2018 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 14
Rob Nittolo
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- High School:
- Hillsborough (N.J.)
2018 Academic All-Big Ten
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/5) ... honored on Senior Day against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... did not see game action.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Graduated from Southern Connecticut State in the spring … transferred to Rutgers in the summer ... did not see game action.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore at Southern Connecticut State): Played in five games on the season … completed 61-of-119 passes for 835 yards and six touchdowns and rushed 47 times for 51 yards and three touchdowns on the season … had one pass for 17 yards and a touchdown against Pace (10/8) … completed 16-of-27 passes for 175 yards and one rushing touchdown in the home win against AIC (9/23) … completed seven passes with one touchdown and rushed for a score against Assumption (9/16) … completed 17-of-25 passes with three touchdowns and also rushed for a score against Stonehill (9/9) … in the opener against Gannon (9/3), completed 20-of-44 passes for 280 yards, along with one touchdown pass.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman at Southern Connecticut State): Played in all 11 games … named ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year ... a Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection … finished the year completing 172-of-337 passes for 1,947 yards ... threw 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions ... also rushed for four touchdowns on the year ... passed for a touchdown in the season finale at AIC (11/14) … went 18-for-36 for 182 yards with one touchdown against Merrimack (11/7) ... completed 25-of-51 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the game at LIU-Post (10/31) … set a new SCSU single-game record with 51 attempts in the contest ... named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for the efforts … finished 14-of-24 for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the win at St. Anselm (10/24) ... completed 28-of-49 passes for a season-high 357 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions against Assumption (10/17) … also had 16 rushes for 85 yards along with three rushing touchdowns in the game ... set new SCSU single-game record for total offense plays (65) and total offense yards (442) and named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for the second time … went 17-for-26 for 193 yards and four touchdowns at Stonehill (10/3) and named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week … finished 17-of-33 for 122 yards and a touchdown against New Haven (9/25) ... made his Owls’ debut in the home game against Gannon (9/5) and completed 24-of-38 passes for 249 yards, along with three touchdown passes.
2014 (Freshman at James Madison): Did not see game action … redshirted.
Prior to College: Played just his senior season under Head Coach Kevin Carty, at Hillsborough High School … won NJ.com’s fan poll for “The Best Quarterback” in the state after going 151-for-309 for 2,336 yards and 23 touchdowns through the air, as well as adding 258 rushing yards and four touchdowns … an all-state selection … team named him recipient of the Joe Adochio Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player … 2013-2014 New Jersey Mini Max Award Winner for his work on the gridiron, in the classroom and in the communities … transferred from Dwyer High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., the summer before his senior year … started the second half of his junior year at Dwyer, leading them to a 9-4 overall record, 5-1 district mark and a berth in the playoffs … a team captain.
Personal: Son of Darlene and Robert Nittolo … father played collegiate football at Minnesota and Pittsburgh ... a graduate student in the labor and employment relations program.
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/5) ... honored on Senior Day against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... did not see game action.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Graduated from Southern Connecticut State in the spring … transferred to Rutgers in the summer ... did not see game action.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore at Southern Connecticut State): Played in five games on the season … completed 61-of-119 passes for 835 yards and six touchdowns and rushed 47 times for 51 yards and three touchdowns on the season … had one pass for 17 yards and a touchdown against Pace (10/8) … completed 16-of-27 passes for 175 yards and one rushing touchdown in the home win against AIC (9/23) … completed seven passes with one touchdown and rushed for a score against Assumption (9/16) … completed 17-of-25 passes with three touchdowns and also rushed for a score against Stonehill (9/9) … in the opener against Gannon (9/3), completed 20-of-44 passes for 280 yards, along with one touchdown pass.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman at Southern Connecticut State): Played in all 11 games … named ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year ... a Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection … finished the year completing 172-of-337 passes for 1,947 yards ... threw 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions ... also rushed for four touchdowns on the year ... passed for a touchdown in the season finale at AIC (11/14) … went 18-for-36 for 182 yards with one touchdown against Merrimack (11/7) ... completed 25-of-51 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the game at LIU-Post (10/31) … set a new SCSU single-game record with 51 attempts in the contest ... named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll for the efforts … finished 14-of-24 for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the win at St. Anselm (10/24) ... completed 28-of-49 passes for a season-high 357 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions against Assumption (10/17) … also had 16 rushes for 85 yards along with three rushing touchdowns in the game ... set new SCSU single-game record for total offense plays (65) and total offense yards (442) and named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for the second time … went 17-for-26 for 193 yards and four touchdowns at Stonehill (10/3) and named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week … finished 17-of-33 for 122 yards and a touchdown against New Haven (9/25) ... made his Owls’ debut in the home game against Gannon (9/5) and completed 24-of-38 passes for 249 yards, along with three touchdown passes.
2014 (Freshman at James Madison): Did not see game action … redshirted.
Prior to College: Played just his senior season under Head Coach Kevin Carty, at Hillsborough High School … won NJ.com’s fan poll for “The Best Quarterback” in the state after going 151-for-309 for 2,336 yards and 23 touchdowns through the air, as well as adding 258 rushing yards and four touchdowns … an all-state selection … team named him recipient of the Joe Adochio Award as the team’s Most Valuable Player … 2013-2014 New Jersey Mini Max Award Winner for his work on the gridiron, in the classroom and in the communities … transferred from Dwyer High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., the summer before his senior year … started the second half of his junior year at Dwyer, leading them to a 9-4 overall record, 5-1 district mark and a berth in the playoffs … a team captain.
Personal: Son of Darlene and Robert Nittolo … father played collegiate football at Minnesota and Pittsburgh ... a graduate student in the labor and employment relations program.
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