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5 Chris Laviano

5 Chris Laviano

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    221
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Glen Head, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Holy Trinity

Summary

Biography

2014 Academic All-Big Ten
2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team


Chris  Laviano

2016 (Redshirt Junior): Started first seven games of the season at quarterback ... totaled 70 completions, 748 passing yards and five touchdowns on the season ... went 7-for-12 passing against Illinois (10/15) ... completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to tie the game in the fourth quarter against Iowa (9/24) with 190 passing yards overall ... tossed a 75-yard touchdown in victory versus New Mexico (9/17) ... threw three touchdown passes in the win over Howard (9/10) ... started the season opener and completed 24 passes for 168 yards at No. 14 Washington (9/3).

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 12 games and started the last 11 at quarterback ... went 187-for-307 passing for a 60.9 completion percentage, the best by an RU quarterback since 2008 ... threw 16 touchdown passes and caught one ... totaled 2,247 passing yards, including two games with at least 300 yards ... season yardage total ranked eighth-most in a year in school history, while the completions were ninth and touchdowns tied for ninth in the program record books ... seventh in the Big Ten with a 131.8 passing efficiency rating and 10th with 184.1 yards of total offense per game ... racked up 2,209 yards of total offense, 10th-most in a season in school history ... completed 21 passes for 344 yards and a season-best four touchdowns against Maryland (11/28) ... recorded 13 completions with no sacks in win at Army (11/21) ... threw 13 completed passes with a long of 40 yards versus Nebraska (11/14), also recording a five-yard touchdown reception from Janarion Grant in the third quarter ... had 11 completions at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) ... passed for a season-high 386 yards (tied for fifth most in school history) in comeback victory at Indiana (10/17), completing 28 passes with three touchdowns ... engineered rally in fourth quarter by going 7-of-8 with 105 yards over last 15 minutes, as team ran 13-play drive over final 4:47 to kick game-winning field goal to cap 25-point comeback ... completed 15 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-25 passing in win over Kansas (9/26), also adding a season-high 44 rushing yards ... completed 27 passes on 42 attempts for 251 yards in first road start at Penn State (9/19) ... made first career start versus Washington State (9/12) and went 23-of-29 passing with 204 yards and one touchdown ... appeared in the second half of the win over Norfolk State (9/5), completing all four pass attempts for 138 yards with three touchdowns to Leonte Carroo ... first pass of the season registered as a 56-yard touchdown pass to Carroo ... entered spring camp in a position battle.

2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in five games as the backup quarterback ... completed 11 passes and rushed for 69 yards rushing during the season ... one of 27 in the program named Academic All-Big Ten (12/10) ... saw action in the second half at Michigan State (11/22) and converted three passes for 31 yards ... completed four passes for 49 yards and rushed for 54 yards in the second half at Nebraska (10/25) ... rushed for 46 yards on first carry against the Cornhuskers ... played one series at Ohio State (10/18) and completed a pass for seven yards ... made collegiate debut and completed one pass versus Howard (9/6) ... named the backup quarterback in preseason camp (8/12).

2013 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted ... enrolled in January and participated in spring practice ... named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Football Team.

Prior to Rutgers: Four-year starter in high school at quarterback for head coach Tony Mascia at Holy Trinity ... threw for 1,473 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... junior season totals of 1,716 yards passing and 14 touchdowns ... four-star prospect according to ESPN.com ... listed as the No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com ... rated the No. 8 prospect in New York by SuperPrep ... three-star rated recruit by Rivals and the No. 3 player in New York ... listed as the No. 34 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals ... three-star recruit by 247Sports and the No. 3 player in New York ... also rated the No. 20 pro-style quarterback nationally by 247Sports ... completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for 1,716 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior ... top game as a junior came against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea after finishing 13-of-15 passing for 205 yards and three touchdowns ... also ran for 104 yards and a touchdown on four carries in the 49-7 victory.

Personal: A communication major.


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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016Senior

    QB
    6'2" 221 lbs
    5
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