Running back, Southeast Missouri State, 2023–⁠26

Cole Ruble

Number
No. 15
Height
5′9″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Imperial, MO

Cole Ruble plays running back for Southeast Missouri State. Last time out, against Western Illinois: 2 catches, −3 yards.

2026 so far

68 rushing yards

Last game: 2 catches, −3 yards vs. Western Illinois, W 40–⁠30

Next game: at Eastern Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 12@ISU
  2. 48@LIN
  3. 8WIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

122rushing yards, career highvs. Gardner-Webb, 2024

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Southeast Missouri State9171.906
2024Southeast Missouri State462194.8265
2025Southeast Missouri State753775.0451
2026Southeast Missouri State19683.6015
Career1496814.6665

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Southeast Missouri State92130
2025Southeast Missouri State173810
Career265940

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Southeast Missouri State155.005
2024Southeast Missouri State1111110.1037
2025Southeast Missouri State14976.9120
2026Southeast Missouri State2−3−1.501
Career282107.5137

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Southeast Missouri State15RBFr.
2024Southeast Missouri State15RBSo.
2025Southeast Missouri State15RBJr.
2026Southeast Missouri State15RBSr.5′9″203

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
2025Southeast Missouri State (FCS)940.1875th (n=576)0.1017.211%
2026Southeast Missouri State (FCS)210.03––0.710%

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 Southeast Missouri State 3 games, 68 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5atIowa StateL 10–⁠382120––
Oct 10atLindenwoodW 38–⁠2715480––
Oct 17vs.Western IllinoisW 40–⁠30280––
2025 Southeast Missouri State 11 games, 377 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 6vs.North AlabamaW 30–⁠212540272
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠41320345
Sep 20vs.Southern IllinoisL 31–⁠599461––
Sep 27atUT MartinL 10–⁠34–––487
Oct 11vs.Tennessee StateW 28–⁠1212930131
Oct 18vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠135190128
Oct 25atTennessee TechL 23–⁠426171357
Nov 1vs.Charleston SouthernL 17–⁠236231127
Nov 8atGardner-WebbL 24–⁠2710210234
Nov 15atWestern IllinoisW 22–⁠1716830––
Nov 22vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠306191––
2024 Southeast Missouri State 9 games, 219 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 28vs.Northwestern StateW 19–⁠05410––
Oct 5atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠27781110
Oct 12vs.Tennessee TechW 34–⁠310310––
Oct 19atCharleston SouthernW 26–⁠137150––
Oct 26vs.Gardner-WebbW 30–⁠24161221––
Nov 9atLindenwoodL 12–⁠24–––113
Nov 16vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠451203110
Nov 23atTennessee StateL 21–⁠28–––362
Nov 30vs.Illinois StateL 27–⁠35–––118
2023 Southeast Missouri State 3 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Nov 4vs.Robert MorrisL 20–⁠21250––
Nov 11atUT MartinL 14–⁠41100––
Nov 18atBryantL 21–⁠456120––

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

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