Updated 1/18/17

 

2016 & 2015 FCS ADA NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2015 WALTER PAYTON AWARD WINNER

2015 STATS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2013 JERRY RICE AWARD WINNER
(top freshman in FCS)

Four-Time Consensus First Team
FCS All-American

Three-Time Academic All-American

Career Honors: Kupp was a consensus FCS All-American for the fourth-straight season, but now sets his sights on the NFL Draft on April 27-29 in Philadelphia, Pa. The NFL Combine is Feb. 28-March 6 in Indianapolis, Ind., and he has also been invited to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 28 in Mobile, Ala., at 11:30 a.m. Pacific time on the NFL Network. Kupp is training in Irvine, Calif., and is being represented by Ryan Tollner and REP 1 Sports. Kupp earned first team All-America honors on all eight 2016 teams announced, bringing his total of All-America honors won in four seasons to 30 (all first team, including nine in 2013, six in 2014, seven in 2015 and eight in 2016). In addition, he earned 14 different national player of the year accolades in his career and was a three-time Academic All-America selection. In 2016, Kupp became the first wide receiver and just the fourth player overall in the 54-year history of the Big Sky Conference to earn first team All-Big Sky honors four seasons. The others are Weber State’s Trevyn Smith (RB 2006-09), Weber State’s Scott Shields (Kicker 1995-97, Punter 1996, Strong Safety 1998) and Charvez Foger (RB 1985-88).  In 2015, Kupp became only the second wide receiver in 42 years to capture the Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP Award, then became one of only 10 repeat winners in league history in 2016. Eastern players have now won the honor 12 times in the last 16 seasons, and 13 times overall. He and quarterback Gage Gubrud shared the 2016 honor, becoming the first teammates in the history of the league to be honored as co-MVPs. Kupp was also a two-time team co-captain, was honored four times on the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team and was twice selected as an Academic All-Star by the FCS Athletic Director’s Association. He was honored as Big Sky Conference Player of the Week six times in his career – four times on offense and twice on special teams.
 
Career Records: He established 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky and 26 EWU records in his illustrious 52-game Eastern career (all as a starter), and added a collegiate all-division mark. With a pair of early catches in the first quarter against Richmond (12/10/16), he surpassed the NAIA record of 6,177 by Chris George of Glenville State from 1991-94 after surpassing NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III records earlier in the 2016 season. His 6,464 yards, 428 receptions, 73 touchdown catches, 124.3 average yards per game and 1.40 average TDs per game were all FCS records. Kupp averaged a TD reception for every 5.9 catches in his career. He scored at least once in 43 of 52 games he played, and caught at least two passes in all 52 games he played. He had 30 performances of at least eight catches (16 with 10 or more) and a FCS record of 31 with at least 100 receiving yards. He had the first rushing touchdown of his career and a punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter versus Idaho State (11/12/16), setting the stage in the fourth period for him to break the FCS record of 395 set by Elon's Terrell Hudgins from 2006-09. He tied and broke the record in the 48-31 win over ISU on short catches of 8 and 3 yards from backup quarterback Jordan West, also an Eagle senior. Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin promptly called timeout and presented the reigning Payton Award and FCS Offensive Player of the Year the record-breaking ball. Kupp had previously exceeded the FBS record of 387 held by Justin Hardy of East Carolina from 2011-14, making him the all-time NCAA Division I leader for receptions, in addition to yards and TDs. Kupp broke a FCS all-time mark versus Montana (10/29/16) when he caught a pass in his 46th-straight game, and extended it to 52. Jacksonville State’s Josh Barge had a streak of 50 in a row, but his season concluded on Dec. 3. He and Kupp passed the record of 45 originally set by Marcus Lee of Towson (2005-08), then tied by current EWU wide receivers coach Nicholas Edwards (2009-12) and Tyrone Walker from Illinois State from (2009-12). Kupp and teammate Kendrick Bourne combined for FCS records for combined career catches (639) and combined career yards (9,594). His other six FCS records were set during his freshman season. Kupp broke the school record for career all-purpose yards at Montana State (10/22/16) – he finished with 7,038 to break the previous record of 5,934 set by Eric Kimble from 2002-05. He ranks second in Big Sky history, and the only player ahead of him is Charles Roberts (Sacramento State, 1997-00) with a record total of 7,112. Roberts was a running back, as Kupp bested the top receiver on the list, Fred Amey from Sacramento State, with 6,343 from 2001-04. With a 12-catch, 274-yard performance against UC Davis on Oct. 1, Kupp broke the FCS record for career receiving yards. Kupp’s 274 yards in that game were one away from the school record he had in his junior season against Northern Colorado. His final total of 6,464 career yards broke the record of 5,250 set by Elon's Terrell Hudgins from 2006-09. Kupp previously exceeded the FBS record for reception yards, which was 5,005 set by Trevor Insley of Nevada from 1996-99 before being broken by Corey Davis from Western Michigan with 5,278 from 2013-16. Kupp also surpassed the records in NCAA Division II (4,983, Clarence Coleman, Ferris State, 1998-01) and Division III (6,108, Scott Pingel, Westminster, 1996-99), as well as the NAIA record (6,177, Chris George, Glenville State, 1991-94). Kupp broke the FCS record for career TD catches with a three touchdown day at Washington State on Sept. 3, breaking the previous FCS record of 58 set by New Hampshire’s David Ball from 2003-06. Closing with 73 in his career, Kupp equaled and then exceeded the FBS record as well against North Dakota State (9/10/16). He had his 60th early in the second quarter to tie the mark of 60 set by Jarett Dillard of Rice from 2005-08, then had his 61st later in the quarter. Kupp finished behind the NCAA Division II record of 78 set by Dallas Mall of Bentley from 2001-04 and the NCAA Division III record is 75 set by Scott Pingel of Westminster (Mo.) from 1996-99, but Kupp has also exceeded the NAIA record of 59 set by Alvin Ashley of Southwest State (Minn.) from 1990-93. The senior piled up Big Sky Conference and school records with 77 touchdowns in his career, good for a record total of 464 points. Both marks also rank fourth all-time in FCS history behind a trio of running backs. The previous league records were 61 TDs (Charles Dunn, Portland State, 1997-00 and Sherriden May, Idaho, 1991-94) and 413 points (Dan Carpenter, Montana, 2004-07). Of his 77 touchdowns, Kupp scored 73 via receiving, three on punt returns (school record) and one via rushing. He also passed for four scores, thus accounting for 81 in his career. In all, his yardage in receptions, returns and passing totaled 7,218 yards (138.8 per game). On single season lists, Kupp finished his career with the 1-2-3-5 season marks in receptions, 2-3-4-6 in yards and 1-2-5-7 in TD catches. From his freshman to senior seasons, he had season yardage totals of 1,691, 1,431, 1,642 and 1,700; catch totals of 93, 104, 114, 117; and receiving touchdown performances of 21, 16, 19, 17. He finished his career with 37 plays of at least 40 yards, including 33 receptions and four punt returns.
 
