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Jersey Number 16
Zack Mahoney
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- LaGrange Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Lyons Township
Bio
Career Overview: Played one season of junior-college ball at the College of DuPage (Ill.) ... Enrolled at Syracuse as a walk-on in January 2015 and was a member of the Spring 2015 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Awarded a scholarship during 2016 preseason camp ... Played in 25 career games, starting nine, and threw for 1,949 yards and 18 touchdowns ... Of his nine starts, three were against teams ranked in the AP poll (No. 8 LSU - 2015, No. 1 Clemson - 2015, No. 17 Florida State - 2016) ... In 2016, broke Jim Brown’s school record for touchdown responsibility with seven TDs at Pittsburgh, including tying Ryan Nassib’s school single-game record with five touchdown passes ... President of the Syracuse University chapter of Uplifting Athletes and member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Three letters.
Senior Year (2017): Syracuse's second-string quarterback ... Played in seven games (two starts) ... Served as SU's holder for placement kicks ... Was 46-of-90 passing for 471 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions ... Carried the ball 15 times for 44 yards (2.9 avg.) ... Served as special teams captain versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Filled in briefly for injured starter Eric Dungey at Florida State (11/4) and completed 7-of-12 passes for 36 yards ... Also gained one yard on his only carry and had a 37-yard pooch punt against the Seminoles ... Started the game against Wake Forest (11/11) and went 33-of-60 passing for 384 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions ... Ran eight times for 38 yards against the Demon Deacons ... At Louisville (11/18), made his second consecutive start and was 5-for-15 through the air for 49 yards with two interceptions ... Nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® and Wuerffel Trophy for his superior commitment to athletics, academics and community service ... Finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award, which is presented annually to a leader in college football who has realized his or her potential to make a positive and lasting impact on the rare-disease community ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Junior Year (2016): Served as SU’s backup quarterback ... Played in 10 games ... Started the last three games of the season after an injury to starter Eric Dungey ... Accounted for 10 touchdowns (8 passing, 2 rushing) ... Completed 82-of-135 passes for 943 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions ... Rushed 44 times for 47 yards (1.1 avg.) and two touchdowns ... Perfect 6-for-6 passing for 82 yards versus Colgate (9/2) ... Against NC State (11/12), made his first start of the season and threw for 190 yards on 14-of-25 passing, including a career-long, 81-yard touchdown pass to Amba Etta-Tawo ... Against Florida State (11/19), went 16-for-36 through the air for 196 yards and two scores, including a 46-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Etta-Tawo at the end of the first half ... Responsible for a school-record seven touchdowns (5 passing, 2 rushing) at Pittsburgh (11/26), eclipsing Jim Brown’s previous record of six (all rushing) established against Colgate in 1956 … Mahoney’s five touchdown passes equaled Ryan Nassib’s school single-game record and his two rushing scores tied his personal best … Completed 70.5 percent of his passes against the Panthers, going 43-for-61 for 440 yards … Added 49 yards rushing to finish the game with 489 yards of offense … His number of completions, attempts, passing yards and yards of total offense were all career bests and ranked second on the SU single-game charts for their respective categories ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall … Presented with the ACC’s Top Six for Service Award for his dedication to serving others and commitment to community outreach programs. Â
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in eight games, starting four, after beginning the season as SU’s fifth-string quarterback ... Completed 54-of-117 passes for 535 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions ... Rushed for 151 yards on 41 carries (3.7 avg.) and two scores ... Against Central Michigan (9/19), split time with Austin Wilson after starter Eric Dungey was knocked out of the game, and was 4-for-4 passing for 19 yards, and rushed once for 12 yards … Hit Kendall Moore for a 13-yard gain on a third-down pass in overtime to set up Jordan Fredericks’ game-winning touchdown ... Made his first start the next week versus LSU (9/26) and established season highs for completions (16), attempts (38), passing yards (154) and touchdown passes (3) … All three of Mahoney’s TD passes came in the second half, as he became the first Orange signal-caller to toss three TDs in one half of play against a top-10 team … Mahoney also rushed seven times for 40 yards versus the Tigers ... Made his second start versus Clemson (11/14) and was 8-for-21 passing for 80 yards … Ran 10 times for a career-high 76 yards, including a career-long run of 30 yards, and two touchdowns against the Tigers ... Started and was 10-of-21 passing for 152 yards and two touchdowns at NC State (11/21) … Also logged 12 carries for 14 yards against the Wolfpack ... Against Boston College (11/28), earned his first win as a starter by completing 11-of-25 passes for 86 yards and one touchdown in SU’s 20-17 victory.Â
Freshman Year (2014 at the College of DuPage): Threw for 1,943 yards and 18 touchdowns, and rushed for 212 yards … 2014 NJCAA Top 20 quarterback … Named DuPage’s Most Outstanding Back … Team captain.
High School: Played for head coach Kurt Weinberg … Earned all-area and all-conference honors as a senior …Team Offensive MVP … Holds the Lyons Township record for career passing yards (2,727) … Rushed for 607 yards in 15 games (40.5 avg.) … During his senior campaign, threw for 2,173 yards with 25 touchdowns and rushed for 520 yards … Team captain.
