Lukas Kolter

Lukas Kolter - vs. Coastal Carolina (2018)

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

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