2011-12 Football
Luke Batton
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Macedonia, Ohio
- High School:
- Nordonia
2011 Junior Season
• Named to All-Mid-American Conference Third Team
• Led team with 102 tackles and 50 solo stops
• Made 7.0 tackles for loss
• Matched career-high of 11 solo tackles at Temple and led Flashes with 12 total stops
• Earned MAC East Defensive player of the Week honors after tallying 10 tackles against Bowling Green with 1.5 TFL, a pass breakup and a quarterbak hurry
• Led both sides with 12 tackles against Louisiana along with 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery
• Led the Flashes with seven tackles at Kansas State
• Blocked a field goal at Ohio
• Finished with a game-high 12 tackles, including five solo stops, at Northern Illinois
• Named to Phil Steele's All-MAC Third Team and Midseason All-MAC Third Team
• Led Flashes with eight tackles at Akron, including seven solo stops
• Named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-MAC Third Team
2010 Sophomore Season
• Recovered fumbles for touchdowns in wins over Akron and Ohio
• Finished fifth on the team with 68 tackles
• Started 11 games
• Led both sides with career-high 13 tackles against Temple
• Made 11 tackles against Army
• Matched previous career-high of eight tackles at Toledo, including six solo stops
2009 Freshman Season
• Earned first career start at Eastern Michigan Oct. 17
• Made 26 tackles on the season
• Made a season-high eight stops against Iowa State Sept. 19
• Played in 10 games and was one of nine true freshmen to letter
Prior To Kent State
• Second-team All-Ohio selection and conference defensive MVP his senior season when he recorded 130 tackles for the second consecutive year
• Special mention all-state as a junior
• Two-time all-league and all-district honoree
• Two-time team captain at Nordonia High School
• Team MVP as a senior
• Helped team to region title as a sophomore and back-to-back conference crowns in 2006 & ‘07
• Was also a three-year letterwinner in baseball
• Coached by Al Huge
Personal
• Born March 20, 1991
• Son of Ben and Carolyn Batton
• Has three sisters, Christina, Melanie and Monica, and a brother, Ben
• Father was a four-year letterwinner at Kent State from 1976-79, serving as a team captain his senior year
• Brother played football at Malone and John Carroll
• Majoring in industrial technology
