Zach_Shaw

Zach Shaw

Zach Shaw

American football coach (born 1990)

Not to be confused with Zac Shaw or Zack Shaw.

Zachary Shaw (born December 10, 1990) is an American college football coach. 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]

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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]

Fitchburg State

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Press, Cris Greer | The Grand Rapids (September 11, 2011). "Hope football team beats Wisconsin Lutheran to end 24-game nonleague losing skid". mlive. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Zach Shaw - 2012 - Football". Wisconsin Lutheran College Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Demons, Skrevet af Amager. "Demons gav Gold Diggers kamp til stregen – Under konstruktion" (in Danish). Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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    "Gold Diggers sign QB Zach Shaw for 2013 season". Søllerød Gold Diggers (in Danish). April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Historie". Søllerød Gold Diggers (in Danish). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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    "Gold Diggers debut i det fine selskab". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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    "PREVIEW: France's Elite 2015 – Templiers d'Elancourt". American Football International. February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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    Garby-Holm, David. "Receiver skifter Towers ud med Tyskland". National Ligaen (in Danish). Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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    "Tucker ersetzt Shaw". football-aktuell (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Potsdam Royals - Folge 4 - Abschied nach der Perfect Season - HAUPTSTADT.TV". www.potsdam.tv. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Zachary Shaw - Football Coach". Nichols College Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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    Rundschau, Luzerner. "Verletzung bei den Luzern Lions". Luzerner Rundschau (in German). Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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    "Football America UK | The British Passing Academy". www.footballamerica.co.uk. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  14. [14]
    "Zach Shaw Joins Football Coaching Staff". Elmhurst University Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Shaw accepts position at Hiram". Nichols College Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Zach Shaw - Assistant Football Coach - Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Hiram College. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  17. [17]
    "Head Coach". Fitchburg State. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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    Barnett, Zach (January 10, 2023). "Fitchburg State hires D3 coordinator as head coach".
  19. [19]
    "Fitchburg State Names Zachary Shaw Head Football Coach". January 10, 2023.
  20. [20]
    "Fitchburg State Announces Departure of Head Football Coach". April 1, 2024.
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