Cooper Mattern

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Cooper Mattern
11 Cooper Mattern
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Fargo, N.D.
  • Position:
    QB
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Fargo Shanley
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    2446
  • td
    25
  • yds/g
    244.6
Bio

Why did you pick Concordia: Great balance between academics and athletics as well as a great coaching staff.
Post Graduation plans: Use my degree to stay within the sports world


The MATTERN File
Favorite food: Chicken
Favorite restaurant: Plaza Azteca
Favorite movie: Maverick: Top Gun
Favorite tv/streaming series: Ozarks
Top song(s) on your playlist: God's Country, Boys Around Here, Good Vibes
The place in the world I most want to visit: Mexico
Favorite professional sports team: New Orleans Saints
Favorite professional athlete growing up: Drew Brees
My dream job is: Owen Miller's bodyguard

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Completions 183 136
Attempts 312 238
Completion % 58.7% 57.1%
Yards 2446 1829
Yards per game 244.6 228.6
Yards per attempt 7.8 7.7
Touchdowns 25 19
Interceptions 10 8
Sacks 31 23
Yards lost 191 141
Pass Efficiency 144.5 141.3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 22 42 52.4% 367 8.7 4 1 5 30
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 25 32 78.1% 250 7.8 2 1 3 20
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 13 21 61.9% 204 9.7 1 1 1 5
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 17 28 60.7% 205 7.3 3 1 0 0
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 23 45 51.1% 254 5.6 2 1 9 61
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 23 29 79.3% 401 13.8 5 0 2 9
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 14 23 60.9% 261 11.3 4 1 2 8
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 14 23 60.9% 151 6.6 1 1 2 7
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 11 26 42.3% 112 4.3 1 2 2 16
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 21 43 48.8% 241 5.6 2 1 5 35
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 12 -13 -1.1 5 0 - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 8 -3 -0.4 17 0 1 0
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 14 94 6.7 20 1 - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 21 144 6.9 23 1 - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 20 -13 -0.7 12 0 1 1
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 12 27 2.3 11 1 1 1
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 11 162 14.7 65 1 1 0
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 18 72 4.0 13 1 3 2
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 11 56 5.1 26 1 1 1
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 17 -2 -0.1 9 1 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - 3 2
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 2 70 35.0 40 2 0 0 0
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 1 44 44.0 44 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 1 56 56.0 56 0 0 1 0
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 1 31 31.0 31 1 0 0 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 1 -13 - - - -13
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 1 -3 - - - -3
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 1 94 - - - 94
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 1 144 - - - 144
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 1 -13 - - - -13
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 1 27 - - - 27
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 1 162 - - - 162
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 1 72 - - - 72
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 1 56 - - - 56
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 1 -2 - - - -2
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 6 1 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 154 248 62.1% 1531 153.1 6.2 18 9 62 130.6
2023-24 10 183 312 58.7% 2446 244.6 7.8 25 10 85 144.5
2024-25 10 158 258 61.2% 2191 219.1 8.5 25 10 80 156.8
Total 30 495 818 60.5% 6168 205.6 7.5 68 29 85 144.2
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 136 676 67.6 5.0 2 33 10 6
2023-24 10 144 524 52.4 3.6 7 65 8 5
2024-25 10 129 380 38.0 2.9 2 37 2 1
Total 30 409 1580 52.7 3.9 11 65 20 12
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 30 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 5 155 31.0 35 3 0 2 0
2023-24 10 5 201 40.2 56 4 0 1 0
2024-25 10 7 235 33.6 58 3 1 3 0
Total 30 17 591 34.8 58 10 1 6 0
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 676 - - - 676 67.6
2023-24 10 524 - - - 524 52.4
2024-25 10 380 - - - 380 38.0
Total 30 1580 - - - 1580 52.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 12 1.2 2 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 42 4.2 7 - - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 12 1.2 2 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
Total 66 2.2 11 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 1.0 5 - - - - - - -
Total 30 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 183 312 58.7% 2446 244.6 7.8 25 10 85 144.5
Conference 8 136 238 57.1% 1829 228.6 7.7 19 8 85 141.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 100 155 64.5% 1358 271.6 8.8 16 4 85 167.0
Away 5 83 157 52.9% 1088 217.6 6.9 9 6 61 122.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 89 128 69.5% 1267 253.4 9.9 13 4 85 179.9
Losses 5 94 184 51.1% 1179 235.8 6.4 12 6 61 119.9
Month
September 4 77 123 62.6% 1026 256.5 8.3 10 4 61 153.0
October 4 74 120 61.7% 1067 266.8 8.9 12 3 85 164.4
November 2 32 69 46.4% 353 176.5 5.1 3 3 43 95.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 144 524 52.4 3.6 7 65 8 5
Conference 8 124 540 67.5 4.4 7 65 7 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 69 328 65.6 4.8 4 65 3 1
Away 5 75 196 39.2 2.6 3 26 5 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 63 352 70.4 5.6 4 65 6 3
Losses 5 81 172 34.4 2.1 3 26 2 2
Month
September 4 55 222 55.5 4.0 2 23 1 0
October 4 61 248 62.0 4.1 3 65 6 4
November 2 28 54 27.0 1.9 2 26 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 5 201 40.2 56 4 0 1 0
Conference 8 2 87 43.5 56 1 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 44 44.0 44 1 0 0 0
Away 5 4 157 39.3 56 3 0 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 2 100 50.0 56 1 0 1 0
Losses 5 3 101 33.7 40 3 0 0 0
Month
September 4 4 170 42.5 56 3 0 1 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 31 31.0 31 1 0 0 0
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 524 - - - 524 52.4
Conference 8 540 - - - 540 67.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 328 - - - 328 65.6
Away 5 196 - - - 196 39.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 352 - - - 352 70.4
Losses 5 172 - - - 172 34.4
Month
September 4 222 - - - 222 55.5
October 4 248 - - - 248 62.0
November 2 54 - - - 54 27.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 42 4.2 7 - - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 42 5.3 7 - - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 4.8 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.6 3 - - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 4.8 4 - - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 18 3.6 3 - - - - - - - 0 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 3 - - - - - - - 0 0
November 12 6.0 2 - - - - - - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Collin Thompson (L) was named the Most Valuable Lineman in the MIAC and Angel Reyes received Rookie of the Year honors.
  • Article
  • November 20, 2023
Thompson And Reyes Lead Cobber MIAC Award Winners

