Luke Loecher

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-4
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cedar Falls, Iowa
High School:
Cedar Falls

PRONOUNCED Low-Sure

2022 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team
• Academic All-District
• Ray Guy Award Watch List (top punter)
• Played in all 13 games
• Totaled 1,663 yards on 36 punts, an average of 46.2 yards per. Fourteen of the 36 were downed inside the 20 and 11 were of 50 yards or more
• The 46.2-yard average ranks second in a season at OSU, just shy of his 47.1-yard average in 2021
• Completed his career with a 46.0-yard average over 82 punts, the best mark in program history. Punted 82 times in his career
• Punted four times for a 42-yard average in the season opener versus Boise State. Two were downed inside the 20
• Totaled a 47.8-yard average in the win at Fresno State. Had a season-long 64 yards against the Bulldogs
• Punted five times against Washington State, averaging 50.4 yards per
• Totaled 191 yards on four punts at Washington, a 47.8-yard average
• Ended the season with 166 yards on three punts against Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, posting a season-best 55.3-yard average. All three punts were longer than 50 yards and all were trapped inside the 20

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Punted 31 times over 13 games, totaling 1,459 yards for an Oregon State single-season record or 47.1 yards per
• Finished with 10 punts of 50 or more yards and 13 were downed inside the 20
• Pro Football Focus Second-Team All-Pac-12
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Third Team
• Boomed a 72-yard punt in the opener at Purdue
• Averaged 53.2 yards over four punts versus Washington, including a 63-yarder. Posted two inside the 20 and three of 50 or more yards
• Punted twice against Hawai’i, with one going 54 yards
• Averaged 47.8 yards per punt at Colorado over four attempts, including a 58-yarder
• Punted three times in the win over Arizona State, averaging 51 yards per with all three falling inside the 20
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all seven games
• Punted 12 times for a total of 538 yards, averaging 44.8 yards per. Trapped teams inside their 20 three times and finished with three punts of 50 or more yards
• Also served as the team’s holder
• Punted four times at Utah and finished with a 65-yard punt. Averaged 46.8 yards per punt versus the Utes
• Punted once against Oregon, going for 56 yards. It was stopped inside the Ducks’ 20
• Tallied a 53-yard punt in the season finale against Arizona State

2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Did not play
• Member of the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll

2018 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Appeared in three games, punting three times. Averaged 37.3 yards per and tallied a season-long 52-yard punt against Arizona

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Was on the roster for the baseball team but did not play

CEDAR FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-year starter. Played tight end, wide receiver, punter and kicker
• Earned all-district at punter
• Also lettered four years in track, running in the 400s and 800s and participated in the high jump
• Lettered two years in baseball, at third base, the outfield and as a pitcher. Named to Perfect Game Iowa Select three times
• Lettered one year in basketball

PERSONAL
• Graduate with a degree in civil engineering
• Son of Lisa and Ron Loecher
• Has two brothers, Cael and Isaac
• Named to the Honor Roll in every semester in high school
• Chose Oregon State because “it has a great engineering program and the campus is fantastic.”