30 Luke Butts
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Warrensburg, Ill.
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- High School:
- Warrensburg
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- Position:
- DB
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- Major:
- Economics
| Career Stats | DEFENSE | KICKOFF RETURNS | PUNT RETURNS | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | GP | SOLO | ASST. | TOTAL | TFL | SACKS | INT | FR | FF | NO. | YDS. | AVG | NO. | YDS. | AVG. |
| 2008 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 59 | 26 | 85 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 60 | 30 | 90 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 80 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAREER | 40 | 208 | 121 | 329 | 25.0 | 1.5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 |
| Career Single-Game Highs | ||
| CATEGORY | NO. | OPPONENT / DATE |
| Tackles | 13 | Four Times (last vs. Knox College on Oct. 30, 2010) |
| Tackles for Loss | 2.5 | Two Times (last at Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 3, 2011) |
| Sacks | 1.0 | at Beloit College on Oct. 3, 2009 |
| Interceptions | 2 | vs. Beloit College on Oct. 9, 2010 |
| Awards | |
| YEAR | AWARDS |
| 2008 | 1st varsity letter Honorable Mention All-Midwest Conference |
| 2009 | 2nd varsity letter Second Team All-Midwest Conference Academic All-Midwest Conference |
| 2010 | 3rd varsity letter Academic-All Midwest Conference |
| 2011 | 4th varsity letter Team Captain First Team All-Midwest Conference Third Team All-West Region (D3football.com) Nick Wasylik Senior Athletic Award |
| Other Notables | |
| YEAR | NOTES |
| 2008 | Started every game Tied for third on the team and 15th in the Midwest Conference in tackles Ranked sixth on the squad in tackles for loss Recorded at least one tackle in every game and five or more eight times Led the team or tied for the team-lead in tackles three times Forced a fumble against Illinois College on Sept. 20 Made a dozen tackles, including first career tackle for loss, at St. Norbert on Sept. 27 Recorded season-high 13 tackles and recorded first career interception at Knox Nov. 1 Made 10 tackles and forced a fumble in season finale against Carroll on Nov. 8 |
| 2009 | Started every game for the second straight season Led the team and tied for first in the conference in interceptions and solo tackles Ranked second on the squad and seventh in the league in overall tackles Tied for sixth on the team in tackles for loss Recorded at least six tackles in every game and 10 or more three times Accounted for six turnovers (2 FR, 4 INT) in six-game span from Sept. 19 to Oct. 24 Blocked a field goal in season opener at Aurora University on Sept. 5 Recorded first career sack at Beloit College on Oct. 3 Had 10 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery against St. Norbert on Sept. 26 Made 10 tackles and returned an interception 23 yards at Grinnell College on Oct. 17 Tied for the team lead and his career-high with 13 tackles versus Monmouth on Oct. 24 Also picked off a pass for the fourth time in five games on Oct. 24 |
| 2010 | Started every game for the third year in a row Led the Foresters and ranked fifth in the Midwest Conference and tied-for-94th in the nation in tackles per game Also finished fourth on the squad in tackles for loss Led Lake Forest with 12 special teams tackles on the year (all on kickoff returns) Had at least four tackles in every game and 10 or more six times Led the team with 10 tackles (7 solos) in season opener against Concordia University Chicago on Sept. 4 Forced and recovered a fumble against Grinnell College on Sept. 25 Had 11 tackles, an interception, and a tackle for loss at Carroll University on Oct. 2 Intercepted a pair of passes and recovered a fumble against Beloit College on Oct. 9 Made a season-high 13 tackles at Monmouth College on Oct. 16 and against Knox College on Oct. 30 |
| 2011 | Started every game for the fourth year in a row Served as Team Captain Led team in tackles and ranked eighth in the Midwest Conference in tackles Tied for second on team in interceptions Had three games with double digit tackles and at least eight tackles in six games Recorded ten solo tackles at Lawrence University on Oct. 22 Tied for first on the team in pass break ups Twice recorded a season high twelve tackles (most recently at Lawrence University on Oct. 22) |
