Year Name Debut Opponent (Date) Cmp-Att-Yds-TD 1945 Frank Burns Swarthmore* (10/6) 7-15-118-0 1981 Jacque LaPrairie at Boston College (11/21) 2-16-38-0 1982 Eric Hochberg at Auburn (11/6) 16-30-148-0 1997 Mike McMahon at Army (10/18) 26-42-386-1 1999 Chad Schwenk Navy (11/6) 17-32-149-0 2001 Ryan Cubit at Buffalo* (8/30) 11-23-157-2 2002 Ryan Hart No. 1 Miami (11/2) 9-23-110-0 2009 Tom Savage Howard (9/12) 8-13-223-2 2010 Chas Dodd Connecticut (10/8) 18-29-322-2 2011 Gary Nova Pittsburgh (10/8) 11-24-174-2

- Rutgers football namedits starting quarterback for the 2018 season opener against Texas State on Saturday, Sept. 1 at High Point Solutions Stadium.Sitkowski is set to become the first Rutgers true freshman to start the season opener since Ryan Cubit in 2001. The last true freshman to start any game behind center for the Scarlet Knights was Gary Nova in an overtime win over USF on Nov. 5, 2011.Having joined the program in January, Sitkowski participated in spring practice and threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns on 11 completions in the Scarlet-White game. He is from Old Bridge, N.J., and played for Old Bridge High School for three seasons, earning All-GMC Red Division by NJ.com and Gannett NJ in 2016, before attending IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., as a senior. A four-star recruit and rated the nation's No. 9 pro-style quarterback by ESPN.com, he helped the team to a 9-0 record by finishing 45-of-79 for 370 yards and two touchdowns.The season opener will serve as the second annual War Before the Shore game , which honors a long-standing New Jersey tradition to head to the shore for the final weekend of the summer. In addition to a Block R sandcastle and boats located throughout the stadium, there will be many other fan-friendly promotions such as an exclusive tank top giveaway for students while supplies last. The game is presented by PNC Bank.Single-game tickets are on sale via RutgersGameday.com as the Scarlet Knights host Buffalo (Sept. 22) and Big Ten foes Indiana (Sept. 29), Illinois (Oct. 6), Northwestern (Oct. 20), Michigan (Nov. 10) and Penn State (Nov. 17).* - season openerFollow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding football, follow the program on Twitter (@RFootball). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App