Career Versus Pac-12: Eastern was 2-2 versus the Pac-12 Conference in Kupp’s four seasons at Eastern, piling up 11 touchdowns receiving on a total of 40 catches for 716 yards. That’s an average of 17.9 yards per catch and a TD every 3.6 grabs against the four Pac-12 schools in the Pacific Northwest – Washington State, Washington, Oregon and Oregon State. In his first game since deciding to return to Eastern for his senior football season, Kupp helped EWU beat Washington State (9/3/16) 45-42. He had 12 catches for 206 yards and three touchdowns, as the three-time All-America receiver broke the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record, finishing the game with 59. He also completed a pass for 22 yards against the Cougars, and rushed twice for 29 yards. "Today, the best player on the field was Cooper Kupp," said Washington State head coach Mike Leach, whose team had nine victories and won a bowl game in 2015, then won eight more in 2016. As a junior, Kupp set Autzen Stadium records of 15 catches for 246 yards against Oregon, including three TD grabs. The year before that he caught eight passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns against Washington -- the former team his grandfather, Jake Kupp, played for before becoming a Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, in his first collegiate game, Kupp caught five passes for 119 yards and two scores against OSU. The Eagles upset the 25th-ranked Beavers 49-46, becoming just the fourth FCS team to beat a ranked squad from the NCAA Football Bowl Championship Subdivision.
 
Career Versus Montana: His numbers in his career versus rival Montana were eye-popping, but the numbers that meant the most to Kupp were 5-1 and 10-1. Those are the win-loss records for Eastern over Montana and collectively against UM and Montana State since he arrived on campus in 2012. In five games he played versus the Montana Grizzlies, Kupp had 50 touches against the Griz, resulting in an average of 16.8 yards, eight touchdowns and one 54-yard play down to the Montana 2-yard line. He had career totals of 45 catches for 660 yards and six touchdowns in five games against the Griz, as well as a punt return for a TD and a passing score. He was 2-of-2 passing versus Montana, including a 54-yard pass to quarterback Gage Gubrud that set-up a score in the 2016 meeting and a 21-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Bourne in 2015. He has had three punt returns for 103 yards and an average of 34.3 yards per return.
        
Other Career Accomplishments/Notes: Kupp led EWU to 41 victories overall in four seasons, including a 28-4 record in the Big Sky Conference. Eastern won two outright Big Sky Conference championships, a co-title his senior season, had two unbeaten league seasons and helped EWU advance to the NCAA Football Championship Playoff berths as a freshman, sophomore and senior. Twice Eastern advanced to the semifinals and once to the quarterfinal round. In June 2016, he concluded his fourth year working at the Manning Passing Academy as a college counselor/coach. While in high school he previously attended the camp, which is run by Archie Manning, the father of NFL quarterbacks Eli and Peyton Manning. Archie is a former New Orleans Saints teammate of Cooper’s grandfather, Jake Kupp. Cooper was able to play two seasons at Eastern with his younger brother, Ketner. As a sophomore linebacker for the Eagles in 2016, Ketner started five games and finished with 67 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks. He made his starting debut against top-ranked and five-time defending champion North Dakota State on Sept. 10, 2016, and finished with eight tackles. He played in all 11 Eastern games as a true freshman in 2015, finishing with 19 tackles and an interception.
 
2016 Season Honors: Kupp was selected by the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Director’s Association as a repeat selection for its FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award announced Jan. 5, 2017. Although Kupp was unable to attend the NCAA Division I Championship Game on Jan. 7 where he was recognized for winning the honor for the second-straight year, head coach Beau Baldwin and quarterback Gage Gubrud represented him. In addition, a year after winning the award, Kupp finished second in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, presented by STATS to the top offensive player in FCS. He also received the President’s Award by the Columbus Touchdown Club. He earned first team All-America honors on all eight teams announced to become a consensus All-American for the fourth-straight season. His All-America honors included recognition as the FCS Athletic Director’s Association Wide Receiver of the Year. He was also honored for the fourth-straight year on teams selected by the American Football Coaches Association, STATS and Associated Press, and for the third time by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (2013-2015-2016). In addition, he was honored in 2016 by College Sports Madness, Hero Sports and Athlon Sports. Gubrud and Kupp were honored on Nov. 22 as the Big Sky Conference co-Offensive MVPs, the first time in league history two players from the same team were selected by the coaches to share the award. Both were unanimous selections as first team selections in the league, with Kupp also becoming just the fourth player in league history to earn first team all-league all four seasons. In addition, he earned second team All-Big Sky honors as a return specialist. An economics graduate with a 3.63 grade point average, Kupp earned Academic All-America honors for the third-straight season in 2016, earning first team honors as both a junior and senior. The 24-player squad includes teams from both the Football Championship Subdivision and Football Bowl Subdivision levels. Kupp earned second team Academic All-America honors as a sophomore. Eastern football players have now earned 13 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since 1989, including seven first-team selections. Nine different players have garnered those honors, including the first three-time winner in Kupp (2014, 2015 and 2016), and repeat performers Steve Mattson (1996 and 1997) and Kyler Randall (2002 and 2003). Kupp was also recognized for the second-straight season on the 19th Annual Academic All-Star Team as selected by the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association. He was one of 44 winners announced among a group of 126 total nominees. A total of 20 awards have now been won by Eagles on the Academic All-Star team since the award began in 1998.
 
2016 Statistics & Game Honors: Kupp finished with a Big Sky Conference record 117 catches for 1,700 yards and 17 scores in the 2016 season, and accounted for two more scores passing, one rushing and one on a punt return. Including his rushing, passing and return yards, he finished the season with 2,047 yards (157.5 per game) and 21 touchdowns. He missed 1 1/2 games earlier in the season and almost a half at both Portland State (11/18/16) and Central Arkansas (12/3/16) with shoulder injuries. But he led FCS in receiving yards per game (130.8), was second in receptions per game (9.0), and joined teammate Shaq Hill as the FCS leader in receiving touchdowns (17). After a record-breaking performance and stirring victory over Washington State (9/3/16) in his first game since deciding to return to Eastern for his senior football season, Kupp was selected as the STATS National Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 5. He earned the same honor from College Sports Madness, which also selected him as its Big Sky Conference player of the week as well. He had 12 catches for 206 yards and three touchdowns, as the three-time All-America receiver broke the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision record, finishing the game with 59. He also completed a pass for 22 yards against the Cougars, and rushed twice for 29 yards. With three touchdowns receiving and a 54-yard pass to set-up another score, he helped guide Eastern to a 35-16 victory over Montana (10/29/16) to earn Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors from the league office as well as College Sports Madness. He had eight catches for 140 yards, including TD receptions of 69, 40 and 5 yards. Against 14th-ranked Cal Poly (11/5/16), Kupp actually passed for more touchdowns than he had receiving. Kupp passed for two touchdowns in the third quarter to open up a 35-14 lead, and then he added a TD reception in the fourth quarter to clinch the 42-21 win over the Mustangs. Kupp finished with 11 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown, to go along with his 2-of-2 passing with TD passes of 28 and 10 yards to Shaq Hill. Ahead just 27-17 in the third quarter, Kupp sparked the Eagles to a 48-17 victory over Idaho State (11/12/16) by returning a third-quarter punt 76 yards for a score. It was a school record-tying third of his career, having also had a 76-yarder versus Idaho State in 2015 and a 67-yarder versus Montana in 2014. As a result, Kupp was selected as the Big Sky Conference Special Teams Player of the Week – the sixth time he was honored by the league office in his career (four on offense, two on special teams). Kupp also had the first rushing touchdown of his career earlier in the third quarter versus ISU, setting the stage for a record-breaking performance in the fourth period when he established a new FCS mark for career receptions.
 
