Howard Cook

HB · Colorado 1956-58 · #21

Hometown: Worland, Wyo.
High School: Worland
Letters: 3 (1956-58)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Hometown	Status
1956	21	/HB	Worland, Wyo.	Letterwinner
1957			Worland, Wyo.	Letterwinner
1958			Worland, Wyo.	Letterwinner

Passing

Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Rating	Sacked	Sk Yds
1956	6	18	33.3	99	2	2	94.0	—	—
1957	9	16	56.3	191	3	2	193.4	—	—
1958	14	38	36.8	216	3	4	89.6	—	—
Career	29	72	40.3	506	8	8	113.8	—	—

Game log (26 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Long	Rating	Sacked
1956
Sep 22, 1956	Oregon	L 0-35	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Sep 29, 1956	Kansas State	W 34-0	2	2	100.0	63	2	0	—	694.6	—
Oct 6, 1956	at Kansas	W 26-25	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	—	-200.0	—
Oct 13, 1956	Colorado State	W 47-7	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Oct 20, 1956	at Iowa State	W 52-0	3	5	60.0	20	0	0	—	93.6	—
Oct 27, 1956	Nebraska	W 16-0	0	3	0.0	0	0	1	—	-66.7	—
Nov 3, 1956	Oklahoma	L 19-27	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Nov 17, 1956	at Utah	W 21-7	1	1	100.0	16	0	0	—	234.4	—
Jan 1, 1957	vs. Clemson	W 27-21	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
1957
Sep 21, 1957	at Washington	T 6-6	1	1	100.0	4	0	0	—	133.6	—
Sep 28, 1957	Utah	W 30-24	1	2	50.0	80	1	0	—	551.0	—
Oct 5, 1957	Kansas	L 34-35	1	1	100.0	14	0	0	—	217.6	—
Oct 12, 1957	Arizona	W 34-14	1	1	100.0	6	1	0	—	480.4	—
Oct 19, 1957	at Kansas State	W 42-14	1	4	25.0	19	0	0	—	64.9	—
Nov 9, 1957	at Colorado State	W 20-0	1	3	33.3	28	0	1	—	45.1	—
Nov 16, 1957	at Nebraska	W 27-0	3	3	100.0	40	1	0	—	322.0	—
Nov 23, 1957	Iowa State	W 38-21	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	—	-200.0	—
1958
Sep 27, 1958	Kansas State	W 13-3	3	6	50.0	43	0	0	—	110.2	—
Oct 4, 1958	at Kansas	W 31-0	4	7	57.1	80	2	0	—	247.4	—
Oct 11, 1958	at Arizona	W 65-12	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Oct 18, 1958	at Iowa State	W 20-0	1	2	50.0	8	0	1	—	-16.4	—
Oct 25, 1958	Nebraska	W 27-16	1	4	25.0	20	1	1	—	99.5	—
Nov 1, 1958	Oklahoma	L 7-23	1	7	14.3	18	0	2	—	-21.3	—
Nov 8, 1958	at Missouri	L 9-33	1	1	100.0	15	0	0	—	226.0	—
Nov 22, 1958	Colorado State	L 14-15	0	4	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Nov 29, 1958	Air Force	L 14-20	3	5	60.0	32	0	0	—	113.8	—

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD
1956	96	—	—	431	4.5	4
1957	91	—	—	442	4.9	2
1958	120	—	—	625	5.2	8
Career	307	—	—	1,498	4.9	14

