Jim Zebrowski
American football coach (born 1967)
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James P. Zebrowski (born October 31, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of Kansas; a position he has held since 2025.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Lakeland College—now knows as Lakeland University—from 2003 to 2006.[4] He also coached for Preble Shawnee High School, Berea High School, Southern Illinois,[5] Millikin,[6] Wisconsin–Whitewater,[7][8] Northern Illinois,[9][10][11] Minnesota,[12][13] Hamline,[14][15][16] and Buffalo.[17][18][19] He played college football for Mount Union as a quarterback.
Strongsville, Ohio, U.S.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator coach & quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 31, 1967 Strongsville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Mount Union (1991) Southern Illinois University (2000) |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1988 | Mount Union |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1993 | Preble Shawnee HS (OH) (OC/QB/OLB) |
| 1994–1996 | Berea HS (OH) (OC) |
| 1997 | Southern Illinois (GA) |
| 1998 | Southern Illinois (TE) |
| 1999 | Southern Illinois (QB/WR) |
| 2000–2002 | Millikin (OC/QB) |
| 2003–2006 | Lakeland |
| 2007–2009 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (OC/QB/WR) |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois (QB) |
| 2011–2015 | Minnesota (QB) |
| 2016 | Hamline (AHC/OC) |
| 2017–2020 | Buffalo (co-OC/QB) |
| 2021–2023 | Kansas (QB) |
| 2023–2024 | Kansas (co-OC/QB) |
| 2025–present | Kansas (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–12 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 IBFC (2004–2005) | |
Personal life
Zebrowski's son, Zach, plays football for the Edmonton Elks and was the 2023 and 2024 Harlon Hill Trophy winner.[20]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Muskies (Illini–Badger Football Conference) (2003–2006) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Lakeland | 8–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Lakeland | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2005 | Lakeland | 8–3 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 2006 | Lakeland | 5–5 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Lakeland: | 29–12 | 24–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||