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A three-time All-American and First Team All-Big Sky selection, Montana quarterback Dave Dickenson holds virtually every passing record in school history. The 1995 Walter Payton Award winner holds FCS records for percentage of passes for touchdowns (7.9) and passing yards per attempt (9.2). A three-time Big Sky Offensive MVP, Dickenson holds Big Sky records for single-season passing yards (4,176), single-season pass yards per game (379.6), career completion percentage (67.3), single-game plays (85), career total offense per game (328.9) and career touchdowns responsible for (116). The only quarterback in school history to throw for 3,000+ yards in three separate seasons, Dickenson completed 1,015-of-1,477 passes for 13,486 yards and 116 touchdowns. A three-year starter, he led the Grizzlies to a 34-7 record, three Division I-AA Playoff appearances, two Big Sky Conference titles and the 1995 Division I-AA National Championship. Dickenson orchestrated a 12-play, 72-yard drive capped off by a game-winning field goal in the 22-20 victory over Marshall in the national title game. Montana retired No. 15 in his honor.

Dickenson began his professional football career with the Calgary Stampeders, playing four seasons with the Stampeders and completing 651-of-998 passes for 9,261 yards and 64 touchdowns. He won a Grey Cup with Calgary in 1998 and was named a CFL All-Star in 2000. After being named the 2000 CFL Most Outstanding Player , Dickenson garnered attention from the NFL and appeared on the rosters of the San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins from 2001-02. He returned to the CFL with the British Columbia Lions in 2003 and played five seasons with the Lions. In 2006, Dickenson led the Lions to a Grey Cup victory and earned game MVP honors. He retired from the CFL in 2009 after completing 1,635-of-2,421 passes for 22,913 yards and 154 touchdowns in his career. Dickenson will be inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame in 2015. After his playing days, Dickenson became an assistant offensive coach for the Stampeders and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2010. He was named the head coach in 2016.