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First QB Starts (Since 1973)

First QB Starts at The Rock
Name Date Opponent Stats
Larry Giusti Oct. 6, 1973 Shippensburg (W) 6-7, 76 Yards, 1 TD, Rushed for 2 TDs
Mark Hoehnen Sept. 14, 1974 East Stroudsburg (W) 4-8, 93 Yards, 46 Rush Yards, 2 TDs
Mike Sachire Sept. 17, 1977 Millersville (L) 9-25, 115 Yards
Chuck Sirko Nov. 11, 1978 Lock Haven (W) 28-46, 334 Yards, 2 TD, 62 Rush yards, 1 TD
John Elliott Nov. 1, 1980 Lock Haven (L) 10-32, 87 Yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Eric Denton Sept. 8, 1984 Dayton (L) 14-31, 168 Yards, 12 Rush Yards, 1 TD
Steve Statnick Nov. 3, 1984 Kutztown (W) 6-14, 110 Yards, 1 TD
Shawn Morton Oct. 19, 1985 Lock Haven (W) 5-7, 110 Yards, 1 TD 
Pat Strine Sept. 10, 1988 Central Connecticut (W) 10-15, 124 Yards, 2 TD, 8 Rush Yards
John Linhart Sept. 1, 1990 Portland State (L) 4-12, 6 Yards
James Poldiak Sept. 9, 1990 Springfield (L) 5-14, 31 Yards
Luke Linhart Sept. 11, 1993 Fairmont State (W) 14-29, 231 Yards, 2 TD
Chad Vogt Sept. 2, 1995 Indianapolis (W) 15-18, 185 Yards, 3 TD, 28 Rush Yards
Randy McKavish Aug. 27, 1997 Youngstown State (L) 5-28, 75 Yards,1 INT
Kevin Dvorchak Sept. 1, 2001 Florida Atlantic (W) 5-12, 41 Yards, 6 rush yards
Jeff Valentino Sept. 7, 2002 Eastern Kentucky (L) 9-27, 89 Yards, 49 Rush Yards, 1 TD
Luke McCaffrey  Sept. 6, 2003 Youngstown State (L) 8-21, 79 Yards, 1 INT, 2 Rush Yards, 1 TD
Chad DeVore   Sept. 20, 2003 Fairmont State (W) 5-9, 134 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Nate Crookshank Aug. 27, 2004 Bloomsburg (L) 11-19, 151 Yards, 1 TD, 3 INT, 6 Rush Yards
Ryan Lehmeier  Nov. 1, 2008 Lock Haven (W) 6-10, 50 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 57 Rush Yards
Brandon Frohnapple Aug. 30, 2008 Seton Hill (L) 13-35, 192 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 2 Rush Yards
Brad Galvin Nov. 8, 2008 East Stroudsburg (L) 15-35, 224 Yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rocco Colavecchia Aug. 29, 2009 Bowie State (W) 13-21, 136 Yards, 2 TD, 7 Rush Yards
Ryan O'Rourke   Oct. 31, 2009 Lock Haven (W) 9-20, 124 Yards, 1 TD
Ryan Sabo Sept. 2, 2010 Merrimack (W) 9-19, 138 Yards, 1 TD, 1 Rush TD
Cody Endres Sept. 3, 2011 Seton Hill (W) 8-13, 113 Yards, 1 INT 
Jared Buck Aug. 30, 2012 Seton Hill (W) 11-14, 127 Yards, 3 TD, 36 Rush Yards, 1 TD
Nigel Barksdale Sept. 29, 2012 Kutztown (L) 14-24, 261 Yards, 3 TD, 169 Rush Yards, 2 TD
Zack Newsock Sept. 6, 2014 Kutztown (W) 26-49, 297 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Dante Nania Sept. 5, 2015 New Haven (W) 32-54, 269 Yards, 3 TD, 2 INT, 37 Rush Yards
Don King III Sept. 3, 2016 New Haven (W) 16-35, 144 Yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 42 Rush Yards
Augustus Necastro Oct. 29, 2016 Clarion (L) 14-25, 209 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 11 Rush Yards
Tanner Garry Sept. 2, 2017 Kentucky State (W) 22-34, 390 Yards, 5 TD
Andrew Koester Sept. 1, 2018 Kentucky State (W) 14-26, 272 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT, 87 Rush Yards, 1 TD
Roland Rivers III Sept. 15, 2018 Millersville (W) 11-26, 126 Yards, 2 TD, 40 Rush Yards, 2 Rush TD
Noah Grover Oct. 30, 2021 Gannon (W) 32-40, 439 Yards, 8 TD, 16 Rush Yards
Brayden Long Nov. 12, 2022 Kutztown (L) 24-42, 227 Yards, 1 TD
Anthony Vespo Sept. 5, 2025 Franklin Pierce (W) 13-25, 160 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 Rush TD
DaOne Owens Sept. 20, 2025 Shippensburg (W) 16-27, 252 Yards, 4 TD
 
