Tight end, New Mexico, 2012–⁠16

Cole Gautsche

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Rio Rancho, NM

Cole Gautsche played tight end at New Mexico (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

156passing yards, career highat Wyoming, 2013184rushing yards, career highvs. UTEP, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. UTEP, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012New Mexico1097607.0776
2013New Mexico1187776.6849
2014New Mexico413227.9268
Career2681,8596.91776

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012New Mexico133141.92227.222
2013New Mexico357844.96398.274
2014New Mexico122646.21054.000
Career6013544.49667.296

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012New Mexico8TE
2013New Mexico8TE
2014New Mexico8TE
2015New Mexico8TE
2016New Mexico8TE6′4″

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
2013New Mexico1730.209th (n=341)0.8134.432%0.17
2014New Mexico670.032nd (n=496)0.521.918%–
2016New Mexico20.41––0.8––

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

2016 New Mexico 3 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atNew Mexico StateL 31–⁠32––––18
Oct 29atHawai’iW 28–⁠21––––––
Nov 5vs.NevadaW 35–⁠26––––16
2014 New Mexico 6 games, 322 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UTEPL 24–⁠3114184268––
Sep 20atNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠35653026––
Oct 4atUTSAW 21–⁠9328019––
Oct 10vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠243001––
Oct 18atAir ForceL 31–⁠351246032––
Nov 1atUNLVW 31–⁠28311010––
2013 New Mexico 9 games, 639 passing yards, 7 TD; 777 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.UTSAL 13–⁠2116118036––
Sep 14atPittsburghL 27–⁠491050212––
Sep 28vs.UNLVL 42–⁠5618108220––
Oct 5vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠1712127136––
Oct 12atWyomingL 31–⁠3814113149––
Oct 19vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠454707––
Nov 2atSan Diego StateL 30–⁠351354020––
Nov 8vs.Air ForceW 45–⁠3720140215––
Nov 16vs.Colorado StateL 42–⁠661160026––
2012 New Mexico 11 games, 760 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.SouthernW 66–⁠21888247––
Sep 8atTexasL 0–⁠451335011––
Sep 15atTexas TechL 14–⁠4983609––
Sep 29vs.Boise StateL 29–⁠321171240––
Oct 6vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠14779053––
Oct 13atHawai’iW 35–⁠235104176––
Oct 27vs.Fresno StateL 32–⁠49350041––
Nov 3atUNLVL 7–⁠351135028––
Nov 10vs.WyomingL 23–⁠2817149035––
Nov 17vs.NevadaL 24–⁠311672220––
Nov 24atColorado StateL 20–⁠241041016––

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

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