Receiver, Houston, 2017–⁠21

Cole McGowan

Number
No. 84
Height
5′11″
Weight
187 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Magnolia, TX

Cole McGowan played receiver at Houston (2017–⁠21).

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Houston630000
2020Houston220000
2021Houston110000
Career960000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Houston84WRRS
2018Houston84WRFr.
2019Houston84WRSo.
2020Houston84WRJr.
2021Houston84WRSr.5′11″187

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
2019Houston6-0.52––-3.1–

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

2021 Houston 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Nov 6atSouth FloridaW 54–⁠4211000
2020 Houston 3 games, 1 catch, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 16vs.BYUL 26–⁠43–––––
Nov 14vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠2111000
Dec 24 ✦vs.Hawai’iL 14–⁠2811000
2019 Houston 7 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 1atOklahomaL 31–⁠49–––––
Sep 7vs.Prairie View A&MW 37–⁠1711000
Sep 13vs.Washington StateL 24–⁠3110000
Sep 19atTulaneL 31–⁠3811000
Oct 12vs.CincinnatiL 23–⁠3810000
Oct 19atUConnW 24–⁠1710000
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 27–⁠4511000

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

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