Running back, Illinois State, 2021–23
Cole Mueller
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2023)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Wentzville, MO
Cole Mueller played running back at Illinois State (2021–23).
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Lindenwood, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Illinois State | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | Illinois State | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Illinois State | 88 | 408 | 4.6 | 5 | 58 |
| Career | 95 | 435 | 4.6 | 5 | 58 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Illinois State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | Illinois State | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois State | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Illinois State | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois State | 4 | RB | So. (Yr 3) | 6′1″ | 215 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois State (FCS) | 5 | -0.45 | – | – | -2.3 | – |
| 2022 | Illinois State (FCS) | 4 | 0.18 | – | – | 0.7 | – |
| 2023 | Illinois State (FCS) | 79 | 0.05 | 18th (n=450) | 0.17 | 3.7 | 14% |
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
2023 Illinois State 11 games, 408 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Dayton | W 41–0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at Western Illinois | W 34–18 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 13 | 2 | −3 |
| Sep 16 | at Eastern Illinois | L 13–14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Lindenwood | W 48–17 | 18 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. South Dakota State | L 21–40 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana State | W 44–7 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Youngstown State | L 38–41 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. Northern Iowa | L 21–24 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 4 | at Missouri State | W 36–35 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Murray State | W 44–7 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 58 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at North Dakota | L 21–22 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
2022 Illinois State 1 game, 21 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Wisconsin | L 0–38 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
2021 Illinois State 1 game, 6 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Western Michigan | L 0–28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Missouri State; Oct 16 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 23 at South Dakota; Nov 6 vs. Northern Iowa, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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