Completions
Rank Name Opponent Year Comp.
t1 Dane Nania Kutztown 2015 32
1t Noah Grover Gannon 2021 32
3 Chuck Sirko Lock Haven 1978 28
4 Zack Newsock Kutztown 2014 26
5 Brayden Long Kutztown 2022 24
6 Tanner Garry Kentucky State 2017 22
t7 Don King III New Haven 2016 16
t7 DaOne Owens Shippensburg 2025 16
9 Chad Vogt Indianapolis 1995 15
t10 Augustus Necastro Clarion 2016 14
t10 Andrew Koester Kentucky State 2018 14
t10 Eric Denton Dayton 1984 14
t10 Luke Linhart Fairmont State 1993 14
t10 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 14
 
Completion % (Min. 15 Att.)
Rank Name Opponent Year %
1 Chad Vogt Indianapolis 1995 83.3 (15-18)
2 Noah Grover Gannon 2021 80.0 (32-40)
3 Pat Strine Central Connecticut 1988 66.7 (10-15)
4 Tanner Garry Kentucky State 2017 64.7 (22-34)
5 Rocco Colavecchia Bowie State 2009 61.9 (13-21)
6 Chuck Sirko Lock Haven 1978 60.9 (28-46)
t7 Dante Nania New Haven 2015 59.3 (32-54)
t7 DaOne Owens Shippensburg 2025 59.3 (16-27)
9 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 58.3 (14-24)
10 Nate Crookshank Bloomsburg 2004 57.9 (11-19)
 
Passing Yards
Rank Name Opponent Year Yards
1 Noah Grover Gannon 2021 439
2 Tanner Garry Kentucky State 2017 390
3 Chuck Sirko Lock Haven 1978 334
4 Zack Newsock Kutztown 2014 297
5 Andrew Koester Kentucky State 2018 272
6 Dante Nania New Haven 2015 269
7 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 261
8 DaOne Owens Shippensburg 2025 252
9 Luke Linhart Fairmont State 1993 231
10 Brayden Long Kutztown 2022 227
 
Passing Touchdowns
Rank Name Opponent Year TD
1 Noah Grover Gannon 2021 8
2 Tanner Garry Kentucky State 2017 5
3 DaOne Owens Shippensburg 2025 4
t4 Jared Buck Seton Hill 2012 3
t4 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 3
t4 Dante Nania New Haven 2015 3
t4 Andrew Koester Kentucky State 2018 3
t4 Augustus Necastro Clarion 2016 3
t4 Chad Vogt Indianapolis 1995 3
t4 Chad DeVore Fairmont State 2003 3
 
Rush Yards
Rank Name Opponent Year Yards
1 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 169
2 Andrew Koester Kentucky State 2019 87
3 Chuck Sirko Lock Haven 1978 62
4 Ryan Lehmeier  Lock Haven 2008 57
5 Jeff Valentino Eastern Kentucky 2002 49
6 Mark Hoehnen East Stroudsburg 1974 46
7 Don King III New Haven 2016 42
8 Roland Rivers III Millersville 2018 40
9 Dante Nania New Haven 2015 37
10 Jared Buck Seton Hill 2012 36
 
Rushing Touchdowns
Rank Name Opponent Year TDs
t1 Larry Giusti Shippensburg 1973 2
t1 Mark Hoehnen East Stroudsburg 1974 2
t1 Nigel Barksdale Kutztown 2012 2
t1 Roland Rivers III Millersville 2018 2
t5 8 Players - - 1