Dustin Long (American football)
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| Date of birth | November 30, 1981 |
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| Place of birth | Beaumont, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| College |
Texas A&M Sam Houston State |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2005 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2006 | Hamburg Sea Devils (NFLE) |
Dustin Dakota Long (born November 30, 1981) is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University and Sam Houston State University. He played briefly for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Long is the son of Kim and Mike Long of Groves, Texas. His father, Mike, played quarterback at Lamar University.
As a senior, Long led Port Neches–Groves High School to the 1999 4A Division II State Championship game while throwing for 3,130 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was named Houston Chronicle Offensive Player of the Year and received the Willie Ray Smith Award, given to the South-east Texas Offensive MVP. Long played in the Oil Bowl and the THSCA North-South All-Star Game. He passed for 6,173 yards and 56 touchdowns in his high school career.
Long was redshirted.
Long did not see any action during the regular season. He entered the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in the fourth quarter, but did not attempt a pass.
Long had a record-breaking season as a sophomore after not attempting a pass as a freshman. He won the starting spot from two-year incumbent starter Mark Farris with a solid performance against the Pitt Pathers in the second game of the season and started his first career game the following week against Virginia Tech. Long passed for 2,509 yards and 19 touchdowns on 177-of-333 passing, his 2,509 season passing yards putting him at No. 2 in school history for a single season. He started the last nine games of the season and played in all 12. He posted 300-yard passing games against Kansas (399), Texas Tech (367) and Oklahoma State (332). Long shared Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors with Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury after passing for 367 yards and seven touchdowns against the Red Raiders, his seven touchdowns shattering a Big 12 record. His 19 passing touchdowns tied him with Gary Kubiak for the most in one season at A&M.
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