Cole Stoudt

Cole Stoudt
	Stoudt at the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Position:	Offensive player development
Personal information
Born:	October 23, 1992 (age 31); Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dublin Coffman ; (Dublin, Ohio)
College:	Clemson (2011–2014)
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
As a player:
	San Diego Chargers (2015)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Jacksonville State (2015) ; Graduate assistant; Jacksonville State (2016–2017) ; Offensive assistant; Morehead State (2018) ; Quarterbacks coach; Morehead State (2019–2020) ; Quarterbacks coach & offensive recruiting coordinator; Clemson (2021–present) ; Offensive player development;

Last updated August 07, 2024

Cole Stoudt (born October 23, 1992) is an American football college coach and former player. He is currently an offensive player development coach at Clemson University, where he played college football and was the Tigers starting quarterback in 2014.

High school career

Stoudt’s high school career took place at Dublin Coffman High School located in Dublin, Ohio. Cole Stoudt was coached under head coach Mark Crabtree where he was ranked as the No. 21 quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 28 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com, and No. 23 quarterback in the nation by 247Sports.com. Stoudt was extremely successful during his years as starting quarterback. He broke the overall passing yardage and touchdown records for Dublin Coffman High School that was previously held by Brady Quinn.

In his high school career, Stoudt passed for 4,393 yards, 52 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions. He also holds the school record for career wins as a starting quarterback and passing touchdowns in a game (5). His most successful season was likely in 2010, during his senior year. He completed 2,159 passing yards and 22 passing touchdowns with only 6 interceptions. He was awarded Conference Player of the Year in 2010 as well. Cole Stoudt was recruited by Clemson University, University of Akron, Arizona State University, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Colorado. Billy Napier recruited him from Clemson University. His first official visit date at Clemson took place in October 2010.

College career

2011–2013 seasons

Stoudt spent his first three years at Clemson as the backup quarterback to Tajh Boyd.^[1] In 2011, he played briefly during the following games in the regular season against Troy, Boston College, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech, and during the Discover Orange Bowl against West Virginia. During this season he completed a total of 12 passes out of 21 pass attempts, for an average completion percentage per game of approximately 66.8%. He passed for 115 total yards and rushed for −7 yards. He threw for no interceptions or touchdowns during the entirety of this season.

In 2012, Stoudt made an appearance during the Ball State, Furman, Wake Forest, Duke, and Maryland games. He completed a total of 27 out of 39 pass attempts for an average pass completion rate of 74.5%. He passed for a total of 212 yards and rushed for a total of 55 yards during the 2012 season and threw for 1 interception and 3 touchdowns.

In 2013, Stoudt played in the games against South Carolina State, Wake Forest, Syracuse, Florida State, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia Tech, and the Citadel. He completed a total of 47 out of 59 pass attempts for an average completion rate of 77%. He passed for a total of 415 yards and rushed for a total of 58. He threw for zero interceptions and passed for 5 touchdowns and rushed for 2.^[2] On April 15, 2014, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney named Stoudt the starter for the 2014 season.^[3]^[4]

2014 season

The 2014 football season was Stoudt’s senior season. Out of 13 games during the entire season, he started 8 of those games. He had 1,892 yards and 9 touchdowns with 624 snaps for the season as well as 63.2% pass completion percentage. He was ranked 6th in school history for the pass completion percentage and 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing completion efficiency for the 2014 season. Overall for his college career, Stoudt threw only 11 interceptions yet 10 of those were in his final year playing at Clemson. He threw 3 interceptions in an ACC rivalry game versus Georgia Tech; as Clemson went on to lose that game 28–6, breaking a 6-game winning streak which was a major damper in the Tigers season as it got close to bowl games. In his final college game, Stoudt delivered a winning performance at the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl with a final score of 40–6. Cole Stoudt had 4 touchdowns, throwing for 3 and running for another. He completed 26 of 36 pass attempts for a season high of 319 yards. He was honored as Most Valuable Player and team offensive player-of-the-game for the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Professional career

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2015 NFL draft, Stoudt was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted rookie free agent.^[5] On May 20, 2015, Stoudt was released by the Chargers.^[6]

Coaching career

Shortly after being cut by the Chargers, Stoudt joined the staff at Jacksonville State as a graduate assistant and was promoted to offensive assistant in 2016. He was also the quarterbacks coach at Morehead State from 2018 to 2020 before accepting a position at his alma mater Clemson as an offensive player development coach.^[7]

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References

↑ "Stoudt QB legacy grows with emergence of Tigers' backup". The Post and Courier . Evening Post Industries. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
↑ "Cole Stoudt Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN.com . Retrieved September 20, 2019.
↑ Dinich, Heather (April 15, 2014). "Cole Stoudt in with Chad Kelly out". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
↑ "Dabo Swinney names Cole Stoudt as Clemson's starting QB". CBSSports.com . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
↑ Wilkening, Mike (May 3, 2015). "Chargers reach deals with 21 undrafted free agents". NBC Sports . Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
↑ Henne, Ricky (May 20, 2015). "Chargers Bring QB Chase Rettig into the Fold". San Diego Chargers . Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
↑ Hood, David (February 2, 2021). "Tigers set to hire three coaches to support staff". TigerNet. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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[1] "Stoudt QB legacy grows with emergence of Tigers' backup". The Post and Courier . Evening Post Industries. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[2] "Cole Stoudt Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN.com . Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[3] Dinich, Heather (April 15, 2014). "Cole Stoudt in with Chad Kelly out". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[4] "Dabo Swinney names Cole Stoudt as Clemson's starting QB". CBSSports.com . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.

[5] Wilkening, Mike (May 3, 2015). "Chargers reach deals with 21 undrafted free agents". NBC Sports . Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[6] Henne, Ricky (May 20, 2015). "Chargers Bring QB Chase Rettig into the Fold". San Diego Chargers . Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[7] Hood, David (February 2, 2021). "Tigers set to hire three coaches to support staff". TigerNet. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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