2015 Football Roster
Sep 13 (Sat)
5 p.m.
Gehrig Dieter
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- South Bend, Ind.
- High School:
- Washington
- Prev School:
- SMU
2015: A second team All-MAC selection at wide receiver … caught a team-high 94 passes (4th in school history) for 1,038 yards (9th in school history) … added 10 receiving touchdowns (tied-7th in school history) … had three 100-yard games … caught a season-high 13 passes for 103 yards and a career-best three touchdowns against Toledo (Nov. 17) … had seven catches for 133 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Tennessee (Sept. 5) … caught a 14-yard touchdown in a win at Maryland (Sept. 12) … had 10 catches for 96 yards at Purdue (Sept. 26) … caught a touchdown pass to go along with 77 yards in a win over Akron (Oct. 17) … had nine receptions for a season-high 136 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio (Nov. 4) … added nine catches for 84 yards in the MAC East-clinching win over Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … had 11 receptions for 81 yards and a score in the regular season finale at Ball State … caught seven passes for 75 yards in the MAC Championship Game win … had five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown in the GoDaddy Bowl against Georgia Southern.
2014: Played in nine games for the Falcons … finished with 35 catches for 460 yards and one touchdown … started the season strong on Aug. 29 at Western Kentucky, recording a team-high seven catches for 78 yards … suffered an injury on Sept. 13 against Indiana … returned on Nov. 4 at Akron, making three catches for 61 yards … had six catches for 78 yards against Kent State on Nov. 12 … recorded two catches for 56 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown reception, in the MAC Championship Game against Northern Illinois on Dec. 5 … had a season-best seven catches for a career-high 108 yards in a Camellia Bowl win over South Alabama on Dec. 20.
2013: Redshirted.
Prior to BGSU: Played in 10 games, making three starts at Southern Methodist University ... caught 10 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown.
High School: Was a 2011 graduate of Washington High School ... team captain ... was named a Parade All-American his senior year ... was named Indiana 4A Player of the Year ... holds a national record for receiving yards in a game (437), in a 4A state playoff contest (168) and career touchdown receptions (49) ... was also named first-team All-American by Max Preps ... earned second-team All-American by SI.com and third-team All-American by ESPN.
Personal: Full name is Gehrig Richard Dieter ... born Feb. 24, 1993 ... son of Derek and Suzy Dieter ... has three brothers ... majoring in sports management.
