Cooper Bateman
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cottonwood (Murray, Utah) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Cooper Bateman is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Utah Utes.
Early life
Bateman attended Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah. As a junior, he passed for 2,484 yards and 25 touchdowns. During his senior season, Bateman passed for 2,384 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 277 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was selected to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game and was named an Elite 11 finalist. A four-star recruit, Bateman committed to play college football at the University of Alabama.
College career
Bateman redshirted during his first season on campus in 2013. Ahead of the 2014 season, he competed with Blake Sims and Jake Coker for the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback position; Sims ultimately won the job. Bateman did not appear at quarterback during the season but worked with the scout team and served as the team's holder. He competed with Coker for the starting quarterback position ahead of the 2015 season, but Coker was named the starter. Bateman made his first appearance at quarterback in the season opener against No. 20 Wisconsin, completing seven of eight passes for 51 yards. After the first two games of the season, he was named the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback for their game against Ole Miss. In his first career start, Bateman completed 11 passes for 87 yards and an interception before being benched in a 43–37 loss. Bateman continued to serve as Alabama's holder and finished the season with 292 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Alabama went on to win the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship. Entering the 2016 season, Bateman competed for the starting quarterback position for the third consecutive year but finished behind Blake Barnett and Jalen Hurts on the depth chart. After recording 119 passing yards and one touchdown during the 2016 season, Bateman announced his intention to transfer. Following their departures from Alabama, Bateman and Barnett publicly criticized head coach Nick Saban's handling of the quarterback competition.
In January 2017, Bateman transferred to the University of Utah to play for the Utah Utes. He entered his final season as the third-string quarterback behind Troy Williams and Tyler Huntley. Bateman did not appear in any games during the 2017 season.
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2013 | Alabama | Redshirted  | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Alabama | 14 | 0 | — | No stats recorded | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Alabama | 15 | 1 | 0–1 | 37 | 52 | 71.2 | 291 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 116.8 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Alabama | 15 | 0 | – | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 119 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 180.7 | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Utah | Did not play | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 44 | 1 | 0−1 | 49 | 66 | 74.2 | 410 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 130.4 | 8 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Kragthorpe, Kurt. "Kragthorpe: Alabama-bound Bateman extends his Cottonwood football career". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Goon, Kyle; Oram, Bill. "Cottonwood QB Cooper Bateman named USA Today All-American, plus football links". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Salt Lake City's Cooper Bateman will get jump start on backup QB competition (Alabama signee profile)". al. February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Ostendorf, Greg (September 8, 2012). "Low-key Bateman in the spotlight". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Alabama QB commit Cooper Bateman shines at Elite 11 camp". al. May 21, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Donaldson, Amy; Gurney, Brandon (May 17, 2012). "Cottonwood High's Cooper Bateman chooses Alabama, brings prestige to state's prep football programs". Deseret News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Cooper Bateman, one of the top-ranked quarterbacks in the nation, commits to Alabama". al. May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Donaldson, Amy (April 21, 2014). "No stranger to struggle: Cottonwood's Cooper Bateman chose challenging path for his college football career". Deseret News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Spotlight on Blake Sims, Cooper Bateman as Alabama's QB competition rolls on". al. April 10, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Burnett, Marq. "Tide's Bateman still waiting in wings after scout team duties". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet Cooper Bateman, the wild card to win Alabama's quarterback competition". al. August 27, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Breaking down the good and bad from Alabama's win over Wisconsin". al. September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Low, Chris (September 20, 2015). "Crimson Tide start Cooper Bateman at QB". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Writer, Ben Jones Sports. "Cooper Bateman gets the start, Jake Coker finishes the game". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Patterson, Chip (April 11, 2016). "Alabama QB Derby: Nick Saban points to Cooper Bateman as early leader". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Alabama's Bateman ready to restart 'grind' of QB competition". Chattanooga Times Free Press. December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Experience benefiting Bateman in Alabama quarterback race". Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 29, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Cooper Bateman emerges as leader in Alabama quarterback race". al. April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ McDonald, Ryan (December 4, 2016). "Former Cottonwood QB Cooper Bateman will transfer from Alabama". Deseret News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ McDonald, Ryan (August 8, 2017). "Utah's Cooper Bateman, ASU's Blake Barnett claim poor communication from Nick Saban at Alabama". Deseret News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Former Alabama QB Cooper Bateman enrolls at new school". al. January 27, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Facer, Dirk (August 16, 2017). "Utah football: Senior QB Cooper Bateman says he has no regrets about joining the Utes". Deseret News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Goon, Kyle. "Utah football: Alabama transfer Cooper Bateman settles in with the Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2026.