Luke Collis

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Luke Collis
Occidental
Undrafted:2012
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:22 / 56
Passing yards:307
TD–INT:6–1
QB rating:77.01
Rushing TD:0
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Luke Collis (born July 27, 1988) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at the Occidental College after transferring out of University of Nevada, Reno. He was also a member of the Chicago Rush, Knoxville NightHawks, San Angelo Bandits, Tampa Bay Storm, Philadelphia Soul, Beijing Lions and Georgia Doom
.

College career

After attending

University of Nevada in 2007.[1] At Nevada, Collis was an Academic All-WAC honoree in 2009.[2] After redshirting his freshman year, and playing behind Colin Kaepernick as a redshirt freshman and sophomore,[3] Collis announced that he would transfer to Occidental College on January 7, 2010.[4] He attempted one pass during his time at Nevada.[5] Collis became a two-year starter and captain for the Occidental Tigers, and was named 2nd Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as a junior, and 1st Team All-SCIAC as a senior.[6] As a senior, Collis ranked 3rd nationally in passing completions per game (27), 7th nationally in passing yards per game (305), and 5th nationally total passing touchdowns (28 in 9 games).[7]

Professional career

Spokane Shock

After going undrafted in the

2012 NFL Draft, Collis was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League (AFL).[8]
Collis finished the season with no passes thrown, but achieved 3 tackles.

Chicago Rush

Collis joined the Chicago Rush during the 2013 season, but saw very limited playing time.[9]

Knoxville NightHawks

During 2013, Collis signed with the

Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).[10] Although Collis served as the backup for most of the season, he won the starting quarterback position by the end of the year.[11]

San Angelo Bandits

Collis signed with the San Angelo Bandits of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) for 2014. He became the starter for the Bandits during Week 3 of the regular season.[12] Collis dominated, throwing 88 touchdowns and just 7 interceptions in 11 games,[13] and was eventually named the league player of the year.[14] Over one three game stretch, San Angelo scored 273 points, including one game where Collis threw 12 touchdown passes and the Bandits scored a league record 107 points.[15] The Bandits went on to win the LSFL Championship.[16]

Tampa Bay Storm

Following the LSFL season, Collis signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL at the beginning of the AFL's free agency period, on September 26, 2014.[17] Following training camp, Collis was named the backup to Jason Boltus.[18]

Philadelphia Soul

Collis signed with the Philadelphia Soul on November 19, 2015. He was the backup to Dan Raudabaugh during the 2016 season as the Soul won ArenaBowl XXIX.[19][20] In 2017, he was the backup to Raudabaugh as the Soul won ArenaBowl XXX.[21]

Beijing Lions

Collis was selected by the

2018 season.[26]

Georgia Doom

Collis was a member of the Georgia Doom.[27]

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
2015 Tampa Bay 2 12 16.7 23 1 1 25.69 3 3 0
2016 Philadelphia 9 21 42.9 109 2 0 83.23 0 0 0
2017 Philadelphia 11 23 47.8 175 3 0 106.25 0 0 0
Career 22 56 39.3 307 6 1 77.01 3 3 0

Stats from ArenaFan:[28]

References

  1. ^ "Football Team Adds Quarterback to Recruiting Class". www.nevadawolfpack.com. University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "WAC Announces Fall Academic All-WAC Honorees". www.nevadawolfpack.com. University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Carlos Silva, Jr. (June 20, 2014). "BANDITS: Collis leads team back to playoffs". www.gosanangelo.com. Standard-Times. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Ault on Taua: "I Wanna Punch Him Right In The Mouth"". www.kolotv.com. Gray Digital Media. January 7, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Luke Collis". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "3 Luke Collis". www.oxyathletics.com. Occidental College. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Luke Collis". www.ncaa.org. National Association of Collegiate Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Michael Wells (August 21, 2012). "OXY QB COLLIS HEADED TO THE ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE". www.d3football.com. USA TODAY media group. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chicago Rush signed another quarterback, 3 other players". www.redzone.com. Eric Ivie. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Bednarik's big night carries Steelhawks to fourth straight win and likely playoff berth". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. May 26, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  11. ^ http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2013/ALA0615.HTM[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Carlos Silva Jr. (June 20, 2014). "LONE STAR FOOTBALL LEAGUE: QB Collis shining for Bandits as they close regular season". www.gosangelo.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  13. ^ http://lukecollis.com/
  14. ^ http://www.gosanangelo.com/sports/local/local-roundup_68079563
  15. ^ http://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/story/d/story/bandits-score-273-points-in-three-games/41653/B94tMWu8ok20K3XAQKucaw
  16. Albuquerque, NM
    : Journal Publishing. July 6, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  17. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm make flurry of moves to begin free agency".
  18. ^ Brandon Wright (March 26, 2015). "Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Time. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  19. ^ "Collis, Soul a game away from title shot". Los Angeles Times. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ^ Levick, Noah (August 26, 2017). "Soul topple Storm to win 2nd straight ArenaBowl". csnphilly.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  23. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (November 2, 2016). "Clint Dolezel Chasing Titles World Wide". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  24. ^ "Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play". caflfootball.com. November 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  25. ^ a b Moninghoff, Mick (November 6, 2016). "Series Final: One for the Record Books". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  26. ^ "Beijing Lions 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  27. ^ "Luke Collis". georgiadoom.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  28. ^ "Luke Collis". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

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