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Career Stats
Game Logs: 2015
Rivera played in 11 games off the bench in his first action at Cal as a 2015 junior and contributed three receptions for 101 yards and one touchdown on a 63-yard catch in the season-opener vs. Grambling State that was Cal's third-longest pass play of the season and fourth-longest play from the line of scrimmage overall. He is listed as the No. 3 player at the "Y" inside receiver position on the 2016 preseason depth chart. Rivera is the nephew of current Carolina head coach Ron Rivera, a two-time AP NFL Coach of the Year who won a Super Bowl as a player with Chicago and reached the game as Carolina's head coach after an All-American career for the Golden Bears that put him in the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame.
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played both running back and receiver during his Cal career but is expected to suit up at receiver in his final collegiate season as a 2016 senior
Senior (2016)
• Listed as the No. 3 player at the "Y" inside receiver position on the preseason depth chart
• Had three receptions for 20 yards in the spring game
Junior (2015)
• Played in 11 games off the bench and contributed three receptions for 101 yards and one touchdown catch with his 33.7 yards per reception the highest on the team and his single receiving touchdown tied for the second highest among returnees
• Had career highs of two catches, 91 yards receiving and one touchdown reception on a 63-yarder that was Cal's third-longest pass play and fourth-longest overall play of the campaign in the season-opener against Grambling State
• Added a single reception for nine yards at Stanford
• Rushed twice for seven yards while adding one reception for 22 yards in the spring game
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
Sophomore (2014)
• Did not play in his first season at Cal after transferring from San Diego
San Diego (2012-13)
• Rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns while catching 15 passes for 164 yards and one score as a 2013 redshirt freshman
• Redshirted and did not play as a true freshman in 2012
Cypress HS (Class of 2012)
• Ran for 1,508 yards and 38 touchdowns to earn All-Orange County Team, Empire League MVP and All-CIF Southern Section first-team honors as a 2011 senior, as well as meriting All-Empire League Academic Team distinction, while leading his squad to an Empire League title in his fourth and final campaign of varsity football
• Churned out an average of 125.7 rushing yards per game as a senior and had back-to-back 300-plus yard rushing games with four and five rushing touchdowns, respectively
• Posted three consecutive games in senior season with kickoff returns for touchdowns
• Holds his high school’s record for most varsity games played and tied his school’s record of most touchdowns scored in a contest wiht five, having achieved that mark in three separate games as a senior
• Also an All-CIF Southern Section and All-Empire League first-team selection during his 2010 junior campaign when his team posted a 9-2 record and reached the second round of the Southern Section Southwest Division playoffs
• Earned first-team All-Empire League and All-Empire League Academic Team honors as a 2009 sophomore when his squad was 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the Empire League to win a second straight conference title after also winning the league crown in his first prep season as a 2008 freshman
• Also lettered in baseball and track and field
Other
• Full name is Vincent Austin Blake Rivera
• Born December 23, 1993
• Parents are John and Suzi Rivera
• Nephew of Cal Athletic Hall of Famer Ron Rivera, who is the current Carolina Panthers head coach and was the 2013 and 2015 AP NFL Coach of the Year, reached Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season as Carolina's head coach, won Super Bowl XX as a player with the Chicago Bears (1984-82) and a member of the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame after spending four seasons as a collegiate player at Cal (1980-83)
• Major is film
Rivera's Career Game Highs
Receptions: 2 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Receiving Yards: 92 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Receiving TDs: 1 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Long Reception: 63TD (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
All-Purpose Yards: 92 (vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Last Updated
July 29, 2016
