Quarterback, Eastern Illinois (from Wisconsin), 2023–⁠26

Cole Lacrue

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Broomfield, CO

Cole Lacrue plays quarterback for Eastern Illinois, after Wisconsin (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Lindenwood: 15 of 24, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 8 carries, 26 yards. Lacrue leads Eastern Illinois in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

868 passing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 15 of 24, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 8 carries, 26 yards vs. Lindenwood, L 13–⁠20

Next game: vs. Southeast Missouri State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 101@MUR
  2. 51@MINN
  3. 267INST
  4. 150@ILST
  5. 85@SDST
  6. 11@GWEB
  7. 203LIN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

267passing yards, career highvs. Indiana State, 20263touchdown passes, career highvs. Indiana State, 2026193rushing yards, career highvs. Dayton, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Dayton, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Eastern Illinois8114854.78535.847
2026Eastern Illinois7613357.18686.571
Career15728155.91,7216.1118

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Eastern Illinois1254984.0759
2026Eastern Illinois581793.1423
Career1836773.71159

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Wisconsin7QBRS
2024Wisconsin7QBFr.
2025Eastern Illinois7QBSo.
2026Eastern Illinois7QBJr.6′1″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Eastern Illinois (FCS)2480.2136th (n=314)0.2451.039%
2026Eastern Illinois (FCS)1910.1536th (n=273)0.2129.548%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Eastern Illinois 7 games, 868 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27atMurray StateW 28–⁠1411181011018
Sep 3atMinnesotaL 7–⁠59712511022
Sep 12vs.Indiana StateL 35–⁠4220342673065
Sep 19atIllinois StateL 13–⁠4915251500015
Sep 26atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠42616850024
Oct 10atGardner-WebbW 21–⁠72411009
Oct 17vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠2015242032126
2025 Eastern Illinois 11 games, 853 passing yards, 4 TD; 498 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.DaytonW 24–⁠1491712901193
Sep 6atIndiana StateL 14–⁠3871238013
Sep 27atWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠23–––––−2
Oct 4vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠723340022
Oct 11vs.Gardner-WebbL 10–⁠211123950039
Oct 18atSoutheast Missouri StateL 13–⁠42515730399
Oct 25atCharleston SouthernL 16–⁠1710181231064
Nov 1vs.UT MartinL 20–⁠2714181402042
Nov 8vs.Tennessee TechL 9–⁠2115311741148
Nov 15atLindenwoodL 12–⁠4281047006
Nov 22atAlabamaL 0–⁠5601001−16

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

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