Francis Cole

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Francis Cole
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Queens, NY
  • Position:
    K/P
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Anna Maria
  • fg
    4-12
  • pat
    24-25
  • pts
    36
Bio

2019: Made 24-of-25 extra points and kicked four field goals…Averaged 37.8 yards on 39 punts…Put eight punts inside the 20-yardline…Named NEC Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 7 after kicking 44-yard game-winning field goal against Merrimack in the second straight week…Also kicked a 42-yard field goal to become the first CCSU kicker with two 40+ yard field goals in the same game since 2005…Had a season-long punt for 62 yards at Valparaiso (9/14)…Averaged 41.4 yards on four punts, including a 57-yard punt against Saint Francis U (11/9).

2018: Made 45 of 49 extra-point kicks...Kicked five field goals, including a school-record 50-yard kick at Lafayette...Punted four times against Wagner and averaged 34.3 yards.

Before Central: Transferred from Anna Maria

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Field goals made 4 0
Field goal attempts 12 3
Field goal % 33% 0%
Field goal long 45 0
P-A-T made 24 8
P-A-T attempts 25 8
P-A-T % 96% 100%
Points 36 8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 1 2 31 1 1 4
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 2 4 44 4 5 10
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - 6 6 6
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - 3 3 3
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 0 1 0 4 4 4
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 1 3 45 2 2 5
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 0 1 0 4 4 4
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 0 1 0 - - 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 1 43 43.0 43 1 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 2 75 37.5 62 1 0 0 0
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 1 35 35.0 35 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 3 124 41.3 51 1 0 0 0
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 3 131 43.7 52 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 4 167 41.8 47 1 0 1 0
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 5 161 32.2 38 0 2 0 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 5 207 41.4 57 1 2 1 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 3 81 27.0 36 0 0 0 1
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 4 161 40.3 44 0 1 0 0
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 7 256 36.6 51 2 3 0 0
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 4 - - - - - - 1 1 - 0 0
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 10 - - - - - - 4 2 - 0 0
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 6 - - - - - - 6 - - 0 0
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 4 - - - - - - 4 0 - 0 0
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 5 - - - - - - 2 1 - 0 0
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 4 - - - - - - 4 0 - 0 0
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - 0 - 0 -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 24 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
2019-20 13 - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 11 5 10 50% 50 45 49 92% 60
2019-20 13 4 12 33% 45 24 25 96% 36
Total 24 9 22 41% 50 69 74 93% 96
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 11 4 137 34.3 39 2 1 0 1
2019-20 13 39 1473 37.8 62 7 8 2 1
Total 24 43 1610 37.4 62 9 9 2 2
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 13 - - - - 0 .0
Total 24 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 60 5.5 - - - - - - 45 5 0 0
2019-20 36 2.8 - - - - - - 24 4 0 0
Total 96 4.0 - - - - - - 69 9 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 11 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 13 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 4 0 4.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 8 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 8 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 13 4 12 33% 45 24 25 96% 36
Conference 7 0 3 0% 0 8 8 100% 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 2 5 40% 44 8 9 89% 14
Away 8 2 7 29% 45 16 16 100% 22
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 11 4 12 33% 45 21 22 95% 33
Losses 2 - - - - 3 3 100% 3
Month
August 1 1 2 50% 31 1 1 100% 4
September 3 2 4 50% 44 13 14 93% 19
October 4 1 5 20% 45 10 10 100% 13
November 5 0 1 0% 0 - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 13 39 1473 37.8 62 7 8 2 1
Conference 7 25 933 37.3 57 3 5 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 14 530 37.9 57 3 2 2 1
Away 8 25 943 37.7 62 4 6 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 31 1182 38.1 62 5 5 2 1
Losses 2 8 291 36.4 51 2 3 0 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 4 153 38.3 62 2 0 0 0
October 4 11 454 41.3 52 2 0 1 0
November 5 24 866 36.1 57 3 8 1 1
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 13 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 8 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 36 2.8 - - - - - - 24 4 0 0
Conference 8 1.1 - - - - - - 8 0 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 14 2.8 - - - - - - 8 2 0 0
Away 22 2.8 - - - - - - 16 2 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 33 3.0 - - - - - - 21 4 0 0
Losses 3 1.5 - - - - - - 3 - - 0
Month
August 4 4.0 - - - - - - 1 1 0 0
September 19 6.3 - - - - - - 13 2 0 0
October 13 3.3 - - - - - - 10 1 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - 0 - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 13 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Blue Devils Gear Up For Trip to Albany, FCS Playoffs
  • Article
  • November 29, 2019
Blue Devils Gear Up For Trip to Albany, FCS Playoffs

