Luke Bauer

Position:
Kicker
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 201
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
De Smet

MIZZOU CAREER: Lettered two seasons (2023-24) ... two-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection (2023 & 2024) … in 26 games (20 starts), punted 71 times for 2,969 yards (41.82) with 21 boots downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against six touchbacks ... carded 12 punts of 50+ yards … registered a career-long 73-yard punt against LSU (2023) … punted a career-high seven times versus Alabama (2024) … compiled 200+ punting yards on four occasions, including a career-high 313 against Alabama (2024) … played 225 career snaps.

2024: SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection … started all 13 games ... punted 49 times for 2,047 yards (41.78) … had 13 punts downed inside the opponent 20 yard line versus five touchbacks … compiled seven punts of 50+ yards … ranked sixth in the SEC in punts, and eighth in punting average and punting yards … carded a season-long 61-yard punt against Iowa in the Music City Bowl … booted a season-high seven times versus Alabama … also served as the holder for placement kicks, helping K Blake Craig go 36-of-37 on PATs and 24-of-34 on FGs to rank tied for 11th in program lore for points in a single-season with 108 … posted two 50+ yard punts against Texas A&M and Iowa … on the field for 123 snaps.

2023: SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection … saw action in all 13 games, making seven starts … did not start against South Dakota, Middle Tennessee, Kansas State, Florida, Arkansas and Ohio State … punted 22 times for 922 yards (41.91) ... added 1-of-1 pass attempts for 39 yards with one TD … had eight kicks downed inside the opponent 20-yard line against one touchback ... finished with five punts of 50+ yards ... registered a season-long 73-yard punt against LSU, which marked the longest by any SEC punter that year, and the longest by a Tigers punter since Trey Barrow booted a 74-yard punt against Arizona State during the 2011 season … punted a season-high four times versus Georgia … recorded two punts of 50+ yards in a contests with South Carolina … connected with WR Marquis Johnson on a 39-yard scoring strike against No. 23 Kentucky … the passing TD marked the first special teams scoring pass by a Mizzou punter on record during the modern era (dating to 1958) … the play also represented the longest special teams completion by a Tiger since punter Kyle Pooler connected with DE Alton Smith on a 42-yard completion versus Oklahoma State on October 16, 1993 … on the field for 102 snaps.

2022: Did not see game action.

2021: Did not see game action.

2020: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Lettered four seasons at De Smet Jesuit under coach Robert Steeples … helped the Spartans to 26 victories with four consecutive state playoff appearances, including a MSHSAA Class 6A State Championship as a senior following a 14-0 undefeated season … played tight end before committing fully to punting … attended the Kohl’s Kicking Camp during junior year and participated at the 2019 Texas Winter Showcase … also lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Born April 13, 2002 … son of Kathy and the late Jeff Bauer.