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2023 Football Roster

94 Zack Pelland

94 Zack Pelland

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    285
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Gurnee, Ill.
  • Previous Team:
    Warren Township
  • Major:
    Neuroscience - Writing & Philosophy Minor

Summary

Biography

Awards
2023 All-Patriot League second team defensive line
2019 Colgate University Haskell Schiff Memorial Prize (Chemistry)
2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Two-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll

Career | Career Statistics
Games/Starts: 33/15
Colgate Debut: Aug. 31, 2019, at Air Force
First Career Start: April 3, 2021, at Fordham
Stats Through End of 2023: 46 tackles, 22 solo, 7 tackles for losses totaling 7 yards, 1.5 sacks for loses totaling 9 yards, 1 blocked kick

2023 (Fifth Year)
Games/Starts: 11/11
  • Made 18 tackles with 10 solo stops, three were for losses totaling 11 yards, an 8-yard sack and a blocked field goal.
  • Blocked field goal attempt in overtime to give the Raiders the victory over Dartmouth (Oct. 14). 
  • Tied his career-high with four tackles against FBS foe Syracuse (Sept. 2).
  • Matched that with four tackles (two solo) and included a tackle for loss against Bucknell (Oct. 28)
  • Made a pair of solo stops in Patriot League games at #6 Holy Cross (Sept. 23), #16 Lafayette (Nov. 4) and against Lehigh (Nov. 11). 
  • Solo tackle for an 8-yard sack in the win at Georgetown (Oct. 21).
  • Notched quarterback hurries at Villanova (Sept. 9) and in the victory at Cornell (Sept. 30).
2022 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 5/1
  • Five solo stops among his 10 tackles including one for a loss of a yard.
  • Tallied two solo stops and an assist at Penn (Sept. 10).
  • Also had three tackles with one solo against Patriot League Champion Holy Cross (Sept. 24).
  • Had a solo and an assisted stop at Maine (Sept. 10).
  • Made a tackle for loss against FBS opponent Stanford (Sept. 3).
  • Missed the final six games with an injury.
2021 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 9/2
  • Had a dozen tackles with four solos, three tackles for loss totaling 7 yards and a half sack.
  • Career-high four tackles at Cornell (Oct. 15) with 1.5 tackles for loss totaling minus-4 yards.
  • Three assisted tackles the following week at Holy Cross (Oct. 23) where he started and registered his shared sack.
  • A pair of assisted tackles in win at Georgetown (Oct. 2).
  • Solo tackles against William & Mary (Sept. 18), Lehigh (Sept. 25) and Fordham (Nov. 20).
  • Tackle against William & Mary was for a loss of 2-yards.
  • Second start of the season was against Bucknell (Oct. 30).
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 2/1
  • Five tackles in two games including three unassisted.
  • Three tackles (two solo) in season opener at Lafayette (March 13).
  • Added one solo tackle and one assisted stop at Fordham (April 3) to highlight first collegiate start.
  • Season moved to spring and team played two-game schedule because of COVID-19 Pandemic.
2019 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 6/0
  • Contributed one assisted tackle to aid 24-13 victory at Georgetown (Nov. 2).
  • Collegiate debut at Air Force (Aug. 31).
  • Also made playing appearances against Dartmouth (Sept. 28) and in final four games of season, helping Raiders win three of those four.
Before Colgate
Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Illinois ... Lettered two years under head coach Bryan McNulty after playing single seasons under Mark Mika and Luke Mueller ... Two-year captain.
Position: DE/TE
Stats: Finished career with 12 sacks and 15 tackles-for-loss ... As senior, posted 45 tackles.
Honors: 2018 Rivals.com All-State First Team ... Two-time NSC All-Conference and Lake County All-Area ... Played in Illinois All-Star Game ... Helped Blue Devils to 10-2 senior season and 2018 North Suburban Conference championship.
Get to Know: Also lettered in baseball and played basketball … National Honor Society member.

Personal
Born: Zachary John Pelland in Illinois.
Family: Parents are Corey and Lori Pelland ... Has two brothers and one sister.
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Historical Player Information

  • 94

    2019First Year

    Defensive Tackle
    6'4" 250 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 270 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2021Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 265 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2022Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 285 lbs
    94
  • 94

    2023Fifth Year

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 285 lbs
    94