ALL-TIME BOBCATS: Nate Cook
6/5/2019 3:31:00 PM | Football
Nate Cook's numbers or resume may not be as eye-catching as some, but he was involved in a some enormous moments
JUNE 5: Each day until Montana State's 2019 season opener the staff of Bobcats By The Numbers will offer a look at one of the players to make one of the school's all-time teams, in alphabetical order. On November 21, 1933, The Exponent announced 37 players selected by a panel of former players and coaches, divided into three teams that comprised Montana State's "mythical" all-time team. In 1969, the Billings Gazette's Norm Clarke conducted a poll to select the school's all-time team, and again in 2000 Bobcat Athletics and the Billings Gazette selected a third all-time team. The BBTN staff added players from the 21st century.
Nate Cook, P/K, 2000-03
ALL-TIME TEAM: 21st Century Addition
HONORS: Honorable Mention All-America 2001.
A CLOSER LOOK: A quiet, unassuming kid from the Bay area, it's pretty easy to see in hindsight that Nate Cook was under-appreciated during his time as a kicker at Montana State from 2000-03. He took over the team's punting duties from All-America Mathew Peot in 2000 as a true freshman and brought order where there was chaos. He averaged 37.4 yards a punt, then reeled in Honorable Mention All-America honors as a sophomore with his best season, averaging 40.0 yards a punt. He averaged 39.0 yards a kick as a sophomore and only a tick below that as a senior when Mike Kramer decided to shake things up. He inserted Travis Lulay as the team's punter on a more-or-less full-time basis early in the season, and the threat of "fourth down offense," as Kramer called it, proved beneficial. Cook shared kicking duties with EJ Cochrane during his last three seasons, and made 31 of the 45 he attempted. He set a school record in 2001 by making seven of his eight attempts in nine games, although most were at short range. There has not been a more dramatic field goal than the 36-yarder he made on an untimed down to walk off Sacramento State in 2002, a moment that helped boost the Cats to the Big Sky title.
Nate Cook, P/K, 2000-03
ALL-TIME TEAM: 21st Century Addition
HONORS: Honorable Mention All-America 2001.
A CLOSER LOOK: A quiet, unassuming kid from the Bay area, it's pretty easy to see in hindsight that Nate Cook was under-appreciated during his time as a kicker at Montana State from 2000-03. He took over the team's punting duties from All-America Mathew Peot in 2000 as a true freshman and brought order where there was chaos. He averaged 37.4 yards a punt, then reeled in Honorable Mention All-America honors as a sophomore with his best season, averaging 40.0 yards a punt. He averaged 39.0 yards a kick as a sophomore and only a tick below that as a senior when Mike Kramer decided to shake things up. He inserted Travis Lulay as the team's punter on a more-or-less full-time basis early in the season, and the threat of "fourth down offense," as Kramer called it, proved beneficial. Cook shared kicking duties with EJ Cochrane during his last three seasons, and made 31 of the 45 he attempted. He set a school record in 2001 by making seven of his eight attempts in nine games, although most were at short range. There has not been a more dramatic field goal than the 36-yarder he made on an untimed down to walk off Sacramento State in 2002, a moment that helped boost the Cats to the Big Sky title.
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