Northwestern University Football
Zach Martin

Zach Martin

Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

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Biography

Zach Martin joined the staff during the winter of 2024. In 2026, he enters a role as Assistant Tight Ends & Running Backs Coach, after previously serving as Assistant Quarterbacks Coach at Northwestern. In his first year as a full-time staffer in Evanston, Martin helped produce Northwestern’s first 2,000-yard passer in eight years. Graduate transfer quarterback Preston Stone served as the Wildcats’ signal caller in 2025, and he went 222-for-370 passing with 2,400 yards, 17 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions in his first and only year as a Wildcat. Martin arrived in Evanston after a successful stint at Northwest Missouri State, where he was an assistant coach and a record setting quarterback. He served as wide receivers coach from 2021 to 2023. During his time with the Bearcats, he coached multiple All-MIAA selections, including Kashan Griffin (Second Team, 2022) and Kaden Davis, who signed a free-agent contract with the Denver Broncos following the 2021 season. Martin began his coaching career at Northwest as a graduate assistant, working with running backs in 2018 and wide receivers in 2019. He was promoted to a part-time assistant in 2020 before taking over as wide receivers coach. A former Bearcat quarterback, Martin was an All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection in 2017, passing for 2,385 yards and 16 touchdowns and setting the program’s single-game record with six touchdown passes. He was part of the 2016 team that won the NCAA Division II National Championship. He began

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