Cole Holden

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Cole Holden
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    216
  • Hometown:
    Watertown, S.D.
  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Watertown High School
  • Major:
    Business
  • Minor:
    Finance
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    888
  • yds/g
    80.7
  • td
    7
Bio

Senior (2025): Started all 11 games for the Tigers ... recorded 59 receptions for 888 yards and 7 touchdowns

Junior (2024): Played in all 11 games for the Tigers ... He tallied 587 yards on 52 receptions with 7 touchdowns on the season. 

Sophomore (2023): Played in all 11 games for the Tigers at wide receiver ... recorded 33 catches for 405 yards ... caught three touchdown passes ... had a career high 88 yards against Dakota State (8/26/23).

Freshman (2022): Played in 10 games for the Tigers...finished with 18 catches (4th on team) for 253 yards (2nd on team) and 3 TD (2nd on team)...had a season-high 57 yards that came on one TD catch vs. No. 17 Midland (10/22/22)...recorded a season-high 5 catches for 54 yards and 1 TD vs. Mount Marty (11/5/22). 

High School: Holden is a 6-foot wide receiver earning three varsity letters in football, four varsity letters in track, and two varsity letters in basketball... the Watertown, S.D. native, tallied 49 receptions and 14 touchdowns for a total of 1,121 receiving yards in his senior campaign... Holden was also awarded First Team All-State, ESD All-Conference, Academic All-State, Offensive MVP, and Champion of Arrows accolades during his high school career... academically; Holden is a four time honor roll member.

Parents: Kari and Chad Holden

Sponsored By:

Sharp Automotive Inc.

PO Box 1654 Watertown, SD 57201

Contact: Troy Engles, Gm or Anita Riddle, Bookkeeper

605-886-8081

www.sharpautos.com

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 59 58
Yards 888 874
Yards per game 80.7 87.4
Yards per catch 15.1 15.1
Touchdowns 7 7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 2 -2 -1.0 2 0 - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 1 14 14.0 14 0 - -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 4 47 11.8 24 0 1 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 10 119 11.9 23 1 - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 3 26 8.7 19 0 - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 9 147 16.3 39 0 - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 3 83 27.7 59 2 - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 12 233 19.4 59 2 - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 5 73 14.6 22 2 - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 4 47 11.8 28 0 1 1
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 4 49 12.3 15 0 - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 4 50 12.5 25 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 6 205 34.2 43 2 2 0 0
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 6 190 31.7 52 0 1 0 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 1 - 14 - - 14
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 1 - 47 - - 47
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 1 - 119 - - 119
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 1 - 26 - - 26
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 1 - 147 - - 147
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 1 - 83 - - 83
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 1 -2 233 - - 231
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 1 - 73 - - 73
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 1 - 47 - - 47
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 1 - 49 - - 49
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 1 - 50 - - 50
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 12 0 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Dakota State (SD) W, 16-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at No. 19 Dordt L, 66-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Concordia (NE) L, 27-22 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 No. 15 Northwestern L, 23-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 21-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Doane (NE) W, 33-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 No. 4 Morningside L, 49-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Waldorf W, 33-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Mount Marty W, 44-41 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Midland L, 45-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Hastings L, 24-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 1 1 100.0% 6 0.5 6.0 0 0 6 150.4
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 43 1 1 100.0% 6 0.1 6.0 0 0 6 150.4
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 1
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - 1 1
2025-26 11 2 -2 -0.2 -1.0 0 2 2 1
Total 43 2 -2 -0.0 -1.0 0 2 4 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 18 1.8 253 25.3 14.1 3 57
2023-24 11 33 3.0 405 36.8 12.3 3 72
2024-25 11 52 4.7 587 53.4 11.3 7 46
2025-26 11 59 5.4 888 80.7 15.1 7 59
Total 43 162 3.8 2133 49.6 13.2 20 72
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 43 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 12 395 32.9 52 2 3 0 0
Total 43 12 395 32.9 52 2 3 0 0
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 - 253 - 0 253 25.3
2023-24 11 - 405 - - 405 36.8
2024-25 11 - 587 - - 587 53.4
2025-26 11 -2 888 - - 886 80.5
Total 43 -2 2133 - 0 2131 49.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 18 1.8 - 3 0 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 18 1.6 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 44 4.0 - 7 - - - - 0 - 1 0
2025-26 42 3.8 0 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 122 2.8 0 20 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
2024-25 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 43 5 1 6.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 2 -2 -0.2 -1.0 0 2 2 1
Conference 10 2 -2 -0.2 -1.0 0 2 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 2 -2 -0.3 -1.0 0 2 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - 1 1
Losses 7 2 -2 -0.3 -1.0 0 2 1 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 3 2 -2 -0.7 -1.0 0 2 - -
November 3 - - - - - - 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 59 5.4 888 80.7 15.1 7 59
Conference 10 58 5.8 874 87.4 15.1 7 59
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 29 4.8 445 74.2 15.3 4 59
Away 5 30 6.0 443 88.6 14.8 3 59
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 13 3.3 217 54.3 16.7 4 59
Losses 7 46 6.6 671 95.9 14.6 3 59
Month
August 1 1 1.0 14 14.0 14.0 0 14
September 4 26 6.5 339 84.8 13.0 1 39
October 3 20 6.7 389 129.7 19.4 6 59
November 3 12 4.0 146 48.7 12.2 0 28
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 10 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 12 395 32.9 52 2 3 0 0
Conference 10 6 190 31.7 52 0 1 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 6 205 34.2 43 2 2 0 0
Away 5 6 190 31.7 52 0 1 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 6 205 34.2 43 2 2 0 0
Losses 7 6 190 31.7 52 0 1 0 0
Month
August 1 6 205 34.2 43 2 2 0 0
September 4 6 190 31.7 52 0 1 0 0
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 -2 888 - - 886 80.5
Conference 10 -2 874 - - 872 87.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 -2 445 - - 443 73.8
Away 5 - 443 - - 443 88.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - 217 - - 217 54.3
Losses 7 -2 671 - - 669 95.6
Month
August 1 - 14 - - 14 14.0
September 4 - 339 - - 339 84.8
October 3 -2 389 - - 387 129.0
November 3 - 146 - - 146 48.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 42 3.8 0 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 42 4.2 0 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 4.0 0 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 6.0 - 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 18 2.6 0 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 36 12.0 0 6 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 10 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 2 0 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Seven Football Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
  • Article
  • January 06, 2026
Seven Football Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

The CSC releases its 2025-26 Academic All-District list for football, which includes seven DWU athletes.

  • January 06, 2026