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2021 Football Roster

42 Luke Bevilacqua

42 Luke Bevilacqua

  • Position:
    PK/P
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Lake Orion, Mich.
  • High School:
    Lake Orion

Summary

Biography

December 2019 story by Fox 2 Detroit about Luke donating Bone Marrow.

Career Notes:  Inducted into the NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... played in 33 games ... concluded six-year collegiate career ranked 15th in school history in career scoring among kickers with 51 points ... tied-for-14th in career PATs made with 39 and 22nd in field goals made with four ... finished 49th in punting yards with 920 and sixth in punting average (38.33 / min. 18 punts) ... link to career statistics.

2021:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played in all 11 games ... recorded one touchback among four kickoffs vs. Slippery Rock ... missed both field goal attempts (32 & 48 yards) against The Rock ... garnered one touchback against Truman ... totaled eight kickoffs at Missouri S&T and four punts ... averaged 59.7 yards on three kickoffs vs. Saginaw Valley State ... had a touchback among four kickoffs at Northern Michigan and one touchback vs. both Michigan Tech and Davenport ... had five touchbacks among 51 kickoffs during the season ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... season canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019:  Selected to the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which included a trip to New Orleans along with being recognized at halftime of the Sugar Bowl ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... served as the punter in four games ... made season debut against Ferris State ... had a 69-yard punt (which was a WSU season-long) and averaged 38.8 yards on five attempts ... averaged 44.0 yards on three punts vs. #2-Ashland ... averaged 38.4 yards on five punts against Michigan Tech ... two of his seven punts at Grand Valley State were inside the 20 ... recorded the sixth-highest single-season punt average (38.90 / min. 18 punts) ... recognized by Tim Tebow in an interview with 247 sports about his community service ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2018:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... dressed for all the home games, but did not see any playing time ... was redshirted.

2017:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... played in seven games ... averaged 56.5 yards on four kickoffs at Walsh to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... averaged 57.2 yards on five kickoffs against #18-Indianapolis ... dressed but did not play against Saginaw Valley State, Tiffin and Northwood ... did not travel to Ferris State ... had a touchback on one of two kickoffs against Grand Valley State ... averaged 57.8 yards on five kickoffs at Michigan Tech ... averaged a season-high 59.3 yards on three kickoffs vs. #12-Ashland ... totaled 382 kickoff yards on seven attempts against Northern Michigan ... had two kickoffs at Davenport ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2016: Handled all the kickoff, PAT and field goal duties in all 11 games to earn first letter ... was one of two true freshmen to play during the season (wide receiver Darece Roberson, Jr.) ... made all four extra point attempts in collegiate debut at Northwood and NU’s average drive start after five kickoffs was its own 25 to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Game ... was 1-of-1 on extra points at Ashland ... connected on a 29-yard field goal against Lake Erie, his first career three-point attempt ... totaled a career-high eight points vs. the Storm ... LEC’s average start was its own 22 after nine kickoffs ... made all five extra point attempts against Tiffin ... converted 5-of-6 extra point attempts vs. Hillsdale ... was 4-of-5 on PAT attempts and connected on a 33-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter at Findlay to earn WSU's Special Teams Player of the Game ... made five extra points against Walsh ... connected on a 22-yard field goal vs. Saginaw Valley State ... averaged 63.7 yards on three kickoffs at Ferris State ... made a career-long 36-yard field goal at Ohio Dominican ... was successful on all three PAT attempts against Grand Valley State ... had one kickoff for a touchback vs. GVSU with all five touchbacks coming in the last four games ... 39 PATs made ranks fourth for one season in WSU history ...  recorded the fourth-best single-season field goal percentage (min. 4 made) at 80 percent ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2016 graduate of Lake Orion High School ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Dragons ... connected on 42-of-46 PAT attempts as a sophomore, and 27-of-29 in 2014 ... made three field goals as a senior for coach Chris Bell and was 21-of-23 on PATs ... was a three-year Oakland Activities Association Scholar-Athlete ... earned the Lamp of Learning Award all four years for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher ... also competed in soccer for LOHS.

Personal:  Full name--Lucas J. Bevilacqua ... born on March 27, 1998, in Royal Oak ... son of Patrick and Susan Bevilacqua ... has two older brothers, Jake and Zack, and two sisters, Nicole and Alayna ... graduated with a bachelor's degree in Management in December of 2020 ... began working on a master's degree in Business Administration in the Fall of 2020 ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021 and Fall 2021 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Fall 2020 ... cousin Ron Egloff played seven seasons for the Denver Broncos and one year for the San Diego Chargers totaling 75 receptions in 105 games ... last name is pronounced BEV-ill-aqua.
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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2016Freshman

    PK
    6'0" 163 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2017Sophomore

    PK
    6'1" 170 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2018Junior

    PK
    5'11" 172 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Redshirt Junior

    PK/P
    6'0" 182 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2020Redshirt Senior

    PK/P
    6'0" 182 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2021Graduate Student

    PK/P
    6'1" 185 lbs
    42