2016 Preseason: Kupp earned preseason honors by Lindy’s Magazine as both its FCS and Big Sky Player of the Year. The Sporting News recognized him as an All-American and the top professional prospect in FCS. In the Big Sky Conference preseason predictions, Kupp was chosen to repeat his league Offensive MVP honor and was a unanimous All-Big Sky performer. Kupp announced on Nov. 30, 2015, he would return for his senior season at EWU in 2016 in lieu of pursuing professional opportunities a year early. “I’ve decided that I want to spend the 2016 season as an Eagle and be part of something great here at Eastern Washington,” he said. “I believe that God has a plan for me and a great plan for Eastern Washington, and I want to be a part of that. I look forward to this off-season and getting Eastern Washington back into the National Championship. I thank Eagle Nation for their support of me and all the Eagles here at Eastern Washington. The successes we experienced this year and in years past, we share with them as well. I want to express my gratitude. I thank everybody for their support for us, and I look forward to seeing everybody out on the Red in 2016. Go Eags.”
 
2015 Honors: The sensational Eastern Washington University junior wide receiver won his third NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Offensive Player of the Year honor Jan. 8 in Frisco, Texas, when his name was read among three finalists at the inaugural STATS FCS Awards Banquet and Presentations. The record-breaking offensive juggernaut edged a pair of running backs – Marshaun Coprich from Illinois State and Kade Harrington from Lamar. Kupp received 34 first-place votes and 378 total to win by narrow margin. Harrington had 349 votes and was picked first on 26 ballots, and Coprich finished with 275 votes and 23 first-place votes. Previously, he became only the second wide receiver to ever win the Payton Award, with Brian Finneran from Villanova winning in 1997. The awards program for the NCAA Football Championship was founded by Mickey Charles and The Sports Network, and is now in its 29th year. But The Sports Network ceased operation in summer of 2015, and the Walter Payton Award and other awards are now independently presented by Mickey Charles LLC. Kupp is the third Eagle to win the honor, with quarterback Erik Meyer honored in 2005 and quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell receiving the award in 2011. Eastern has now won the award three times out of eight total Payton’s won by the Big Sky Conference. Kupp also was the FCS Player of the Year as awarded by the FCS Athletic Director’s Association (FCS ADA). He was also honored as a first team selection on All-America teams announced by the American Football Coaches Association, STATS, Associated Press, the FCS Athletic Director’s Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation and College Sports Madness. The FCS ADA selected him as its recipient of FCS Wide Receiver of the Year and he was also a first team Academic All-American in 2015 as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Eastern football players have now earned 12 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors since 1989, including six first-team selections. Nine different players have garnered those honors, including repeat selections Kupp (2014 and 2015), Steve Mattson (1996 and 1997), and Kyler Randall (2002 and 2003). He earned second team Academic All-America honors as a junior. He was also honored in 2015 as a member of the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team and on the Academic All-District 8 Football Team for the second-straight season. Kupp became only the second wide receiver in 42 years to win the Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP Award, and continued a long legacy of Eagles to win the award. Eastern players have now won the honor 11 times in the last 15 seasons, and 12 times overall.
 
2015 Statistics & Game Honors: Kupp’s spectacular 2015 season included 114 receptions. That broke the previous school record of 104 he set in 2014 and the league record of 112 set in 2011 by Idaho State’s Rodrick Rumble. His 114 catches ranked eighth all-time in FCS history at the time. In 2015, Kupp led FCS in five categories – receptions, receptions per game (10.4), reception yards (1,642), reception yards per game (149.3) and touchdown receptions (19). The players closest to him in FCS were eight catches, 170 yards and four TDs behind him, and in the league the next-best player for catches was teammate Kendrick Bourne (73) and for yards it was NAU’s Emmanuel Butler (1,208). Eastern led FCS in passing offense with an average of 353.3 yards per game, and were eighth in total offense (478.5). He had school records of 20 catches for 275 yards in a 43-41 win over Northern Colorado (10/24/15) to earn six prestigious honors, including a trio of national player of the week accolades. He was the STATS Offensive Player of the Week, NCAA.com Offensive Player of the Week and was a College Sporting News All-Star. He was also the ROOT Sports/Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for the second time of his career (three including special teams). Kupp’s catch total against UNC was the eighth-most in FCS history and the most by a wide receiver in Big Sky history (Montana State running back David Pandt had 21 versus EWU in 1985). Kupp’s yards were the 20th-most all-time in the FCS. One week earlier he had a 14-catch performance at Idaho State (10/17/15) in which he had 161 yards and two touchdowns receiving, another TD on a 76-yard punt return and a 24-yard scoring pass to quarterback Jordan West. As a result, he was the College Football Performance Awards National FCS Performer of the Week, a College Sporting News All-Star and received honorable mention National Player of the Week honors from STATS. His punt return against the Bengals earned him ROOT Sports Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Earlier in the season, on his way to earning Big Sky Conference ROOT Sports co-Offensive Player of the Week accolades, Kupp finished with then career highs of 15 catches for 246 yards – both Autzen Stadium records – in a 61-42 loss to Oregon (9/515). In Eastern’s next game at Northern Iowa (9/12/15), Kupp had nine receptions for 179 yards and two touchdowns to earn HERO Sports “Stud of the Week” accolades and honorable mention FCS Performer of the Week honors from College Football Performance Awards. In the preseason, Kupp was one of 22 FCS players selected by STATS to the watch list for its FCS Offensive Player of the Year award, and was a first team selection on the STATS preseason FCS All-America team.
 
2014: He spent the year on the Watch List for the Walter Payton Award, which was presented by The Sports Network to the top player in FCS. He finished 18th in the voting after a record-breaking season that included consensus FCS All-America honors for the second-straight season. He was named first team All-America by six organizations – American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, The Sports Network, College Sports Madness and Beyond Sports Network. In addition, he earned first team All-Big Sky honors for the second-straight season, and was a third team all-league selection as a return specialist. College Sports Madness also honored him as a first team all-league pick and second team as a punt returner. Also, he was selected to Academic All-America Division I football team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Selected to the second team, he was one of only two sophomores among the 50 players honored, with freshmen not eligible. Earlier in the season he joined three other Eagles on the CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII team. Kupp finished the season with a FCS-best 104 catches to rank 11th all-time in FCS history at the time (19th player to hit the century mark in a single season). Kupp broke the school record of 95 set in 2011 by his current wide receivers coach, Nick Edwards. He finished second in league history behind the 112 of Idaho State’s Rodrick Rumble, also in 2011. The sophomore’s season total of 16 receiving touchdowns ranked second in FCS (the leader had 17), and he also ranked fifth in receptions per game (8.0, total of 104) and was fifth in receiving yards per game (110.1 per game, total of 1,431). He had seven receiving performances of at least 100 yards as a sophomore. He was the College Football Performance Awards wide receiver performer of the week when he finished with eight receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns against Washington (9/6/14), the school his grandfather played for in the 1960’s. Kupp also received honorable mention honors from CFPA twice during the year – against Montana State (9/20/14) when he had nine catches for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and again two weeks later versus Idaho State when he had eight catches for 132 yards and three scores. He was also the team’s offensive player of the week for his performance against ISU. He closed the year with 10 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns versus Illinois State (12/13/14) in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. One game earlier in the second round of the playoffs, he had a then career-best 12 catches versus Montana (12/6/14). He also added punt returns to his arsenal of big plays, including a 67-yard return for a touchdown against Montana (11/8/14) to earn punt returns performer of the week from College Football Performance Awards. It was the first punt return for a touchdown for the Eagles since Tony Davis had a 60-yard return versus Oregon State on Aug. 31, 2006. A 41-yard punt return by Kupp in the first quarter helped set-up Eastern’s first score of the day against Northern Arizona (10/25/14), earning him EWU’s special teams player of the week honor. He averaged 16.2 on 10 punt returns and would have ranked fourth in FCS if he had enough attempts to qualify (he had 10 and would need 15 to meet the minimum of 1.2 per game). The only game he missed in his career came versus Montana Western (8/30/14) when he was held out for precautionary reasons with a nagging ankle injury.
 
