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2024 Football

18 Stuart Ross

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position QB
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Springfield, Ill.
  • Prev School Springfield Southeast

Biography

  • Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2022)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-American (2022)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022)
  • 2x MSFA All-Academic Team (2021 & 2022)
  • All-MSFA Midwest League Second Team (2021)

2021

NAIA Rankings

  • Completion Percentage - 4th (66.3)
  • Completions - 14th (189)
  • Pass Attempts - 25th (285)
  • Pass Efficiency - 31st (138.5)
  • Passing Yards -  36th (1,962)
  • Yards per game - 36th (196.2)
  • Touchdowns - T-40th (16)

MSFA Rankings

  • Completions - 1st (189)
  • Completion Percentage - 1st (66.3)
  • Passing Yards - 1st (1,962)
  • Touchdowns - 1st (16)
  • Pass Attempts - 2nd (285)
  • Pass Efficiency - 2nd (138.5)
  • Yards per game - 3rd (196.2)
  • Yards per attempt - 11th (6.9)

Played in and started all 10 of the team's games ... threw for 1,962 yards and was 189-for-285, completing 66.3 percent of his passes which was No. 4 in the NAIA ... had a pass efficiency of 138.5 with 16 touchdown passes and a long of 74 yards ... rushed 60 times for 101 yards and scored five touchdowns ... averaged 1.7 yards per carry and had a long of 28 yards ... had a reception for 10 yards at No. 20 University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Nov. 13 ... led the team with 2,063 yards of total offense ... posted a tackle ... threw for 306 yards on 30-for-50 passing with a touchdown vs. University of Indianapolis (Ind.) on Sept. 4, also had 11 rushes for 41 yards ... tossed three touchdown passes and finished 15-for-21 for 170 yards, along with five carries for 12 yards and two scores vs. Judson University (Ill.) on Oct. 30 ... totaled 314 passing yards and was 19-for-25 with three touchdowns and a 74-yard completion at St. Ambrose University (Iowa) on Nov. 6

2020

MSFA Rankings

  • Pass Efficiency - 4th (102.3)
  • Passing yards per game - 6th (91.1)
  • Passing yards - 6th (729)
  • Total Offense per game - 8th (96.4)
  • Total Offense - 8th (771)
  • Scoring - T-19th (12)
  • Rushing yards per game - 20th (5.3)
  • Scoring per game - T-20th (1.5)

Played in all eight of the team's games with four starts as a freshman ... threw for 729 and was 85-for-148 with four touchdown passes and four interceptions ... had a completion percentage of 57.1 percent and a passing efficiency of 102.3 ... set a career-high with 168 yards passing at Roosevelt (Ill.) on Feb. 21, 2021 and had his longest completion of 53 yards against the Lakers, resulting in his first collegiate touchdown pass ... had a career-best 18 completions at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on April 3, 2021 ... rushed 43 times for a net of 42 yards ... had a season-high long of 15 yards twice on Feb. 21, 2021 and March 6, 2021 vs. Lawrence Tech (Mich.) ... scored his first collegiate touchdown at RU and had another rushing touchdown at Trinity International (Ill.) on Feb. 28, 2021 ... totaled 771 yards of offense and averaged 96.4 yards per game. 

Prep:  Played football at Springfield Southeast High School in Springfield, Ill. ... named to the All-Central State Eight (CSE) and All-CSE Academic teams ... named All-State Academic ... member of the Mayor's Youth Council.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2022Junior

    QB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Senior

    QB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Fifth Year

    QB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    18