Personal: Zachary Alexander Mahoney … Born in May 1995 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Michelle Hopkins and Richard Mahoney … One brother, one sister … Brother, Spencer, is a pitcher in the New York Yankees minor league system ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and rhetorical studies … Enrolled in the public relations graduate program at Syracuse's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
Senior Year (2017): Syracuse's second-string quarterback ... Played in seven games (two starts) ... Served as SU's holder for placement kicks ... Was 46-of-90 passing for 471 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions ... Carried the ball 15 times for 44 yards (2.9 avg.) ... Served as special teams captain versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Filled in briefly for injured starter Eric Dungey at Florida State (11/4) and completed 7-of-12 passes for 36 yards ... Also gained one yard on his only carry and had a 37-yard pooch punt against the Seminoles ... Started the game against Wake Forest (11/11) and went 33-of-60 passing for 384 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions ... Ran eight times for 38 yards against the Demon Deacons ... At Louisville (11/18), made his second consecutive start and was 5-for-15 through the air for 49 yards with two interceptions ... Nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® and Wuerffel Trophy for his superior commitment to athletics, academics and community service ... Finalist for the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award, which is presented annually to a leader in college football who has realized his or her potential to make a positive and lasting impact on the rare-disease community ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
Junior Year (2016): Served as SU’s backup quarterback ... Played in 10 games ... Started the last three games of the season after an injury to starter Eric Dungey ... Accounted for 10 touchdowns (8 passing, 2 rushing) ... Completed 82-of-135 passes for 943 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions ... Rushed 44 times for 47 yards (1.1 avg.) and two touchdowns ... Perfect 6-for-6 passing for 82 yards versus Colgate (9/2) ... Against NC State (11/12), made his first start of the season and threw for 190 yards on 14-of-25 passing, including a career-long, 81-yard touchdown pass to Amba Etta-Tawo ... Against Florida State (11/19), went 16-for-36 through the air for 196 yards and two scores, including a 46-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Etta-Tawo at the end of the first half ... Responsible for a school-record seven touchdowns (5 passing, 2 rushing) at Pittsburgh (11/26), eclipsing Jim Brown’s previous record of six (all rushing) established against Colgate in 1956 … Mahoney’s five touchdown passes equaled Ryan Nassib’s school single-game record and his two rushing scores tied his personal best … Completed 70.5 percent of his passes against the Panthers, going 43-for-61 for 440 yards … Added 49 yards rushing to finish the game with 489 yards of offense … His number of completions, attempts, passing yards and yards of total offense were all career bests and ranked second on the SU single-game charts for their respective categories ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Honor Roll selection … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall … Presented with the ACC’s Top Six for Service Award for his dedication to serving others and commitment to community outreach programs. Â
Sophomore Year (2015): Played in eight games, starting four, after beginning the season as SU’s fifth-string quarterback ... Completed 54-of-117 passes for 535 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions ... Rushed for 151 yards on 41 carries (3.7 avg.) and two scores ... Against Central Michigan (9/19), split time with Austin Wilson after starter Eric Dungey was knocked out of the game, and was 4-for-4 passing for 19 yards, and rushed once for 12 yards … Hit Kendall Moore for a 13-yard gain on a third-down pass in overtime to set up Jordan Fredericks’ game-winning touchdown ... Made his first start the next week versus LSU (9/26) and established season highs for completions (16), attempts (38), passing yards (154) and touchdown passes (3) … All three of Mahoney’s TD passes came in the second half, as he became the first Orange signal-caller to toss three TDs in one half of play against a top-10 team … Mahoney also rushed seven times for 40 yards versus the Tigers ... Made his second start versus Clemson (11/14) and was 8-for-21 passing for 80 yards … Ran 10 times for a career-high 76 yards, including a career-long run of 30 yards, and two touchdowns against the Tigers ... Started and was 10-of-21 passing for 152 yards and two touchdowns at NC State (11/21) … Also logged 12 carries for 14 yards against the Wolfpack ... Against Boston College (11/28), earned his first win as a starter by completing 11-of-25 passes for 86 yards and one touchdown in SU’s 20-17 victory.Â
Freshman Year (2014 at the College of DuPage): Threw for 1,943 yards and 18 touchdowns, and rushed for 212 yards … 2014 NJCAA Top 20 quarterback … Named DuPage’s Most Outstanding Back … Team captain.
High School: Played for head coach Kurt Weinberg … Earned all-area and all-conference honors as a senior …Team Offensive MVP … Holds the Lyons Township record for career passing yards (2,727) … Rushed for 607 yards in 15 games (40.5 avg.) … During his senior campaign, threw for 2,173 yards with 25 touchdowns and rushed for 520 yards … Team captain.
Personal: Zachary Alexander Mahoney … Born in May 1995 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Michelle Hopkins and Richard Mahoney … One brother, one sister … Brother, Spencer, is a pitcher in the New York Yankees minor league system ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and rhetorical studies … Enrolled in the public relations graduate program at Syracuse's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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