Zach Zebrowski
| Central Missouri Mules – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Sport management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 8, 2001 Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Southern Illinois (2019–2022) Central Missouri (2023–present) |
| High school | East Ridge (Woodbury, Minnesota) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Zach Zebrowski (born June 8, 2001) is an American college football quarterback for the University of Central Missouri. He previously played for Southern Illinois. He was the 2023 winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy.
College career[edit]
Southern Illinois[edit]
Zebrowski committed to play college football for Southern Illinois University.
In 2019, Zebrowski redshirted.[1]
In 2020, Zebrowski appeared in one game against South Dakota State. He completed two of his five pass attempts for twelve yards.
In 2021, Zebrowski appeared in two games: Dayton and South Dakota State. He completed one pass for eight yards alongside one carry for two yards against Dayton and recorded no stats against South Dakota State.
In 2022, Zebrowski was the team's backup and appeared in four games. On the season he completed four of his five passes for 31 yards and his first-career touchdown. Against Incarnate Word he completed all three of his pass attempts for 33 yards and his lone touchdown. In that game he also tallied 31 rushing yards on two carries.[2][3] Following the season, he announced he would enter the transfer portal.[4]
Central Missouri[edit]
In 2023, Zebrowski transferred to the University of Central Missouri.[5] He played and started all thirteen of the team's games and lead them to an 11–2 record. In his first game against Missouri Western, he threw for 390 yards and five touchdowns.[6] He threw multiple touchdown passes in every single game of the season, including eight against Emporia State.[7] He led the Mules to a 9–1 conference record which earned them a share of the conference championship alongside Pittsburg State. In the first round of the playoffs, the team beat Henderson State 56–14, as Zebrowski threw for 467 yards and seven touchdowns.[8] Against Harding he threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns despite losing by a single point to the eventual champions 35–34.[9] Following the season he was named First Team All-MIAA and was named as the winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy.[10][11][12]
Statistics[edit]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Southern Illinois Salukis | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 167.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 208.2 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Central Missouri Mules | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 11–2 | 417 | 602 | 69.3 | 5,157 | 8.6 | 61 | 5 | 173.0 | 101 | 533 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Career | 20 | 11−2 | 424 | 613 | 63.6 | 5,214 | 8.5 | 62 | 5 | 172.4 | 105 | 566 | 5.4 | 2 | |
Personal life[edit]
Zebrowski's dad, Jim, is the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Kansas and was the head football coach for Lakeland College—now Lakeland University.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Zach Zebrowski - Football". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Dent, Bucky (2023-04-06). "SIU Football | Important spring in quarterback room". Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Football opens season with 64-29 setback at Incarnate Word". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Sorce, John (2023-10-21). "No. 24 Emporia State football heads to No. 16 Central Missouri". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Zach Zebrowski - Football". University of Central Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Zebrowski leads Central Missouri over Missouri Western in opener". Star-Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "No. 16 Central Missouri blows past No. 24 Emporia State". Star-Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "No. 25 Henderson falls hard in first playoff appearance since 2015". Magnolia Reporter - Magnolia, Arkansas News. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Central Missouri's season ends with one-point loss to Harding". Star-Journal. 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Zach Zebrowski Named Finalist for 2023 Harlon Hill Award". University of Central Missouri Athletics. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Zach Zebrowski Wins Harlon Hill Trophy". www.d2football.com. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "UCM's Zebrowski wins Harlon Hill Trophy". Sedalia Democrat. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Hartley, Maddie (November 15, 2023). "Central Missouri's quarterback wins big MIAA football award. His dad coaches KU's QBs". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved December 24, 2023.