Ron Dugans
7/20/2009 4:01:00 AM | Football
Ron Dugans enters his third year with the Georgia Southern football program and coach Chris Hatcher's staff. He brings a wealth of collegiate and professional experience to the Eagles wide receiver corps.
EXPERIENCE: 3rd YEAR ON GSU STAFF
During year two of the Hatch Attack, led by All-Southern Conference wide receiver Raja Andrews, the Eagles led the SoCon and ranked 20th nationally in passing offense. That also helped the Eagles finish 20th nationally in scoring offense and 37th in total offense.
Andrews shattered several records during his senior year, en route to finishing 15th nationally in receptions per game and 20th in receiving yards. Andrews smashed the single-season records in receptions by 25 (64), the receiving yards by 200 (873) and most games gaining 100 receiving yards by three (5).
Twice Andrews broke the single-game receptions record with 10 and in three years set the career receptions record. In fact, five receivers averaged better than 10 yards per catch.
In 2008, the speedy receiver corps accounted for the majority of the team's 42 receptions of 20-plus yards.
During the 2007 season the receivers corps caught eight touchdown passes, including the third-longest completion in program history (Michael McIntosh, 81 yards). That year Andrews nearly set the season receptions record, finishing one shy of the mark.
Dugans spent the 2006 season at his alma mater Florida State as a graduate assistant coach on offense. FSU ended its 7-6 season with a victory over UCLA in the Emerald Bowl. The year prior he worked as a graduate assistant with the Florida State Strength and Conditioning program.
He spent five years in the National Football League, the first four with the Cincinnati Bengals then in 2004 with the Houston Texans.
A member of the Seminole Football program from 1995-99, Dugans won a National Championship his senior year. He started at wide receiver opposite fellow NFL pick Peter Warrick. Dugans holds the distinction of having played in three title games with the Seminoles, posting a 45-4 record during his playing career.
Originally from Tallahassee, Dugans played as a true freshman in 1995 then again in 1996 before taking a medical redshirt during the 1997 campaign. He returned as a starting wide receiver his final two years.
Dugans caught 105 passes in his career totaling 1,520 yards and seven touchdowns. Two of his most impressive games came in postseason play. He caught six passes for 135 yards in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, then in his last collegiate game tallied five receptions for 99 yards and two TDs in the 2000 Sugar Bowl win over Virginia Tech.
A three-sport standout at Florida A&M University High (football, basketball and track), Dugans rushed for 730 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior year, on just 70 carries. He also registered 75 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles and seven interceptions on defense. Dugans also excelled on special teams, averaged 23 yards per punt return and 22.2 on kickoff returns with two touchdowns combined. He also won the state triple jump title his junior year.
Dugans graduated from Florida State with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1999.
