2021 Football Roster
Marquez Cooper
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-7 / 184
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gaithersburg, Md.
- High School:
- Quince Orchard
2022 Season
- Started season opener at Washington, rushed 11 times for 36 yards and a touchdown
- Started at #7 Oklahoma, carried the ball 22 times for 55 yards and had 1 catch for 22 yards
- Started home opener against LIU, had 18 carries for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Started at #1 Georgia, rushed 21 times for 90 yards and a touchdown, caught 2 passes for 40 yards
- Started MAC opener against Ohio, set new career highs with 40 carries for 240 yards. Rushed for two touchdowns and became just the fourth Kent State player to rush for 240 or more yards in a game
- Started at Miami and rushed 13 times for 32 yards, caught 1 pass for 9 yards
- Started at Toledo, carried the ball 31 times for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Started in Wagon Wheel victory over Akron, rushing 28 times for 137 yards
- Started against Ball State, carried the ball 32 times for 170 yards and a touchdown
- Started at Bowling Green, had 19 rushes for 93 yards, as well as 2 catches for 26 yards
- Started against Eastern Michigan, carried the ball 20 times for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Started at Buffalo, rushed 30 times for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns
- Cracked the top 10 in school history for multiple single-season rushing totals: attempts (285, 2nd), yards (1331, 5th) and touchdowns (13, T-7th)
2021 Season
• Got the start at #6 Texas A&M rushing eight times for 43 yards and having one reception for 19 yards
• Started in the home opener against VMI and had twelve rushes for 119 yards and a touchdown
• Started at #5 Iowa rushing ten times for 38 yards
• Saw some action at Maryland rushing 13 times for 48 yards and also pulled in one reception for 18 yards
• Started against Bowling Green rushing 31 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns
• Started against Buffalo and had 21 rushes for 112 yards and 1 touchdown, Also hauling in one reception for 8 yards
• Started at Western Michigan rushing 9 times for 29 yards and hauled in one pass for 6 yards
• Started at Ohio rushing 14 times for 50 yards and a touchdown, also hauling in 2 receptions for 12 yards
• Started against NIU rushing 23 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns
• Started at Central Michigan rushing 21 times 83 yards and 2 touchdowns, also catching 1 pass for 20 yards
• Started at Akron rushing 25 times for 135 yards and a touchdown
• Started against Miami rushing 24 times for 126 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for 7 yards
2020 Season
• Played in all four games as the lead running back
• Led team in rushes (56), yards (282) and touchdowns (5)
• Rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns in Wagon Wheel victory
BEFORE KENT STATE: Led Quince Orchard to a 12-1 record and the No. 11 ranking in the state of Maryland… Helped the team to a 2019 MPSSAA 4A state semifinal appearance… Rushed for 2,897 yards and 51 touchdowns in just two years of high school football.
