| Career Highlights |
| • Seven-Time PSAC West Athlete of the Week |
| • One-Time National Offensive Player of the Week |
| • 2018 and 2019 First Team All-PSAC West |
| • 2019 PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year |
| • 2019 PSAC Championship Game MVP |
| • SRU single-season records for total offense, passing yards, passing TDs and completions |
| • SRU career records for passing TDs, completion percentage and passing efficiency |
| • 2019 First Team Associated Press, D2football.com, D2CCA and Don Hansen All-American |
| • 2019 D2CCA and Don Hansen National Offensive Player of the Year |
| • 2019 D2CCA and Don Hansen Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year |
| • 2019 First Team All-Region |
| • 2019 Harlon Hill Award Winner - DII College Player of the Year |
Personal: Son of Roland Rivers Jr. … Majoring in Communications.
SRU Career Records: Set SRU career records for passing touchdowns (80), completion percentage (63.3 percent), passing efficiency (164.1) and total offense per game (326.1 yards per game), despite playing in just 26 games over two years ... went 23-3 as the SRU starting quarterback and a perfect 14-0 in PSAC Western Division games ... finished 26-game SRU career with 7,181 passing yards with 80 touchdowns to go along with 1,297 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns.
2019: Harlon Hill Trophy winner as the Division II College Football Player of the Year ... first SRU Harlon Hill winner in program history and the first PSAC West winner ever ... Division II Conference Commissioners' Association (D2CCA) National Offensive Player of the Year ... Don Hansen National Offensive Player of the Year ... First team Associated Press All-American ... First team D2CCA All-American ... First team D2football.com All-American ... first team Don Hansen All-American ... Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year by D2CCA and Don Hansen ... First team All-Region by D2CCA and Don Hansen ... PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year ... First team All-PSAC West ... PSAC Championship Game MVP after throwing for 302 yards with four touchdowns and rushing ror 53 yards in road win at No. 13 Kutztown ... threw for 1,051 yards with 12 touchdowns and one interception while also rushing for three TDs in three NCAA playoff games after leading SRU to the semifinals for the first time since 1998 ... threw for 436 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions while also rushing for two touchdowns to account for eight TDs in NCAA quarterfinal win over No. 13 Notre Dame (Ohio) ... also threw for 416 yards with four touchdowns and rushed for one score in NCAA second round win over Shepherd ... set NCAA Division II single-season records for points responsible for (370), total touchdowns responsible for (61) and most games with at least three passing touchdowns (11) ... threw for more than 300 yards in nine games ... threw for more than 400 yards in three games ... set SRU single-season records for completions (322), completion percentage (66.9 percent), passing efficiency (177.6), passing yards (4,460), passing touchdowns (52) and total offense (5,160) ...
Game-by-game Statistics
2018: Started 12 games …Took over as starting quarterback entering week three of the season ... First team All-PSAC West … Threw for 2,721 yards and 28 touchdowns … Completed 58.1 percent (198-for-341) of passes … Averaged 226.8 yards passing per game … Also finished second on the team in rushing with 597 yards (4.4 ypc) and seven touchdowns … Ranked 13th in the nation in passing touchdowns and 23rd in passing yards … Was second in the PSAC in touchdown passes and third in passing yards … Made Slippery Rock debut at Millersville, throwing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 40 yards and two more scores … Over a four game stretch from week 4-7, totaled 1,317 passing yards, 18 total touchdowns (14 passing / four rushing) and just three interceptions … Threw for five touchdowns and 327 yards on 16 completions to go with one rushing touchdown against Seton Hill … Completed 25-of-38 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns against Mercyhurst … Also ran for a TD against the Lakers … Threw for a season-best 403 yards and five touchdowns after completing 25-of-32 passes against Edinboro … Led SRU to road playoff victory at New haven with 249 yards passing and four touchdowns on 18-of-24 passing … A two-time PSAC West Offensive Player of the Week selection …
Game-by-Game Statistics
Before The Rock: Played football at Valdosta State … Appeared in 18 games for the Blazers, completing 166-of-284 passes for 19 touchdowns in addition to rushing for 447 yards and four touchdowns ... suffered injury to throwing shoulder late in sophomore season that required him to miss the entire 2017 season ... transferred to Slippery Rock prior to the start of the 2018 season to continue playing with former QB coach Justin Roper, who is the offensive coordinator at SRU.
High School: Led Martin Luther King High School (Ellenwood, Georgia) to a 7-4 record and the Georgia AAAAA State Playoffs in 2013 ... Completed 174-of-287 passes for 2,685 yards ... Threw 24 touchdowns on the year ... Completed 60.6 percent of his passes ... Also ran for 385 yards and seven touchdowns while earning All-State Honorable Mention honors ... As a junior, completed 42-of-65 passes for 731 yards and nine touchdowns ... Also competed in swimming and track and field for the Lions.
| Career Highs |
| Pass Attempts |
50 at Minnesota State (2019) |
| Pass Completions |
33 at Edinboro (2019) |
| Passing Yards |
436 vs. Notre Dame (2019) |
| Passing TD |
6 (3x) most recently vs Notre Dame (2019) |
| Long Pass |
87 vs Milllersville (2019) |
| Rushing Yards |
135 vs. Cal U (2019) |
| Rushing TD |
2 (3x) most recently vs. Notre Dame (2019) |
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 9/22/18 |
Seton Hill |
327 pass yards, 80 Rush Yards, 6 TDs |
| 10/13/18 |
Edinboro |
403 pass yards, 92 rush yards, 6 TDs |
| 9/5/19 |
Wayne State |
405 pass yards, 7 total TDs, |
| 9/14/19 |
Shippensburg |
369 pass yards, 4 TDs |
| 9/21/19 |
Millersville |
339 pass yards, 6 TDs |
| 9/28/19 |
Seton Hill |
301 pass yards, 122 rush yards, 5 total TDs |
| 11/2/19 |
Cal U |
281 pass yards, 135 rush yards, 4 total TDs |
| 11/16/19 |
Kutztown |
302 pass yards, 4 TDs, 53 rush yards |
| 11/30/19 |
Shepherd |
416 pass yards, 5 total TDs |
| 12/7/19 |
Notre Dame |
436 Passing Yards, 8 total TDs |
