Northwestern University Athletics
2021 Football Roster

Jersey Number 16
Zac Krause
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe West
2020: Did not see playing time as part of redshirt first-year season.
High School: Three-time varsity letter winner in football … One year as team captain … Totaled 2,000 passing yards and 27 touchdowns in his senior season … Holds school records for passing yards and touchdowns in a single-season and career … Helped lead the team to the State Semifinals in the school’s first-ever varsity season … Named the Owl’s Team MVP senior year … Graduated number two in his class … Kansas Honor Scholar … All-State Academic … AP Scholar with Distinction … Chose Northwestern over Wake Forest and Western Illinois … Father, Wayne Krause, played outside linebacker at Kansas State (1991-1994) … Plans to major in biomedical engineering.
High School: Three-time varsity letter winner in football … One year as team captain … Totaled 2,000 passing yards and 27 touchdowns in his senior season … Holds school records for passing yards and touchdowns in a single-season and career … Helped lead the team to the State Semifinals in the school’s first-ever varsity season … Named the Owl’s Team MVP senior year … Graduated number two in his class … Kansas Honor Scholar … All-State Academic … AP Scholar with Distinction … Chose Northwestern over Wake Forest and Western Illinois … Father, Wayne Krause, played outside linebacker at Kansas State (1991-1994) … Plans to major in biomedical engineering.
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