2022 Football Roster
Zack Long
- Position:
- Place-Kicker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pacific, Mo.
- High School:
- Eureka Park
TULSA – A four-year letterwinner … a former walk-on … was informed at practice on Sunday, August 29, 2021 that he was put on scholarship … joined the team in the spring of 2019 … was already attending Tulsa when he made the decision to walk-on to the team … first began playing football when he joined the Tulsa football team … has played in 46 career games … converted 51-of-60 field goals and 104-of-107 PATs for 257 points in his career … finished career ranked in a second-place tie for career field goals chart with 51 FGs made … his 257 points is 9th on the school's all-time list … handled kickoffs in 2019, 2020, for a portion of the 2021 season and had three in 2022 … had 136 career kickoffs for 7,633 yards and a 56.1 average.
2022 – Played in all 12 games … named to the preseason watch list for the Groza Award … connected on 17-of-21 FGs and 44-of-45 PATs for 95 points … connected on his final eight field goal attempts … had a season-long 46-yard FG against #19 Tulane … also had a 44-yarder against JAX State … had two games with three field goals made … was 3-of-5 vs. Wyoming in the opener and 3-of-3 against Houston in the season finale.
2021 – Played in all 13 games … named to the Phil Steele's All-America Fourth Team …knocked thru 22-of-23 field goals and 35-of-36 PATs for 101 points … set the school's single-season record with 22 field goals … ranked first in the NCAA for field goal percentage at .956 … his 22 field goals was also the second most for a single-season in AAC history … ranked first in the AAC for field goals and third for scoring and kick scoring … connected on 3-of-3 field goals vs. Old Dominion in the 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl … was 2-of-2 against SMU with makes of 36 and 27 yards … knocked thru three 40+ field goals vs Temple, including 44, 47 and 48 yards and totaled 14 points in that contest … was 2-of-2 vs. Tulane with a 48-yarder … was 2-of-3 vs. No. 2 Cincinnati, including a 50-yard career long … his first miss of the season came on a second 50-yard attempt against Cincinnati, snapping a streak of 14 consecutive makes dating back to the 2020 season … made 10-of-10 after that missed field goal to close out the season … was 2-of-2 at USF with field goals made of 22 and 25 yards … was 2-of-2 vs. Arkansas State with kicks of 41 and a season-long 45 yards, thus being named to the AAC's weekly honor roll … had two field goals at No. 9-ranked Ohio State, covering 22 and 31 yards … kicked a 41-yard field goal in the season opener … handled kickoff duties at Oklahoma State, averaging 63.0 yards with two touchbacks.
2020 – Played in all nine games … handled placements and kickoffs … earned second-team all-conference honors … made 12-of-15 field goals and 25-of-26 PATs … had 45 kickoffs for 2,491 yards and a 55.4 average …ranked second in the AAC for field goal percentage, sixth for kick scoring and PAT percentage, and ninth for overall scoring … connected on 4-of-4 field goals against Navy and scored 13 points in Tulsa's 19-6 win … his field goals went a career-long 48, 25, 37 and 36 yards at Navy … was named the AAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Navy … connected on 2-of-2 field goals from 35 and 21 yards vs. East Carolina … handled placements at #11 UCF for the first time of the season, converting on 2-of-2 field goals, covering 20 and 34 yards, and 2-of-3 PATs … made his 34-yard field goal with 1:30 left in the game at UCF to give Tulsa a 34-26 lead.
2019 – Handled the kickoff duties … had 62 kickoffs for 3,537 yards and a 57.0 average … had nine touchbacks on the season … attempted one field goal, a 42-yarder at SMU.
HIGH SCHOOL – Played soccer at Eureka High School.
PERSONAL – Enjoys fishing and golfing … favorite professional sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals … the Kansas City Chiefs is his favorite NFL team … Patrick Mahomes is his favorite NFL player … favorite TV show is “Yellowstone” … lists The Cowboys as his favorite movie … George Strait is his favorite musician … began playing football at age 20 … his favorite book is The Operator … has two siblings … his sister, Hannah, ran track at Stanford … parents are David and Cindy Long … earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting … working on his MBA … born August 29, 1998 in St. Louis, Mo.
