Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/16Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Luke McNitt
Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 250 lb · Kearney, NE
Luke McNitt: FB · Nebraska · #41.
Luke McNitt
Third year in the Nebraska backfield. A game that shows it: 4 rushing yards against Northern Illinois — Week 3, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Nebraska in the news
- Fired Nebraska coach demands $5M
- Rhule accuses tampering in Raiola exit
Yahoo Sports Oct 20 - Rhule takes blame for losses
10/11 NOW Oct 19 - Dante Moore out with concussionYahoo Sports Oct 15
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-36vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-42@ Oregon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-21vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs No. 9 Ohio State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 25-24@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-54@ Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-56@ No. 13 Penn State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-56vs Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 43-36
1 rec · 11 yds
Edged out Arkansas State at home in a shootout.
With J. Spielman — 2 rec · 44 yds · T. Lee — 238 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.2
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Iowa · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −3.61Zack Darlington pass complete to Luke McNitt for a loss of 5 yards to the Iowa 24
- Week 3 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.00Luke McNitt run for 4 yds to the Neb 34 for a
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1st and 1 · Q3 · EPA −0.96Luke McNitt run for no gain to the ArkSt 1
- Week 1 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.93Tanner Lee pass complete to Luke McNitt for 11 yds to the Neb 36 for a
- Week 9 · Purdue · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −0.75Luke McNitt run for no gain to the Neb 45
- Week 9 · Purdue · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.68Luke McNitt run for 2 yds to the Neb 28 for a
2 more plays
- Week 2 · Oregon · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.31Luke McNitt run for 2 yds to the Neb 16 for a
- Week 11 · Minnesota · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +0.28Luke McNitt run for 2 yds to the Minn 19 for a
2017 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Mike Riley — 19-19 over that span.
2015Nebraska6-7HC: Mike Riley · Balanced
2016Nebraska9-4HC: Mike Riley · Run-leaning
2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Pass share
55.8%
459 pass / 364 run
Plays / game
68.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
494 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
6 carries and 2 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Nebraska
- 2017 Nebraska RileyYear 4 · 8 games
- 2016 Nebraska RileyYear 3 · 10 games
- 2015 Nebraska RileyYear 2 · 1 game
- 2014 Nebraska PeliniYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 14 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014
Nebraska
Coaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.