Ohio · L 20-24
No tackles.
Central Michigan · L 7-35
2 tackles
The other 8 games average 7 tackles. This one was 5 below.
Mowchan has tackles in 9 of Eastern Michigan’s 10 games: none against Ohio.
Zach Mowchan
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fifth year in the Eastern Michigan linebacker corps. On tape: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Sacramento State, Week 1, 2026.
60 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 60 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 40 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 26 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 139 | 54 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 10): 2 tackles, −1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-35vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Nov. 4 · L 7-35 vs Central Michigan, play by play
2 tackles.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
This season: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Eastern Michigan’s defense played that day
7 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 8; the box score credits 7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 2; the box score credits 1.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles. Zach Mowchan hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up. Zach Mowchan hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 6; the box score credits 5.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
7%4 pass breakups60 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
5 seasons under Chris Creighton — 28-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.5%
356 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
64.1
10 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #45 of 55 Mid-American LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
