Linebacker, Nevada (from Western Illinois, Southeast Missouri State), 2020–25
Sam Cook
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Neosho, MO
Sam Cook played linebacker at Western Illinois (2020–22), Southeast Missouri State (2023) and Nevada (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Nevada | 19 | 11 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 13 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Illinois | 19 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Western Illinois | 19 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Southeast Missouri State | 19 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Nevada | 19 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 233 |
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
2025 Nevada 9 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Penn State | L 11–46 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Sacramento State | W 20–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 13–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Western Kentucky | L 16–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at New Mexico | L 22–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Utah State | L 14–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. San José State | W 55–10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Wyoming | W 13–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. UNLV | L 17–42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Kansas State | L 0–45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Western Illinois 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Minnesota | L 10–62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois State | L 13–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Western Illinois 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Ball State | L 21–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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