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11/19/2011
Utah at Washington State
10/31/2011
Utes coming off first Pac-12 win.
10/17/2011
10/17/2011
10/15/2011
UTAH: Team's strongest receiver is a hybrid of a receiver and a fullback ... has started 14 games over the past two seasons ... two-time Academic all-MWC.
2010-Played in 13 games with 11 starts ... 18 catches for 289 yards (16.1 average) and three touchdowns ... season-high four catches for 66 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown, against Wyoming ... 57-yard touchdown grab vs. San Diego State ... had a 36-yard catch for a TD against Air Force ... Academic all-MWC.
2009-Played in all 13 games and started three (Wyoming, New Mexico and Cal) ... nine catches for 108 yards ... three receptions for 20 yards against Cal in the Poinsettia Bowl ... long catch of 34 yards against New Mexico ... also rushed five times for 30 yards ... returned punts in the first seven games and ranked third in the MWC in punt return average (10.1) ... finished with 17 punt returns (second in the MWC) for 172 yards ... long return of 38 yards came against Utah State ... 31-yard return vs. Colorado State ... two special teams' tackles ... Academic all-MWC ... had the highest fall GPA on the team (3.72).
2008-Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 all-region and all-city wide receiver ... honorable mention all-state as a senior ... ranked No. 36 among utility players by Scouts, Inc. and 47 by Rivals.com ... Desert Vista High (Ariz.) team captain as a senior ... set school record for longest kickoff return (98 yards) ... 2007 Desert Vista Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2007 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame scholarship recipient ... lettered four years in track and field and set the school record in the triple jump (46'-11") ... on school-record 4x100 relay team (41.68 seconds) ... qualified for the Arizona state championships and the Nike National Championship in track and field in 2007.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Becky Matthews ... father was a two-time U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler (1976 and 1980) and the 1979 Pan American Games gold medalist ... every family member has competed at the Division I level ... father wrestled at Central Michigan and mother was on the Central Michigan track and field team ... sister Janelle played basketball at Northern Arizona and Nadia competed for Arizona State's track and field team ... diabetic wears an insulin pump ... hobby is playing ping pong ... mass communications major ... full name is Luke Everett Matthews ... born Nov. 10, 1989 in Spokane, Wash.
YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2009 13/3 9 108 12.0 0 34 2010 13/11 18 289 16.1 3 57 Totals 26/14 27 397 14.7 3
