Ricky Ortega

11 Ricky Ortega
Ricky Ortega
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Coatesville, PA
  • Position:
    QB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Villanova (Coatesville HS)
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

At Villanova: Appeared in one game during his time at Villanova

At Coatesville High School: Played football and was a track & field athlete … Set the Pennsylvania state record for career touchdowns with 179 … All-time leading passer in the Ches-Mont League, the district and among Pennsylvania big schools … Named the Pennsylvania state Player of the Year as a senior …Three-time first team all-state performer … Two-time Eastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a sophomore and a senior … Chosen as the all-area Player of the Year as a sophomore and a junior … Four-time first team Ches-Mont pick … Named to the Eastern Pennsylvania All-Decade team and the Ches-Mont first team All-Decade squad … Recorded a school record 47 victories as a starting quarterback … Threw for 10,176 yards and 129 touchdowns while amassing 13,120 total yards and the record 179 total touchdowns … Team won two district titles and four Ches-Mont titles … Selected as a Mr. Pennsylvania Football finalist and won the Michael Payton Quarterback of the Year as a senior in 2019 … As a track & field athlete was a Ches-Mont and District 1 champion in the javelin … Finished third at the state meet as a sophomore in 2018 … Inducted to the National Honor Society.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 2 3 66.7% 10 3.3 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 11 20 55.0% 133 6.7 1 1 1 11
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 3 7 42.9% 30 4.3 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 3 8 37.5% 67 8.4 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 1 1 100.0% 8 8.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 3 28 9.3 19 0 - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 3 8 2.7 3 1 - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 9 22 2.4 17 1 - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 13 16 1.2 7 0 1 1
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 10 78 7.8 19 3 - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 2 2 1.0 2 0 - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 2 15 7.5 13 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 5 12 2.4 12 1 - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 1 28 - - - 28
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 8 - - - 8
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 1 22 - - - 22
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 16 - - - 16
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 78 - - - 78
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 2 - - - 2
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 15 - - - 15
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 1 12 - - - 12
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 1 1 - - - 1
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 18 3 - - - - - 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 10 20 42 47.6% 248 24.8 5.9 1 1 45 100.3
2024-25 11 2 5 40.0% 52 4.7 10.4 0 1 36 87.4
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 22 47 46.8% 300 8.8 6.4 1 2 45 98.9
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 10 48 182 18.2 3.8 6 19 2 1
2024-25 11 23 60 5.5 2.6 3 20 - -
2025-26 13 2 -25 -1.9 -12.5 0 0 1 1
Total 34 73 217 6.4 3.0 9 20 3 2
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 3 0.3 25 2.3 8.3 0 9
2025-26 13 20 1.5 187 14.4 9.3 1 18
Total 34 23 0.7 212 6.2 9.2 1 18
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 10 182 - - - 182 18.2
2024-25 11 60 25 - - 85 7.7
2025-26 13 -25 187 - - 162 12.5
Total 34 217 212 - - 429 12.6
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 36 3.6 6 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2024-25 18 1.6 3 0 - - - - - - 0 0
2025-26 6 0.5 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 60 1.8 9 1 - - - - 0 - 0 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 13 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 20 42 47.6% 248 24.8 5.9 1 1 45 100.3
Conference 6 4 12 33.3% 75 12.5 6.3 0 0 45 85.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 3 8 37.5% 30 7.5 3.8 0 0 20 69.0
Away 6 17 34 50.0% 218 36.3 6.4 1 1 45 107.7
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 3 7 42.9% 30 10.0 4.3 0 0 20 78.9
Losses 7 17 35 48.6% 218 31.1 6.2 1 1 45 104.6
Month
September 4 13 23 56.5% 143 35.8 6.2 1 1 41 114.4
October 4 3 10 30.0% 30 7.5 3.0 0 0 20 55.2
November 2 4 9 44.4% 75 37.5 8.3 0 0 45 114.4
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 48 182 18.2 3.8 6 19 2 1
Conference 6 13 38 6.3 2.9 2 13 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 18 129 32.3 7.2 4 19 - -
Away 6 30 53 8.8 1.8 2 17 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 13 106 35.3 8.2 3 19 - -
Losses 7 35 76 10.9 2.2 3 17 2 1
Month
September 4 28 74 18.5 2.6 2 19 1 1
October 4 14 95 23.8 6.8 3 19 - -
November 2 6 13 6.5 2.2 1 12 1 0
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 182 - - - 182 18.2
Conference 6 38 - - - 38 6.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 129 - - - 129 32.3
Away 6 53 - - - 53 8.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 106 - - - 106 35.3
Losses 7 76 - - - 76 10.9
Month
September 4 74 - - - 74 18.5
October 4 95 - - - 95 23.8
November 2 13 - - - 13 6.5
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 3.6 6 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Conference 12 2.0 2 - - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 6.0 4 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Away 12 2.0 2 - - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 18 6.0 3 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Losses 18 2.6 3 - - - - - - - 0 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - 0 0
October 18 4.5 3 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
November 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Elijah Howard tallied 215 all-purpose yards on Saturday at Yale, including 108 yards on the ground for his second 100+ rushing game of the season. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Football Falls At Sacred Heart

Howard has fourth 100+ yard rushing game of the season

CCSU turns back to NEC action on Saturday, October 14th with a road trip to Duquesne. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Football Turns To NEC Play With Saturday Trip To Duquesne

The Blue Devils begin a two-game road swing

Elijah Howard was named the NEC Offensive Player of the Week on October 9th, following his 297 all-purpose yards in the Blue Devils win over Delaware State. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Howard Named NEC Offensive Player Of The Week

Also honorable mention for National Offensive Player of the Week

Elijah Howard ran for 256 yards (Steve McLaughlin Photography)
Football Wins 51-44 Over Delaware St. on Homecoming

Elijah Howard and Malik Thomas each ran for over 100 yards as CCSU set a program record for rushing yards.

CCSU Football hosts Delaware State for the 2023 Homecoming Game, Saturday, October 7th at Arute Field. Game time is 1:00 pm (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Football Welcomes Delaware State For Homecoming Game

Blue Devils are home for first time in nearly a month

Elijah Howard tallied 215 all-purpose yards on Saturday at Yale, including 108 yards on the ground for his second 100+ rushing game of the season. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Football Falls At Brown

Blue Devils ran for 235 yards on Saturday, including an 82-yard TD run by Elijah Howard

Football is at Kent State on Saturday, for its first road game of 2023. (Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Football Heads West For First Road Game

Blue Devils travel to Kent State for a noon game on Saturday

(Steve McLaughlin Photography)
Football Falls to Stonehill on Last-Second Field Goal Saturday

CCSU tied the game with just over a minute remaining before the Skyhawks kicked a 52-yard field as time expired.