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Cole Holden
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    216
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Watertown, S.D.
  • High School:
    Watertown High School
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Business
  • Minor:
    Finance
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    1.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Sophomore (2023): Played in all 11 games for the Tigers at wide receiver ... recorded 33 catches for 405 yards ... caught three touchdown passes ... had a career high 88 yards against Dakota State (8/26/23).

Freshman (2022): Played in 10 games for the Tigers...finished with 18 catches (4th on team) for 253 yards (2nd on team) and 3 TD (2nd on team)...had a season-high 57 yards that came on one TD catch vs. No. 17 Midland (10/22/22)...recorded a season-high 5 catches for 54 yards and 1 TD vs. Mount Marty (11/5/22). 

High School: Holden is a 6-foot wide receiver earning three varsity letters in football, four varsity letters in track, and two varsity letters in basketball... the Watertown, S.D. native, tallied 49 receptions and 14 touchdowns for a total of 1,121 receiving yards in his senior campaign... Holden was also awarded First Team All-State, ESD All-Conference, Academic All-State, Offensive MVP, and Champion of Arrows accolades during his high school career... academically; Holden is a four time honor roll member.

Parents: Kari and Chad Holden

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Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 3 88 29.3 72 1 - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 5 47 9.4 15 0 - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 2 34 17.0 26 0 - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 4 27 6.8 20 0 - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 4 53 13.3 21 1 - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 3 40 13.3 25 0 - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 1 19 19.0 19 0 - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 2 8 4.0 10 1 - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 6 55 9.2 19 0 - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 3 34 11.3 22 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 1 - 88 - - 88
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 1 - 47 - - 47
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 1 - 34 - - 34
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 1 - 27 - - 27
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 1 - 53 - - 53
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 1 - 40 - - 40
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 1 - 19 - - 19
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 1 - 8 - - 8
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 1 - 55 - - 55
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 1 - 34 - - 34

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 26 Dakota State (SD) W, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Hastings L, 24-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Doane (NE) W, 17-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 (RV) Midland W, 33-32 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Concordia (NE) W, 16-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 30 at Mount Marty W, 51-45 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 14 No. 3 Morningside L, 27-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Jamestown W, 34-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northwestern L, 49-28 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at No. 17 Dordt L, 23-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 21 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 1
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 18 1.8 253 25.3 14.1 3 57
2023-24 11 33 3.0 405 36.8 12.3 3 72
2024-25 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 51 2.4 658 31.3 12.9 6 72

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 - 253 - 0 253 25.3
2023-24 11 - 405 - - 405 36.8
2024-25 - - - - - 0 -
Total 21 - 658 - 0 658 31.3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 18 1.8 - 3 0 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 1.7 - 6 0 - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
2024-25 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 1 1 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 33 3.0 405 36.8 12.3 3 72
Conference 10 30 3.0 317 31.7 10.6 2 26
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 19 3.2 238 39.7 12.5 2 72
Away 5 14 2.8 167 33.4 11.9 1 26
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 15 2.5 210 35.0 14.0 3 72
Losses 5 18 3.6 195 39.0 10.8 0 25
Month                
August 1 3 3.0 88 88.0 29.3 1 72
September 5 15 3.0 161 32.2 10.7 1 26
October 3 6 2.0 67 22.3 11.2 1 25
November 2 9 4.5 89 44.5 9.9 0 22

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  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 - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 11 - 405 - - 405 36.8
Conference 10 - 317 - - 317 31.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 - 238 - - 238 39.7
Away 5 - 167 - - 167 33.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 6 - 210 - - 210 35.0
Losses 5 - 195 - - 195 39.0
Month              
August 1 - 88 - - 88 88.0
September 5 - 161 - - 161 32.2
October 3 - 67 - - 67 22.3
November 2 - 89 - - 89 44.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.2 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 2.0 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 18 3.0 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
August 6 6.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Conference 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Losses 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Photos

Cole Holden action photo 1

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Cole Holden action photo 2

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Cole Holden action photo 3

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Cole Holden action photo 4

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Cole Holden action photo 5

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Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 6

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 7

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 8

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 9

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 10

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 11

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) vs. Mount Marty

9/30/2023 6:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 12

Photo Credit: Dustin Wheeler
Morningside vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

10/14/2023 1:00 PM CDT

Cole Holden action photo 13

Photo Creds: Dustin Wheeler
Jamestown vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

10/28/2023 1:00 PM CDT