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Wayne State University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Cameron Weidenthaler
Jose Juarez

12 Dakota Kupp

12 Dakota Kupp

  • Position:
    QB/H/P
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    192
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Waterford, Mich.
  • High School:
    Mott (Central Michigan)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 22 games, making 13 starts (10-3 as a starter) ... concluded collegiate career fourth in completion percentage (.526 / min. 140 attempts), passing efficiency rating (122.53) and passing yards per attempt (7.3 / min. 145 attempts), seventh in total offense per play (6.44), eighth in passing yards per completion (13.8 / min. 100 completions), 12th passing yards per game (94.7 / min. 20 games), 13th in total offense per game (112.8 yards), 17th in completions (151), passing yards (2,084) and punting average (35.24 / min. 30 punts), 20th in passing touchdowns (12), 21st in career pass attempts (287), 23rd in total offense (2,481 yards), and tied-for-37th in touchdowns responsible for (16) ... link to career statistics.

2019:  Named to the Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... played in nine games, making eight starts ... matched his previous career total of two touchdown passes with two scoring tosses against Slippery Rock ... finished with 193 yards of total offense on 44 yards rushing and 149 yards passing to earn WSU's Offensive Player of the Week award ... completed 13-of-17 passes vs. the Rock ... ran for a game-high 103 yards at Truman, including five first downs (passed for two others) ... passed for 220 yards against Quincy on 13-of-20 with one touchdown, and 10 first downs ... averaged a season-best 45.5 yards per punt at QU with one going for 56 yards ... had a rushing touchdown and passed for 144 yards in the win over #25-Saginaw Valley State ... tossed two touchdown passes in the victory at Northern Michigan ... selected WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week for the NMU contest ... passed for a team-high 64 yards against #2-Ferris State ... missed the Ashland and Grand Valley State games with an injury ... completed 11-of-18 passes for a career-high 255 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Northwood, including a WSU season-long 94-yard touchdown pass ... had a rushing touchdown and threw for another score in the triumph at Davenport ... selected GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for three of WSU's four offensive touchdowns in the triumph over Michigan Tech - after leading WSU on a 75-yard touchdown drive on the game's opening possession, he scored the go-ahead touchdown (to make it 14-7) on a 21-yard scramble early in the second period ... added two touchdown passes before intermission, both to Darece Roberson, Jr. (65 yards and 29 yards) ... had 229 yards of total offense on 12-of-16 passing for 202 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, along with a passing efficiency rating of 222.3 for the MTU game ... recorded the second-highest passing efficiency rating (144.41) in program history (min. 40 attempts), the third-highest yards per pass attempt (8.5 / min. 40 attempts) and total offense per play (7.34 / min. 85 plays), and the fourth-highest single-season completion percentage (.586 / min. 75 attempts) in school history ... totaled 23 plays of at least 20 yards (rushing and passing) and tied for the team lead being part of seven touchdowns of at least 20 yards ... served as the holder in seven games ... third in the GLIAC and 18th nationally in yards per completion (14.51) ... third in the GLIAC and 21st nationally in yards per pass attempt (8.46) ... third in the GLIAC and 38th nationally in passing efficiency rating ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2018:  Dressed for every game, seeing action in four contests ... made fifth consecutive start in the Walsh contest ... tossed a 62-yard touchdown pass against the Cavaliers, his second career passing touchdown ... rushed for nine yards, including a key fourth down conversion setting up WSU's first points of the season ... saw fourth quarter action vs. Davenport ... completed lone pass attempt against Northwood for 19 yards ... had two carries for 20 yards at Grand Valley State, including a season-long 18-yard rush ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2017:  Dressed for all 11 games, appearing in five contests ... started the final four games compiling a 3-1 record ... made season debut at Ferris State ... completed two passes for 16 yards against the Bulldogs ... won his first collegiate start (20-14) at Michigan Tech ... completed 12-of-23 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown against the Huskies ... also rushed for 23 yards at MTU ... was 11-of-22 for 97 yards against #12-Ashland ... also rushed for 46 yards vs. the Eagles ... passed for a career-high 234 yards in the win over Northern Michigan on 14-of-24 ... completed 14-of-25 passes at Davenport for 181 yards ... also rushed for 23 yards against the Panthers, including a season-long 22-yard gain ... had a passing efficiency rating of 107.18 ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2016:  Dressed for all 11 games, seeing action in four contests to earn first collegiate letter ... made collegiate debut at Northwood, quarterbacking the final series ... rushed for eight yards and completed a pass for four yards against Lake Erie ... saw playing time against Walsh and Saginaw Valley State ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2015:  Redshirted at Central Michigan in the fall, before enrolling at Wayne State in January of 2016.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Waterford Mott High School ... was ranked No. 53 on the Detroit News Blue Chips list ... was a four-year varsity starter for the Corsairs ... started 34 games for coach Chris Fahr ... earned First Team All-Conference honors three times ... named to the Detroit News Honorable Mention All-State squad in 2014 after passing for 1,901 yards on 139-of-225 ... had 25 touchdown passes as a senior to five interceptions ... voted Mott’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014 ... threw for a school-record 6,111 yards and 61 touchdowns in his career ... the 61 TDs is the third most in Oakland County history ... was a two-year football team captain ... led the squad to the third league title in school history and the fourth playoff appearance ... earned four varsity letters in football and two in track & field ... also competed in lacrosse.

Personal:  Full name--Dakota W. Kupp ... born November 5, 1996, in Waterford ... son of Bill and Michelle Kupp ... has two younger brothers, Hunter and Tanner ... is a Marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 and Winter 2020 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019 and Fall 2019.
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 192 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2018Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'3" 193 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019Redshirt Senior

    QB/H/P
    6'3" 192 lbs
    12