Luke Collis Explained

Luke Collis
Number:3, 10, 13
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:27 July 1988
Birth Place:Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:230
High School:La Cañada Flintridge (CA) Saint Francis
College:Occidental
Undraftedyear:2012
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • 2× ArenaBowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
  • 2nd Team All-SCIAC (2010)
  • 1st Team All- SCIAC (2011)
  • LSFL Player of the Year (2014)
  • LSFL champion (2014)
  • China Bowl champion
  • CAFL All-Pro North Division All-Star
Aflstatlabel1:Comp. / Att.
Aflstatvalue1:22 / 56
Aflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Aflstatvalue2:307
Aflstatlabel3:TD–INT
Aflstatvalue3:6–1
Aflstatlabel4:QB rating
Aflstatvalue4:77.01
Aflstatlabel5:Rushing TD
Aflstatvalue5:0
Afl:12440

Luke Collis (born July 27, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. He signed with the Spokane Shock as an 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 Saint Francis High School, Collis accepted a scholarship to play football at the 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 Knoxville NightHawks of 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 Beijing Lions in the 20th round of the 2016 CAFL Draft, joining his Soul head coach Clint Dolezel in Beijing.[22] [23] Collis was the starting quarterback for the Lions during the 2016 season and helped Beijing finish the season undefeated and win the first China Bowl.[24] [25] Collis completed 65.9% of his passes for 1,381 yards, 29 touchdowns and three interceptions, earning All-Pro North Division All-Star honors.[25] He was listed on the Lions' roster for the 2018 season.[26]

Georgia Doom

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

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
2 12 16.7 23 1 1 25.69 3 3 0
9 21 42.9 109 2 0 83.23 0 0 0
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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Team Adds Quarterback to Recruiting Class. . University of Nevada, Reno . www.nevadawolfpack.com . April 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053420/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022107aaa.html . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: WAC Announces Fall Academic All-WAC Honorees . University of Nevada, Reno . www.nevadawolfpack.com . April 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091910/http://www.nevadawolfpack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012010aaa.html . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: BANDITS: Collis leads team back to playoffs . Carlos Silva, Jr. . June 20, 2014 . Standard-Times . www.gosanangelo.com . November 20, 2015.
  4. Web site: Ault on Taua: "I Wanna Punch Him Right In The Mouth" . January 7, 2010 . Gray Digital Media . www.kolotv.com . April 7, 2015.
  5. Web site: Luke Collis . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . December 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: 3 Luke Collis . Occidental College . www.oxyathletics.com . April 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404064050/http://oxyathletics.com/sports/fball/2011-12/bios/collis_luke_ssv8 . April 4, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Luke Collis . National Association of Collegiate Athletics . www.ncaa.org . November 20, 2015.
  8. OXY QB COLLIS HEADED TO THE ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE . Michael Wells . August 21, 2012 . USA TODAY media group . www.d3football.com . April 7, 2015.
  9. Web site: Chicago Rush signed another quarterback, 3 other players . March 6, 2013 . Eric Ivie . www.redzone.com . April 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413183543/http://redzone.sportsblog.com/posts/7754/chicago_rush_sign_another_quarterback.html . 2015-04-13 . dead .
  10. Web site: Bednarik's big night carries Steelhawks to fourth straight win and likely playoff berth . May 26, 2013 . The Morning Call . www.mcall.com . April 7, 2015.
  11. http://www.thestatguys.com/PIFL/2013/ALA0615.HTM{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  12. Web site: LONE STAR FOOTBALL LEAGUE: QB Collis shining for Bandits as they close regular season . Carlos Silva Jr. . June 20, 2014 . Journal Media Group . www.gosangelo.com . April 7, 2015.
  13. Web site: Luke Collis Official Website. July 30, 2013.
  14. http://www.gosanangelo.com/sports/local/local-roundup_68079563
  15. Web site: Officer . Marcus . 2014-05-27 . Bandits Score 273 Points in Three Games - Story KLST and KSAN . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315084254/http://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/sports/bandits-score-273-points-in-three-games . 2016-03-15 . conchovalleyhomepage.com.
  16. Web site: . Journal Publishing . . NM loses to San Angelo in indoor football championship . July 6, 2014 . April 7, 2015.
  17. Web site: Tampa Bay Storm make flurry of moves to begin free agency.
  18. Web site: Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener . Brandon Wright . March 26, 2015 . Tampa Bay Time . www.tampabay.com . April 7, 2015.
  19. Web site: Collis, Soul a game away from title shot . Los Angeles Times . August 12, 2016 . September 16, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032451/http://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/sports/tsn-vsl-collis-soul-a-game-away-from-title-shot-20160812-story.html . September 17, 2017 .
  20. Web site: Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown . arenafootball.com . August 26, 2016 . August 28, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828165845/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/082616aaq.html . August 28, 2016 .
  21. Web site: Soul topple Storm to win 2nd straight ArenaBowl . csnphilly.com . August 26, 2017 . September 16, 2017 . Levick, Noah . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032455/http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-soul/soul-topple-storm-win-2nd-straight-arenabowl . September 17, 2017 .
  22. Web site: CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE . caflfootball.com . June 11, 2016 . October 18, 2016 . October 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161017192935/http://caflfootball.com/cafl-draft-results-are-in/ . dead .
  23. Web site: Clint Dolezel Chasing Titles World Wide . caflfootball.com . November 2, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . Moninghoff, Mick . December 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221092112/http://caflfootball.com/clint-dolezel-chasing-titles-world-wide/ . dead .
  24. Web site: Beijing Wins CAFL China Bowl on Final Play . caflfootball.com . November 6, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107015919/http://caflfootball.com/beijing-wins-cafl-china-bowl-on-final-play/ . dead .
  25. Web site: Series Final: One for the Record Books . caflfootball.com . November 6, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . Moninghoff, Mick . November 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107160120/http://caflfootball.com/series-final-one-for-the-record-books/ . dead .
  26. Web site: Beijing Lions 2017 Roster . caflfootball.com . August 14, 2017 . September 29, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929184642/http://caflfootball.com/beijing-lions-2017-roster/ . September 29, 2017 .
  27. Web site: Luke Collis . https://www.webcitation.org/6yhxzgeO8?url=http://georgiadoom.com/player/luke-collis/?roster_type=custom . dead . April 15, 2018 . georgiadoom.com . April 15, 2018.
  28. Web site: Luke Collis . arenafan.com . July 22, 2017.

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