Running back, Southern Utah (from New Mexico), 2018–⁠22

Bobby Cole

Number
No. 21
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Chatsworth, CA

Bobby Cole played running back at New Mexico (2018–⁠21) and Southern Utah (2022).

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Fresno State, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019New Mexico271897.0237
2020New Mexico975485.6636
2021New Mexico883554.0275
2022Southern Utah391614.1236
Career2511,2535.01275

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020New Mexico57515.0144
2021New Mexico10292.9012
2022Southern Utah4317.8013
Career191357.1144

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019New Mexico110000
2020New Mexico310000
2021New Mexico110000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018New Mexico21RBRS
2019New Mexico21RBFr.
2020New Mexico21RBSo.
2021New Mexico21RBJr.
2022Southern Utah21RBSr.5′9″200

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
2019New Mexico270.41––11.08%–
2020New Mexico1030.2581st (n=212)0.1426.121%0.18
2021New Mexico96-0.091st (n=277)0.16-8.915%0.10
2022Southern Utah (FCS)280.18––5.012%–

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

2022 Southern Utah 5 games, 161 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 44–⁠1361417––
Sep 10atUtahL 7–⁠731101––
Sep 17atWestern IllinoisW 17–⁠101131011217
Sep 24vs.Utah TechW 31–⁠171351111––
Oct 1atEastern KentuckyL 28–⁠35864036214
2021 New Mexico 11 games, 355 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Houston ChristianW 27–⁠171032011––
Sep 11vs.New Mexico StateW 34–⁠2520107114––
Sep 18atTexas A&ML 0–⁠34827081−6
Sep 25atUTEPL 13–⁠201125013527
Oct 2vs.Air ForceL 10–⁠385150413
Oct 9atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠31102508––
Oct 16vs.Colorado StateL 7–⁠36935010––
Oct 23atWyomingW 14–⁠361003––
Nov 6vs.UNLVL 17–⁠3157617535
Nov 13atFresno StateL 7–⁠341−600––
Nov 20atBoise StateL 0–⁠373904––
2020 New Mexico 7 games, 548 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 31vs.San José StateL 21–⁠38840019––
Nov 7atHawai’iL 33–⁠391496030––
Nov 14vs.NevadaL 20–⁠271790117322
Nov 20atAir ForceL 0–⁠2862909––
Nov 26atUtah StateL 27–⁠41122428––
Dec 5vs.WyomingW 17–⁠1622131036253
Dec 12vs.Fresno StateW 49–⁠3918138335––
2019 New Mexico 6 games, 189 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atNotre DameL 14–⁠66137137––
Oct 11vs.Colorado StateL 21–⁠35––––––
Oct 26vs.Hawai’iL 31–⁠451101––
Nov 16atBoise StateL 9–⁠42321013––
Nov 23vs.Air ForceL 22–⁠44115819––
Nov 30vs.Utah StateL 25–⁠381172025––

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

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