1989 Pizza Hut/SID Honorable Mention
1990 Champion USA Honorable Mention
1991 Third Team Champion USA
“Doc” was the first Lycoming College quarterback to start as a freshman, and for good reason, as he earned three All-American honors in his career. In his four years, the Philadelphia, Pa., native racked up a career record of 39-7, including a regular-season record of 34-4. After passing for more than 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns in his first two years, including picking up Honorable Mention Pizza Hut All-American honors as a sophomore, he never lost a regular season game again, reeling off 18 straight wins to cap his career. Dougherty was at the helm during three straight playoff runs, including the run to the national title game in 1990. In his last win in 1991, he led the Warriors on a 76-yard drive, tossing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Cory Sheridan with 50 seconds left to give the team an 18-16 NCAA playoff win over Washington & Jefferson. As a junior, he won his first of two straight MAC Player of the Year awards while passing for 2,706 yards and 22 touchdowns. He set a school-record with 226 completions and earned Honorable Mention Champion USA All-American honors. As a senior, he passed for 2,642 records and completed 57.6 percent of his passes while earning Third Team Champion USA All-American honors. Twenty years after the end of his career, Dougherty still holds no less than nine school career and single-season records, including the career records for completions (720), passing yards (8,850) and touchdowns responsible for (95). Dougherty was inducted into the College’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
