Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/28Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (3.6%).
Zack Oliver
Zack Oliver: QB · Northwestern · #10.
Zack Oliver
Two seasons in the Northwestern quarterback room to date. One game to point at: 111 passing yards and 1 passing TD against Penn State — Week 10, 2015.
Style of play
Style of play
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Northwestern in the news
- Dante Moore out for season
OregonLive Oct 29
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Northwestern | 23 | 53 | 43.4% | 267 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 76.8 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | 30 | 57 | 52.6% | 367 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 107.8 |
| Career | 53 | 110 | 48.2% | 634 | 5.8 | 3 | 7 | 92.9 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Northwestern | 8 | −30 | −3.8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | Northwestern | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Career | 22 | −2 | −0.1 | 2 | 8 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 0-38@ No. 18 Michigan | 1/3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-40vs No. 17 Iowa | 3/8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 32.1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-21vs Penn State | 11/24 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 4.6 | 20.5 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 21-14vs Purdue | 2/5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 12.7 | |
 Bowl | L 6-45vs Tennessee | 6/13 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 | 6.2 | |
| Total | 23/53 | 267 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | — |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2015
W 23-21
vs Penn State
111 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.5
A close one, won by 2 at home.
With H. Niswander — 36.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 48 long · J. Jackson — 186 rush yds (28 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Penn State · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.87Zack Oliver pass complete to Austin Carr for 23 yds to the PnSt 36 for a
- Week 1 · Tennessee · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.32Zack Oliver pass complete to Pierre Youngblood-Ary for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 11 · Purdue · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA −2.92Zack Oliver pass intercepted Brandon Roberts return for 17 yds to the Prdue 33
- Week 10 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Oliver to Jones: a 14-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 11 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.41Zack Oliver pass complete to Solomon Vault for 37 yds to the Prdue 27 for a
- Week 10 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Zack Oliver pass complete to Mike McHugh for 14 yds to the PnSt 42 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.05Zack Oliver sacked by Garrett Sickels for a loss of 8 yards to the PnSt 39
- Week 10 · Penn State · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA −2.00Zack Oliver sacked by Brandon Bell for a loss of 5 yards to the PnSt 41
- Week 10 · Penn State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Zack Oliver 1 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell PAT failed)
- Week 10 · Penn State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.71Zack Oliver pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 8 yds to the PnSt 45 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
51 of 53 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 51 passing plays (22 completions) against the box score's 53 attempts (23 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
1.27197 of 198 QBsSack rate
10.2%184 of 198 QBsSacked on 10.2% of dropbacks (184 of 198) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (197 of 198).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds50%of completions
11 comp6.5 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds41%of completions
9 comp13.4 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds9%of completions
2 comp30.0 yds avg
Overall 43.4% completion on 53 attempts · 50% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 15-10 over that span.
2014Northwestern5-7HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced, fast tempo
2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 61.0 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 35.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 80.5 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
37.7%
352 pass / 582 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
53 pass attempts and 8 carries in 5 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Northwestern
- 2015 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 5 · 5 games
- 2014 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 4 · 4 games
- 2013 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Northwestern, 634 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Northwestern
Played every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.