Eugene Cooper

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mount Vernon, NY
High School:
Mount Vernon
Prev School:
Hudson Valley CC

2011: Played in 11 games, making seven starts ...had 67 catches for 808 yards and nine touchdowns, all career-bests ... had four catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns versus Idaho ... had six catches for 134 yards and four touchdowns versus Morgan State ... the four touchdown grabs is tied for the most in school history ... had a career-high nine catches for 72 yards at Western Michigan ... posted seven receptions for 63 yards and a score versus Ohio ... added six catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns versus Buffalo ... also served as the team’s punt returner and averaged 6.0 yards per return (17-102) ... finished the year with 1,003 all-purpose yards.

2010: Played in 11 games ... Second-Team All-MAC ... was one of the nation’s top punt returners, averaging 11.5 a return, and added two touchdowns ... had a 71-yard return at Toledo and opened 2010 with a 63-yard return for a score versus Troy ... was named MAC East Special Team’s Player of the Week following the Toledo game ... is the first Falcon in school history to have two punt return scores in a single season ... his 11.5 average was fifth-best in school history ... had 17 receptions for 130 yards ... caught three passes for 41 yards at Ohio ... added four receptions for 20 yards versus Miami.

Junior College: Spent two seasons at Hudson Valley Community College ... earned first-team All-Northeast as a kick returner.

High School: Graduated from Mount Vernon High School ... earned first-tea all-area selection ... team MVP in 2007 ... coached by Ricardo Wright.

Personal: Full name -- Eugene Marquise Cooper ... born Jan. 26, 1989 ... son of Eugene Norman ... has two brothers and two sisters ... majoring in HDFS.