Running back, Rice, 2012–15
Luke Turner
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Gilmer, TX
Luke Turner played running back at Rice (2012–15).
Career highs
102rushing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20122rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Wagner, 2015Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2013
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rice | 6 | 219 | 36.5 | 49 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013N | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014E | 10 of 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015E | 11 of 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played); E, ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Rice | 37 | 0.01 | – | – | 0.4 | 5% |
| 2014 | Rice | 38 | 0.14 | – | – | 5.5 | 5% |
| 2015 | Rice | 46 | 0.34 | – | – | 15.9 | 7% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2015 Rice 10 games, 99 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Wagner | W 56–16 | 6 | 21 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at Texas | L 28–42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at North Texas | W 38–24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 10–49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 10 | at Florida Atlantic | W 27–26 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Army | W 38–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at UTEP | L 21–24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. Southern Miss | L 10–65 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at UTSA | L 24–34 | – | – | – | 2 | 29 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Charlotte | W 27–7 | 17 | 54 | 0 | – | – |
2014 Rice 10 games, 94 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Notre Dame | L 17–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. Old Dominion | L 42–45 | 4 | 37 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | atSouthern Miss | W 41–23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | atArmy | W 41–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.North Texas | W 41–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at Florida International | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 8 | vs.UTSA | W 17–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Marshall | L 14–41 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.UTEP | W 31–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | W 30–6 | 6 | 42 | 0 | – | – |
2013 Rice 12 games, 164 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. Kansas | W 23–14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. Houston | L 26–31 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 18–14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at Tulsa | W 30–27 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | atUTSA | W 27–21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at New Mexico State | W 45–19 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs.UTEP | W 45–7 | 2 | −14 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 52–14 | 9 | 76 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at UAB | W 37–34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. Tulane | W 17–13 | 3 | −3 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs.Marshall | W 41–24 | 9 | 49 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | L 7–44 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – |
2012 Rice 10 games, 146 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs.Marshall | L 51–54 | – | – | – | 5 | 128 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Houston | L 14–35 | – | – | – | 5 | 80 |
| Oct 6 | at Memphis | L 10–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 46 |
| Oct 13 | vs.UTSA | W 34–14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 20 | atTulsa | L 24–28 | 15 | 102 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs.Southern Miss | W 44–17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | atTulane | W 49–47 | 7 | 14 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. SMU | W 36–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | atUTEP | W 33–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Air Force | W 33–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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