Running back, Central Michigan, 2020–⁠24

Marion Lukes

Number
No. 9
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Charlestown, IN

Marion Lukes played running back at Central Michigan (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

202rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio, 20247catches, career highat Buffalo, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Central Michigan22944.3021
2022Central Michigan513236.3339
2023Central Michigan1447375.1546
2024Central Michigan1617884.9566
Career3781,9425.11366

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Central Michigan214851
2022Central Michigan2330
2023Central Michigan265811
2024Central Michigan213420
Career701,4412

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Central Michigan9647.1020
2022Central Michigan58116.2137
2023Central Michigan2930010.3044
2024Central Michigan1616010.0143
Career5960510.3244

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Central Michigan9RBFr.
2022Central Michigan9RBSo.
2023Central Michigan9RBJr.
2024Central Michigan9RBSr.5′9″200

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Central Michigan230.18––4.14%–
2022Central Michigan590.35––20.710%0.17
2023Central Michigan1780.1649th (n=450)0.1729.123%0.08
2024Central Michigan1730.2164th (n=434)0.1635.725%0.12

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Central Michigan 11 games, 788 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.Florida InternationalL 16–⁠52103709162
Sep 14atIllinoisL 9–⁠307130––
Sep 21vs.Ball StateW 37–⁠3413861221
Sep 28vs.San Diego StateW 22–⁠2116760122
Oct 12vs.OhioL 25–⁠27201103118
Oct 19atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠38131180––
Oct 26atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠4615250573
Nov 5vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠2320720233
Nov 12atToledoL 10–⁠3719801––
Nov 19vs.Western MichiganW 16–⁠1415930––
Nov 30atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠2413780113
2023 Central Michigan 12 games, 737 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1atMichigan StateL 7–⁠315100243
Sep 9vs.New HampshireW 45–⁠425904157
Sep 16atNotre DameL 17–⁠419560117
Sep 23atSouth AlabamaW 34–⁠309350119
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 26–⁠235471488
Oct 7atBuffaloL 13–⁠377210––
Oct 14vs.AkronW 17–⁠1014240113
Oct 21atBall StateL 17–⁠2418581259
Oct 31vs.Northern IllinoisW 37–⁠31212021352
Nov 7atWestern MichiganL 28–⁠38211471685
Nov 15atOhioL 20–⁠3415751––
Nov 24vs.ToledoL 17–⁠3215530248
2022 Central Michigan 8 games, 323 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 10vs.South AlabamaL 24–⁠383361––
Sep 17vs.BucknellW 41–⁠03470––
Sep 24atPenn StateL 14–⁠33290––
Oct 1atToledoL 17–⁠38230––
Oct 8vs.Ball StateL 16–⁠17440––
Oct 15atAkronW 28–⁠21261602118
Oct 22vs.Bowling GreenL 18–⁠347160––
Nov 25atEastern MichiganL 19–⁠384480115
2021 Central Michigan 13 games, 94 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4atMissouriL 24–⁠345440124
Sep 11vs.Robert MorrisW 45–⁠05150––
Sep 18atLSUL 21–⁠492−20––
Sep 25vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠274200364
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠28–––244
Oct 9atOhioW 30–⁠274130125
Oct 16vs.ToledoW 26–⁠23–––350
Oct 23vs.Northern IllinoisL 38–⁠39240351
Nov 3atWestern MichiganW 42–⁠30–––484
Nov 10vs.Kent StateW 54–⁠30–––––
Nov 17atBall StateW 37–⁠17–––222
Nov 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 31–⁠10–––1100
Dec 31 ✦vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠21–––121

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

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