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2025 Football Roster

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1 Zach Osborne

1 Zach Osborne

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Carmel, Ind.
  • Previous Team:
    Carmel
  • Major:
    Sociology

Summary

Biography

Honors
  • 2x Patriot League Honor Roll
Career | Career Statistics
Games/Starts: 26/8
Colgate Debut: Sep. 3, 2022, at Stanford
First Colgate Start: Oct. 14, 2023, vs. Dartmouth
Colgate Stats: 210 pass attempts, 130 completions (.619), 1662 yards, 14 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, QBR 143.72; 128 rushing attempts, 577 rush yards, 3 touchdowns, long of 32 yards; 3 receptions, 21 yards, long of 8 yards; 1 punt, 9 yards.

2025 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 8/5
  • 118 pass attempts, 69 completions, 1,088 yards, 9 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, QBR 156.01; 61 rushes, 276 yards, 3 touchdowns, long of 13 yards (twice).
  • Started the season as QB 1 and battled through injuries to play in eight games during the 2025 season.
  • Accounted for 1,364 total yards and 12 total touchdowns.
  • Threw for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns, showing the ability to stretch the field.
  • Opened the season against Monmouth (Aug. 29) going 11-of-14 passing (78.6%) for 227 yards and two passing touchdowns.
  • Threw for 239 passing yards and two touchdowns at Villanova (Sep.6).
  • Delivered one of his most complete games against Fordham (Sep. 20), throwing for 219 passing yards with two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown while also completing 76.5 percent of his passes.
  • Showed dual-threat ability throughout the season with 276 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
  • Closed out his Colgate career with a season-best performance in the finale versus Bucknell (Nov. 22), throwing for 244 yards with three passing touchdowns and one rushing TD.
  • Provided value as a runner, recording multiple games with 40+ rushing yards.
2024 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 7/1
  • 20 rushes for 119 yards, 1 TD, long of 32 yards, 5-7 passing for 8 yards long of 6 yards, 52.46 passing efficiency, 2 receptions for 16 yards long of 8 yards
  • In the season opener at Maine rushed three times for 19 yards with a long carry of 10 yards.
  • Against #5 Villanova was 4-4 through the air for 3 yards, rushed twice for 8 yards and caught a pair of passes totaling 15 yards.
  • Plowed for 10 rushing yards on seven carries at Akron.
  • Rushed for a team-high 34 yards on four carries including a 31-yard touchdown at Penn.
  • Carried the ball three times for 16 yards and completed the only pass he threw for a 5-yard gain against Holy Cross. 
  • Had only one carry in the win over Georgetown but made the best of it going for 32 yards.
2023 Season (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 7/2
  • Completed 56 of 85 passes for 566 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 149 yards on 14 carries with a pair of scores.
  • Played in the first six games of the season.
  • 3-of-5 passing for 16 yards against Syracuse (Sep. 2).
  • Had six carries for 13 yards against Villanova (Sep. 9).
  • Rushed for 44 yards on six carries with a career high 18-yard run against #6 Holy Cross (Sep. 23).
  • Took over after the first play from scrimmage against Cornell throwing for two scores and running for one leading the Raiders to a 35-25 victory; also rushed for a career-high 62 yards (Sep. 30).
  • Had his first career start the following week vs. Dartmouth, throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns on Colgate's OT win (Oct.14).
  • Started against Georgetown completing 8 of 12 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown before suffering an injury that ended his season (Oct. 21).
2022 Season (First Year)
Games/Starts: 4/0
  • Five rushing attempts for 32 yards.
  • Took snaps against Stanford (Sep. 3), Army-West Point (Oct. 15), Georgetown (Oct. 22), and Bucknell (Oct. 29).
  • Rushed for a total of 33-yards with a long of 12-yards at Army-West Point.
Before Colgate
Attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana … Lettered as a quarterback three years under head coach John Hebert… Ended his career averaging 104.2 yards per game through the air, with 3,437 total passing yards and 37 passing touchdowns… Completed 247 of 461attempts … Carried the ball 204 times for 985 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground… A total of 4,426 overall yards… Earned multiple awards for All-MIC academics, All-MIC honorable mentions, and All-State honorable mention in 2020 … Was voted to the pre-season Mr. Football watch list, pre-season Indy star super team, All-MIC conference, All-MIC conference academics, All-State honorable mention, and 6x player of the week finalist in 2021 … Was Carmel’s 2021 offensive MVP team captain … Set the single game record for total offensive yards (386) … Set the record for most games with five touchdowns or more (5).... Was captain his senior year … Also lettered in basketball … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Student Government Cabinet.

Personal
Born: Zachary Thomas Osborne in Carmel, Indiana.
Family: Son of Paul and Anne Osborne … Has two brothers.
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Historical Player Information

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    2022First Year

    Quarterback
    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2023Sophomore

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2024Junior

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    6'2" 220 lbs
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    2025Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 215 lbs
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