Zach Maynard
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Quarterback, California (from Buffalo), 2008–⁠12

Zach Maynard

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Greensboro, NC
Born
Jul 29, 1989, in Greensboro, North Carolina

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Zach Maynard played quarterback at Buffalo (2008–⁠09) and California (2011–⁠12).

At a glance

Best season
2,990
Passing yards, 2011 (California, 7–⁠6)
Best game
400 yards
Vs. Pittsburgh, week 2, 2009: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

400passing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20094touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. UCLA, 2012

Team titles: MAC champions, 2008

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2008*Buffalo1333.372.300
2009Buffalo21837957.52,6947.11815
2011California23140557.02,9907.41712
2012California18029660.82,2147.51210
Career6301,08358.27,9057.34737

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Buffalo8567.0041
2009Buffalo873003.4142
2011California841081.3443
2012California98320.3322
Career2774961.8843

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Buffalo6QB
2009Buffalo6QB
2011California6QB
2012California6QB6′2″

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 California 10 games, 2,214 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.NevadaL 24–⁠31173024520−9
Sep 8vs.Southern UtahW 50–⁠3117232291139
Sep 15atOhio StateL 28–⁠35263728011−46
Sep 22atUSCL 9–⁠27183317302−2
Sep 29vs.Arizona StateL 17–⁠2792812610−20
Oct 6vs.UCLAW 43–⁠17253029541−8
Oct 13atWashington StateW 31–⁠1714231891278
Oct 20vs.StanfordL 3–⁠21193121401−10
Oct 27atUtahL 27–⁠4920322882124
Nov 2vs.WashingtonL 13–⁠21152917501−14
2011 California 13 games, 2,990 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Fresno StateW 36–⁠2116352662152
Sep 10atColoradoW 36–⁠33183524341−17
Sep 17vs.PresbyterianW 63–⁠1215252153114
Sep 24atWashingtonL 23–⁠31234334910−5
Oct 6atOregonL 15–⁠43204121810−10
Oct 13vs.USCL 9–⁠30254329403−5
Oct 22vs.UtahW 34–⁠1019292551036
Oct 29atUCLAL 14–⁠3114301990439
Nov 5vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠71017118104
Nov 12vs.Oregon StateW 23–⁠61319128113
Nov 19atStanfordL 28–⁠31202928020−4
Nov 25atArizona StateW 47–⁠3819262371040
Dec 28 ✦vs.TexasL 10–⁠21193318801−39
2009 Buffalo 12 games, 2,694 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atUTEPW 23–⁠1712191591019
Sep 12vs.PittsburghL 27–⁠54243540041−8
Sep 19atUCFL 17–⁠2322351841110
Sep 26atTempleL 13–⁠3726412811415
Oct 3vs.Central MichiganL 13–⁠2016312101137
Oct 10vs.Gardner-WebbW 40–⁠31620232307
Oct 17vs.AkronW 21–⁠1720352052236
Oct 24atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠3426503271234
Nov 3vs.Bowling GreenL 29–⁠3013271491038
Nov 10vs.OhioL 24–⁠2717362302239
Nov 18atMiami (OH)W 42–⁠1713181361061
Nov 27atKent StateW 9–⁠613321810212
2008 Buffalo 7 games, 7 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 11vs.Western MichiganL 28–⁠34117005
Oct 28atOhioW 32–⁠19–––––3
Nov 4vs.Miami (OH)W 37–⁠170100042
Nov 13atAkronW 43–⁠40–––––3
Nov 21atBowling GreenW 40–⁠34–––––−2
Nov 28vs.Kent StateL 21–⁠24–––––5
Dec 5vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠2401000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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