Senior Collin Thompson and freshman Angel Reyes led a group of 12 Cobber players to earn MIAC postseason awards as voted on by the conference coaches. Thompson was named the Mike Stam Award winner, which goes to the top lineman in the league, while Reyes took home Rookie of the Year honors.

  • November 20, 2023
Quarterback Cooper Mattern raises the ball in the air after diving to hit the pilon for a touchdown in the Cobbers' game with St. John's.
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Mattern's Record-Setting Day Not Enough In Season Finale

Junior quarterback Cooper Mattern came through with a quartet of single-season school records in the Cobbers' 48-21 season-finale loss to No.20-ranked St. John’s in the annual MIAC Championship Week crossover game.

  • November 11, 2023
Senior linebacker PJ Parmelee ha a team-high 13 tackles in the Cobbers' game at Bethel.
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Title Game Hopes Run Aground In Arden Hills

Concordia scored in the first quarter and the fourth quarters, but was outscored 17-0 in the second and third quarters and lost 31-14 to Bethel in a Skyline Division showdown to determine the MIAC conference championship game entrant.

  • November 04, 2023
Mason Swanson (#96) was one of the of leaders of the Cobber defense which held Augsburg to a season-low offensive output.
  • Article
  • October 28, 2023
Stellar Skyline Saturday Sets Up Division Showdown

Concordia scored the first 17 points against Augsburg, ran up a 30-3 lead at the end of three quarters as they turned in their most complete performance of the season in a 30-10 Skyline Division win.

  • October 28, 2023
Griffin Decker (#16) celebrates his 4th-quarter interception during the Cobbers' 49-8 win over Macalester.
  • Article
  • October 21, 2023
Balanced Cobbers Overwhelm Scots

Concordia used balanced attack between the offense and defense to overwhelm the Scots and come away with a 49-8 victory.

  • October 21, 2023
Cooper Mattern shakes off a Hamline tackler in the second half of the Cobbers' win over the Pipers. Mattern threw for a school-record 401 yards.
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Mattern's Record-Setting Day Highlights Homecoming Win

Quarterback Cooper Mattern turned Concordia’s Homecoming game into one long personal highlight reel. The junior signal caller threw for program-record 401 yards, connected on a record-tying five touchdown passes and rushed for another score in the Cobbers’ 58-14 win over Hamline.

  • October 14, 2023
Senior Collin Thompson, left, is married to Alex Thompson, right. Thompson has a 3-year-old stepson Liam, center, and seven-month-old son Callum.
  • Article
  • October 13, 2023
Thompson Balances Family Life With Football

Collin Thompson isn't your typical 22-year-old college football player. The Concordia Cobbers senior defensive end is married with two kids and also has a part-time job to go along with his athletic and academic responsibilities.

  • October 13, 2023
Owen Miller had a career game in the Cobbers' contest at St. John's. He had career-high numbers in receptions and receiving yards and scored twice.
  • Article
  • October 07, 2023
Even Quarters Cost Cobbers At #7 St. John's

Concordia gave up 14 points in the second and fourth quarters and lost 42-23 at No.7-ranked St. John’s.

  • October 07, 2023
Cobber football highlights vs. Carleton
  • Article
  • September 30, 2023
Another Battle To The End With The Knights

For the fourth consecutive game between Concordia and Carleton, the two teams battled all the way to the wire to produced another contest that was decided by seven of fewer points.

  • September 30, 2023
Zavier Carroll was one of four players who rushed for a touchdown in the Cobbers' 49-16 win at St. Scholastica.
  • Article
  • September 23, 2023
5 Rushing TDs Power Cobbers To MIAC-Opening Win

Concordia rushed for five touchdowns en route to a 49-16 win over St. Scholastica in the conference opener.

  • September 23, 2023
Stuart DeMerit outruns the Pacific Lutheran offense on his way to a 93-yard touchddown run after Ty Moser blocked a field goal.
  • Article
  • September 09, 2023
DeMerit Seals DeWIN

Stuart Demerit’s 93-yard “scoop and score” off of a blocked field goal proved to be the difference in Concordia’s 26-21 win over Pacific Lutheran in the home opener.

  • September 09, 2023
Junior quarterback Cooper Mattern threw for four touchdowns and 367 passing yards in the Cobbers season opener at Wis.-Eau Claire.
  • Article
  • September 02, 2023
14-Point, 4th-Quarter Comeback Falls Short at Eau Claire

With the temperature locked in at 90-degrees for the entire game in Eau Claire, Wis., Concordia rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter only to have their comeback effort fall just short. Wis.-Eau Claire earned a 31-28 win when they connected on a game-winning field goal with 25seconds left in regulation.

  • September 02, 2023
Concordia quarterback Cooper Mattern had an offseason that included instruction from an NFL talent. (Photo courtesy of Dave Samson)
  • Article
  • August 10, 2023
Mattern's Summer Included Instruction From NFL QB

Concordia quarterback Cooper Mattern had an offseason that included instruction from an NFL talent.

  • August 10, 2023