Northern Arizona University
34 - Zach Bauman
Height: 5-10
Weight: 200
Year: Jr.-2L
Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.
High School: Hamilton
Position: RB
BIO
Career Notes: Ranks fifth in school history with 2,494 career rushing yards in 22 games, trailing Allan Clark by 229 yards for fourth all-time entering the season…Ranks 10th among active players in the FCS in career rushing yards and third among juniors…Joined Archie Amerson (1995, 1996), Marcus King (2000, 2001) and Alex Henderson (2006, 2009) to rush for 1,000 yards two times in his career and only Amerson and King have done it in back-to-back seasons…First back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons after setting the freshman rushing mark in 2010…Has 13 career 100-yard games in career and two games of 200 or more yards, including 246 at Sacramento State and 219 against Idaho State in 2011…Ranks fourth in career carries with 523…2011: Started all 11 games…Beyond Sports College Network All-America Second Team choice…All-Big Sky first-team selection…Rushed for 1,435 yards on the season, the third-best total in school history, with 15 touchdowns, the second-best single-season total in school history…Ranked fourth in Football Championship Subdivision in rushing at 130.5 per game and eighth in all-purpose yards per game at 162.5…Posted seven 100-yard rushing games on the season, including five consecutive to end the season and seven of the last eight…Improved career high twice in 2011 with 219 yards with a touchdown on 32 carries against Idaho State, followed by 246 yards against Sacramento State…Performances ranks 11th and 15th in school history…Was named the National Running Back of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards and the Beyond Sports College Network…Tallied 250 all-purpose yards against Northern Colorado...Rushed for 124 yards on 28 carries, scoring the first two touchdowns of the game…Added 126 yards receiving on five receptions including a 44-yard touchdown catch from receiver Khalil Paden…Named Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week…Became the first Big Sky player since Weber State's Trevyn Smith to record 100 yard rushing and receiving in the same game…Believed to be the second player in NAU history to accomplish the feat, joining David Lang in 1989, who rushed for 189 and had five catches for 112 yards against Nevada on Nov. 18, 1989…2010: Named offensive most valuable player and newcomer of the year at team banquet…All-Big Sky second team selection…Rushed for 1,059 yards on the season, setting the school freshman rushing mark and recording the 14th 1,000-yard season in school history (11th-best single-season total)…Scored 16 touchdowns on the season to lead the Big Sky….Fourteen rushing touchdowns are the second-best single season total in school history…Among the top freshmen in the country in rushing yards per game, listing third among five freshmen in Division I to average more than 90 yards per game…Overall, he ranked 25th overall in the Football Championship Subdivision in rushing per game, second among FCS freshman and fifth in the Big Sky Conference in rushing yards per game (96.3 per game)…Had six games with 100 or more yards rushing…Had 167 yards and four touchdowns in his collegiate debut against Western New Mexico. It was the most yards by a freshman under Jerome Souers in a debut and most by a freshman at NAU since Deonte Williams rushed for 194 yards against Idaho State in 2008…Earned a pair of national awards for his performance in the season opener against Western New Mexico, garnering The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS National Freshman of the Week and Division I FCS Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards…Recorded a 152 yards with two touchdowns in season finale against Portland State…Season-best 82-yard rush from scrimmage for a touchdown against the Vikings was the fourth-best in school history…High School: A 2010 graduate of Hamilton High School…Played for Coach Steve Belles…Two-time all-region selection and second team all-state…Two-year letter winner and starter…Helped team to back-to-back state championships…Set school single season record for touchdowns and scoring…Also lettered in basketball and track…Personal: Zachary Jordan Bauman on July 24, 1992 in Chandler, Ariz…Son of Ricardo and Lisa Bauman…Has one sister, Alexis…Cousin, Rashad Bauman, played at Oregon and for the Washington Redskins (2002-03) and Cincinnati Bengals (2004-05)…Also was an assistant coach at Oregon…Cousin Greg Pruitt played in the NFL from 1973-84, playing in four Pro Bowls…He was a member of the Redskins Super Bowl XVIII winning team and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Bauman's 100-Yard Games (13)
246 at Sacramento State, 2011
219 vs. Idaho State, 2011
167 vs. Western New Mexico, 2010
157 vs. Southern Utah, 2011
152 vs. Portland State, 2010
148 vs. Montana, 2011
127 at Montana, 2010
126 at Weber State, 2011
124 vs. Northern Colorado, 2011
112 at Idaho State, 2010
109 at Southern Utah, 2010
109 Eastern Washington, 2011
105 at Northern Colorado, 2010
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