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Quarterback · Hawai'i · From La Mirada, CA
Cole McDonald is a college quarterback at Hawai'i. In college (2017–2019) he has 7,457 passing yards, 65 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. This page lists every season, his 2019 game log, where he ranks and his top connections.
Cole McDonald Passing Stats by Season
Cole McDonald Rushing Stats by Season
| Season | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Yds (no sacks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92 | 387 | 6 | 76 | 501 |
| 2018 | 123 | 363 | 4 | 28 | 572 |
| 2017 | 16 | 138 | 1 | 58 | 136 |
NCAA rushing includes sacks; "no sacks" uses the NFL definition.
Where He Ranks in 2019
- EPA per Dropback: +0.22, #58 of 109
- NFL Passer Rating: 96.4, #54 of 109
- NCAA Passing Efficiency: 144.5, #45 of 109
- Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt: 7.34, #47 of 109
- Completion %: 64.1%, #30 of 109
- Passing Yards: 3,645, #5 of 365
- Passing Touchdowns: 29, #13 of 273
- Success Rate: 54.9%, #6 of 109
Top Connections in 2019
- Cedric Byrd II: 75 of 111 for 895 yards, 8 TD
- Jared Smart: 68 of 95 for 833 yards, 2 TD
- Jason-Matthew Sharsh: 65 of 88 for 684 yards, 3 TD
- JoJo Ward: 49 of 85 for 792 yards, 9 TD
- Melquise Stovall: 16 of 23 for 241 yards, 4 TD
- Lincoln Victor: 7 of 13 for 67 yards, 2 TD
- Dayton Furuta: 6 of 6 for 24 yards, 0 TD
- Nick Mardner: 1 of 6 for 7 yards, 0 TD
Cole McDonald 2019 Game Log
| Week | Opponent | Result | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | vs Arizona | W 45-38 | 29-41 | 378 | 4 | 4 |
| Week 2 | vs Oregon State | W 31-28 | 30-52 | 436 | 4 | 1 |
| Week 3 | at Washington | L 20-52 | 22-35 | 218 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 4 | vs central-arkansas | W 35-16 | 25-32 | 300 | 4 | 1 |
| Week 5 | at Nevada | W 54-3 | 25-30 | 312 | 4 | 0 |
| Week 7 | at Boise State | L 37-59 | 21-39 | 249 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 8 | vs Air Force | L 26-56 | 34-52 | 392 | 3 | 1 |
| Week 9 | at New Mexico | W 45-31 | 17-30 | 237 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 10 | vs Fresno State | L 38-41 | 21-42 | 260 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 12 | at UNLV | W 21-7 | 20-26 | 226 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 13 | vs San Diego State | W 14-11 | 13-19 | 144 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 14 | vs Army | W 52-31 | 19-29 | 240 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 15 | at Boise State | L 10-31 | 20-36 | 244 | 0 | 1 |
| Bowls & Playoff | at BYU | W 38-34 | 28-46 | 493 | 4 | 0 |
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