University of Wyoming Athletics

UW This Season: Godbout is ready for another stellar season and is one of the league’s top interior defensive linemen.
 
2022: Godbout appeared in and started seven games last season missing time with an injury. Godbout entered the 2022 season as a leading All-Conference candidate and the leader of the UW defensive line as he had earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West honors in 2021 from Mountain West head coaches and media.  Godbout was outstanding in the first six games of the '22 campaign, recording 32 tackles, 11 quarterback hurries, 4.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup.  He suffered a foot injury against San Jose State that forced him to miss the final six regular-season games, before returning for the Arizona Bowl where he started and recorded his 33rd tackle of the season. He recorded a season-high nine tackles against Air Force. He recorded seven tackles against Illinois and BYU. He recorded a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss against BYU.    

2021: A veteran presence in the middle for the Cowboys, Godbout appeared in and started all 13 games for the Cowboys. He was an Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection by the Coaches and Media. He also earned All-MW Second Team honors by Pro Football Focus He ranked third on the team with 70 tackles for the season. He was also tied for second on the team with seven tackles for loss and led the team with five sacks. He also recorded five pass breakups on the season. He averaged 6.25 tackles per game during conference play to rank second amongst defensive lineman in the conference. He recorded a career-high 10 tackles in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Kent State. He recorded a career-high 15 tackles for loss against Colorado State. He recorded eight tackles in a contest against San Jose State. He had seven tackles against air Force, Colorado State and Boise State. He recorded at least six tackles in eight of the final nine games of the season.

2020: Godbout appeared in five games with five starts. He ranked fifth on the team with 30 tackles with 13 solo stops and 17 assisted tackles. He also added four tackles for loss on the campaign with one sack. He recorded a career-best eight tackles in the finale against Boise State. He recorded five tackles along with two tackles for loss in the season opener against Nevada. He recorded seven tackles against Hawai’i in the home opener with a sack and added six tackles against Colorado State.

2019: Godbout had a great first season with the Brown and Gold. He appeared in all 13 games with five starts. He finished the campaign with 34 total tackles with 20 solo stops and 14 assisted tackles. Godbout also added six tackles for loss and two sacks. He had a career-high five tackles twice doing so against New Mexico and Colorado State. Godbout also added four tackles in at a contest at San Diego State. He recorded sacks at Texas State and against New Mexico.

2018: Godbout redshirted during the 2018 season.

High School: Cole Godbout was a Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State selection at defensive end in 2017 and received All-State honorable mention honors in 2016. He received All-Region honors in 2016 and 2017. Before the 2017 season, Godbout was ranked in the top 50 senior football players in the state of Wisconsin according to Rivals.com. During his senior year, Godbout accumulated 79 tackles, with 19 tackles for loss and 13 sacks. He scored two defensive touchdowns, one on a fumble and another on a blocked kick. He posted double-digit tackle totals in the first two games of the season, also racking up an impressive 7.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks over the two-game stretch. Godbout had four games of multiple sacks in 2017, including two contests with 3.0 sacks. In 2016, Godbout had 91 tackles, including 24.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks. In a 35-14 win at Superior in 2016, Godbout amassed 13 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. He posted four consecutive games of multiple tackles for loss to start his junior year, eventually posting five games that season with at least 3.0 tackles for loss. Godbout helped Hudson to an 8-3 record in 2016 and 7-3 record in 2017.   Godbout also is one of the top heavyweight wrestlers in the state of Wisconsin. He drew recruiting interest from Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Personal: He is majoring in business-undeclared at UW.