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2018 Football Roster

64 Steve Gaviglia

  • Position OL
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 285
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Cranberry Township, Pa.
  • High School Seneca Valley

Biography

Career Highlights
• Three-Time All-PSAC West Honoree
• One-Time CoSIDA Academic All-District Honoree
• 2018 D2CCA All-Super Region 1
• 2018 AFCA 2nd Team All-American
• 2018 AP 2nd Team All-American
• 2018 PSAC Fall Top 10 Honoree

Personal: Son of Karen and Dave Gaviglia, both of which are SRU graduates ... Nickname: Gavigs ... Majoring in Exercise Science.

2018: Started all 14 games at right tackles … Earned second team All-America honors from both the Associated Press and the D2CCA … First team D2CCA All-Super Region I and first team All-PSAC West … Graded out as The Rock’s top offensive lineman … Led a unit that blocked for an offense which ranked second in the PSAC in rushing (202.7), third in scoring (37.2 ppg), third in 3rd-Down Conversion percentage (.447) and fifth in passing yards per game (255.6) … Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team … Named to the PSAC Fall Top 10 ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2017: Started all 11 games at right tackle … Earned second team All-PSAC West honors for a second straight year … Helped anchor a line that blocked for an offense which ranked fifth in the nation in passing, eighth in fourth down conversions, 11th in scoring, 11th in third down conversion, 21st in first downs and 24th in total offense … Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Appeared in all 11 games, making 10 starts … A second team All-PSAC West honoree … Helped pave the way for an offense that ranked 24th in the nation in passing yards per game (294.0) and 37th in all of Division II in points per game (35.5) … Game-By-Game Statistics

2015: Appeared in 13 games ... Finished season with 16 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble ... Had four tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack against Millersville ... Also recorded three-tackles games against Clarion and at New Haven ... Forced one fumble at Gannon ...  PSAC Scholar Athlete ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2014: Redshirted as a true freshman ... Named a PSAC Scholar Athlete.

High School: Lettered three times in football ... Named 1st-Team Northern Eight All-Conference in 2013 and 2nd-Team Northern Eight All-Conference in 2012 ... Selected Northern Fab 22 ... Recipient of the Seneca Valley Football Leadership Award, the Heart and Soul Scholarship, and the Roy Buddy Lott Memorial Scholarship ... A member of the Honor Roll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 68

    2014Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'2" 270 lbs
    68
  • 97

    2015Redshirt Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    97
  • 64

    2016Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    64
  • 64

    2017Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'3" 290 lbs
    64
  • 64

    2018Redshirt Senior

    OL
    6'3" 285 lbs
    64