Zach Maynard Class: Junior Hometown: Greensboro, NC High School: Grimsley HS Last College: Buffalo Height / Weight: 6-2 / 190 Position: QB Experience: TR

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CAL CAREER (Career Stats):

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats): Eight games into his career as Cal's starter quarterback has completed 150-of-281 passes for 2,309 yards, with 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a 121.31 passer efficiency rating ... had thrown for at least 200 yards and completed at least 15 passes in each of his first seven games, before falling just shy of both numbers in his most recent outing at UCLA (14-30-4-199-0) when he was also sacked a season-high-tying three times and did not either pass or rush for a touchdown for the first time ... fifth in the Pac-12 in total offense (267.9 ypg, 31st NCAA) and seventh in passing (254.9 ypg) ... has either passed or rushed for a touchdown in all seven of his contests ... had been intercepted only three times in his first five games before being picked on seven occasions in the last three contests, including three vs. USC and four at UCLA ... has rushed 52 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns, scoring on the ground in back-to-back contests vs. USC and Utah ... has the team's two longest rushes of the season, a Cal career-long 43-yarder in the season opener vs. Fresno State and a 39-yarder at UCLA in his most recent contest ... has three other games (Presbyterian, USC, Utah) where he has had at least one rush of 10 or more yards ... on the receiving end of a 27-yard reception from Keenan Allen at Colorado ... has been involved in a team-high 32 of Cal's 43 playes from the line of scrimmage that have covered 20 or more yards ... had his most accurate game and arguably his most efficient vs. Utah, completing 19-of-29 (65.5%) of his passes for 255 yards and a touchdown without an interception, while also running a career-high 10 times for 36 yards and a touchdown ... completed a career-high 25 passes in a career-high-tying 43 pass attempts for 294 yards and also scored his first career rushing touchdown against USC, but threw three interceptions and for the first time in his career no touchdowns ... was 20-of-41 for 218 yards and a touchdown at Oregon ... completed 23-of-43 passes (tied career high for pass attempts) for a career-high 349 yards at Washington, including a 90-yard touchdown pass to Allen that was the longest pass play in Cal history, to mark the first time a Cal quarterback had thrown for 300 or more yards since Kevin Riley threw for 351 yards at Arizona State on Oct. 31, 2009 ... passed for 215 yards on 15-of-25 passing, with three touchdowns with one interception against Presbyterian while playing only in the first half ... threw a career-high four touchdowns at Colorado, including the game-winner on a five-yard pass to Allen in overtime, and was 18-of-35 for 243 yards and with an interception to earn Quarterback Honorable Mention Performer of the Week honors from the College Football Performance Awards ... threw for 266 yards on 16-of-35 passing with two touchdowns passes and an interception in his first game at Cal vs. Fresno State, also rushing six times for a career-high 52 yards ... named the starting quarterback by head coach Jeff Tedford on May 14 two weeks following the end of spring practice ... took the majority of first-team snaps during spring workouts while in a three-way battle for the starting quarterback job with Allan Bridgford and Brock Mansion ... named one of the top national transfers by Athlon and Cal's top newcomer according to Lindy's ... listed as being in a "Position Battle" with Brock Mansion at quarterback on a Fantasy Flash sidebar in Cal's team section of Athlon's season preview magazine.

2010: Redshirted ... transferred from Buffalo and attended school at nearby Contra Costa College during the fall semester.

AT BUFFALO: Played in all 12 games and started 11 during his 2009 sophomore campaign with the Bulls when he completed 218-of-379 (57.5%) passes for 2,694 yards and 18 TDs with 15 interceptions for a 124.99 quarterback efficiency rating ... ranked third on the team in rushing with 300 yards on 87 carries and one touchdown on the ground ... had a huge day in the second start of his career against Big East power Pittsburgh, passing for career highs of 400 yards and four touchdowns as he hit on 24-of-35 attempts ... totaled six games with more than 200 yards passing, including a 327-yard effort on 26-of-50 passing vs. Akron ... completed at least 60% of his passes in five of his first six games, capped by a 16-of-20 (80%) performance for 232 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions against Gardner-Webb ... other 200-yard passing games came against Temple (26-41, 281 yards), Ohio (17-36, 230 yards), Central Michigan (16-31, 210 yards) and Akron (20-35, 205 yards), throwing for two TDs vs. both Ohio and Central Michigan ... passed for at least one touchdown in each of his first 11 games before being shut out in the season finale against Kent State ... rushed for a career-high 61 yards on six carries and scored his rushing touchdown against Miami, Ohio ... rushed for at least 30 yards on six occasions, also passing the mark vs. Ohio (7-39), Bowling Green State (10-38), Central Michigan (8-37), Akron (6-36) and Western Michigan (6-34) ... played in eight of the team's last 10 games (eight of 14 total) off the bench as a true freshman in 2008, completing 1-of-3 passes for seven yards and rushing eight times for 56 yards, including a career-long 41-yard run against Miami, Ohio ... had the seven-yard completion against Western Michigan.

HIGH SCHOOL: Passed for 1,635 yards and 20 touchdowns, while rushing for another 1,404 yards and 14 scores as a senior to earn All-Area and All-Metro League honors ... led his team to a Metro League title as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Desmond Maynard ... born July 29, 1989 ... parents are Scott Lang and Doris Maynard ... major is undeclared but considering Sociology.

CAREER STATISTICS

MAYNARD'S CAL CAREER GAME HIGHS
Pass Completions: 25 (vs. USC, 2011)
Pass Attempts: 43 (twice, last vs. USC, 2011)
Passing Yards: 349 (at Washington, 2011)
Passing TDs: 4 (at Colorado, 2011)
Long Pass: 90TD (at Colorado, 2011)
Interceptions: 4 (at UCLA, 2011)
Rushes: 10 (vs. Utah, 2011)
Rushing Yards: 52 (vs. Fresno State, 2011)
Long Rush: 43 (vs. Fresno State, 2011)
Receptions: 1 (at Colorado, 2011)
Receiving Yards: 27 (at Colorado, 2011)
Long Reception: 27 (at Colorado, 2011)
All-Purpose Yards: 52 (vs. Fresno State, 2011)

LAST UPDATED: November 5, 2011