Quarterback, Rutgers, 2013–⁠16

Chris Laviano

Lettered 2014–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Glen Head, NY

Chris Laviano played quarterback at Rutgers (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

386passing yards, career highat Indiana, 20154touchdown passes, career highvs. Maryland, 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Rutgers112839.31073.801
2015Rutgers18730760.92,2477.31612
2016Rutgers7014548.37485.252
Career26848055.83,1026.52115

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rutgers7699.9046
2015Rutgers65−38−0.6014
2016Rutgers45521.2018
Career117830.7046

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Rutgers5QB
2014Rutgers5QB
2015Rutgers5QB
2016Rutgers5QB6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2014Rutgers35-0.18––-6.211%––
2015Rutgers3730.2239th (n=151)0.2481.046%0.23-0.17
2016Rutgers189-0.041st (n=152)0.25-7.438%0.16–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Rutgers 8 games, 748 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atWashingtonL 13–⁠48244016801−4
Sep 10vs.HowardW 52–⁠1411221373124
Sep 17vs.New MexicoW 37–⁠281127152101
Sep 24vs.IowaL 7–⁠141324190105
Oct 1atOhio StateL 0–⁠58312330019
Oct 8vs.MichiganL 0–⁠7818600−8
Oct 15vs.IllinoisL 7–⁠24712620015
Oct 22atMinnesotaL 32–⁠34––––––
2015 Rutgers 12 games, 2,247 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Norfolk StateW 63–⁠134413830–
Sep 12vs.Washington StateL 34–⁠372329204112
Sep 19atPenn StateL 3–⁠28274225102−37
Sep 26vs.KansasW 27–⁠1418252012244
Oct 10vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠31152420830−31
Oct 17atIndianaW 55–⁠522842386312
Oct 24vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠49102011701−12
Oct 31atWisconsinL 10–⁠484143101−20
Nov 7atMichiganL 16–⁠49112697019
Nov 14vs.NebraskaL 14–⁠311327165023
Nov 21atArmyW 31–⁠211321105002
Nov 28vs.MarylandL 41–⁠46213334441–
2014 Rutgers 5 games, 107 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.HowardW 38–⁠2513600–
Oct 18atOhio StateL 17–⁠5611400–
Oct 25atNebraskaL 24–⁠4247490054
Nov 1vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠3721217008
Nov 22atMichigan StateL 3–⁠453531017

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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