16 Facts About Dusty Bonner

Dusty Bonner was born on October 27,1978 and is a former American football quarterback.

Dusty Bonner was a standout Harlon Hill Trophy winner in 2000 and 2001 while playing for Valdosta State University and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

Couch went to the NFL after his junior season and Dusty Bonner became the starting quarterback in 1999.

In 1999, Dusty Bonner started all 12 games and led the Southeastern Conference in pass efficiency, total offense, and passing yards per game.

Dusty Bonner led Kentucky to six wins and a close loss in the Music City Bowl.

Dusty Bonner enjoyed a stellar career in his two years at Valdosta State, during which he earned both the 2000 and 2001 Harlon Hill Trophies as the top Division II player in the nation.

Dusty Bonner was a three-time Gulf South Conference Player of the Week and three-time Division II National Player of the Week and went on to earn first-team All-GSC and GSC Co-Offensive Player of the Year before becoming a consensus All-American.

Dusty Bonner was the GSC Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season and accounted for eight touchdowns in a game against Delta State, throwing for six and running for two more scores.

Dusty Bonner tossed 107 touchdowns against just 22 interceptions and led VSU to playoff appearances both years.

Dusty Bonner currently holds the Blazer score record for passing yards in a game, touchdowns thrown in a game, total offense in a game, touchdowns responsible for in a game, yards per game in a season, total offense in a season and touchdowns responsible for in a season.

Dusty Bonner is third overall in career passing yards and second in both career touchdowns and total offense.

Dusty Bonner signed with the Falcons on March 19,2002, but never saw regular season action.

Dusty Bonner became the quarterback of the Horsemen under first year head coach Tony Franklin, who was previously an offensive assistant at the University of Kentucky before Dusty Bonner left the team.

Dusty Bonner was named Atlantic Conference Offensive Most Valuable Player in 2003, finishing the season by completing 297 of his 450 pass attempts.

In 2004, Dusty Bonner led the Horsemen to the national championship, He threw for 2,695 yards and 72 touchdowns during the 2004 regular season.

Dusty Bonner compiled a quarterback rating of 108.54, which ranked first.