Quarterback, South Alabama, 2016–⁠18

Cole Garvin

Number: No. 13
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 205 lb
Class (2018): Junior
Hometown: Tyrone, GA

Cole Garvin played quarterback at South Alabama (2016–⁠18).

343passing yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2017 3touchdown passes, career highvs. San Diego State, 2016 2rushing touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

463

1,490

524

6–⁠74–⁠83–⁠9

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2016	South Alabama	35	64	54.7	463	7.2	4	1
2017	South Alabama	122	232	52.6	1,490	6.4	7	7
2018	South Alabama	48	78	61.5	524	6.7	5	3
Career		205	374	54.8	2,477	6.6	16	11

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2016	South Alabama	18	13	0.7	0	13
2017	South Alabama	34	−29	−0.9	2	14
2018	South Alabama	30	67	2.2	0	16
Career		82	51	0.6	2	16

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	South Alabama	13	QB	Fr.
2017	South Alabama	13	QB	So.
2018	South Alabama	13	QB	Jr.	6′1″	205

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass
2016	South Alabama	79	0.19	–	–	14.9	26%	–
2017	South Alabama	263	0.08	11th (n=160)	0.25	20.3	50%	0.11
2018	South Alabama	108	0.27	–	–	29.2	32%	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

2018 South Alabama 5 games, 524 passing yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Louisiana Tech	L 26–⁠30	7	16	47	1	2	3
Sep 8	atOklahoma State	L 13–⁠55	3	6	17	0	0	−4
Nov 10	vs.UL Monroe	L 10–⁠38	13	19	95	0	0	−12
Nov 17	atLouisiana	L 38–⁠48	18	28	254	2	1	50
Nov 23	vs.Coastal Carolina	W 31–⁠28	7	9	111	2	0	30

2017 South Alabama 8 games, 1,490 passing yards, 7 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 2	atOle Miss	L 27–⁠47	19	31	204	1	0	18
Sep 8	vs.Oklahoma State	L 7–⁠44	1	1	8	0	0	−9
Sep 30	atLouisiana Tech	L 16–⁠34	21	45	235	1	2	−8
Oct 11	atTroy	W 19–⁠8	4	10	56	0	1	−3
Nov 4	vs.Louisiana	L 14–⁠19	22	35	274	2	2	−14
Nov 11	vs.Arkansas State	W 24–⁠19	25	45	343	2	0	−20
Nov 18	atGeorgia Southern	L 0–⁠52	8	28	102	0	1	11
Dec 2	atNew Mexico State	L 17–⁠22	22	37	268	1	1	−4

2016 South Alabama 6 games, 463 passing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 24	vs.Nicholls	W 41–⁠40	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 1	vs.San Diego State	W 42–⁠24	16	21	242	3	1	14
Oct 15	atArkansas State	L 7–⁠17	3	12	48	0	0	−14
Nov 19	vs.Presbyterian	W 31–⁠7	15	28	167	0	0	16
Nov 26	atIdaho	L 31–⁠38	1	1	6	1	0	–
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Air Force	L 21–⁠45	0	2	0	0	0	−3