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6 Dante Aviles-Santos

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Cumberland, R.I.
  • High School Cumberland
  • Major Business Management Leadership

Biography

2024 NE Football Writers Harry Agganis-Harold Zimman Award
(presented to Most Outstanding Player in New England regardless of Division)
2024 NE Football Writers DII/DIII All-New England Team
2024 MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year
2024 First Team Offense All-MASCAC
2024 NE Football Writers Gold Helmet Award Week 7 (10/20)
2024 D3Football.com Team of the Week (10/1)
2024 MASCAC Offensive Performer of the Week (9/30, 10/21, 11/4)
2023 D3Football.com All-Region I Third Team Offense
2023 MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year
2023 First Team Offense All-MASCAC
2023 NE Football Writers Gold Helmet Week 1 (9/3)
2023 MASCAC Offensive Performer of the Week (9/3)
2022 NE Football Writers Season Gold Helmet Award
2022 NE Football Writers DII/DIII All-New England Team
2022 Joe Zabilski Award Winner
2022 D3Football.com All-Region I First Team

2022 MASCAC Offensive Player of the Year
2022 First Team Offense All-MASCAC

2021 MASCAC Offensive Rookie of the Year
2021 Second Team Offense All-MASCAC


2024:
Captain … Played in all 11 games for the Corsairs … Completed 212 passes on 328 attempts, securing 64.6% of his throws … Totaled a MASCAC-best 2,778 passing yards, averaging a conference-high 252.5 yards per game … Recorded a conference-best 42 touchdowns … Had a 175.0 efficiency rating on the season … Went 20-for-22 with 231 yards thrown and four touchdowns in a 64-24 season-opening victory against Nichols (9/7) … Posted a mark of 21-for-27 with 352 yards and five touchdowns in a 60-10 win against VTSU Castleton (9/28) … Was 26-for-32 with 342 yards thrown and a career-high six touchdowns in a 58-7 win at Worcester State (10/19) … Posted a 24-37 mark, notching 323 yards with three scores in a 41-30 win over WestConn (11/2) … Notched 316 yards, completing 22 passes with four touchdowns in a 27-54 loss to Springfield in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (11/30) … Rushed for 239 yards on 36 carries … Averaged 6.6 yards per carry and 21.7 yards per contest … Had one rushing touchdown … Recorded a season-high 56 yards on six carries in the win over the Spartans (9/28) … 

2023: Played in all 11 games for the Corsairs … Captain … Boasted another record-breaking season, eclipsing four UMass Dartmouth program records throughout the season … Completed 156 passes, completing 56.5% of his throws ... Totaled a MASCAC-best 2,365 passing yards, averaging 215.0 yards per game ... Tallied 21 TD passes – which led all conference players … Had a 147.09 rating on the season … Scrambled for 234 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns... Broke UMass Dartmouth's career records for passing yards, single-season records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing completions and passing attempts … Punted the ball once for 15 yards … Threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns in a season-opening win at Nichols (9/1) – breaking the passing yardage and passing TD career marks – Named MASCAC Offensive Performer of the Week … Had 217 yards with three touchdowns in a victory at Framingham State (9/16) … Posted a season-high 319 yards with three touchdowns in an overtime win at Westfield State (10/14) … Recorded 154 yards with two scores in a critical victory at Bridgewater State (10/28) … Threw for 168 yards with two touchdowns in the regular-season finale win against Plymouth State (11/11) …

2022:  Had a record-shattering season, leading both his team and the MASCAC in nearly all passing categories... Completed 219 passes, completing 60.50% of his throws... Completed a conference-best 19.91 passes per game... Sported a conference-best passing efficiency of 155.6... Totaled 3,189 passing yards (led MASCAC, #8 in DIII), averaging 289.91 per game(led MASCAC, #8 in DIII)... Tallied 28 TD passes (led MASCAC, #16 in DIII)... Led the conference averaging 14.56 yards per completion... Scrambled for 180 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns... Broke UMass Dartmouth's single-season records for passing yards, touchdowns, completion percentage, passing yards per game, average yards per pass and total offense... Threw for a season-high 362 yards with four passing TD's and a rushing TD against Anna Maria (9/10)... Completed 20 of 25 passes for 333 yards and six touchdowns against WestConn (9/30)... Led UMass Dartmouth to its first ever MASCAC Championship

2021: Led the MASCAC with 25 touchdown passes ... Third in the conference with 2,197 passing yards ... Led the Corsairs with eight rushing scores ... Added 299 rushing yards ... Won MASCAC Player of the Week for his six touchdown day over Dean College (9/11) ... Three-time Rookie of the Week (9/12), (10/31), (11/14) ... Threw for four TD's and 316 yards and rushed for two more touchdowns to win the Gold Helmet Award (11/20) ... Tied single season record with 33 total touchdowns 

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 ...

BEFORE UMASS DARTMOUTH: Member of the football team at Cumberland High School ... Also played basketball ...

PERSONAL: Child of Bernadette Aviles and John L. Santos ... Has four siblings, India Santos, Alcino Aviles-Santos, Daniel Concepcion and Scott Penny.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'1" 180 lbs
  • 6

    2021Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'1" 180 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Junior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 180 lbs
    6
  • 6
    C

    2023Senior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 180 lbs
    6
    C
  • 6
    C

    2024Graduate Student

    Quarterback
    6'1" 180 lbs
    6
    C