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13 Cole Recker
Cole Recker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Monument, Colo.
  • High School:
    Lewis Palmer
  • Previous College:
    Presentation College
  • Position:
    QB
  • gp
    5
  • tk
    4.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Senior (2021-22): Appeared in five games...Completed career-high 40 passes and threw for 348 yards notching career-best two touchdowns through the air...Ran the ball 31 times for 59 yards and one touchdown.

Junior (2020-21): Played in three games .. Recorded a tackle.

Sophomore (2019-20): Played in seven games... Completed 34-of-111 passes for 444 yards and a touchdown... Finished second on the team in passing yards and completions.

Freshman (2018-19): Part of the football program at NAIA Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he was redshirted. 

Prep: Graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in 2018... Earned three varsity letters in football and two in baseball... Starting quarterback as a senior... Squad reached the state quarterfinals and went 10-2 overall in 2016... Twice named Academic All-State Honorable Mention. 

Personal: Son of Benjamin and Jennifer Recker... Majoring in criminal justice... Now makes his home in Houston, Texas.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 2 2
Assists 2 2
Tackles 4.0 4.0
Tackles per game .8 2.0
Sacks 0.0 -
Sack yards 0 -
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 4 10 40.0% 34 3.4 0 2 0 0
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 9 21 42.9% 69 3.3 0 0 1 8
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 22 44 50.0% 215 4.9 2 4 0 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 5 16 31.3% 30 1.9 0 2 2 12
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 8 23 2.9 8 0 - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 3 -16 -5.3 0 0 1 0
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 13 45 3.5 10 1 - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 7 7 1.0 9 0 - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 1 23 - - - 23
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 1 -16 - - - -16
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 1 45 - - - 45
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 1 7 - - - 7
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 7 34 111 30.6% 444 63.4 4.0 1 9 46 51.0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 5 40 91 44.0% 348 69.6 3.8 2 8 32 65.7
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 35 74 204 36.3% 792 22.6 3.9 3 17 46 57.1

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 7 17 -130 -18.6 -7.6 0 0 3 1
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 31 59 11.8 1.9 1 10 1 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Total 35 49 -71 -2.0 -1.4 1 10 4 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 7 - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 17 1.7 165 16.5 9.7 1 27
2023-24 10 14 1.4 107 10.7 7.6 1 18
Total 35 31 0.9 272 7.8 8.8 2 27

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 7 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 13 442 34.0 50 5 0 2 0
2023-24 10 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Total 35 16 575 35.9 62 6 0 3 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 7 -130 - - - -130 -18.6
2020-21 3 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 5 59 - - - 59 11.8
2022-23 10 - 165 - - 165 16.5
2023-24 10 0 107 - - 107 10.7
Total 35 -71 272 - - 201 5.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 1.2 1 - - - 0 - - - 0 0
2022-23 6 0.6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 18 0.5 1 2 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2022-23 10 3 1 4.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 7 3 10.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 5 40 91 44.0% 348 69.6 3.8 2 8 32 65.7
Conference 2 5 16 31.3% 30 15.0 1.9 0 2 18 22.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 36 81 44.4% 314 104.7 3.9 2 6 32 70.3
Away 2 4 10 40.0% 34 17.0 3.4 0 2 12 28.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 40 91 44.0% 348 69.6 3.8 2 8 32 65.7
Month                      
September 3 35 75 46.7% 318 106.0 4.2 2 6 32 75.1
October 1 5 16 31.3% 30 30.0 1.9 0 2 18 22.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 5 31 59 11.8 1.9 1 10 1 0
Conference 2 7 7 3.5 1.0 0 9 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 23 36 12.0 1.6 1 10 1 0
Away 2 8 23 11.5 2.9 0 8 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 31 59 11.8 1.9 1 10 1 0
Month                  
September 3 24 52 17.3 2.2 1 10 1 0
October 1 7 7 7.0 1.0 0 9 - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 5 59 - - - 59 11.8
Conference 2 7 - - - 7 3.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 36 - - - 36 12.0
Away 2 23 - - - 23 11.5
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 5 59 - - - 59 11.8
Month              
September 3 52 - - - 52 17.3
October 1 7 - - - 7 7.0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 1.2 1 - - - 0 - - - 0 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.2 1 - - - 0 - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Conference 2 2 2 4.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 2 2 2 4.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Month                                
September 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 2 2 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 - -

News Mentions

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Football loses heartbreaker to Alfred State at home

The Defiance football team lost a heartbreaker to Alfred State at home on Saturday afternoon, 35-28.

September 25, 2021

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Football slips to Albion in home opener

The Defiance football team slipped to Albion in their home opener on Saturday afternoon, 51-0.

September 11, 2021

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Albion vs. Defiance

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Albion vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

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