CCSU is 11-1 and has an eight-game winning streak heading into Saturday's game

  • November 29, 2019
#19 Football Heads Back on the Road to Staten Island on Saturday at 12 p.m.
  • Article
  • November 01, 2019
#19 Football Heads Back on the Road to Staten Island on Saturday at 12 p.m.

Blue Devils have won four straight and are 3-0 in Northeast Conference play

  • November 01, 2019
#23 Blue Devils Home Again, Hosting LIU Saturday at 12 p.m.
  • Article
  • October 25, 2019
#23 Blue Devils Home Again, Hosting LIU Saturday at 12 p.m.

CCSU is 6-1 overall and ranked #23 in the most recent STATS FCS Poll

  • October 25, 2019
Football Returns to Arute to Host Bryant for Homecoming
  • Article
  • October 18, 2019
Football Returns to Arute to Host Bryant for Homecoming

The Blue Devils are 5-1 and ranked 25th in the country.

  • October 18, 2019
Football Wins Fourth Road Game, Moves to 5-1 With Win at Columbia
  • Article
  • October 12, 2019
Football Wins Fourth Road Game, Moves to 5-1 With Win at Columbia

Blue Devils return home to host Bryant on Homecoming next Saturday at 1 p.m.

  • October 12, 2019
Football Travels to Columbia for Final Non-Conference Game of the Season
  • Article
  • October 10, 2019
Football Travels to Columbia for Final Non-Conference Game of the Season

CCSU is 4-1 and looking for their fourth road win of the year

  • October 10, 2019
Football Set to Open Conference Play at SHU on ESPN3
  • Article
  • October 03, 2019
Football Set to Open Conference Play at SHU on ESPN3

CCSU is a league-best 10-2 in NEC action in the last two seasons

  • October 03, 2019
Football Gears Up For Trip to Eastern Michigan on Saturday
  • Article
  • September 17, 2019
Football Gears Up For Trip to Eastern Michigan on Saturday

CCSU is 3-0 for the first time since 2006, Faces FBS Opponent for the Fourth Time

  • September 17, 2019
Football Looks to Move to 3-0 With Road Game at Valpo on Saturday
  • Article
  • September 11, 2019
Football Looks to Move to 3-0 With Road Game at Valpo on Saturday

Blue Devils and Valpo will meet on ESPN+ beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time

  • September 11, 2019
Cole Named NEC and STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Article
  • September 09, 2019
Cole Named NEC and STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week

Senior kicked the game-winning field goal for the second straight game on Saturday

  • September 09, 2019
Football Wins Over Merrimack on Cole's Kick, 40-37
  • Article
  • September 07, 2019
Football Wins Over Merrimack on Cole's Kick, 40-37

The Blue Devils will now play four straight road games beginning with a trip to Valparaiso on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

  • September 07, 2019
Home Opener for Football as Blue Devils Host Merrimack on Saturday Night
  • Article
  • September 06, 2019
Home Opener for Football as Blue Devils Host Merrimack on Saturday Night

CCSU and the Warriors are meeting for just the second time on the football field

  • September 06, 2019
Football Opens 2019 Season on the Road at Fordham
  • Article
  • August 31, 2019
Football Opens 2019 Season on the Road at Fordham

Blue Devils and Rams are meeting for the third straight season

  • August 31, 2019
Blue Devils Open Season With 26-23 Road Victory at Fordham on Saturday
  • Article
  • August 31, 2019
Blue Devils Open Season With 26-23 Road Victory at Fordham on Saturday

Central hosts Merrimack next Saturday night at 6 p.m. in its Home Opener

  • August 31, 2019