Kicker, Cincinnati, 2018–⁠21

Cole Smith

Number: No. 17
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 193 lb
Class (2021): Senior
Hometown: Middletown, OH

Cole Smith played kicker at Cincinnati (2018–⁠21).

3field goals, career highat UCF, 2020

Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2018	Cincinnati	5	12	41.7	44	54	69
2019	Cincinnati	2	3	66.7	50	0	6
2020	Cincinnati	7	10	70.0	47	41	62
2021	Cincinnati	5	10	50.0	37	34	49
Career		19	35	54.3	50	129	186

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo
2018	Cincinnati	1	1
2019	Cincinnati	2	1
2020	Cincinnati	3	3
Career		6	5

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Cincinnati	17	PK	Fr.
2019	Cincinnati	17	PK	So.
2020	Cincinnati	17	PK	Jr.
2021	Cincinnati	17	PK	Sr.	5′11″	193

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	PAAR
2018	Cincinnati	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10.9 (12 att.)
2019	Cincinnati	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.9 (3 att.)
2020	Cincinnati	–	–	–	–	–	–	-0.6 (10 att.)
2021	Cincinnati	–	–	–	–	–	–	-8.3 (10 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Cincinnati 7 games, 5 of 10 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 4	vs.Miami (OH)	W 49–⁠14	0	0	0	7	7
Sep 11	vs.Murray State	W 42–⁠7	0	1	0	6	6
Sep 18	atIndiana	W 38–⁠24	1	2	32	3	6
Oct 2	atNotre Dame	W 24–⁠13	1	3	23	3	6
Oct 8	vs.Temple	W 52–⁠3	1	2	30	7	10
Oct 16	vs.UCF	W 56–⁠21	0	0	0	8	8
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Alabama	L 6–⁠27	2	2	37	0	6

2020 Cincinnati 9 games, 7 of 10 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 26	vs.Army	W 24–⁠10	1	1	33	3	6
Oct 3	vs.South Florida	W 28–⁠7	0	1	0	4	4
Oct 24	atSMU	W 42–⁠13	0	0	0	6	6
Oct 31	vs.Memphis	W 49–⁠10	0	0	0	7	7
Nov 7	vs.Houston	W 38–⁠10	1	1	33	5	8
Nov 13	vs.East Carolina	W 55–⁠17	0	0	0	7	7
Nov 21	atUCF	W 36–⁠33	3	3	47	3	12
Dec 19	vs.Tulsa	W 27–⁠24	2	3	34	3	9
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Georgia	L 21–⁠24	0	1	0	3	3

2019 Cincinnati 3 games, 2 of 3 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	Pts
Oct 19	vs.Tulsa	W 24–⁠13	1	1	50	3
Nov 9	vs.UConn	W 48–⁠3	1	1	45	3
Jan 2 ✦	vs.Boston College	W 38–⁠6	0	1	0	0

2018 Cincinnati 12 games, 5 of 12 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 1	atUCLA	W 26–⁠17	1	1	24	3	6
Sep 8	atMiami (OH)	W 21–⁠0	0	0	0	3	3
Sep 15	vs.Alabama A&M	W 63–⁠7	0	0	0	9	9
Sep 22	vs.Ohio	W 34–⁠30	0	1	0	4	4
Sep 29	atUConn	W 49–⁠7	0	0	0	7	7
Oct 6	vs.Tulane	W 37–⁠21	1	1	28	4	7
Oct 20	atTemple	L 17–⁠24	1	4	44	2	5
Oct 27	atSMU	W 26–⁠20	2	2	41	2	8
Nov 3	vs.Navy	W 42–⁠0	0	0	0	6	6
Nov 10	vs.South Florida	W 35–⁠23	0	1	0	5	5
Nov 17	atUCF	L 13–⁠38	0	2	0	1	1
Nov 23	vs.East Carolina	W 56–⁠6	0	0	0	8	8