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Zander Horvath Season 2021

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PositionRB
Weight230 lbs
Height6-3
YearFifth Year
HometownMishawaka, Ind.

2020
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Third-team All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in all six games, making five starts.
• Led Purdue with 442 yards rushing on 89 carries.
• Averaged 5.0 yards per carry.
• Scored a pair of rushing touchdowns.
• Caught 30 passes for 304 yards.
• Had three 100-yard rushing games.
• Led the team with 746 all-purpose yards (124.3 ypg)
• Finished with 129 yards on 21 carries and had two receptions for five yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 24.
• Rushed 22 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and hauled in six receptions for 50 yards at Illinois on Oct. 31.
• Became the first Purdue running back to finish a game with 100 yards receiving since 1997 vs. Northwestern on Nov. 14. Caught a season-high nine passes for 100 yards and rushed 10 times for 21 yards against the Wildcats.
• Had 10 rushes for 68 yards and caught five passes for 50 yards for 118 all-purpose yards at Minnesota on Nov. 20.
• Combined for 162 all-purpose yards vs. Rutgers on Nov. 28, finishing with 101 yards rushing on 19 carries with a touchdown while catching four passes for 61 yards.
• Caught four passes for 38 yards and rushed seven times for 21 yards against Nebraska on Dec. 5.

2019
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in 11 games, making four starts.
• Second on the team with 377 rushing yards on 79 carries with two touchdowns.
• Caught 17 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown.
• Rushed 19 times for 66 yards and caught three passes for 21 yards at Nevada on Aug. 30.
• Had eight carries for 15 yards and three receptions for 13 yards vs. Vanderbilt on Sept. 7.
• Finished with 10 yards on four carries against TCU on Sept. 14.
• Scored on a seven-yard pass vs. Minnesota on Sept. 28.
• Recorded nine carries for 54 yards vs. Illinois on Oct. 26.
• Caught three passes for 49 yards and had five carries against Nebraska on Nov. 2.
• Rushed five times for 24 yards and caught a 21-yard pass at Northwestern on Nov. 9.
• Had four carries for34 yards at No. 14 Wisconsin on Nov. 23.
• Recorded a career-high 164 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 23 attempts, while also catching four passes for 24 yards against Indiana on Nov. 30.

2018
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve,
• Rushed nine times for 42 yards and a touchdown on the year.
• Caught four passes for 38 yards in 2018.
• Had two receptions for 28 yards at Nebraska on Sept. 29.
• Rushed five times 19 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 13.
• Had three carries for 24 yards and two receptions for yards at Minnesota on Nov. 10.

2017
• Did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Rushed for 3,373 yards and 50 touchdowns during his high school career.
• Broke every rushing and scoring record in Marian High School history.
• Honored with Indiana All-State, Academic All-State, and USA Today Midwest Regional All-American selections.
• Named Northern Indiana Conference MVP and WSBT 22 Burger King Student Athlete of the Year as a senior.
• Coach was Reggie Glon.

PERSONAL
• Given name is Alexander John Horvath.
• Born Dec. 10, 1998.
• Major: Construction Management. 

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Junior
2020

RB
6-3 / 230 lbs
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Sophomore
2019

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Redshirt Freshman
2018

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Freshman
2017

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