2013: Was a runaway winner of the Jerry Rice Award, presented by The Sports Network to the top freshman in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. Four other media organizations also selected him as their Freshman of the Year (College Sporting News, College Sports Journal, College Sports Madness and Phil Steele Publications). He also won the FCS Wide Receiver Award presented by the College Football Performance Awards. He was a first team All-America selection on nine different teams and was a first team Freshman All-America pick on two squads. As a member of The Sports Network All-America team, he became one of only five freshmen in FCS to earn first team honors since 1990 and the second wide receiver (Randy Moss 1996). Kupp was also a first team All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association (the only freshman or sophomore on the squad), College Sporting News (“Fabulous 50”), the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, College Sports Journal, Beyond Sports Network, College Sports Madness and Phil Steele Publications. He was a member of Freshman All-America teams selected by College Sports Journal and Phil Steele Publications. In addition, he was the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year and one of two unanimous first team All-BSC selections (the other was teammate Vernon Adams as both received first-team votes on all 12 ballots as selected by the league’s head coaches). Kupp set a total of six FCS records in his debut season, as well as four school marks and a Big Sky record. The redshirt freshman broke the FCS all-time record for receptions, yards and touchdowns by a freshman with totals of 93 catches, 1,691 yards and 21 TDs (previously held by Randy Moss). He broke the all-time FCS record with a TD catch in 14 consecutive games. He caught two TD passes in seven games and one in the other seven games of the first 14 games of his collegiate career. The previous record was 11, and one of the former record holders was Randy Moss. He combined with second team All-Big Sky wide receiver Ashton Clark for the FCS record for combined receiving yards by two players with a total of 2,924 (Kupp 1,691 and Clark 1,233). His yardage was fourth overall in FCS history at the time and his TD catches were also fourth. The Big Sky record he broke was the 45-year-old record of 20 TD catches set by Ed Bell from Idaho State in 1969. He was fifth in FCS and tops among freshmen in receiving yards per game (112.7), first in total receiving yards and 25th in receptions per game (6.2). Kupp had eight 100-yard receiving games, including a 205-yard game against Idaho State (11/2/13). He also caught eight or more passes seven times, with 11 against both Montana (10/26/13) and Southern Utah (10/19/13). He twice earned Sports Network FCS Freshman of the Week honors after wins over Montana (10/26/13) with 11 receptions, 182 yards and two TD, and Cal Poly (11/16/13) with eight catches for 139 yards and two more scores. Four times during the season he earned team offensive player of the week honors. Started all 15 games as a wide receiver in his Eagle debut season. In a sign of things to come, Kupp caught eight passes for 119 yards and had touchdown catches of 27 and 26 yards in EWU’s Red-White Spring Game. In a total of three spring scrimmages, he caught 11 passes for 150 yards and a pair of TDs.
 
2012: Redshirted. Was selected as Eastern’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. Was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the week once, and twice for special teams.
 
HS: Graduated from Davis HS in 2012. A two-way All-State selection, he earned first team 4A All-State honors as a defensive back and honorable mention accolades as a wide receiver from Associated Press as selected by sportswriters and broadcasters. Named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington. Also selected among “others to watch” on Ron Siegel’s pre-season All-State team (seniors only). Was a unanimous first team All-Columbia Basin Big Nine League wide receiver and defensive back at Davis. He finished his senior season with 60 receptions for 1,059 yards (17.7 per catch) and 18 touchdowns, and scored 22 total touchdowns to set a school record. He also had 11 rushes for 122 yards and two touchdowns as he helped Davis come one game away from a berth in the State 4A Playoffs. Davis finished 6-4 for the second straight year, giving the program back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1968-69. Kupp’s career came to an end in a 68-22 playoff loss to Mead, as Kupp finished with six catches for 87 yards. But he also filled in at quarterback because of an injury to Davis’ starter, and was 5-of-10 for 76 yards. A three-year starter, Kupp had 31 catches for 811 yards (26.2 per catch) and seven touchdowns as a junior to earn first team All-CBBN honors. With 19 catches for 230 yards as a sophomore, he finished his career with 110 catches for 2,100 yards. Also a three-year letter winner in basketball, the Pirates finished 23-2 and won the State 4A Tournament championship with a 48-42 title game victory over Central Valley. Kupp scored seven points and had five rebounds in that game, and four points, three rebounds and a pair of steals in a come-from-behind 52-46 win over Bellarmine Prep in the semifinals. In the quarterfinals, a 79-45 romp over Bothell, Kupp scored 19 points with four rebounds and five assists. The Pirates held their opponents to less than 50 points in all six of their postseason games. Kupp was a 4.0 honors student at Davis.
 
Personal: Earned his bachelor’s degree as an economics major with a 3.63 grade point average. Born 6/15/93 in Yakima, Wash. He was married to the former Anna Croskrey on June 20, 2015. When they were pronounced man and wife, Anna grabbed an Eagle football helmet and put it on Cooper’s head, then jumped on his back and he went running back up the aisle. Current Eagles Jordan West and Zach Wimberly – as well as his brother Ketner – were in the wedding, as well as former Eagles Ashton Clark and Vernon Adams Jr. His parents are Craig and Karin Kupp, who were both inducted into the Pacific Lutheran University Hall of Fame in 2003. Karin (formerly Karin Gilmer) was a soccer player and Craig played football. Craig, who graduated from Selah (Wash.) High School, was a fifth-round draft pick by the New York Giants in 1990 and played in 1991 for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. Cooper’s great-uncle, Jeff Kupp, lettered as an offensive lineman at Eastern from 1982-84 during EWU’s transition from NAIA to the FCS (then known as I-AA). Cooper’s grandfather, Jake Kupp, was an offensive lineman for the University of Washington and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1964 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He played from 1964-75 as a guard with Dallas, the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. Named to the NFL All-Rookie team, he later was a five-time captain for the Saints. He was named to the franchise’s 25-year All-Time Team and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1991, the same year that Craig played in the NFL. And Karin’s father, Tom Gilmer, is also a member of the PLU Hall of Fame as a Lute quarterback and record-setting punter in the late 1950’s. He is also in the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame after also serving as the long-time football coach for Washington High School in Tacoma. Cooper’s parents went to Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 16, 2013, to accept the Jerry Rice Award on behalf of Cooper while the team prepared for its semifinal matchup in the FCS Playoffs against Towson. They also were on hand – as well as both sets of his grandparents and his wife and her parents – when he was awarded the FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award at the STATS FCS Awards Banquet and Presentations. In Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2016. They also returned to represent Cooper the following year in Frisco on Jan. 7, 2017.
 

Cooper Kupp Career Statistics . . .   

Head Coach Beau Baldwin on Cooper Kupp . . .

