35 Danny Zahniser
Danny Zahniser
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Downingtown, Pa.
  • High School:
    Downingtown East
  • Position:
    OLB
  • Major:
    Chemical Engineering
  • gp
    4
  • tk
    19.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1

Bio

2019

  • Saw action in all 11 games
  • Recorded 42 tackles, 22 solo
  • Recorded one sack

2018

  • Saw action in seven games
  • Recorded 21 tackles, eight solo

2017

  • Saw action in ten games
  • Recorded one tackle

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 31 St. Vincent
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 9 9
Assists 10 10
Tackles 19.0 19.0
Tackles per game 4.8 6.3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - 0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - 0
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - 0
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 1 - - - - 0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 1 - - - - 0
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 1 - - - - 0
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 MIT   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Grove City   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Waynesburg   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 at Westminster (Pa.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Thiel   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 St. Vincent   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 at Wash. & Jeff.   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Grove City L, 24-14 6 9 15.0 - - 1.0 3 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Apr 1 at Waynesburg W, 51-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Geneva W, 20-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 32-22 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Saint Vincent   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 32 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 10 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 7 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 .0
Total 32 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 8 13 21.0 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - 3 -
2019-20 11 22 20 42.0 3.8 1.0 14 2.0 15 - - - - - 3 -
2020-21 4 9 10 19.0 4.8 - - 1.5 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Total 32 40 43 83.0 2.6 1.0 14 4.5 21 1 - - - - 7 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month March 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
April 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month March 1 - - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 4 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month March 1 - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month March 1 - - - - - - - 0
April 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month March 1 - - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month March - - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 4 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 2 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month March 1 - - - - 0 .0
April 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month March 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
April 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 4 9 10 19.0 4.8 - - 1.5 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Conference 3 9 10 19.0 6.3 - - 1.5 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 6 10 16.0 8.0 - - 1.5 5 1 - - - - 1 -
Away 2 3 0 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 9 9 18.0 9.0 - - 1.0 3 1 - - - - 1 -
Month March 1 6 9 15.0 15.0 - - 1.0 3 1 - - - - 1 -
April 3 3 1 4.0 1.3 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - -

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