Kyle Pohl

Height:
6-3
Weight:
213
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Farmersville, Ohio
High School:
Valley View HS

As a Senior (2015): NFF Postgraduate Scholarship Award … MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC … Academic Award … ranks No. 4 on the Zips’ career passing chart with 5,128 yards … played in five games … went 2-for-2 for 13 yards against Bowling Green … returned to action in the win at Louisiana, playing in the fourth quarter … missed the Savannah State game with an injury … went 3-of-8 for 34 yards against Pitt … came off the bench at No. 19 Oklahoma and led the Zips under center, going 6-of-17 for 88 yards.

As a Junior (2014): Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee ... CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-MAC ... MAC East Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1) ... MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3) ... Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 1) ... started 10 games ... the first quarterback to start in back-to-back seasons in the Bowden era ... went 208-of-383 with 2,189 yards and nine touchdowns ... went 17-of-42 for 191 yards at Kent State ... in the win over UMass, went 26-for-40 for 277 yards and two touchdowns ... went 15-of-29 for 128 yards while rushing for 17 yards at Buffalo ... returned to the starting line-up on Nov. 4 against Bowling Green ... went 31-of-62, both career highs, for 304 yards ... the 62 attempts were a new school record ... did not play at Ohio or at Ball State ... went 13-of-22 for 103 yards in the win over Miami, the Zips' third consecutive victory ... left the game following the final play of the first half with an injury and did not return ... in the win over Eastern Michigan in the MAC opener, went 27-of-40 for a career-high 326 yards and two touchdowns on the day ... also rushed five yards to score UA's first touchdown to put the Zips ahead 7-6 ... went 15-of-29 for 193 yards and a touchdown in the win at Pittsburgh ... against Marshall, 17-of-37 for 151 yards while throwing his first interception of the season ... went 24-of-46 for 208 yards at Penn State ... in the opener against Howard, led the Zips with a career-high four touchdown passes on 23-of-36 passing for 308 yards ... threw three touchdown passes in the first six minutes of action, as each scoring drive was under 38 seconds ... led all rushers with a career-high 48 yards on seven carries.

As a Sophomore (2013): Started all 12 games ... named Academic All-MAC ... finished the season 225-of-402 for 2,438 yards, eight touchdowns, and 10 interceptions ... added 96 yards in 72 carries and three touchdowns on the ground ... his 225 completions were sixth-most in a single season in school history ... recorded 18.8 completions per game, the seventh-best average in the Akron record book ... threw an interception on just 2.5 percent of his passes, the second-best single-season mark in program history (Charlie Frye, 2.1 percent, 2001) ... his 2,438 yards through the air is the eighth-most in a single season by an Akron QB ... closed the season second in the MAC and 39th nationally in completions per game (18.75) ... posted two 300-yard performances ... named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after nearly leading the Zips to an upset win at Michigan ... went 25-of-49 for 311 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions against the Wolverines, with 229 yards and two TDs coming in the second half ... followed up his performance at UM with a 321-yard performance (27-of-43) against Louisiana, throwing for three touchdowns ... closed the season by completing 18-of-29 passes for 259 yards, three TDs and no interceptions against Toledo ... had a season-high 43 yards rushing (five carries) against Louisiana ... scored rushing touchdowns at Bowling Green, vs. Ball State, and at Massachusetts.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2012): Saw action as backup quarterback in six games ... closed out the season 38-of-58 passing for 366 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions ... was under center for the majority of the season finale at Toledo, and completed 28-of-42 passes for 213 yards, and two TDs ... 7-of-10 passing for 119 yards and three touchdowns in a 66-6 win over Morgan State ... earned Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention recognition.

As a Freshman (2011): Redshirted.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Valley View HS ... selected to the North-South All-Star game ... as a senior, earned honorable mention All-District, first-team All-league and was the team MVP and captain ... graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average ... threw for over 3,000 yards and had 25 touchdown strikes ... closed out his high school career listed in third place in the school record book for most receptions in a season (43 as a sophomore) ... also played basketball ... was a 1,000-point career scorer and two-time all-league selection on the hardwood.

Personal: Born June, 9, 1991 ... son of Dennis and Sheri Pohl ... has an older brother, Aaron, a younger brother Jon and a younger sister Anna.