Michael Rocco

{{short description|American football quarterback}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox college football player

|name=Michael Rocco

|image=Michael Rocco 2012.jpg

|currentnumber= 2

|currentposition=Quarterback

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|major=

|birth_date=

|birth_place=Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.

|heightft=6

|heightin=3

|weight=228

|highlights=

• Nominee for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

|bowlgames=

|highschool= Liberty Christian Academy {{nowrap|(Lynchburg, Virginia)}}

|pastschools=

• Virginia (2010–2012)
• Richmond (2013–2014)

|espn=501176

}}

Michael Rocco is an American former college football quarterback. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and the University of Richmond Spiders football team. He became the starting quarterback at UVA in his sophomore year.{{cite news |last1=Yanda |first1=Steve |title=Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco growing more confident in his new role as starter |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/virginia-quarterback-michael-rocco-growing-more-confident-in-his-new-role-as-starter/2011/09/22/gIQAJz6bqK_story.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=The Washington Post |date=September 23, 2011}} After playing two seasons for the Cavaliers, he transferred to the University of Richmond.{{cite web |title=NCAA Denies Richmond's Appeal For Michael Rocco |url=https://richmondspiders.com/news/2013/4/11/207149460 |website=University of Richmond Athletics |access-date=14 March 2025 |language=en |date=April 11, 2013}} The NCAA denied a transfer exception, so he only played one season in Richmond.{{cite news |last1=Kurz Jr. |first1=Hank |title=Former Virginia QB ready to take on the Cavaliers |url=https://apnews.com/article/daa908a499b64d4b8c7af9ef6137de08 |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=AP News |agency=Associated Press |date=4 September 2014}}