HighlightsListed at No. 1 at running back in preseason depth chart.
2004
Gained 427 yards and averaged a career-best 5.1 yards per carry...Played in just nine games due to an assortment of injuries...Had 10 or more carries in just three games...Had 158 yards and two TDs vs. Western Michigan...Gained 78 yards in Motor City Bowl vs. UConn.
2003
Second-team All-MAC...Fifth in the MAC with 999 yards on 199 carries with 10 TDs...Just one yard short of becoming 10th UT player to gain at least 1,000 yards ...Actually had 1,000 yards at one point in the season finale vs. Bowling Green but was stopped for a loss on his final carry of the season...Gained 100+ yards four times, and 97 on another occasion...Gained career-high 165 yards vs. CMU...Had three TDs vs. EMU, two rushing and one receiving...Had 156 yards and career-best run of 58 yards vs. Marshall ...MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for the Marshall game.
2002
Stepped in as starting running back in the ninth game of the season after William Bratton went down with a broken ankle...Team's second-leading rusher with 754 yards...Led team with 12 rushing TDs...Ran for 100 or more yards three times, vs. Marshall (130), Bowling Green (101) and Central Florida (100)...Had three TD runs in final regular-season game vs. Bowling Green and four more in MAC Championship Game vs. Marshall...Caught 19 passes, averaging 5.9 yards per catch.
2001
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
High School
Led Union High to state championship game...Named all-metro and all-district...Gained 1,553 yards and scored 17 touchdowns as a senior...Rated No. 24 player in Oklahoma by one scouting service...Played for coach Bill Blankenship.
Personal
Full name is Trinity Alexander Dawson...Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1983...Son of Cottrell and Theresa Dawson...Father is a production worker and mother is a school administrator...Has three sisters...Finance major.
Career Statistics
Rushing
| Year | G | Att. | Yds. | YPA | TD | LP-G |
| 2002 | 14 | 159 | 754 | 4.7 | 12 | 37-MAR |
| 2003 | 12 | 199 | 999 | 5.0 | 10 | 58-MAR |
| 2004 | 9/6 | 84 | 427 | 5.1 | 3 | 25-Temple |
| Totals | 35/24 | 442 | 2180 | 4.9 | 25 | 58-MAR |
Receiving
| Year | G | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LP-G |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 | 113 | 5.9 | 0 | 26-Boston College |
| 2003 | 12 | 20 | 88 | 4.4 | 2 | 13-Pittsburgh |
| 2004 | 9/6 | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 29-Temple |
| Totals | 35/24 | <>274 | 5.8 | 2 | 29-Temple |
| Totals | 26 | 39 | 201 | 5.2 | 2 | 26-Boston College |
Career Game Highs
Rushing Yards: 165 (CMU, 10-3-03)
Rushing Touchdowns: 4 (Marshall, 12-7-02)
Receptions: 6 (Pittsburgh, 9-20-03)
