Dennis Havrilla (born August 24, 1987) is an American former professional football quarterback. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Adrenaline of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He played college football at Diablo Valley College, the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Western New Mexico University.

Dennis Havrilla
No. 12
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987 (age 37)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Mount Diablo
(Concord, California)
College:Western New Mexico
Undrafted:2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:119 / 214
Passing yards:1,474
TDINT:28–11
QB rating:88.42
Rushing TDs:7
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

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Havrilla played high school football at Mount Diablo High School in Concord, California.[1]

College career

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Havrilla first enrolled at Diablo Valley College.[2] He later transferred to the University of Nebraska at Kearney In January 2007.[2] He started all ten games for the Nebraska–Kearney Lopers during the 2007 season, passing for 1,928 yards and 19 touchdowns while also rushing for 247 yards and four touchdowns.[2] He was dismissed from the team in December 2007 for violating team rules.[2] Havrilla finished his college career at Western New Mexico University. He redshirted for the Western New Mexico Mustangs in 2008.[1] As a senior in 2009, he passed for 1,581 yards and 13 touchdowns while also rushing 88 times for 433 yards and scored six touchdowns.[3]

Professional career

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Havrilla spent multiple years in the Indoor Football League (IFL), catching on with several teams while playing quarterback, safety and placekicker. In 2014, he began the season with the Dodge City Law before signing with the Arena Football League's Spokane Shock.[4] After three weeks on the Shock's practice squad, Havrilla returned to the Law. Not long after his return to the Law, he was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats, where he appeared as a backup to Nathan Stanley.[5] He was reassigned by the SaberCats on July 10, 2014.

Las Vegas Outlaws

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On June 19, 2015, Havrilla was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws. He was the backup to J. J. Raterink, but when Raterink was pulled due to his ineffective play, Havrilla was thrust into the game.[6] The following week against the Portland Thunder, Havrilla was named the starting quarterback. He led the Outlaws to a 48-46 victory, where he scored the game-winning touchdown on a one-yard rush.[7] On August 3, 2015, Havrilla was placed on reassignment, one week before the season ended.

Cleveland Gladiators

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On February 5, 2016, Havrilla was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators. After Chris Dieker was injured in Week 1 of the 2016 season, Havrilla became the starting quarterback. However, he also later suffered an injury and Arvell Nelson replaced him as the starter.[8]

High Country Grizzlies

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On June 1, 2017, Havrilla signed with the High Country Grizzlies. He played in one game for the Grizzlies, completing 16 of 37 passes for 282 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.[9]

AFL statistics

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Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
2014 San Jose 5 8 62.5 105 2 0 145.83 1 0 0
2015 Las Vegas 53 101 52.5 722 14 6 85.50 13 73 4
2016 Cleveland 52 89 58.4 535 11 4 87.99 7 36 3
2019 Atlantic City 9 16 56.2 112 1 1 67.71 3 4 0
Career 119 214 55.6 1,474 28 11 88.42 24 113 7

Stats from ArenaFan:[10]

Personal life

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After his football career, Havrilla opened Havrilla Commercial Investment Group.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dennis Havrilla". wnmumustangs.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Havrilla, Neal dismissed from UNK football team". Kearney Hub. December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Shock Add Two QBs in Havrilla, Porterie". Arenafan.com. May 7, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Above the Law: Havrilla signs with AFL's Spokane". gctelegram.com. The Garden City Telegram. March 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "SaberCats lock up division title, blow out KISS 75-34". www.csnbayarea.com. COMCAST Sportsnet Bay Area L.P. July 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "San Jose SaberCats Ride Big Second Half to Beat Las Vegas Outlaws, 63-31". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan.com. June 21, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Thunder Lose At End". www.portlandtribune.com. The Portland Tribune. June 28, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Merk, Carson A. (April 27, 2017). "The AFL's Mr. Versatility". arenafootball.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "High Cou Grizzlies". thestatguys.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Dennis Havrilla". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "Building Success Together: Our Story". havrillacommercial.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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