Linebacker, Penn State, 2008–12
Michael Zordich
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Youngstown, OH
Michael Zordich played linebacker at Penn State (2008–12).
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highat Purdue, 2012Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Penn State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010* | Penn State | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011* | Penn State | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012* | Penn State | 80 | 296 | 3.7 | 4 | 25 |
| Career | 115 | 379 | 3.3 | 9 | 25 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | Penn State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011* | Penn State | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012* | Penn State | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 0 | 27 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| On file | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Penn State | 9 | LB | |
| 2010 | Penn State | 9 | LB | |
| 2011 | Penn State | 9 | LB | |
| 2012 | Penn State | 9 | LB | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2012 Penn State 12 games, 296 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ohio | L 14–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at Virginia | L 16–17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Navy | W 34–7 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Temple | W 24–13 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Illinois | W 35–7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Northwestern | W 39–28 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa | W 38–14 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Ohio State | L 23–35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at Purdue | W 34–9 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Nebraska | L 23–32 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Indiana | W 45–22 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Wisconsin | W 24–21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2011 Penn State 10 games, 30 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Indiana State | W 41–7 | 5 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | atTemple | W 14–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 34–6 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atIndiana | W 16–10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | W 13–3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs.Purdue | W 23–18 | – | – | – | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atNorthwestern | W 34–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Illinois | W 10–7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atOhio State | W 20–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atWisconsin | L 7–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2010 Penn State 11 games, 40 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Youngstown State | W 44–14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at Alabama | L 3–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Kent State | W 24–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs.Temple | W 22–13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | atIowa | L 3–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at Minnesota | W 33–21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Michigan | W 41–31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs.Northwestern | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Indiana | W 41–24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. Michigan State | L 22–28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 24–37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
2009 Penn State 3 games, 2 returns, 28 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.Temple | W 31–6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | atNorthwestern | W 34–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | atMichigan State | W 42–14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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