On Consistency: “His biggest attribute is his consistency, and that he continues to find ways to produce when everybody’s eyes are on him. But he’ll be the first to tell you it’s easy to be get open and find success when he’s playing around a lot of other great players. Whenever that moment is there, he makes a play. That’s why he has such huge numbers over the years – he doesn’t miss an opportunity. And the reason he doesn’t miss those opportunities is that he prepares to such a level that when an opportunity presents itself, he gets it done time after time after time. Plus, he has the guts and the toughness not to be worried about any moment – he just goes out and gets it done.”
 
On Senior Season: “What he is doing is phenomenal, especially considering how productive he can be when everybody knows he's going to get balls thrown his way. But he'll be the first to say it's hard to focus on just him in our offense with the players we have around him at wide receiver, running back and Gage at quarterback having the ability to take off and run. It's fun and I'm just enjoying every minute of this season of being around him and watching him continue to grow as a leader and person. We're going to ride it as long as we can. He has a competiveness, will and desire to chase perfection. He looks for things he can do better, and it started in the offseason. He wants to understand the whole game of football better and he wants to continue to grow in everything he is doing. That's just how he is wired.”
 
On Earning First Team All-Big Sky Honors all Four Years: “It really is unbelievable. It adds to his legacy and the accomplishments – just pile them up. What he did was hard to do, because it doesn’t just require production on the field for four years, but it requires truly staying healthy and battling through things. Anytime you have a setback during the year it can take away from that opportunity. His consistency, work and preparation week-after-week and year-after-year has led him to that kind of earned accomplishment.”
 
On Returning in 2016 for His Senior Season: “We’re excited to not only get such an outstanding student-athlete like Cooper back for another year, but we are grateful to have such an amazing leader and presence in our locker room return for his senior season. I’m excited just as much for what he brings to our program as a person. His play on the field speaks for itself, but all the little things and intangibles he provides are what makes it exciting to be have him here for another 365 days. He is one of the smartest and most mature student-athletes I’ve been around, and the best football player I’ve ever coached. And that’s saying a lot. But it’s true. He’s hands-down the best all-around football player I’ve been lucky enough to be around.”
 
On Record-Breaking Day at UNC in 2015: “I just haven’t seen anything like this to see him perform like that for three years game-in and game-out. You become so numb to it that you don’t realize how special it is. In the game you know he is getting a lot of touches, but the next thing you know you see 20 for 275. It’s a number you just never expect to see next to a receiver. To him it’s not about how many catches, but it’s what he can do on the next play. He was frustrated about the one he lost in the sun and wasn’t able to come up inside the 10 yard line on our last drive. That’s how he rolls and how he operates, but it’s fun to be around. He means so much in how he leads, how he handles things and treats teammates. More than just the receiver he is, he’s just incredible in how he carries himself and the person and teammate he is. That’s Cooper Kupp in a nutshell. He has all the tools as not just a football player, but as a human. We’re just lucky and enjoying every day we get to spend with him. It’s something special.”
 
On Breaking the Big Sky TD Receptions Record: “The record he broke was by a student-athlete who had an amazing career here at Eastern, and it was a pleasure to coach Eric Kimble. It was an incredible record that was going to be very hard to break. But Eric would be the first to say he would like no other person to break a record like that because Cooper works for everything he achieves. He has amazing ability, but to break a record like that is because of what he does every day to make himself a better player. But no matter how good a football player Cooper is, he’s an even better person and teammate.”
 
On Receiving Ability: “I’d be shocked if you could show me a better receiver at any level in the country. Usually I don’t talk like that, but that’s how I feel right now and think that we have here at Eastern. We are very fortunate to have him as a leader and player on this football team. It’s just a will and an amazing mindset that he has. He is talented – he is talented in every aspect of what it is to be a wide receiver. People want to knock him for his speed, but he still runs behind people over and over again. He took a bubble screen 73 yards against Oregon and a Pac-12 team with a lot of speed. So Cooper is plenty fast. The thing that takes him over the top in comparing him to other receivers in the country is his will. You marvel when you see him out there doing what he is doing. Somebody asked him how he breaks so many tackles, and it’s very simple to him, ‘I don’t like to be tackled so I refuse to be tackled.’ That’s a mindset. It’s kind of like the mental toughness you need to be tired and still play through it. The guys who can do that have grit, and Cooper has another type of grit. When the ball is in the air, ‘it’s mine. Period.’ That’s the way he thinks. Eventually he gets tackled, but there are times three or four players hit him and he’s still standing when they knock him out of bounds. But he still hasn’t gone to the ground. We’re blessed to have him because not only is he an incredible football receiver, but he’s an incredible football player. He’s a punt returner, he’s blocking in the run game, he holds on kicks and he’s leading. He leads not only by his words, but by his actions and what he is doing on the field.”
 
 

Honors Won By Cooper Kupp . . .

2016 Season
Reese’s Senior Bowl (Mobile, Ala. on Jan. 28, 2017)
President’s Award (Touchdown Club of Columbus/Announced Dec. 19)
FCS Offensive Player of the Year (FCS ADA/Announced Jan. 5, 2017)
Second in Voting For Walter Payton Award (STATS/Announced Jan. 6, 2017)
FCS Wide Receiver of the Year/All-America Team (FCS ADA/Announced on Dec. 21)
First Team All-America (AFCA/Announced on Dec. 19)
First Team All-America (STATS/Announced on Dec. 20)
First Team All-America (Associated Press/Announced on Dec. 15)
First Team All-America (Walter Camp/Announced on Dec. 19)
First Team All-America (College Sports Madness)/Announced on Dec.7)
First Team All-America (Athlon Sports/Announced on Jan. 9)
First Team All-America (Hero Sports/Announced on Dec. 30)
First Team Academic All-America (CoSIDA/First 3-Time Recipient in EWU History)
Academic All-Star (FCS ADA/Announced Jan. 6, 2017)
FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List (CFBPA/anounced on 11/9/16)
FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List (STATS/26 players on 10/4/16)         
Big Sky Conference Co-Offensive MVP (selected by coaches/with teammate Gage Gubrud)
First Team All-Big Sky Conference (selected by coaches/unanimous selection)     
Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (as return specialist/selected by league’s head coaches)     
Big Sky Spec. Teams Player of the Week/76-yard punt return TD vs. Idaho State 11/12)
Hon. Mention FCS National Offensive POW (STATS/11 rec., 154 yds, 1 TD, 2-of-2 passing for 38 yards and 2 TD; 28-yard punt return vs. Cal Poly 11/5)
Big Sky Off. Player of the Week/8 rec., 140 yds, 3 TD; 54-yard pass & 13-yard PR vs. UM 10/29)
Big Sky Off. Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness/ 8 rec., 140 yds, 3 TD vs. UM 10/29)
Hon. Mention FCS National Offensive POW (STATS/12 rec., 274 yds, 2 TD vs. UC Davis 10/1)
Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week (12 rec., 274 yds, 2 TD vs. UC Davis 10/1)
FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (STATS/12 rec., 206 yds, 3 TD vs. WSU 9/3)
FCS National Off. Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness/12 rec., 206 yds, 3 TD vs. WSU 9/3)
Big Sky Off. Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness/12 rec., 206 yds, 3 TD vs. WSU 9/3)
Listed as One of Five Early Heisman Candidates (Bruce Feldman/Fox Sports on 9/4/16)
FCS National Off. Player of the Week (Col. Sports Madness/12 rec., 206 yds, 3 TD vs. WSU 9/3)
 
