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Football's Cam Dillon is Named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week
10/11/2021 11:54:00 AM | Football
Dillon sets Columbia single-game sacks record with 5.5 sacks, finishes day with eight total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss for 47 yards, two forced fumbles, and a safety.
PRINCETON, N.J.—Columbia senior linebacker Cam Dillon was named the Ivy League Football Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday morning. He is Columbia's second player this season to earn the Ivy League Football Defensive Player of the Week award following senior defensive back Ben Mathiasmeier on September 27.
In Columbia's 22-20 win at Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Dillon set the Columbia single-game record for sacks with 5.5 for 47 yards. He finished the day with eight total tackles, 5.5 sacks for 47 yards, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a safety.
The previous single-game sacks record was 3.0 held by five different players on seven different occasions (Josh Martin-twice, Lou Miller-twice, Hunter Little, Rashaan Curry, and Des Werthman). Dillon is the first player at Columbia to register a safety since Connor Heeb at Cornell on Nov. 11, 2017, 24 games ago. His 5.5 tackles for losses also rank No. 2 on Columbia's all-time single-game list behind Mike Quarshie's school-record 8.0 TFL vs. Fordham on Sept. 16, 2004. His 47 yards from TFL establish a new school record, surpassing the 41 yards by Quarshie in 2004.
On Sunday, Dillon was also named the College Sports Madness Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week.
A preseason All-Ivy League linebacker, Dillon currently ranks No. 2 in the nation in sacks per game (1.75) and leads the Ivy League in sacks (7.0). He also ranks No. 5 in the nation in tackles for loss per game (2.00) and ranks second in tackles for loss (8.0) in the Ivy League. In four games played and three starts, he has made 19 total tackles (eight solo) with 7.0 sacks for 54 yards and 8.0 tackles for loss for 55 yards. He also has an interception and a forced fumble. In his 17-game, six start career, Dillon has 49 tackles (21 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, one interception, and two pass breakups.
Columbia (3-1, 0-1 Ivy League) gets back into Ivy League play when it hosts Penn (2-2, 0-1 Ivy League) for its 80th annual Homecoming Game on Saturday at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. ET for game that will be televised live on SNY and ESPN+.
In Columbia's 22-20 win at Central Connecticut State on Saturday, Dillon set the Columbia single-game record for sacks with 5.5 for 47 yards. He finished the day with eight total tackles, 5.5 sacks for 47 yards, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a safety.
The previous single-game sacks record was 3.0 held by five different players on seven different occasions (Josh Martin-twice, Lou Miller-twice, Hunter Little, Rashaan Curry, and Des Werthman). Dillon is the first player at Columbia to register a safety since Connor Heeb at Cornell on Nov. 11, 2017, 24 games ago. His 5.5 tackles for losses also rank No. 2 on Columbia's all-time single-game list behind Mike Quarshie's school-record 8.0 TFL vs. Fordham on Sept. 16, 2004. His 47 yards from TFL establish a new school record, surpassing the 41 yards by Quarshie in 2004.
On Sunday, Dillon was also named the College Sports Madness Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week.
A preseason All-Ivy League linebacker, Dillon currently ranks No. 2 in the nation in sacks per game (1.75) and leads the Ivy League in sacks (7.0). He also ranks No. 5 in the nation in tackles for loss per game (2.00) and ranks second in tackles for loss (8.0) in the Ivy League. In four games played and three starts, he has made 19 total tackles (eight solo) with 7.0 sacks for 54 yards and 8.0 tackles for loss for 55 yards. He also has an interception and a forced fumble. In his 17-game, six start career, Dillon has 49 tackles (21 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, one interception, and two pass breakups.
Columbia (3-1, 0-1 Ivy League) gets back into Ivy League play when it hosts Penn (2-2, 0-1 Ivy League) for its 80th annual Homecoming Game on Saturday at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. ET for game that will be televised live on SNY and ESPN+.
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