Linebacker, Ball State, 2019–23
Cole Pearce
Lettered 2020–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 222 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mason, OH
Cole Pearce played linebacker at Ball State (2019–23).
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20222sacks, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2023Team titles: MAC champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 85 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 78 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Career | 201 | 114 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 40 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Ball State | 40 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Ball State | 40 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Ball State | 40 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Ball State | 40 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 222 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Ball State 12 games, 78 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Kentucky | L 14–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at Georgia | L 3–45 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Indiana State | W 45–7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Georgia Southern | L 3–40 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Western Michigan | L 24–42 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Eastern Michigan | L 10–24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Toledo | L 6–13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Central Michigan | W 24–17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Bowling Green | L 21–24 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at Northern Illinois | W 20–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Kent State | W 34–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 15–17 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Ball State 11 games, 85 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Tennessee | L 10–59 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Western Michigan | L 30–37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Murray State | W 31–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atGeorgia Southern | L 23–34 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Northern Illinois | W 44–38 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | atCentral Michigan | W 17–16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | vs. UConn | W 25–21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Eastern Michigan | L 16–20 | 15 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | atKent State | W 27–20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atToledo | L 21–28 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atMiami (OH) | L 17–18 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Ball State 8 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Penn State | L 13–44 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Toledo | L 12–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Army | W 28–16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atWestern Michigan | W 45–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atEastern Michigan | W 38–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atNorthern Illinois | L 29–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Central Michigan | L 17–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Buffalo | W 20–3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Ball State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs.Toledo | W 52–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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