Quarterback, Rutgers, 2011–14
Gary Nova
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Elmwood Park, NJ
Gary Nova played quarterback at Rutgers (2011–14).
At a glance
Career highs
404passing yards, career highvs. Michigan, 20145touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Fresno State, 20132rushing touchdowns, career highat Navy, 2014Team titles: Big East champions, 2012
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rutgers | 305 | 0.16 | 26th (n=144) | 0.22 | 47.8 | 47% | 0.18 |
| 2014 | Rutgers | 370 | 0.38 | 86th (n=147) | 0.24 | 139.5 | 43% | 0.51 |
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
2014 Rutgers 13 games, 2,851 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | W 41–38 | 16 | 27 | 281 | 2 | 1 | −7 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 38–25 | 15 | 19 | 282 | 4 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 10–13 | 15 | 30 | 192 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 31–24 | 11 | 14 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–6 | 14 | 21 | 291 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 26–24 | 22 | 39 | 404 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 17–56 | 17 | 28 | 192 | 0 | 1 | −21 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 24–42 | 8 | 19 | 156 | 1 | 1 | −6 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 0–37 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 1 | −19 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 45–23 | 16 | 27 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 3–45 | 11 | 26 | 108 | 0 | 2 | −15 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 41–38 | 28 | 42 | 347 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 40–21 | 9 | 20 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
2013 Rutgers 10 games, 2,159 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 51–52 | 26 | 41 | 348 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–0 | 12 | 21 | 150 | 1 | 1 | −8 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 28–10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–24 | 22 | 43 | 346 | 3 | 1 | −47 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 55–52 | 19 | 33 | 283 | 4 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 10–24 | 19 | 36 | 202 | 1 | 4 | −48 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 14–49 | 7 | 15 | 138 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 23–20 | 27 | 38 | 371 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 17–52 | 18 | 38 | 170 | 1 | 2 | −12 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 17–41 | 11 | 34 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2012 Rutgers 13 games, 2,695 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 24–12 | 11 | 20 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 26–0 | 15 | 27 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 23–13 | 23 | 42 | 277 | 1 | 0 | −4 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 35–26 | 25 | 35 | 397 | 5 | 0 | −12 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 19–3 | 18 | 27 | 157 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 23–15 | 14 | 23 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 35–10 | 17 | 27 | 232 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 23–35 | 25 | 46 | 313 | 2 | 6 | −10 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 28–7 | 14 | 17 | 123 | 1 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 10–3 | 11 | 19 | 186 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 6–27 | 18 | 37 | 157 | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 17–20 | 13 | 28 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 10–13 | 17 | 40 | 129 | 0 | 1 | −26 |
2011 Rutgers 10 games, 1,553 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–0 | 6 | 17 | 97 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 38–26 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 19–16 | 14 | 24 | 122 | 1 | 0 | −47 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 34–10 | 11 | 24 | 174 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 21–20 | 23 | 31 | 271 | 2 | 2 | −15 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 14–16 | 18 | 33 | 207 | 1 | 3 | −6 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 31–41 | 18 | 46 | 235 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 20–17 | 11 | 24 | 110 | 0 | 0 | −23 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 22–40 | 11 | 18 | 298 | 2 | 2 | −20 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 27–13 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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