2010: Did not play after joining the team as a walkon.
High School: Earned three varsity letters in football amd was the starting quarterback all three seasons ... academic all-conference as a junior and senior and academic all-state as a senior ... two-time All-Three Rivers Conference and all-county honoree ... senior season completed 67 of 142 passing attempts for 980 yards and four touchdowns ... also rushed for six touchdowns as a senior ... Was 72 of 160 for 991 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior ... team captain and offensive MVP senior season ... also earned three varsity letters in basketball and one in track.
Personal: Full name is Spencer Ross Dawson ... born May 5, 1989 in Peru, Ind. ... health and fitness major ... father, Brian, was a walkon center for the Boilermakers from 1973-74 ... brother, Nicholas, played football at Wabash from 2000-03.