Running back, SMU, 2008–12
Zach Line
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Oxford, MI
Zach Line played running back at SMU (2008–12).
Career highs
202rushing yards, best game on filevs. Marshall, 20105rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Northwestern State, 2011Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| On file | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |
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
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 SMU 13 games, 1,278 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Baylor | L 24–59 | 25 | 135 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 21 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 52–0 | 19 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 39 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Texas A&M | L 3–48 | 16 | 104 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 35 |
| Sep 29 | vs. TCU | L 16–24 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 6 | at UTEP | W 17–0 | 25 | 84 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 13 | at Tulane | L 26–27 | 28 | 177 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Houston | W 72–42 | 22 | 113 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Memphis | W 44–13 | 23 | 127 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 23 |
| Nov 3 | at UCF | L 17–42 | 21 | 96 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 51 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Southern Miss | W 34–6 | 22 | 92 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at Rice | L 14–36 | 19 | 94 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Tulsa | W 35–27 | 23 | 81 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | W 43–10 | 19 | 71 | 1 | 27 | 1 | −2 |
2011 SMU 10 games, 1,224 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atTexas A&M | L 14–46 | 22 | 128 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 23 |
| Sep 10 | vs.UTEP | W 28–17 | 20 | 114 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Northwestern State | W 40–7 | 16 | 85 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | atMemphis | W 42–0 | 20 | 136 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 25 |
| Oct 1 | atTCU | W 40–33 | 21 | 120 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 20 |
| Oct 15 | vs.UCF | W 38–17 | 16 | 82 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | atSouthern Miss | L 3–27 | 22 | 163 | 0 | 46 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atTulsa | L 7–38 | 22 | 118 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Tulane | W 45–24 | 25 | 143 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Navy | L 17–24 | 24 | 135 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
2010 SMU 14 games, 1,494 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Texas Tech | L 27–35 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 24 |
| Sep 11 | vs. UAB | W 28–7 | 16 | 122 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 25 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Washington State | W 35–21 | 8 | 82 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 24 | vs.TCU | L 24–41 | 17 | 139 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 2 | atRice | W 42–31 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs.Tulsa | W 21–18 | 17 | 92 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 16 | atNavy | L 21–28 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Houston | L 20–45 | 19 | 106 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 30 | atTulane | W 31–17 | 23 | 177 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atUTEP | L 14–28 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. Marshall | W 31–17 | 30 | 202 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 26 | at East Carolina | W 45–38 | 30 | 123 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 26 |
| Dec 4 | vs.UCF | L 7–17 | 18 | 94 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Army | L 14–16 | 17 | 103 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
2009 SMU 13 games, 189 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs.Stephen F. Austin | W 31–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Sep 12 | atUAB | W 35–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | atWashington State | L 27–30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | atTCU | L 14–39 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.East Carolina | W 28–21 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Navy | L 35–38 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | atHouston | L 15–38 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 31 | atTulsa | W 27–13 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.Rice | W 31–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 14 | vs.UTEP | W 35–31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | atMarshall | L 31–34 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs.Tulane | W 26–21 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Nevada | W 45–10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 28–13).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 232 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 73⅛″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.77 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 26 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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