Dowd provides Burr and Burton with a run/pass threat at QB. He enters Saturday’s matchup with 939 yards and 13 touchdowns on 102 rushing attempts this season. He’s part of a rushing attack that’s averaging 291.3 yards per game. Dowd has been equally effective when the Bulldogs choose to throw. He’s passed for 946 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Dowd carried the ball six times for 109 yards and three touchdowns to help Burr and Burton cap an unbeaten regular season with a 44-16 victory over Essex. Dowd helped Burr and Burton stretch its lead to 28-0 on a 75-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. St. Johnsbury is the only other Division I team that completed the regular season without a loss. Dowd is one of three quarterbacks recently named to the South roster for Vermont’s North/South Football Classic.

Dowd, a dual-threat quarterback, passed for four touchdowns and ran for another as Burr and Burton remained unbeaten (6-0) in Division I with a 53-7 victory over Champlain Valley Union. Each of Dowd’s four touchdown passes were thrown to a different receiver. He finished the game with 137 yards passing and 68 yards rushing. Burr and Burton has scored more than 50 points in each of its last three games and has outscored its opponents 296-50 this season. Down finished the 2025 season with 1,519 yards passing (14 TDs) and 923 yards rushing (11 TDs).