Running back, Liberty (from Wake Forest), 2020–⁠24

Quinton Cooley

Number
No. 20
Height
5′7″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Bailey, NC

Quinton Cooley played running back at Wake Forest (2020–⁠22) and Liberty (2023–⁠24).

At a glance

Best season
1,401
Rushing yards, 2023 (Liberty, 13–⁠1)
Best game
163 yards
At Jacksonville State, week 7, 2023: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing yards, 2023

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Massachusetts, 2024

Honors

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wake Forest451563.5113
2022Wake Forest512464.8324
2023Liberty2211,4016.31660
2024Liberty2051,2546.11344
Career5223,0575.93360

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wake Forest155.005
2022Wake Forest3258.3010
2023Liberty6437.2016
2024Liberty199.009
Career11827.5016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Wake Forest20RBYr 1
2021Wake Forest20RBYr 2
2022Wake Forest20RBYr 3
2023Liberty20RBYr 4
2024Liberty20RBSr. (Yr 5)5′7″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Wake Forest440.05––2.18%0.20
2022Wake Forest540.29––15.77%0.20
2023Liberty2220.2981st (n=450)0.1763.623%0.26
2024Liberty2020.2780th (n=434)0.1654.027%0.21

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Liberty 11 games, 1,254 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.CampbellW 41–⁠2416110117––
Sep 7atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠2412111244––
Sep 14vs.UTEPW 28–⁠10645028––
Sep 21vs.East CarolinaW 35–⁠2419105125––
Oct 8vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠2429174221––
Oct 23atKennesaw StateL 24–⁠27937013––
Oct 30vs.Jacksonville StateL 21–⁠312713311719
Nov 9atMiddle TennesseeW 37–⁠1724136113––
Nov 16atMassachusettsW 35–⁠3420147327––
Nov 23vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠2124166224––
Nov 29atSam HoustonL 18–⁠201990016––
2023 Liberty 14 games, 1,401 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠241678013––
Sep 9vs.New Mexico StateW 33–⁠1720106020––
Sep 16atBuffaloW 55–⁠2753702114
Sep 23atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠612102026111
Oct 5vs.Sam HoustonW 21–⁠1617106132––
Oct 10atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠1328163225––
Oct 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠3524134314––
Oct 24atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠291776112––
Nov 4vs.Louisiana TechW 56–⁠3023179229218
Nov 11vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠101985018––
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsW 49–⁠258102160––
Nov 25atUTEPW 42–⁠281383342––
Dec 1vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠351171320112
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 6–⁠458790411−2
2022 Wake Forest 11 games, 246 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.VMIW 44–⁠10428011––
Sep 10atVanderbiltW 45–⁠25957124––
Sep 17vs.LibertyW 37–⁠361404––
Oct 8vs.ArmyW 45–⁠1051515––
Oct 22vs.Boston CollegeW 43–⁠1571509110
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠482705––
Nov 5atNC StateL 21–⁠301303––
Nov 12vs.North CarolinaL 34–⁠36636016––
Nov 19vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠35733110––
Nov 26atDukeL 31–⁠3451705––
Dec 23 ✦vs.MissouriW 27–⁠17431019215
2021 Wake Forest 7 games, 156 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠1031406––
Sep 11vs.Norfolk StateW 41–⁠1641406––
Oct 30vs.DukeW 45–⁠783007––
Nov 20atClemsonL 27–⁠48839113––
Nov 27atBoston CollegeW 41–⁠101446013––
Dec 4vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠454110615
Dec 31 ✦vs.RutgersW 38–⁠104202––
2020 Wake Forest 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠37––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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