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Jersey Number 94
Danny Luecke
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 281
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fargo, N.D.
- High School:
- South HS
* MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll
Strong, physical player who made great strides and worked his way into the defensive line rotation ... Provides great push upfront ... Started out as a walk-on with the Bison ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 14 games including one start ... Finished season with 17 tackles including four solos, a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Twice recorded career-high five tackles ... Credited with a career best five assisted tackles vs. nationally-ranked South Dakota State (11-10-12) ... Made five stops including career-high two solos vs. Prairie View A&M (9-22-12) ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 15 games and was part of the “Shield” punt protection ... Finished season with seven tackles including one solo ... Had two assisted tackles vs. Lafayette (9-3-11) and vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (9-10-11) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Had freshman year cut short due to an injury ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of South High School ... Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at tight end and defensive end for former Bison standout Kevin Feeney and the Bruins ... Played on state championship teams as a sophomore and junior ... All-state and all-conference selection as a junior and senior ... All-conference hockey defenseman as a senior and also played baseball for South ... Played on state championship teams ... PERSONAL: Son of Lenny and Kathy Jo Luecke ... Has one brother, Caleb, and a sister, Katie Carlson ... Grandfather, John Luecke, played football for Nebraska ... Member of CRU-Campus Crusade for Christ ... Majoring in math and math education with a minor in physics ... Worked for father doing Ag research over the summer ... Future plans include student teaching in India.
Luecke's Best
Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
Total Tackles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12; vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12; vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Sacks: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll
Strong, physical player who made great strides and worked his way into the defensive line rotation ... Provides great push upfront ... Started out as a walk-on with the Bison ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 14 games including one start ... Finished season with 17 tackles including four solos, a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Twice recorded career-high five tackles ... Credited with a career best five assisted tackles vs. nationally-ranked South Dakota State (11-10-12) ... Made five stops including career-high two solos vs. Prairie View A&M (9-22-12) ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 15 games and was part of the “Shield” punt protection ... Finished season with seven tackles including one solo ... Had two assisted tackles vs. Lafayette (9-3-11) and vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (9-10-11) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Had freshman year cut short due to an injury ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of South High School ... Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at tight end and defensive end for former Bison standout Kevin Feeney and the Bruins ... Played on state championship teams as a sophomore and junior ... All-state and all-conference selection as a junior and senior ... All-conference hockey defenseman as a senior and also played baseball for South ... Played on state championship teams ... PERSONAL: Son of Lenny and Kathy Jo Luecke ... Has one brother, Caleb, and a sister, Katie Carlson ... Grandfather, John Luecke, played football for Nebraska ... Member of CRU-Campus Crusade for Christ ... Majoring in math and math education with a minor in physics ... Worked for father doing Ag research over the summer ... Future plans include student teaching in India.
Luecke's Best
Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
Total Tackles: 5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12; vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12; vs. Prairie View A&M, 9-22-12
Sacks: 0.5 vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
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