#76 Dalton Ferguson Season 2016-17

Hawk Item – – Suffered major knee injury during 2017 spring practice.

2018 Honors – – Comeback Player of the Year . . . 2018 – – Started one game at left tackle and six games at right guard . . . started at left tackle and played both left and right tackle in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois as offense gained 209 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 13-3 win over Iowa State . . . started at right guard, and also played center, in 38-14 win over Northern Iowa as offense gained 545 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 28-17 loss to #18 Wisconsin . . . started at right guard in 48-31 win at Minnesota as offense gained 420 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 42-16 win at Indiana as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . started at right guard in 23-0 win over Maryland as offense gained 224 net rushing yards . . . started at right guard in 30-24 loss at #17 Penn State . . . did not see action in 38-36 loss at Purdue due to injury . . . did not see action in 14-10 loss to Northwestern . . . saw action in 63-0 win at Illinois as offense gained 400 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 31-28 win over Nebraska . . . did not see action in 27-22 Outback Bowl win over #18 Mississippi State.

2017 – – Missed the first nine games of the season due to spring practice injury . . . saw action in 55-24 win over #3 Ohio State in first action of the season . . . did not see action in 38-14 loss at #6 Wisconsin . . . saw action in 24-15 loss to Purdue . . . saw action in 56-14 win at Nebraska as offense rushed for 313 yards and gained 505 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 27-20 Pinstripe Bowl win over Boston College due to injury.

2016 – – Saw action in 12 games, primarily on special teams . . . saw action in 45-21 win over Miami as offense gained 404 yards total offense . . . saw action in 42-3 win over Iowa State as offense gained 435 yards total offense . . . saw action on special teams in 23-21 loss to North Dakota State . . . saw action on special teams in 14-7 win at Rutgers . . . saw action on special teams in 38-31 loss to Northwestern . . . saw action on special teams in 14-7 win at Minnesota . . . saw action in 49-35 win at Purdue, as offense rushed for 365 net rushing yards and gained 520 yards total offense . . . saw action on special teams in 17-9 loss to #10 Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 41-14 loss at #12 Penn State . . . saw action on special teams in 14-13 win over #2 Michigan . . . saw action in 28-0 win at Illinois at offense rushed for 262 yards and gained 342 yards total offense . . . saw action in 40-10 win over #15 Nebraska as offense rushed for 264 net yards and gained 408 yards total offense . . . saw action on special teams in 30-3 Outback Bowl loss to #17 Florida.

2015 – – Did not see action in 31-14 win over Illinois State . . . did not see action in 31-17 win at Iowa State . . . did not see action in 27-24 win over Pitt . . . saw first action of career in 62-16 win over North Texas as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois . . . saw action on special teams in 40-10 win at Northwestern as offense rushed for 294 yards and gained 492 yards total offense . . . saw action on special teams in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . saw action on special teams in 35-27 win at Indiana . . . saw action on special teams in 40-35 win over Minnesota . . . saw action in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . saw action on special teams in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . did not see action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . saw action on special teams in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford.

2014 – – Redshirted after joining the program as a walk-on.

High school honors – – Earned first team all-state and all-district honors as a senior first team all-district on both offense and defense as a junior . . . second team all-district on offense as a sophomore . . . Career – – three-year letterman as offensive lineman and defensive lineman . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . helped prep team post three-year record of 27-6 . . . also earned three letters in both track and baseball and one letter in basketball . . . tossed shot put over 60 feet at state meet.

Personal – – Born 03/08/96 . . . education major . . . parents are Diane and Mike Ferguson . . . member of prep Honor Roll and academic all-district . . . attended same high school as DT Tyler Linderbaum . . . high school coach was Kevin Miller.