2021 Football Roster

97 Cole Bunce

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position K
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • Highschool Bellarmine College Preparatory
  • Prev School TCU

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 SEASON
CAA Football Second Team Offense
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (September 6)
2020 (SPRING 2021) SEASON
CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week (March 15)
ACADEMIC HONORS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021, Fall 2021)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (2021)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)

Villanova: Experienced kicker with a strong leg … Expected to handle both the field goal and PAT duties for the Wildcats.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Played in all four games and handled the kicking duties for the Wildcats … Made 12-of-14 PATs on the year and was 7-of-8 on field goal tries … Had a long made field goal of 45 yards, with five of his seven made attempts coming from 30+ yards out … Ranked second on the team with 33 points scored … Averaged 55.2 yards on 22 kickoffs, with six touchbacks and just one kick out of bounds; at Stony Brook (3/6): Converted 1-of-2 PATs and was 1-of-2 on field goals with a made attempt of 38 yards in the season opener and his Villanova debut … Kicked off three times for an average of 54.7 yards; Rhode Island (3/13): Earned CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week honors after scoring a season-high 13 points in the team’s home opener … Was a perfect 3-of-3 on field goals and 4-of-4 on PATs … Drilled a career-long 45-yard field goal in overtime and had made attempts from 25 yards and 21 yards earlier in the day … Kicked off six times for an average of 54.3 yards and two touchbacks; at Maine (4/3): Made a season-high five PATs on six attempts, kicked a 31-yard field goal and kicked off a season-high eight times … Averaged 52.8 yards on his kickoffs with one touchback and one kick out of bounds; Delaware (4/17): Made his two field goal attempts in the game from 34 yards and 36 yards while converting both of his PAT tries on the day … Kicked off five times and had three touchbacks while averaging a season-best 60.6 yards per kick.
 
TCU: Saw action in 44 games for the Horned Frogs from the 2016-19 seasons … Primarily handled the team’s kickoff duties … Averaged 60.2 yards on 239 career kickoff attempts, with 87 touchbacks and only eight kicks out of bounds … Also went 10-of-16 on field goal attempts and made 28 PATs during his time at TCU … Had a long made field goal of 43 yards during the 2017 season.
 
Bellarmine College Preparatory: Two-year varsity starter for both the football and lacrosse teams during his scholastic career … Ranked as the No. 20 placekicker in the nation in the 2016 class and a five-star recruit … Handled his team’s kicking duties as a junior and a senior, making a 45-yard game-winning field goal on a career long kick … Set a school record for most PATs in a single season … Earned All-WCAL honors in both football and lacrosse … Graduated with a 3.6 GPA.
 
Personal: Born 9/14/98 in Santa Clara, Calif. … One of two children of Jonathan and Susan Bunce … Has an older sibling, Chase (24), who played college lacrosse at Ohio State … Enjoys working out, biking, playing video games and watching sports in his spare time … Graduated from TCU and is enrolled in graduate school at Villanova … Chose to come to Villanova for its academic reputation and the welcoming atmosphere of the coaching staff and the team … Pursuing a Master of Liberal Studies degree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 97

    2020Senior

    K
    5'10" 170 lbs
    97
  • 97

    2021Graduate Student

    K
    5'10" 180 lbs
    97