University of Wyoming Athletics

Honors and Career Highlights
•2018 One of three national finalists for the Lou Groza Award
•2018 Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year
•2018 First Team All-Mountain West Conference
•2018 No. 1 in the nation in field-goal percentage (94. 1 percent, making 16 of 17 field goals)
•2018 Tied for No. 1 in the nation in PAT Percentage (100.0 percent, making 28 of 28 PATs)
•2018 Ranked No. 24 in the nation in average field goals made (1.33 per game)
•Will enter his senior season of 2019 with 44 career field goals, which will rank him No. 4 among all active FBS players       entering the 2019 season
•Has started every game of his college career -- 39 consecutive games
•A starter on three consecutive bowl-eligible teams in 2016, ‘17 and ‘18
•Has scored 260 career points and needs only 64 more points to tie Wyoming’s all-time scoring record
•Has 44 career field goals made and needs only 13 more field goals to tie Wyoming’s career record

UW This Season: Cooper Rothe returns as one of the nation’s leading All-America candidates at place-kicker.  He concluded the 2018 season as one of three national finalists for the Lou Groza Award, and he was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.  He will enter his senior season with 44 career field goals, which ranks him No. 4 among all returning active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players in made field goals.  Rothe has scored 260 career points, ranking him No. 4 on the Wyoming school scoring list.  He needs 64 more points to tie Wyoming’s all-time leader Sean Fleming, who scored 324 points as a place-kicker from 1988-91.  Rothe also needs only 13 more made field goals to tie Fleming for the UW career record of 57 made field goals.  Over the past two seasons, Rothe has successfully converted an amazing 31 of 35 (88.6 percent) field-goal attempts.  He has started every game of his college career, beginning with the very first game of his true freshman season of 2016 through the final regular-season game of 2018 -- 39 consecutive starts.     

2018: Rothe concluded the 2018 season ranked No. 1 in the nation in field-goal percentage, making 94.1 percent of his field-goal attempts (16 of 17).  The junior from Longmont, Colo., also tied for the No. 1 spot in the country in point-after-touchdown percentage as he was a perfect 28 of 28 in PATs during the 2018 season.  Rothe was 24th in the nation in average field goals made per game, averaging 1.33 per game.  He was one of the keys to Wyoming earning bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season, and he helped the Cowboys finish the regular season on a four-game winning streak.  Rothe was a perfect 5 for 5 in field goals between 20-29 yards.  He was also perfect between 30-39 yards, converting 6 of 6 attempts from that range, and was a perfect 1 for 1 in field goals of 50 yards or more -- a career best 51 yarder.  His only miss of the season came on a windy, snowy day on his home field at War Memorial Stadium, when he missed a 43-yard attempt against San Jose State.  Prior to his miss against San Jose State, Rothe possessed the nation’s longest streak of consecutive field goals made, having made 15 of 15 this season and 18 of his last 18, dating back to Wyoming’s win in the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.  He was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 26 for his performance in a 31-3 road win at New Mexico.  Rothe’s best single game of the 2018 season saw him make all three of his field-goal attempts versus nationally-ranked Utah State, including a 47-yarder.  His career long 51-yard field goal came on the road at Missouri.  He was a perfect 2 for 2 in field goals at Missouri, at Hawai’i, at Colorado State and at New Mexico State.  He also led Wyoming in scoring, with 76 points during the regular season.  He earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors for the third consecutive season.

2017: Rothe connected on 15-of-18 field goals for 83.3 percent.  He also made 36 of 37 extra point attempts (97.3 percent).  Rothe hit a career-high three field goals twice during his sophomore season. He went 3 for 3 against Colorado State and Central Michigan.  He hit a season-long, 49-yard field goal in the season opener at Iowa, and made a 43-yard kick against Colorado State.  He hit two field goals in the Gardner-Web, Utah State and Oregon contests.  As a sophomore, he was a key member of Wyoming’s team that posted an 8-5 record and won the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl over Central Michigan.  Rothe earned Academic All-MW honors for the second consecutive year.

2016: Rothe had a strong true freshman season for the Cowboys in 2016.   He made 13 of the 20 field goals he attempted, including a season-best from 46 yards out at both UNLV and against San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship Game.  Rothe went a perfect 64 of 64 on extra point attempts, a UW single-season record.  He hit a season-high two field goals on three different occasions.  He helped Wyoming to an 8-6 record, the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division title and the 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game, which Wyoming hosted as the top ranked team in the conference.  Wyoming went on to earn a bid to the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl versus BYU.  Rothe achieved Academic All-Mountain West as a true freshman.

High School:  Rothe was ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 15 best recruit in the state of Colorado in 2015.  He was one of only 31 players and the only place-kicker named to the 2015 Denver Post All-Colorado First Team for all classifications.  Rothe was also named First Team All-State Class 4A by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA).  Class 4A is the second largest classification in Colorado.  His senior season, he converted 10 of 14 field goals (71.4 percent), including a long field goal of 55 yards.  He was 60 of 63 in point after touchdowns (95.2 percent).  An extremely versatile athlete, he also played defensive back for Longmont High.  He intercepted an amazing nine passes as a senior, returning them for 169 yards and three TDs.  He recorded 44 total tackles, including 23 solo stops, broke up 12 passes, recovered one fumble and blocked one field goal.  Rothe scored two other touchdowns, one rushing and one on a kickoff return.  He scored 120 points on the season -- 90 from kicking and 30 points on five touchdowns.  He also totalled 35 rushing yards on the season. On special teams, he had 184 yards in kickoff returns, 424 yards in punt returns and ended his senior season with 812 all-purpose yards.  Rothe helped lead Longmont High to a 12-1 record and the No. 2 seed in the 2015 Colorado Class 4A Playoffs.  Longmont advanced to the semifinals of the State Playoffs before losing to eventual State Champion Windsor.  Rothe’s junior season, he made 4 of 6 field goals (66.7 percent), including a long of 42 yards and converted on 43 of 45 extra points (95.6 percent). He intercepted nine passes as a junior and scored one touchdown on an interception return. He totalled 62 tackles (41 solo tackles), broke up six passes, forced one fumble and blocked two kicks. As a sophomore, he made 5 of 6 field goals (83.3 percent) and 29 of 30 PATs (96.7 percent).  His longest made field goal as a sophomore came from 45 yards out. Rothe was also the point guard on his high school basketball team, and was the center fielder and leadoff hitter on his high school baseball team.  He played for head football coach Doug Johnson.