2015 Season
STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year
Walter Payton Award Winner (as selected by Mickey Charles LLC)
FCS Athletic Director’s Association FCS Offensive Player of the Year
FCS Wide Receiver of the Year (FCS Athletic Director’s Association)
FCS Wide Receiver Award (College Football Performance Awards)
Inland Northwest Amateur Athlete of the Year (Spokane Sportswriters & Broadcasters)
First Team FCS All-America Team (American FB Coaches Association)
First Team FCS All-America Team (STATS)
First Team FCS All-America Team (Associated Press)
First Team FCS All-America Team (FCS Athletic Director’s Association)
First Team FCS All-America Team (Walter Camp Football Foundation)
First Team FCS All-America Team (College Sporting News “Fabulous Fifty”)
First Team FCS All-America Team (College Sports Madness)
CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team Selection (Economics - 3.56 GPA)
FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team (Economics - 3.56 GPA)
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team Selection (Economics - 3.56 GPA)
Big Sky Conference All-Academic (Economics - 3.56 GPA)
EWU Athletics Scholar-Athlete of the Month (September)
Big Sky Conference Offensive MVP (selected by league head coaches)
First Team All-Big Sky Conference (selected by league head coaches)
FCS Performer of the Year Watch List (Col. Performance Awards/32 selected 10/19/15)
FCS Offensive Player of the Year Award Watch List (STATS/25 players selected 10/7/15)
STATS National FCS Off. Player of the Week (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
NCAA.com FCS Off. Player of the Week (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
College Sporting News FCS All-Star (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
HERO Sports FCS “Stud of the Week” (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
ROOT Sports/Big Sky Off. Player of the Week (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
College Sports Madness BSC Offensive POW (20 rec., 275 yds, 3 TD, vs. UNC 10/24/15)
College Sporting News FCS All-Star (one of four selected; 14 rec., 161 yds, 2 TD, 76-yard punt return TD; 24-yard TD pass vs. Idaho State 10/17/15)
College FB Performance Awards National FCS Performer of the Week (14 rec., 161 yds, 2 TD, 76-yard punt return TD; 24-yard TD pass vs. Idaho State 10/17/15)
STATS National FCS Offensive POW Honorable Mention (14 rec., 161 yds, 2 TD, 76-yard punt return TD; 24-yard TD pass vs. Idaho State 10/17/15)
ROOT Sports/Big Sky Special Teams POW (76-yd punt return TD vs. Idaho State 10/17/15)
HERO Sports “Stud of the Week” (9 rec, 179 yds, 2 TD vs. UNI 9/12/15)
College FB Performance Awards National FCS Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (15 rec., 246 yds, 3 TD vs. Oregon 9/5/15)
ROOT Sports/Big Sky co-Off. Player of the Week (15 rec., 246 yds, 3 TD vs. Oregon 9/5/15)
 
2014 Season
Second Team Capital One Academic All-America (selected by CoSIDA; 3.54 gpa, Economics)
The Sports Network Walter Payton Award Voting List
First Team All-America (American Football Coaches Association)
First Team All-America (Associated Press)\
First Team All-America (The Sports Network)
First Team All-America (College Sporting News “Fabulous 50”)
First Team All-America (College Sports Madness)
First Team All-America (Beyond Sports Network)
First Team All-Big Sky Conference (selected by league head coaches)
Third Team All-Big Sky Conference/Return Specialist (selected by league head coaches)
First Team All-Big Sky Conference (College Sports Madness)
Second Team All-Big Sky Conference/Punt Returner (College Sports Madness)
CoSIDA Academic All-District VIII Team (Economics - 3.51 GPA)
Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team (Economics)
CFB Performance Awards Punt Returns Performer of the Week (2 ret., 90 yds, 67-yard TD vs. UM 11/8)
CFB Performance Awards Hon. Mention WR Performer of the Week (8 rec., 132 yds, 3 TD vs. ISU 10/4)
CFB Performance Awards Hon. Mention WR Performer of the Week (9 rec., 152 yds, 2 TD vs. MSU 9/20)
CFB Performance Awards WR Performer of the Week (8 receptions, 145 yards, 3 TD vs. UW 9/6)
 
2013 Season
Winner of Jerry Rice Award Given to Top Freshman in FCS
FCS Wide Receiver Award (College Football Performance Awards)
FCS Freshman of the Year on “Fabulous 50” (College Sporting News)
FCS Freshman of the Year (College Sports Journal)
FCS Freshman of the Year (College Sports Madness)
FCS Freshman of the Year (Phil Steele Publications)
First Team All-America (American Football Coaches Association)
First Team All-America (The Sports Network)
First Team All-America (Associated Press)
First Team All-America (College Sporting News “Fabulous 50”)
First Team All-America (College Sports Journal)
First Team All-America (Walter Camp Football Foundation)
First Team All-America (College Sports Madness)
First Team All-America (Beyond Sports Network)
First Team All-America (Phil Steele Publications)
First Team Freshman All-America (College Sports Journal)
First Team Freshman All-America (Phil Steele Publications)
Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year
First Team All-Big Sky Conf. (unanimous, first-team vote on all 12 ballots)
 
2012 Season
Eastern’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
Was selected as the team’s offensive scout team player of the week once, and twice for special teams.

 

Superlatives . . .

COOPER KUPP Records Broken (1 All-Division, 15 FCS, 11 Big Sky, 26 EWU)
All-Division - Career Receptions Yards – 6,464 (2013-16)
FCS - #*Career Receptions – 428 (2013-16)
FCS - #*Consecutive Games with a Reception – 52 (2013-16)
FCS – #*Career Receptions Yards – 6,464 (2013-16)
FCS – #*Career Reception TDs– 73 (2013-16)
FCS – #*Career Receiving Yards Per Game – 124.3 (2013-16)
FCS – *Career Average TD Passes Per Game – 1.40 (2013-16) . . .old record 1.22 by Jerry Rice (50 TD in 41 games in 1981-84)
FCS – *Career Combined Receptions by Two Players – 639 (Kupp with 428 and Kendrick Bourne with 211 from 2013-16) . . . old record 420
FCS – *Career Combined Receiving Yards by Two Players – 9,594 (Kupp with 6,464 and Kendrick Bourne with 3,130 from 2013-16) . . . old record 5,806
FCS – *Most Career Games With 100+ Rec. Yards – 31 (2013-16)
Big Sky – *Career Rec. Per Game – 8.23 (2013-16) . . . 2nd in FCS history
Big Sky – *Total Career Points – 464 (2013-16) . . . 4th in FCS history
Big Sky – *Total Career Touchdowns – 77 (2013-16) . . . 4th in FCS history
EWU – Career All-Purpose Yards – 7,038 (2013-16) . . . 2nd in BSC history
EWU – Most Career Games With 125+ Rec. Yards – 24 (2013-16)
EWU – Most Career Games With 200+ Rec. Yards – 6 (2013-16)
EWU – Career Punt Return Average - 17.0 (2013-16) -
EWU – Career Punt Return Touchdowns - 3 (2013-16) -
FCS – *Season Consecutive Games With a TD Reception – 14 (2013)
FCS – *Season Games With a TD Reception – 14 (2013)
FCS – *Season Combined Receiving Yards by Two Players – 2,924 (2013; Kupp with 1,691 and Ashton Clark with 1,233)
FCS – Season Receptions by a Freshman – 93 (2013)
FCS – Season Reception Yards by a Freshman – 1,691 (2013)
FCS – Season Reception Touchdowns by a Freshman – 93 (2013)
Big Sky – *Season Receptions – 117 (2016) – 6th in FCS history
Big Sky – *Season Rec. Per Game – 10.4 (2015) – 6th in FCS history
Big Sky – *Season Reception Touchdowns – 21 (2013) – 4th in FCS history -
EWU – Season Punt Return Average – 22.9 (2016) . . . old record 20.8 -
EWU – Game Receptions – 20 (vs. No. Colo. 10/24/5)
EWU – Game Reception Yards – 275 (vs. No. Colo. 10/24/5)
 
