school history to throw for 300+ yards and rush for 100+ yards in the same game … Ran for a season-best 106 yards on 24 carries against the Hokies and was 28-of-53 passing for 311 yards and a touchdown ... Recognized as the ACC Offensive Back of the Week for the first time in his career for the performance ... Completed 84.2 percent of his passes (32-38) for a career-high 434 yards and matched his season best with three touchdown passes at Boston College (10/22) … Contributed 54 yards rushing to amass a career-best 488 total yards against the Eagles ... Earned ACC Offensive Back of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien “Great 8” Quarterback honors for the effort ... Completed six passes for 48 yards and rushed four times for four yards before getting hurt in the first quarter at Clemson (11/5) ... Did not play the rest of the season ... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Freshman Year (2015): Played in eight games, starting seven ... Missed four games due to injury, including the last three games of the year ... 2015 College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American ... Was 105-for-176 (.597) passing and set the team record for most passing yards by a true freshman with 1,298 ... Tossed 11 touchdowns ... Five two-touchdown pass games ... Third on the Orange freshman season record list with 1,649 yards of total offense (1,298 passing, 351 rushing) ... Averaged 206.1 yards of total offense per game ... Recorded 16 total touchdowns (11 passing, 5 rushing), two short of Donovan McNabb’s SU freshman record for touchdown responsibility (18) ... Accounted for at least two touchdowns in seven of his eight appearances ... Second on the team in rushing with 351 yards on 91 carries (3.9 avg.) and had a team-best five rushing scores ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his college debut in relief of injured starter Terrel Hunt and completed 10-of-17 passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns … Also had eight carries for 20 yards against the Rams ... Made his first career start versus Wake Forest (9/12) and was named the ACC and ECAC Rookie of the Week after going 8-of-13 passing for 221 yards with two touchdowns, and rushing 12 times for 36 yards … Dungey’s 89-yard touchdown pass to Brisly Estime in the second half against the Demon Deacons was the longest of his career ... Threw for 93 yards and one touchdown, and rushed for 50 yards and another score, before leaving the Central Michigan game (9/19) in the first half due to injury ... Set season highs for completions (21), attempts (34), passing yards (232), and accounted for three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) at USF (10/10) ... Completed a season-best 72.7 percent of his throws (16-22) and matched his season high with three total touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) at Virginia (10/17) … Dungey also set season highs for carries (18) and rushing yards (85) against the Cavaliers, including a 26-yard touchdown run in which he hurdled safety Quin Blanding that made ESPN “SportsCenter’s” Top 10 Plays ... Tied his season high with 21 completions for 210 yards and two touchdowns versus Pittsburgh (10/24) ... Rushed for 46 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns at Florida State (10/31) … One of only two players to score multiple rushing TDs against the Seminoles in 2015, joining Houston’s Greg Ward Jr. ... Was 15-of-30 for 158 yards passing and gained 45 yards on 13 carries at Louisville (11/7) … ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Three-year team captain for head coach John Parke … 2014 second-team all-state and USA Today All-Oregon selection … Two-time all-league honoree … Holds the Lakeridge single-season records for most passing yards and most touchdown passes … Also holds the school mark for career passing yards … As a senior, threw for 2,395 yards and 22 touchdowns, and rushed for 982 yards and 15 scores … Finished his career with 10,124 passing yards, 65 touchdown passes and 41 rushing touchdowns … Also played basketball, baseball and competed in track & field … Selected to play in the Oregon state football and basketball all-star games.
Personal: Eric Jay Paul Dungey … Born in June 1996 in Tualatin, Ore. … Son of Tim and Cindy Dungey … One brother, one sister ... Cousin, Ryan Dungey, is a former Supercross and Motocross champion and a two-time ESPY Award winner for Best Male Action Sports Athlete ... Hails from the same hometown as NBA superstar Kevin Love … Accounting major.
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