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2018 Football Roster
John Lovett
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wantagh, N.Y.
- High School:
- DeMatha Catholic
LINKS: Lovett wins 2016 and 2018 Bushnell Cups l Senior Feature
At Princeton — 2018: became Princeton's first two-time first-team All-American since Keith Elias after leading Princeton to its first perfect season since 1964 … earned first-team All-Ivy League honors … team co-captain … led highest-scoring offense in Ivy League history; unit ranked #2 nationally in scoring offense, #3 in total offense and #6 in rushing offense … ranked first in the Ivy League in total offense (303.0 yards/game), second in rushing (99.3 yards/game) and second in passing (203.7 yards/game) … ranked fourth in the FCS in points responsible for per game (20.9) … ranked second in the Ivy League and ninth in the FCS with 13 rushing touchdowns … ranked sixth in the nation in completion percentage (66.1%) … led the Ivy League with 18 passing touchdowns … scored both of Princeton's touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, of Princeton's 14-9 comeback win over #20 Dartmouth … three-time Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (shares the Princeton record with seven career honors) … led Princeton to a 23-4 record in games he started between 2015-2018, including a 14-1 mark in its last 15 Ivy League games … finished second all-time at Princeton with 41 rushing touchdowns … co-recipient of the John P. Poe - Richard W. Kazmaier, Jr. Football Trophy, the top honor given to a Princeton football player during the season-ending Lourie Football Banquet. 2017: team tri-captain … missed full season due to offseason surgery … recipient of the Ronald A. Rogerson Award, which honors the players whose spirit and love of the game served as a special inspiration to his fellow players. 2016: completed one of the most historic seasons in program history by earning both First-Team All-America honors and winning the Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year after leading Tigers to the Ivy League championship … led the FCS and broke the Princeton single-season rushing touchdowns record with 20 … accounted for 31 TDS (20 rush, 10 pass, 1 receive), which was more than five Ivy League teams scored all season … set a Princeton record by accounting for seven touchdowns (4 pass, 2 rush, 1 receiving) in 56-7 win at Cornell … completed over 66% of his passes and averaged 4.2 yards per rush during the season … accounted for multiple touchdowns in nine of 10 games, and for at least three in five games … four-time Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (Georgetown, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth) … completed 10 of 11 passes for 194 yards and four TDs in win at Cornell, including second-longest TD pass in program history, a 95-yard strike to Isaiah Barnes … had at least one rushing touchdown in every game … helped Princeton lead the Ivy League in scoring (34.6), total (415.5), and rushing (183.2) yards … co-recipient of the John P. Poe - Richard W. Kazmaier, Jr. Football Trophy, the top honor given to a Princeton football player during the season-ending Lourie Football Banquet. 2015: earned first-team All-Ivy League honors despite missing most of the final month with injury … led all Ivy League players with 10 touchdowns (nine rushing, one receiving); also threw three touchdowns … rushed for four touchdowns in home win over eventual FCS quarterfinalist Colgate … added two rushing touchdowns against both Brown and Cornell … caught a 42-yard touchdown pass at Brown … averaged 6.5 yards per rush and completed 73.3 percent of his passes … finished third on the team in rushing, second in passing and third in receiving … rushed for a 1-yard score and threw for a 1-yard score in his collegiate debut at Lafayette. 2014: played quarterback during early J.V. games before suffering season-ending injury.
At DeMatha Catholic — earned first-team all-county and second-team all-state honors … offensive team MVP … set school record in both passing yards and passing touchdowns … led DeMatha Catholic to a state championship and a Top 20 national ranking … selected to the Maryland all-state game … team captain … lettered in baseball … two-time selection to the Principal’s List … four-year selection to the honor roll.
Personal — born April 25, 1996 … son of John and Joan Lovett … has three older sisters: Mary Eileen, Erin and Colleen … enjoys songwriting, fishing and training … may study economics.