Game log (30 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1956
Sep 22, 1956	Oregon	L 0-35	6	—	—	12	2.0	0	—
Sep 29, 1956	Kansas State	W 34-0	4	—	—	15	3.8	0	—
Oct 6, 1956	at Kansas	W 26-25	18	—	—	84	4.7	2	—
Oct 13, 1956	Colorado State	W 47-7	6	—	—	67	11.2	1	—
Oct 20, 1956	at Iowa State	W 52-0	7	—	—	37	5.3	0	—
Oct 27, 1956	Nebraska	W 16-0	5	—	—	13	2.6	0	—
Nov 3, 1956	Oklahoma	L 19-27	9	—	—	42	4.7	0	—
Nov 10, 1956	at Missouri	T 14-14	6	—	—	29	4.8	0	—
Nov 17, 1956	at Utah	W 21-7	23	—	—	78	3.4	0	—
Nov 24, 1956	at Arizona	W 38-7	6	—	—	19	3.2	0	—
Jan 1, 1957	vs. Clemson	W 27-21	6	—	—	35	5.8	1	—
1957
Sep 21, 1957	at Washington	T 6-6	10	—	—	19	1.9	0	—
Sep 28, 1957	Utah	W 30-24	6	—	—	21	3.5	0	—
Oct 5, 1957	Kansas	L 34-35	10	—	—	47	4.7	0	—
Oct 12, 1957	Arizona	W 34-14	10	—	—	34	3.4	0	—
Oct 19, 1957	at Kansas State	W 42-14	9	—	—	83	9.2	0	—
Oct 26, 1957	at Oklahoma	L 13-14	9	—	—	1	0.1	0	—
Nov 2, 1957	Missouri	L 6-9	6	—	—	21	3.5	0	—
Nov 9, 1957	at Colorado State	W 20-0	9	—	—	42	4.7	0	—
Nov 16, 1957	at Nebraska	W 27-0	12	—	—	76	6.3	1	—
Nov 23, 1957	Iowa State	W 38-21	10	—	—	98	9.8	1	—
1958
Sep 27, 1958	Kansas State	W 13-3	10	—	—	56	5.6	1	—
Oct 4, 1958	at Kansas	W 31-0	20	—	—	166	8.3	1	—
Oct 11, 1958	at Arizona	W 65-12	10	—	—	60	6.0	3	—
Oct 18, 1958	at Iowa State	W 20-0	16	—	—	91	5.7	0	—
Oct 25, 1958	Nebraska	W 27-16	13	—	—	127	9.8	2	—
Nov 1, 1958	Oklahoma	L 7-23	12	—	—	18	1.5	1	—
Nov 15, 1958	at Utah	W 7-0	2	—	—	-1	-0.5	0	—
Nov 22, 1958	Colorado State	L 14-15	18	—	—	47	2.6	0	—
Nov 29, 1958	Air Force	L 14-20	19	—	—	61	3.2	0	—

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yds	Avg
1957	3	28	9.3
1958	9	67	7.4
Career	12	95	7.9

Game log (8 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1957
Oct 19, 1957	at Kansas State	W 42-14	1	14	14.0	0	—
Nov 9, 1957	at Colorado State	W 20-0	1	-2	-2.0	0	—
Nov 16, 1957	at Nebraska	W 27-0	1	16	16.0	0	—
1958
Sep 27, 1958	Kansas State	W 13-3	3	16	5.3	0	—
Oct 11, 1958	at Arizona	W 65-12	2	30	15.0	0	—
Oct 25, 1958	Nebraska	W 27-16	1	5	5.0	0	—
Nov 1, 1958	Oklahoma	L 7-23	1	4	4.0	0	—
Nov 29, 1958	Air Force	L 14-20	2	12	6.0	0	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Pass Att	Pass Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg	TD
1956	96	431	18	99	114	530	4.6	6
1957	91	442	16	191	107	633	5.9	5
1958	120	625	38	216	158	841	5.3	11
Career	307	1,498	72	506	379	2,004	5.3	22

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1956	431	—	31	139	36	—	—	637	4
1957	442	28	186	116	43	—	—	815	2
1958	625	67	242	118	0	—	—	1,052	9
Career	1,498	95	459	373	79	—	—	2,504	15

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1956	4	4	—	—	—	5-8	—	—	29
1957	2	2	—	—	—	6-10	—	—	18
1958	9	8	—	1	1-1	5-10	—	—	62
Career	15	14	—	1	1-1	16-28	—	—	109

Defense

Season	G	UT	AT	Tot	TFL	Yds	Sacks	Yds	FF	FR	INT	Yds	PBU	QBH	Blk	Saf
1956	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	36	—	—	—	—
1957	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	43	—	—	—	—
1958	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	79	—	—	—	—

Field Goals

Season	FGM-A	Pct	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Long
1958	1-1	100.0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	33

Punting

Season	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20	50+	Blk
1956	4	233	58.3	80	2	4	1
1957	5	173	34.6	54	0	1	0
1958	18	892	49.6	78	4	11	0
Career	27	1,298	48.1	80	6	16	1

Notes

Rosters for historical seasons currently reflect letterwinners; complete rosters are in progress.

A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.

Game-by-game statistics for seasons before 2007 reflect games where individual figures have been researched and may not include every game; season totals are official.