Usage / Role
56%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Rutgers
Gary Nova
QB • 6'2" • Elmwood Park, NJ, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Gary Nova is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Gary Nova built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Elmwood Park, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Gary Nova's career was his passing role: 9,258 passing...
Read the storyGary Nova, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Rutgers. Gary Nova is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,000
- Passing yards
- 9,258
- Touchdowns
- 77
Quick Answers
Gary Nova quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,000
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Rutgers
- Top game
- Temple
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2014
- 2014 Total offense rank
- 2,846 total offense · QB 61st (top 20%) · Big Ten 5th (top 4%) · National 61st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 1,419 | 1,533 | -114 | 11 | 44.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 103 | 129 | -26 | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 2,546 | 2,566 | -20 | 22 | 55.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 2,066 | 2,159 | -93 | 19 | 54.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 13 | 214 | 184 | 30 | 2 | 62.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 13 | 2,632 | 2,667 | -35 | 23 | 62.6 |
Related Context
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Gary Nova played QB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gary Nova recorded 9,258 passing yards, -258 rushing yards, and 9 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Rutgers paired 2,846 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 53.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 381 yards of offense and 67.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
206.6
Efficiency
53.9
Usage
17.1
Consistency
54.9
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 348. Norfolk State: 142. Eastern Michigan: 51. Arkansas: 299. SMU: 279. Louisville: 154. Houston: 138. Temple: 381. Cincinnati: 158. UCF: 116
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 44 by 56.1. Norfolk State: 25 by 49.4. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 90.4. Arkansas: 52 by 52.2. SMU: 42 by 54.2. Louisville: 46 by 38.8. Houston: 15 by 47.8. Temple: 44 by 67.3. Cincinnati: 42 by 40.9. UCF: 38 by 42.3
Split Comparison
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Wins230.4 · Games = 5 · +47.6 vs Losses
Losses182.8 · Games = 5 · -47.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
90.4 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/22 | @ UCF | L 17-41 | 11 | 34 | 107 | 32.4 | 0 | 1 | 42.3 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Cincinnati | L 17-52 | 18 | 38 | 170 | 47.4 | 1 | 2 | 40.9 | 4 | -12 | -3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Temple300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 23-20 | 27 | 38 | 371 | 71.1 | 3 | 0 | 67.3 | 6 | 10 | 1.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Houston | L 14-49 | 7 | 15 | 138 | 46.7 | 0 | 3 | 47.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 10/10 | @ Louisville | L 10-24 | 19 | 36 | 202 | 52.8 | 1 | 4 | 38.8 | 10 | -48 | -4.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ SMU3+ TD | W 55-52 | 19 | 33 | 283 | 57.6 | 4 | 1 | 54.2 | 9 | -4 | -0.40 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 28-24 | 22 | 43 | 346 | 51.2 | 3 | 1 | 52.2 | 9 | -47 | -5.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 28-10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 90.4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Norfolk State | W 38-0 | 12 | 21 | 150 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 49.4 | 4 | -8 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 51-52 | 26 | 41 | 348 | 63.4 | 5 | 1 | 56.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Gary Nova story
Gary Nova built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a quarterback from Elmwood Park, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Gary Nova's career was his passing role: 9,258 passing yards, 73 touchdown passes, and 1,245 attempts across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 9 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Gary Nova moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2011-2014
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Rutgers | 1,439 | 50.9 | 8.6 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1,439 | 50.9 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Rutgers | 2,649 | 54.5 | 6.1 | 1,210 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2,649 | 54.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2,066 | 53.9 | 17.1 | -583 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 2,846 | 56.9 | 9.9 | 780 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2,846 | 56.9 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 10 · W 23-20 · Conference game
Win with 381 yards of offense and 67.3 efficiency.
381
Total Offense
71.6 takeover
381 total offense with 67.3 efficiency.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 6 · W 26-24 · Conference game
409
Total Offense
64.8 takeover
Win with 409 yards of offense and 63.8 efficiency.
409 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 4 · W 28-24
299
Total Offense
62.1 takeover
Win with 299 yards of offense and 52.2 efficiency.
299 total offense with 52.2 efficiency.
#4
@ Arkansas
Week 4 · W 35-26
385
Total Offense
57.5 takeover
Win with 385 yards of offense and 66.5 efficiency.
385 total offense with 66.5 efficiency.
#5
@ UConn
Week 13 · L 22-40 · Conference game
278
Total Offense
57.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
278 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Rutgers
2,846 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
62.6
#2
2014 Regular Season · Rutgers
62.6
2,846 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Rutgers
55.7
2,649 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
15
250+ passing yards
7
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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