COOPER KUPP Top Receiving Performances (31 with 100+, 16 with 10+)
20 catches (#1 in EWU history), 275 yds (#1), 3 TD – No. Colo. - 10/24/15
12 catches (#13), 274 yards (#2), 2 TD – UC Davis – 10/1/16
15 catches (#3 in EWU history), 246 yards (#3), 3 TD – Oregon – 9/5/15
12 catches (#13), 206 yards (#9), 3 TD – Wash. State – 9/3/16
8 catches, 205 yards (#10), 2 TD – Idaho State – 11/2/13
12 catches (#13), 201 yards (#11), 3 TD – Montana State – 9/19/15
10 catches, 185 yards (#24), 2 TD – Illinois State – 12/13/14
11 catches (#22), 182 yards (#26), 2 TD –  Montana – 10/26/13
10 catches, 180 yards (#30), 2 TD – Youngstown State – 12/17/16
9 catches, 179 yards (#31), 2 TD – Northern Iowa – 9/12/15
11 catches (#22), 168 yards, 1 TD – Southern Utah – 10/19/13
14 catches (#4), 161 yards 2 TD ­– Idaho State – 10/17/15
13 catches (#5), 154 yards, 1 TD – Montana State – 10/22/16
11 catches (#22), 154 yards, 1 TD – Cal Poly 11/5/16
9 catches, 152 yards, 2 TD – Montana State – 9/20/14
9 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD – Portland State – 11/21/14
9 catches, 147 yards, 2 TD – Portland State – 11/23/13
7 catches, 145 yards, 3 TD – Washington – 9/6/14
8 catches, 140 yards, 3 TD – Montana – 10/29/16
8 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD – Cal Poly – 11/16/13
8 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD – Portland State – 11/21/15
8 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD – Montana – 11/8/14
10 catches, 133 yards, 2 TD – Sacramento State – 9/26/15
8 catches, 132 yards 3 TD ­– Idaho State – 10/4/14
8 catches, 124 yards, 0 TD – Towson – 12/21/13
6 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD ­– Richmond – 12/10/16
5 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD – Oregon State
6 catches, 118 yards, 0 TD ­– Montana – 11/14/15
12 catches (#13), 111 yards, 0 TD – Northern Arizona – 9/24/16
9 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD – North Dakota – 11/1/14
8 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD – Montana State – 11/9/13
-- Also had 12 catches (#13 in EWU history) vs. Montana on 12/6/14 and 10 versus Central Arkansas on 12/10/16.
 
Cooper Kupp Long Plays of 40+ Yards (37)
78 yard reception (TD from Reilly Hennessey) – Portland State 11/21/15
76 yard punt return (TD) - Idaho State - 11/12/16
76 yard punt return (TD) - Idaho State - 10/17/15
75-yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – Washington State 8/3/16
73 yard reception (TD from Jordan West) – Northern Iowa 9/12/15
73 yard reception (from Jordan West) – Oregon – 9/5/15
71-yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – UC Davis – 10/1/16
69-yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – Montana – 10/29/16
68-yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Richmond 12/10/16
67 yard punt return (TD) – Montana – 11/8/14
65 yard reception (from Reilly Hennessey – Montana – 11/14/15
63 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams)– Western Oregon – 9/7/13
61 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – UC Davis – 9/27/14
61 yard punt return – Northern Arizona – 10/25/14
59 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – Sam Houston St. – 9/28/13
54 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – Idaho State – 11/2/13
52-yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – UC Davis – 10/1/16
52 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – Southern Utah – 10/19/13
50 yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Youngstown State – 12/17/16
50 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – Weber State – 10/5/13
49 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Montana State – 9/20/14
48 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Oregon State – 8/31/13
46 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Portland State – 11/21/14
45 yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – Cal Poly – 11/5/16
45 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Idaho State – 11/2/13
43 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Jacksonville State – 12/14/13
43 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Southern Utah – 10/19/13
42 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Illinois State – 12/13/14
41 yard reception (from Jordan West) – Northern Iowa 9/12/15
41 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams)  – Washington – 9/6/14
41 yard reception (from Jordan West)– North Dakota – 11/1/14
41 yard reception (from Vernon Adams) – Montana – 10/26/13
40-yard reception (TD from Gage Gubrud) – Montana – 10/29/16
40-yard reception (from Gage Gubrud) – Montana State – 10/22/16
40 yard reception (from Jordan West) – Weber State – 10/31/15
40 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – Portland St. – 11/21/14
40 yard reception (TD from Vernon Adams) – South Dakota St. – 12/7/13
 
 
NCAA FCS Career Touchdown Receptions
 1. - 73# - Cooper Kupp - Eastern - 2013-16 (52 g)
 2. - 58 - David Ball - New Hamp. - 2003-06 (50 games)
 3. - 52 - Terrell Hudgins - Elon - 2006-09 (45)
 4. - 50 - Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley - 1981-84 (41)
 7. - 46 - Eric Kimble - Eastern Wash. - 2002-05 (46)
#Also exceeds the FBS record of 60 set by Jarett Dillard of Rice (2005-08)
 
NCAA FCS Career Receptions
 1. - 428% - Cooper Kupp - Eastern - 2013-16 (52)
 2. - 395 - Terrell Hudgins - Elon - 2006-09 (45)
 3. - 332 - Erik Lora - Eastern Illinois - 209-10, 12-13 (47)
 4. - 317 - Jacquay Nunnally - Florida A&M - 1997-2000 (44)
 9. - 301 - Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley - 1981-84 (41)
%Also exceeds the FBS record is 387 set by Justin Hardy of East Carolina (2011-14). At one time, Davis HS (Yakima) graduate Taylor Stubblefield of Purdue held the record with 316 (2001-04).
 
NCAA FCS Career Reception Yards
 1. - 6,464^ - Cooper Kupp - Eastern - 2013-16 (52)
 2. - 5,250 - Terrell Hudgins - Elon - 2006-09 (45)
 3. - 4,693 - Jerry Rice - Mississippi Valley - 1981-84 (41)
^ Breaks the collegiate, all-division record of 6,177 set by Chris George of Glenville State from 1991-94. Also exceeds the FBS record of 5,005 set by Trevor Insley of Nevada (1996-99) and broken in 2016 by Corey Davis of Western Michigan with 5,069.
 
