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

Best season
2,851
Passing yards, 2014 (Rutgers, 8–⁠5)
Best game
397 yards
At Arkansas, week 4, 2012: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

404passing yards, career highvs. Michigan, 20145touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Fresno State, 20132rushing touchdowns, career highat Navy, 2014

Team titles: Big East champions, 2012

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2011Rutgers11622751.11,5536.8119
2012Rutgers22138857.02,6956.92216
2013Rutgers16530354.52,1597.11814
2014Rutgers18732757.22,8518.72212
Career6891,24555.39,2587.47351

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Rutgers23−114−5.0018
2012Rutgers22−46−2.1019
2013Rutgers50−93−1.9114
2014Rutgers45−5−0.1320
Career140−258−1.8420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Rutgers10QB
2012Rutgers10QB
2013Rutgers10QB
2014Rutgers10QB6′2″

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. pass
2013Rutgers3050.1626th (n=144)0.2247.847%0.18
2014Rutgers3700.3886th (n=147)0.24139.543%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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atWashington StateW 41–⁠38162728121−7
Sep 6vs.HowardW 38–⁠25151928240−16
Sep 13vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠1315301920519
Sep 20atNavyW 31–⁠241114151003
Sep 27vs.TulaneW 31–⁠614212914112
Oct 4vs.MichiganW 26–⁠242239404305
Oct 18atOhio StateL 17–⁠56172819201−21
Oct 25atNebraskaL 24–⁠4281915611−6
Nov 1vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠375154601−19
Nov 15vs.IndianaW 45–⁠231627217209
Nov 22atMichigan StateL 3–⁠45112610802−15
Nov 29atMarylandW 41–⁠382842347401
Dec 26 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 40–⁠219201842030
2013 Rutgers 10 games, 2,159 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29atFresno StateL 51–⁠522641348510
Sep 7vs.Norfolk StateW 38–⁠0122115011−8
Sep 14vs.Eastern MichiganW 28–⁠104444007
Sep 21vs.ArkansasW 28–⁠24224334631−47
Oct 5atSMUW 55–⁠52193328341−4
Oct 10atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24193620214−48
Oct 26vs.HoustonL 14–⁠4971513803–
Nov 2vs.TempleW 23–⁠2027383713010
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠52183817012−12
Nov 21atUCFL 17–⁠411134107019
2012 Rutgers 13 games, 2,695 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atTulaneW 24–⁠121120158113
Sep 8vs.HowardW 26–⁠01527130210
Sep 13atSouth FloridaW 23–⁠13234227710−4
Sep 22atArkansasW 35–⁠26253539750−12
Oct 6vs.UConnW 19–⁠3182715710−1
Oct 13vs.SyracuseW 23–⁠151423152107
Oct 20atTempleW 35–⁠101727232415
Oct 27vs.Kent StateL 23–⁠35254631326−10
Nov 10vs.ArmyW 28–⁠7141712311−8
Nov 17atCincinnatiW 10–⁠3111918612–
Nov 24atPittsburghL 6–⁠27183715711−4
Nov 29vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠201328284224
Dec 28 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠13174012901−26
2011 Rutgers 10 games, 1,553 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.North Carolina CentralW 48–⁠06179710–
Sep 24vs.OhioW 38–⁠26131900−8
Oct 1atSyracuseW 19–⁠16142412210−47
Oct 8vs.PittsburghW 34–⁠10112417420−5
Oct 15vs.NavyW 21–⁠20233127122−15
Oct 21atLouisvilleL 14–⁠16183320713−6
Oct 29vs.West VirginiaL 31–⁠4118462352210
Nov 5vs.South FloridaW 20–⁠17112411000−23
Nov 26atUConnL 22–⁠40111829822−20
Dec 30 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠13372000–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′1⅜″
Weight222 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′7″
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 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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