University of Massachusets Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 74
Lukas Kolter
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cologne, Germany
- High School:
- Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium
2018 • Redshirt Senior
• Started in nine of his 10 appearances on the year
• Missed two games due to injury
• Split his starts between left guard (6) and right guard (3)
• Protected for a squad that ranked 14th in FBS in passing offense (298.1 yards per game), 16th in passing efficiency (153.91) and 34th in total offense (437.6 yards per game)
• Blocked for the offense as UMass posted a program-record 777 total offensive yards against the Liberty defense, which included 540 passing and 237 rushing
2017 • Redshirt Junior
• Started all 12 games, 11 at right guard and one as the left guard
• Was part of the line that assisted the Minutemen in resetting the program record with 670 yards of total offense against Georgia Southern (10/21), including 350 passing and 320 rushing
• UMass set FBS-era records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game against Georgia Southern as well
• Helped team average 30.6 points and 432.8 yards of total offense per game over the course of the season
• Opened holes for the run game that averaged 135.3 yards per contest and protected for the pass game that put up 297.5 yards on average in each contest.
2016 • Redshirt Sophomore
• Redshirted the season
2015 • Sophomore
• Appeared in seven games
• Rushing attack averaged 142.2 yards per game
• Passing offense ranked No. 4 in the MAC at 257.5 yards per game
2014 • Freshman
• Appeared in 11 games
• Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team
• Helped create holes for the run game, which averaged 109.3 yards per game
• UMass ranked 10th in the FBS in passing during the regular season, averaging 311.8 yards per game
• Helped anchor the line as Blake Frohnapfel threw for a UMass-record 589 passing yards and five touchdowns against Bowling Green
Before Massachusetts
• Became the second German national to play for the Minutemen, joining former center Fabian Hoeller
• Attended Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium
• Played for the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League 2
• Three-year starter for the Crocodiles, who won national championships in 2011 and 2012
• Three-time all-state selection in 2010, 2011 and 2012
• Started in nine of his 10 appearances on the year
• Missed two games due to injury
• Split his starts between left guard (6) and right guard (3)
• Protected for a squad that ranked 14th in FBS in passing offense (298.1 yards per game), 16th in passing efficiency (153.91) and 34th in total offense (437.6 yards per game)
• Blocked for the offense as UMass posted a program-record 777 total offensive yards against the Liberty defense, which included 540 passing and 237 rushing
2017 • Redshirt Junior
• Started all 12 games, 11 at right guard and one as the left guard
• Was part of the line that assisted the Minutemen in resetting the program record with 670 yards of total offense against Georgia Southern (10/21), including 350 passing and 320 rushing
• UMass set FBS-era records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game against Georgia Southern as well
• Helped team average 30.6 points and 432.8 yards of total offense per game over the course of the season
• Opened holes for the run game that averaged 135.3 yards per contest and protected for the pass game that put up 297.5 yards on average in each contest.
2016 • Redshirt Sophomore
• Redshirted the season
2015 • Sophomore
• Appeared in seven games
• Rushing attack averaged 142.2 yards per game
• Passing offense ranked No. 4 in the MAC at 257.5 yards per game
2014 • Freshman
• Appeared in 11 games
• Minutemen averaged 27.3 points and 421.1 total offensive yards as a team
• Helped create holes for the run game, which averaged 109.3 yards per game
• UMass ranked 10th in the FBS in passing during the regular season, averaging 311.8 yards per game
• Helped anchor the line as Blake Frohnapfel threw for a UMass-record 589 passing yards and five touchdowns against Bowling Green
Before Massachusetts
• Became the second German national to play for the Minutemen, joining former center Fabian Hoeller
• Attended Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium
• Played for the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League 2
• Three-year starter for the Crocodiles, who won national championships in 2011 and 2012
• Three-time all-state selection in 2010, 2011 and 2012
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