Dudek finished ninth in the voting, the best result ever for a non-Division I player. Dudek finished his collegiate career with ten school records, and holds the National Collegiate Athletic Association record for career 100-yard rushing games, (30) and games with two or more touchdowns (24).
Plymouth State went 37-6 during his time there, reaching the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs twice and earning their first-ever National Collegiate Athletic Association playoff appearance. To this date, Dudek"s jersey is the only one that Plymouth State has retired. Dudek played two games for the Denver Broncos in 1987 (during the 1987 NFL players" strike), rushing for 154 yards and two touchdowns.
Dudek was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
