Jack Lausch
| Northwestern Wildcats – No. 12 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Brother Rice (Chicago, Illinois) |
Jack Lausch is an American college football quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats.
Early life
[edit]Lausch attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois. As a senior, he threw for 2,447 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 1,084 yards and 21 touchdowns.[1] Coming out of high school, Lausch was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.[1]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2022, Lausch played in just one game where he completed four of eight pass attempts for 68 yards and an interception.[2] In 2023, he played in ten games where he completed two of his three passes for ten yards, while rushing 19 times for 80 yards and a touchdown, and hauling in two receptions for nine yards.[3] Heading into week 3 of the 2024 season, Lausch was named the Wildcats starting quarterback.[4] That week against Eastern Illinois, he threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns and rushed seven times for 62 yards in a 31–7 win.[5]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Northwestern Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 96.4 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 3–7 | 159 | 296 | 53.7 | 1,714 | 5.8 | 7 | 8 | 104.8 | 87 | 213 | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Career[6] | 21 | 10 | 3–7 | 165 | 307 | 53.7 | 1,792 | 5.8 | 7 | 9 | 104.4 | 112 | 290 | 2.6 | 3 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Warren, Peter (14 December 2021). "Chicagoland QB Jack Lausch commits to Northwestern". On3.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Tim (2 July 2024). "Br. Rice alum Lausch ready for big year at Northwestern". The Beverley Review. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (9 September 2024). "David Braun announces Jack Lausch as Northwestern starter, benches Mike Wright". On3.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Jack Lausch will start at QB for Northwestern this week after Mike Wright struggled in 1st 2 games". Chicago Tribune. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Shelton, Matthew (19 September 2024). "Jack Lausch 'fired up' to take on Washington on the road". Rivals.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Jack Lausch College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.