Punter, North Dakota, 2022–⁠26

Luke Silvernale

Number: No. 85
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 201 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Luke Silvernale plays punter for North Dakota.

2026 so far

27 punts, 44.5 average

Last game: vs. South Dakota State, W 21–⁠10

Next game: at South Dakota, Oct 24

Game by game this season, punting yards

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

1,368

1,475

2,354

1,201

7–⁠57–⁠55–⁠78–⁠66–⁠2*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2022	North Dakota	1	56	56.0	56	0
2023	North Dakota	34	1,368	40.2	65	9
2024	North Dakota	37	1,475	39.9	65	14
2025	North Dakota	53	2,354	44.4	71	27
2026	North Dakota	27	1,201	44.5	56	8
Career		152	6,454	42.5	71	58

Kicking

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2026	North Dakota	0	1	0.0	0	4	4

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2022	North Dakota	85	P	Yr 1
2023	North Dakota	85	P	Yr 2
2024	North Dakota	85	P	Yr 3
2025	North Dakota	85	P	Yr 4
2026	North Dakota	85	P	Sr. (Yr 5)	6′0″	201

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 North Dakota 8 games, 27 punts, 44.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 27	vs.Long Island University	W 42–⁠21	2	102	56	1
Sep 5	vs.St. Thomas (MN)	W 62–⁠26	1	52	52	0
Sep 12	atPortland State	W 47–⁠23	2	95	55	1
Sep 19	atNebraska	L 7–⁠34	6	279	55	3
Sep 26	atIndiana State	W 42–⁠35	5	209	56	1
Oct 3	vs.Murray State	W 55–⁠28	1	43	43	0
Oct 10	atNorthern Iowa	L 17–⁠24	4	158	45	0
Oct 17	vs.South Dakota State	W 21–⁠10	6	263	54	2

2025 North Dakota 14 games, 53 punts, 44.4 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 30	atKansas State	L 35–⁠38	6	271	53	1
Sep 6	vs.Portland State	W 50–⁠20	1	52	52	1
Sep 13	atMontana	L 23–⁠24	8	362	54	2
Sep 20	vs.Valparaiso	W 58–⁠7	3	137	51	2
Oct 4	atNorthern Iowa	W 35–⁠7	3	133	47	2
Oct 11	vs.Youngstown State	W 35–⁠17	5	230	54	3
Oct 18	atSouthern Illinois	W 38–⁠19	3	126	53	2
Oct 25	vs.Indiana State	W 46–⁠17	4	173	47	3
Nov 1	atSouth Dakota	L 21–⁠26	1	42	42	1
Nov 8	vs.North Dakota State	L 10–⁠15	3	146	54	1
Nov 15	atMurray State	W 35–⁠17	1	42	42	1
Nov 22	vs.South Dakota State	L 31–⁠34	4	165	53	2
Nov 29	atTennessee Tech	W 31–⁠6	6	236	48	2
Dec 6	atTarleton State	L 13–⁠31	5	239	71	4

2024 North Dakota 12 games, 37 punts, 39.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	atIowa State	L 3–⁠21	4	157	50	1
Sep 7	vs.Montana	W 27–⁠24	3	138	48	1
Sep 14	vs.Idaho State	W 52–⁠28	4	165	46	1
Sep 21	vs.San Diego	W 41–⁠24	1	51	51	1
Sep 28	vs.Murray State	W 72–⁠35	1	45	45	0
Oct 5	atNorth Dakota State	L 17–⁠41	4	159	47	2
Oct 19	vs.Northern Iowa	W 31–⁠7	3	117	42	2
Oct 26	atYoungstown State	L 40–⁠41	3	104	36	2
Nov 2	atIndiana State	L 31–⁠35	2	71	38	2
Nov 9	vs.South Dakota State	L 7–⁠38	6	240	65	1
Nov 16	vs.South Dakota	L 36–⁠42	4	153	42	1
Nov 23	atIllinois State	L 13–⁠35	2	75	41	0

2023 North Dakota 10 games, 34 punts, 40.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 2	vs.Drake	W 55–⁠7	1	18	18	1
Sep 9	vs.Northern Arizona	W 37–⁠22	2	72	39	1
Sep 16	atBoise State	L 18–⁠42	6	242	50	1
Sep 30	atSouth Dakota State	L 21–⁠42	4	191	65	0
Oct 14	vs.North Dakota State	W 49–⁠24	1	36	36	0
Oct 21	atNorthern Iowa	L 0–⁠27	6	236	46	1
Oct 28	vs.Indiana State	W 36–⁠33	5	224	62	2
Nov 11	atSouth Dakota	L 10–⁠14	4	151	41	2
Nov 18	vs.Illinois State	W 22–⁠21	2	86	44	0
Nov 25 ✦	vs.Sacramento State	L 35–⁠42	3	112	38	1

2022 North Dakota 1 game, 1 punt, 56.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Nov 5	atIndiana State	W 42–⁠7	1	56	56	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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