Spring 2021 Football Roster
Roster
Mike Dare
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- QB
- Hometown:
- Elmwood, N.J.
- HS / Prev Schools:
- Elmwood Park Memorial HS / Lackawanna College / Rutgers
2020-21 Season
Saw first action since Nov. 17, 2018 in dominating win over No. 7 Nicholls (3/13) ... led a pair of touchdown drives late in the game ... scored first career touchdown on 4-yard run to cap scoring.
2019 Season
Sidelined due to injury suffered prior to the season ... did not see any game action.
2018 Season
Played in seven games on the season … started first three games of the season for the Bearkats at quarterback … finished season with 748 passing yards and five touchdowns … threw for a pair of scores in season-opening win over Prairie View (9/8) … completed 20 of 31 passes for 201 yards against North Dakota (9/15) … threw for season-high 214 yards and a touchdown at Nicholls (9/22) … completed six of seven passes for 85 yards and a score in win over Stephen F. Austin (10/6) … also threw for 79 yards and a score at Incarnate Word (11/3).
Lackawanna College / Rutgers
Transferred to Lackawanna College after spending his true and redshirt freshman seasons at Rutgers … completed 124 of 215 passes for 1,970 yards and 15 TD while also rushing for three scores in 2017 … finished with a 150.2 efficiency rating for the year … was listed as the No. 7 Junior College quarterback in the country by GridironRR.com … did not see any action during the 2016 season at Rutgers after redshirting in 2015.
Prior to Rutgers
Coached by Tom Mulligan at Elmwood Park … four-year varsity starter at quarterback … totaled 7,826 passing yards and 107 passing touchdowns over four seasons in high school … a first team all-Colonial Conference selection and NJ.com second team all-Group pick as a senior … also named all-Bergen County first team in a vote of coaches … threw for 2,160 yards and 26 touchdowns in final scholastic season … led team to berth in the NJSIAA North I, Group II playoff for the third consecutive year to cap career … team went 7-3 … completed passes at a 61.2 percent clip (126-of-206) as a junior for 1,834 yards and 19 passing touchdowns as a junior … had two games with at least 300 yards passing … had one of the top passing performances in the state as a sophomore with 380 yards vs Rutherford in 2012 … a consensus three-star recruit … rated No. 12 player in New Jersey by Rivals and No. 18 pro-style quarterback nationally … ranked No. 19 player in the state by ESPN.com and No. 30 by Scout … part of NJ.com Top 50 … also played youth baseball and high school baseball.
