Dan Maurer was a dual-threat quarterback for the football Bears from 1996 to 1999, passing for57 touchdowns and rushing for 41 more. Dan holds school records for most touchdown passes in a career, aswell as in a season (27 in 1999), and ranks third all-time in rushing touchdowns. In his career Dan threw for4,628 yards, and gained another 1,499 yards on the ground. His passing yardage total ranks second all-timeat Bridgewater State and his 130.51 career passer rating is the fourth-highest mark in school history. Danalso ranks second all-time at BSU in total offense with 6,127 yards. In 1999, Dan led Bridgewater State toan undefeated regular season and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament, where the 19th-rankedBears lost to Ursinus College 43-38. He threw for 1,940 yards and 27 touchdowns, while rushing for 622yards and 15 TDs during the season, and was named to the New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-Conference First Team. Dan was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and NEFCOffensive Player of the Week three times that year, and was selected as the New England Football WritersDivision II/III Gold Helmet award winner in week six of the season. Dan graduated in 2000 with a Bachelorof Science degree in biology.