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Player Dossier
2022-2025Gardner-Webb
Cole Pennington
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Versailles, KY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cole Pennington is a balanced quarterback profile with 0.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Marshall • Gardner-Webb
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Cole Pennington built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Versailles, KY wearing No. 12, spending time with Gardner-Webb and Marshall. The clearest part of Cole Pennington's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Cole Pennington, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Marshall. Cole Pennington is a balanced quarterback profile with 0.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 693
- Passing yards
- 752
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Cole Pennington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Gardner-Webb · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 693
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sayre School · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Mount Miguel · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 4 | 228 | 258 | -30 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 398 | 437 | -39 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 67 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 25.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Gardner-Webb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 |
Related Context
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Cole Pennington played QB for Marshall and Gardner-Webb. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cole Pennington recorded 752 passing yards, -59 rushing yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Marshall paired 626 primary output with 47.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 45.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, Gardner-Webb.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Game with 128 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Gardner-Webb
Games
2
Primary Metric / G
64
Efficiency
45.6
Usage
0.3
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 128. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half128 · Games = 1 · +128 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -128 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
57.9 vs Georgia Tech
Player Story
Cole Pennington story
Cole Pennington built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Versailles, KY wearing No. 12, spending time with Gardner-Webb and Marshall. The clearest part of Cole Pennington's career was his passing role: 752 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, and 119 attempts across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Cole Pennington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Marshall
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Gardner-Webb
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 626 | 47.5 | 12.1 | 626 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 626 | 47.5 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 67 | 64.5 | 2.5 | -559 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Gardner-Webb | 128 | 45.6 | 0.3 | 61 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 35 Georgia Tech
Week 2
Game with 128 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency.
128
Total Offense
79 takeover
128 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 1 · L 17-35 · Postseason
228
Total Offense
70.5 takeover
Loss with 228 yards of offense and 52.7 efficiency.
228 total offense with 52.7 efficiency.
#3
vs Stony Brook
Week 1 · W 45-3
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Total Offense
61 takeover
Win with 56 yards of offense and 76.7 efficiency.
56 total offense with 76.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 11 · W 38-33 · Conference game
189
Total Offense
54.3 takeover
Win with 189 yards of offense and 59.7 efficiency.
189 total offense with 59.7 efficiency.
#5
@ South Alabama
Week 12 · L 0-28 · Conference game
141
Total Offense
38 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
141 total offense with 41.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Marshall
626 primary output · 47.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
63.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Marshall
63.3
626 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Gardner-Webb
29.2
128 primary · 45.6 efficiency · 0.3 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
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