Linebacker, UC Davis (from California), 2021–25
Nate Rutchena
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Danville, CA
Nate Rutchena played linebacker at California (2021–24) and UC Davis (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Stanford, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 35 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | California | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | California | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | California | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | UC Davis | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 72 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | California | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | California | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | California | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | California | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | UC Davis | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 230 |
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.
Game by game
2025 UC Davis 3 games, 11 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Utah Tech | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 6 | at Washington | L 10–70 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs. Illinois State | L 31–42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 California 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 15–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 California 5 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | vs. USC | L 49–50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Oregon | L 19–63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Washington State | W 42–39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Stanford | W 27–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 14–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 California 6 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. UC Davis | W 34–13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Notre Dame | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Arizona | W 49–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oregon | L 24–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atUSC | L 35–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Oregon State | L 10–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 California 8 games, 35 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at TCU | L 32–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Washington State | L 6–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atOregon | L 17–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Colorado | W 26–3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Oregon State | W 39–25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atArizona | L 3–10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atStanford | W 41–11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at UCLA | L 14–42 | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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