The University of Akron Athletics
Hall of Fame
Zachary C. Derr
- Induction:
- 2011
- Class:
- 2001
1998-02
Placekicker
Zac Derr is the Zips’ football program’s all-time leading scorer with 266 points.
He connected on 47 of his 64 career field goal attempts (73.1 percent), including a career-best 52-yarder as a senior in 2001 (tied as the sixth longest in program history). That percentage, as well as the number of field goals made, ranked tied for second-best all-time in program history. He also converted 125 point-after attempts (out of a possible 132) during his UA gridiron career and is tied for the school record for most PATs in a game, converting eight versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 24, 2001, as well as for most points scored kicking in a single game (17 in the above mentioned EMU contest).
As a senior in 2001, Derr was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award. That same year he went 30-for-30 on extra points and made 15-of-18 field goals for a team-leading 75 points. He also earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a senior.
Derr was an Academic All-MAC selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior.
Additionally as a senior, he was a nominee for the MAC’s Vern Smith Award.
Placekicker
Zac Derr is the Zips’ football program’s all-time leading scorer with 266 points.
He connected on 47 of his 64 career field goal attempts (73.1 percent), including a career-best 52-yarder as a senior in 2001 (tied as the sixth longest in program history). That percentage, as well as the number of field goals made, ranked tied for second-best all-time in program history. He also converted 125 point-after attempts (out of a possible 132) during his UA gridiron career and is tied for the school record for most PATs in a game, converting eight versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 24, 2001, as well as for most points scored kicking in a single game (17 in the above mentioned EMU contest).
As a senior in 2001, Derr was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award. That same year he went 30-for-30 on extra points and made 15-of-18 field goals for a team-leading 75 points. He also earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a senior.
Derr was an Academic All-MAC selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior.
Additionally as a senior, he was a nominee for the MAC’s Vern Smith Award.
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