Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/27Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (7.4%).
Cole Kramer
Last confirmed: Minnesota, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Eden Prairie, MN
Cole Kramer: QB · Minnesota · #12.
Cole Kramer
This is his fourth year in the same quarterback room at Minnesota. On tape: 31 rushing yards and 26 passing yards against Bowling Green, Bowl, 2023.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Minnesota in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ No. 20 North Carolina | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 30-24vs Bowling Green | 8/16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 | 66.0 | |
| Total | 8/17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | — |
Signature game
Bowl · 2023
W 30-24
vs Bowling Green · neutral site
31 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · 26 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.0
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at a neutral site.
With D. Taylor — 208 rush yds (35 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds · M. Crawford — 43.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.06Cole Kramer pass intercepted, touchback. Armani Chatman return for no gain
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +3.26Cole Kramer run for 31 yds to the BGSU 26 for a
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Cole Kramer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Cole Kramer pass complete to Jameson Geers for 7 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Cole Kramer run for 1 yd for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Cole Kramer pass complete to Darius Taylor for 8 yds to the BGSU 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.79Cole Kramer pass complete to Daniel Jackson for a loss of 3 yards to the MINN 43
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.22Cole Kramer pass intercepted Darius Lorfils return for 28 yds to the MINN 15
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −0.95Cole Kramer pass complete to Elijah Spencer for 1 yd to the MINN 42
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −0.48Cole Kramer run for a loss of 1 yard to the BGSU 4
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 35-17 over that span.
2019Minnesota11-2HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
17 pass attempts and 5 carries in 3 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Minnesota
- 2023 Minnesota FleckYear 5 · 3 games
- 2022 Minnesota FleckYear 4 · 6 games
- 2021 Minnesota FleckYear 3 · 8 games
- 2020 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · 1 game
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 129 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.