Zach Shaw

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Zach Shaw
Current position
Title Quarterbacks coach
Team Manchester
Conference HCAC
Biographical details
Born (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 33)
Alma mater Wisconsin Lutheran College (2013)
Nichols College (2020)
Playing career
2009–2012 Wisconsin Lutheran
2013 Søllerød Gold Diggers
2015 Elancourt Templiers
2016–2017 Potsdam Royals
2018 Winterthur Warriors
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014 Mesabi Range (OC/QB/WR)
2015–2016 Wisconsin Lutheran (GA/RB)
2016–2017 Potsdam Royals (OC)
2018 Winterthur Warriors (co-OC)
2019–2020 Nichols (OC)
2021 Hiram (OC)
2022 Elmhurst (co-OC/QB)
2023 Fitchburg State
2024–present Manchester (QB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2020 Nichols (director of football operations)
Head coaching record
Overall0–10
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NACC co-Freshman of the Year (2009)

Zachary Shaw (born December 10, 1990) is an American college football coach. He is the quarterbacks coach for Manchester University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Fitchburg State University in 2023. He played college football for Wisconsin Lutheran and played professionally in Europe for the Søllerød Gold Diggers, Elancourt Templiers, Potsdam Royals, and Winterthur Warriors. He also coached for Mesabi Range, Wisconsin Lutheran, Nichols, Hiram, and Elmhurst.

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College career

Shaw played college football for Wisconsin Lutheran as a quarterback. [1] With the team he threw for a school-record 6,013 yards and 63 touchdowns. He holds the school's record for touchdowns responsible for with 75. He was named Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009 while also earning honorable mention all-conference honors in 2011. [2]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors
2009 104–38718946.01,1416.0168116.234-137-4.01
2010 106–410626040.81,3065.0171295.327-12-0.42
2011 106–412523154.11,9338.41514133.725-74-0.36
2012 107–311722452.31,6337.31513124.02810.03
Career 4023−1443590448.16,0136.76347116.6114-222-1.912

Professional career

Shaw played professionally in Europe. He first signed with the Søllerød Gold Diggers in Denmark. He also played for Elancourt Templiers in France, Potsdam Royals in Germany, and Winterthur Warriors in Switzerland. He also was the offensive coordinator while also being the starting quarterback for Winterthur and Potsdam.

Søllerød Gold Diggers

On April 4, 2013, Shaw signed with Søllerød, [3] where he filled in for injured Casper Reinhardt. [4] He led the team in the European Football League playoffs where they lost to the eventual Eurobowl champion Vienna Vikings from Austria in the quarter finals. [5] [6]

Elancourt Templiers

In 2015, Shaw played for Elancourt in the Division 1 Elite Championship after a coaching stint with Mesabi Range. [7]

Potsdam Royals

In 2016, Shaw played for Potsdam. [8] On June 16, 2017, Shaw broke his collarbone. [9] In 2017 the team was promoted from German Football League 2 GFL2 into the top league the German Football League GFL. [10] In two seasons with the team he compiled a 18–4 record as a starter while also passing for over 4,000 yards and 41 touchdowns. [11]

Winterthur Warriors

In 2018, Shaw played for Winterhur in the Nationalliga A (American football). [12] [13]

Coaching career

Shaw began his coaching career in 2014 with Mesabi Range College, a National Junior College Athletic Association (NCJAA) school in Virginia, Minnesota, as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach. [14] Shaw returned to his alma mater, Wisconsin Lutheran, in 2015, working as a graduate assistant and running backs coach. While playing professionally, Shaw also coached as an offensive coordinator for two teams he played for in Europe, Potsdam and Winterthur.

In 2019, Shaw joined the football staff at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts as the team's offensive coordinator and director of football operations. [15] In 2021, Shaw was hired as offensive coordinator at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. [16] The following year, he moved on to Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. [17]

On January 10, 2023, Shaw was hired by Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, Massachusetts as head football coach. [18] [19] Following a 0–10 record in his inaugural season he resigned in the spring of 2024 for personal reasons. [20]

In spring 2024, Shaw was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Manchester University under head coach Vann Hunt.[ citation needed ]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Fitchburg State Falcons (Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2023)
2023 Fitchburg State0–100–89th
Fitchburg State:0–100–8
Total:0–10

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  20. ↑ "Fitchburg State Announces Departure of Head Football Coach". April 1, 2024.
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