Big Sky & EWU Career Touchdown Receptions
 1. - 73 - Cooper Kupp (#1 BSC/#1 FCS) - 2013-16 (52)
 2. - 46 - Eric Kimble (#2 BSC/#7 FCS) - 2002-05 (46)
 3 - 33 - Nicholas Edwards - 2009-12 &  Brandon Kaufman - 2009-12
 
Big Sky Pass Career Receptions
 1. - 428 - Cooper Kupp (#1 FCS) - 2013-16
 2. - 268 - Kasey Dunn - Idaho (#15 FCS) - 1988-91
 3. - 253 - Eric Kimble - EWU (#18 FCS) - 2002-05
 
Big Sky Pass Career Receptions Per Game
 1. - 8.23 - Cooper Kupp (#2 FCS) - 2013-16 (52/428)
 2. - 7.67 - Jerry Hendren - Idaho - 1967-69 (30/230)
 3. - 7.10 - Drew Amerson - CS North. - 1999-00 (20/142)
 4. - 6.89 - Rick Gatewood - Mont. St. - 2004-05 (19/131
 
Big Sky Career Pass Reception Yards
 1. - 6,464 - Cooper Kupp - EWU (#1 FCS) - 2013-16
 2. - 4,140 - Eric Kimble - Eastern (#10 FCS) - 2002-05
 
EWU Career Pass Receptions
 1. - 418 - Cooper Kupp (#1 BSC/#1 FCS) - 2013-16
 2. - 253 - Eric Kimble (#3 BSC/#18 FCS) - 2002-05
 3. - 222 - Aaron Boyce (#8 BSC) - 2006-09
 4. - 221 - Brandon Kaufman (#9 BSC) - 2009-12
 5. - 215 - Nicholas Edwards (#11 BSC) - 2009-12
 
EWU Career Pass Reception Yards
 1. - 6,464 - Cooper Kupp (#1 BSC/#1 FCS) - 2013-16
 2. - 4,140 - Eric Kimble (#2 BSC/#10 FCS) - 2002-05
 3. - 3,731 - Brandon Kaufman (#25 FCS) - 2009-12
 4. - 3,330 - Aaron Boyce - 2006-07
 5. - 3,130 - Kendrick Bourne - 2013-16
 
EWU Career Touchdowns Scored
 1. - 77 - Cooper Kupp - 2013-16
 2. - 54 - Eric Kimble - 2002-05
 3. - 53 - Jesse Chatman - 1999-01
 4. - 37 - Taiwan Jones - 2008-10
 
EWU Career Average Per Punt Return
(Min. 15 Returns, Two Seasons)
 1. - 17.0 - Cooper Kupp - 2013-16
 2. - 13.4 - Eric Kimble - 2002-05
 
EWU Career All-Purpose Yards
 1. - 7038 - Cooper Kupp (#2 BSC) - 2013-16
 2. - 5934 - Eric Kimble - 2002-05
 3. - 5234 - Shaq Hill -  - 2012-16
 4. - 5021 - Taiwan Jones - 2008-10
 5. - 4791 - Jesse Chatman - 1999-01
 
All-Purpose Yards Per Game
(Min. Two Seasons)
 1. - 162.0 - Taiwan Jones - 2008-10
 2. - 154.5 - Jesse Chatman - 1999-01
 3. - 151.9 - Mel Collins - 1969-71
 4. - 135.3 - Cooper Kupp - 2013-16
 5. - 131.1 - Darryl Bell -  - 1979-80
 6. - 129.0 - Eric Kimble - 2002-05
 
NCAA FCS Season Pass Receptions
 1. - 136 - Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) - 2012
 2. - 123 - Terrell Hudgins (Elon) - 2009
 3. - 123 - Erik Lora (Eastern Illinois) - 2013
 4. - 120 - Stephen Campbell (brown) - 2000
 5. - 118 - Duane Brooks (S.F. Austin) - 2009
 6. - 107 - Cooper Kupp - 2016 & Terrell Hudgins (Elon) - 2007
 8. - 115 - Brian Forster (Rhode Island) - 1985
 9. - 114 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
15. - 104 - Cooper Kupp - 2014
NR - 93 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 
NCAA FCS Season Receiving Yards
 1. - 1850 - Brandon Kaufman (EWU) - 2012
 2. - 1712 - Eddie Conti (Delaware) - 1998
 3. - 1704 - Tramon Douglas (Grambling) - 2002
 4. - 1700 - Cooper Kupp - 2016
 5. - 1691 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 9. - 1642 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
NR - 1431 - Cooper Kupp - 2014
 
EWU Season Pass Receptions
 1. - 117 - Cooper Kupp - 2016
 2. - 114 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
 3. - 104 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 4. - 95 - Nicholas Edwards - 2011
 5. - 93 - Cooper Kupp - 2013 &  Brandon Kaufman - 2012
 
EWU Season Receiving Yards
 1. - 1850 - Brandon Kaufman - 2012
 2. - 1700 - Cooper Kupp - 2016
 3. - 1691 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 4. - 1642 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
 5. - 1453 - Eric Kimble - 2004
 6. - 1431 - Cooper Kupp - 2014
 
EWU Season Touchdown Receptions
 1. - 21 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 2. - 19 - Cooper Kupp - 2015 & Nicholas Edwards - 2011 &  Eric Kimble - 2004
 5. - 17 - Cooper Kupp - 2016 & Shaq Hill - 2016
 7. - 16 - Cooper Kupp - 2014 & Brandon Kaufman - 2012
 
EWU Season Scoring
 1. - 172 - Jesse Chatman - 2001
 2. - 128 - Eric Kimble - 2004
 3. - 126 - Cooper Kupp - 2013 &  Mel Stanton - 1965
 5. - 122 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
 6. - 116 - Nicholas Edwards - 2011
 7. - 114 - Cooper Kupp - 2016 & Shaq Hill - 2016 & Taiwan Jones - 2009
10. - 108 - Mike MacKenzie - 1998
11. - 103 - Josh Atwood - 1997
12. - 102 - Cooper Kupp - 2014

EWU Season Touchdowns Scored
 1. - 28 - Jesse Chatman - 2001
 2. - 21 - Cooper Kupp - 2013 & Eric Kimble - 2004 &  Mel Stanton - 1965
 5. - 20 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
 6. - 19 - Cooper Kupp - 2016 &  Shaq Hill - 2016 & Nicholas Edwards - 2011 &  Taiwan Jones - 2009
10. - 18 - Mike MacKenzie - 1998
11. - 17 - Cooper Kupp - 2014 &  Taiwan Jones - 2010
 
EWU Season All-Purpose Yards
 1. - 2520 - Jesse Chatman - 2001
 2. - 2421 - Taiwan Jones - 2010
 3. - 2345 - Taiwan Jones - 2009
 4. - 2020 - Rex Prescott - 1997
 5. - 1932 - Eric Kimble - 2004
 6. - 1912 - Cooper Kupp - 2016
 7. - 1850 - Brandon Kaufman - 2012
 8. - 1768 - Cooper Kupp - 2013
 9. - 1742 - Eric Kimble - 2005
10. - 1738 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
11. - 1656 - Mike MacKenzie - 1998
12. - 1626 - Jason Anderson - 1994
13. - 1620 - Cooper Kupp - 2014
 
EWU Season All-Purpose Yards Per Game
 1. - 229.1 - Jesse Chatman - 2001
 2. - 201.8 - Taiwan Jones - 2010
 3. - 195.4 - Taiwan Jones - 2009
 4. - 183.9 - Dominic Corr - 1989
 5. - 162.3 - Mel Collins - 1970
 6. - 158.0 - Cooper Kupp - 2015
 7. - 155.4 - Rex Prescott - 1997
 8. - 150.5 - Mike MacKenzie - 1998
NR - 147.1 - Cooper Kupp - 2016