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Cole Pennington

QB · Gardner-Webb

Cole Pennington

QB · #12 · Gardner-Webb

Profile

Measurements: 6'4" · 220 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8448
Class rank: #1424 · 2022
Hometown: Versailles, KY
High school: Sayre School

Returning player.

Career

3,836 Pass yds · 15 TD · 15 Int · 58.4 Cmp% · -107 Rush yds

On a roster 2022–2026. Statistics held for 2023–2026 (4 of 5 seasons).

2026

Gardner-Webb

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

−2

−3

−1

Total yards

309

374

181

283

Passing yards300 total yds

312

378

186

309

298

Completion %

@ Austin Peay

@ Wofford

@ Liberty

North Carolina Central

@ Marshall

@ Charleston Southern

Eastern Illinois

@ UT Martin

@ Southeast Missouri State

Lindenwood

@ Western Illinois

Tennessee State

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

1,483 Pass yds · 7 TD · 4 Int · 56.6 Cmp% · -53 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
4	@ Marshall	L 35–36	22/33	298	9.0	4	0	--
3	vs North Carolina Central	W 44–20	24/38	309	8.1	2	0	—
2	@ Liberty	L 23–24	16/38	186	4.9	0	2	--
1	@ Wofford	L 13–17	31/54	378	7.0	0	1	—
1	@ Austin Peay	L 17–35	27/49	312	6.4	1	1	—

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	@ Marshall	L 35–36	2	-15	-7.5	0
3	vs North Carolina Central	W 44–20	3	-26	-8.7	0
2	@ Liberty	L 23–24	6	-5	-0.8	14
1	@ Wofford	L 13–17	5	-4	-0.8	7
1	@ Austin Peay	L 17–35	7	-3	-0.4	5

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
4	@ Marshall	L 35–36	1	1
2	@ Liberty	L 23–24	1	1
1	@ Wofford	L 13–17	1	1

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
1	@ Wofford	L 13–17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

2025

Gardner-Webb

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

−4

−1

−2

Total yards

128

268

264

132

337

103

326

Passing yards300 total yds

164

236

252

167

279

108

356

Rushing yards100 total yds

−36

−3

−35

−5

−30

Completion %

@ Western Carolina

@ Georgia Tech

The Citadel

@ Ohio

Charleston Southern

@ Eastern Illinois

UT Martin

@ Lindenwood

@ Tennessee Tech

Southeast Missouri State

@ Tennessee State

Western Illinois

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

1,601 Pass yds · 7 TD · 5 Int · 60.6 Cmp% · 5 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
13	vs Western Illinois	L 24–29	29/45	356	7.9	2	1	—
12	@ Tennessee State	W 30–14	13/20	108	5.4	1	0	—
11	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 27–24	15/32	279	8.7	1	0	—
10	@ Tennessee Tech	L 21–27	16/28	167	6.0	1	0	—
9	@ Lindenwood	W 48–20	18/21	252	12.0	1	0	—
8	vs UT Martin	L 7–37	18/33	236	7.2	0	3	—
4	@ Ohio	L 35–52	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	--
3	vs The Citadel	W 23–13	2/3	10	3.3	0	0	—
2	@ Georgia Tech	L 12–59	14/21	164	7.8	1	0	--
1	@ Western Carolina	W 52–45	1/3	29	9.7	0	1	—

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	vs Western Illinois	L 24–29	9	-30	-3.3	0	4
12	@ Tennessee State	W 30–14	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
11	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 27–24	9	58	6.4	1	36
10	@ Tennessee Tech	L 21–27	12	-35	-2.9	0	9
9	@ Lindenwood	W 48–20	5	12	2.4	0	5
8	vs UT Martin	L 7–37	8	32	4.0	0	9
3	vs The Citadel	W 23–13	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
2	@ Georgia Tech	L 12–59	6	-36	-6.0	0	0
1	@ Western Carolina	W 52–45	2	12	6.0	0	8

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
13	vs Western Illinois	L 24–29	1	1
11	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 27–24	1	1
10	@ Tennessee Tech	L 21–27	2	1
8	vs UT Martin	L 7–37	2	1

2024

Marshall

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

Passing yards300 total yds

Rushing yards100 total yds

Completion %

Stony Brook

@ Virginia Tech

@ Ohio State

Western Michigan

App State

@ Georgia Southern

Georgia State

UL Monroe

@ Southern Miss

Coastal Carolina

@ Old Dominion

@ James Madison

@ Louisiana

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

57 Pass yds · 1 TD · 0 Int · 71.4 Cmp% · 10 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
4	@ Ohio State	L 14–49	1/2	5	2.5	0	0	75.3
1	vs Stony Brook	W 45–3	4/5	52	10.4	1	0	80.6

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	@ Southern Miss	W 37–3	1	6	6.0	0	6
1	vs Stony Brook	W 45–3	1	4	4.0	0	4

2023

Marshall

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−3

−2

−3

Total yards

228

189

141

Passing yards300 total yds

258

201

159

Completion %

UAlbany

UTSA *

@ East Carolina

Virginia Tech

Old Dominion

@ NC State

@ Georgia State

James Madison

@ Coastal Carolina

@ App State

Georgia Southern

@ South Alabama

Arkansas State

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

695 Pass yds · 0 TD · 6 Int · 57.1 Cmp% · -69 Rush yds

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Bowl	vs UTSA *	L 17–35	15/33	258	7.8	0	19.5
12	@ South Alabama	L 0–28	22/36	159	4.4	3	9.1
11	vs Georgia Southern	W 38–33	15/20	201	10.1	1	22.7
9	@ Coastal Carolina	L 6–34	12/23	77	3.3	2	7.1

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bowl	vs UTSA *	L 17–35	9	-30	-3.3	5
12	@ South Alabama	L 0–28	1	-18	-18.0	0
11	vs Georgia Southern	W 38–33	3	-12	-4.0	3
9	@ Coastal Carolina	L 6–34	2	-9	-4.5	6

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST
Bowl	vs UTSA *	L 17–35	1	0
11	vs Georgia Southern	W 38–33	1	1
9	@ Coastal Carolina	L 6–34	1	1

2022

Marshall

We hold no 2022 statistics for this player.

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