Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/22Inside-5 share
10 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (45.5%).
Luke Turner
Last confirmed: Rice, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Gilmer, TX
Luke Turner: RB · Rice · #35.
Luke Turner
This is his second year in the same backfield at Rice. A game that shows it: 54 rushing yards and 4 passing yards against Charlotte — Week 13, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Rice in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-16vs Wagner | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42@ Texas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-24@ North Texas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-31vs Army | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ UTEP | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-65vs Southern Miss | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-7vs Charlotte | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Total | 32 | 99 | 3.1 | 6 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2015
W 56-16
vs Wagner
21 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · 8 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5
Dominant 40-point win at home against Wagner.
With D. Jackson — 123 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 86.5 · 79 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · S. Stewart — 1 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD · 21 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · North Texas · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −4.10Luke Turner run for no gain to the NoTex 7
- Week 5 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Luke Turner run for 3 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 8 · Army · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.64Driphus Jackson pass complete to Luke Turner for 11 yds to the Army 44 for a
- Week 11 · Southern Miss · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.63Luke Turner run for 8 yds to the SoMis 46 for a
- Week 8 · Army · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Luke Turner run for 2 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 3 · North Texas · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Luke Turner run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jack Fox KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Charlotte · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.33Luke Turner pass complete to Cole Hunt for 4 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 2 · Texas · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Tyler Stehling pass complete to Luke Turner for 14 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 5 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.75Driphus Jackson pass complete to Luke Turner for 19 yds to the Rice 46 for a
- Week 3 · North Texas · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.64Driphus Jackson pass complete to Luke Turner for 27 yds to the NoTex 3 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under David Bailiff — 13-12 over that span.
2014Rice8-5HC: David Bailiff · Run-heavy
2015Rice5-7HC: David Bailiff · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 17.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 13.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
41.2%
368 pass / 526 run
Plays / game
74.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
32 carries, 8 catches and 3 pass attempts in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Rice
- 2015 Rice BailiffYear 4 · 10 games
- 2014 Rice BailiffYear 3 · 10 games
- 2013 Rice BailiffYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Rice BailiffYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Rice in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,282 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Rice in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rice, 193 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2012
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Gilmer
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
1 coach2012–2015
Rice
Played his entire career under David Bailiff.