2019 Football Roster
Roster
Lutz, Cooper

Jersey Number 24
Cooper Lutz
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Berks Catholic
Bio
Career Overview: Running back and key special teamer ... In 22 games played has 60 carries for 306 yards and two touchdowns, 12 catches for 67 yards, and 12 tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams ... Spent his first two seasons at inside receiver before shifting to running back in the spring of 2020, where he spent the season in the backfield rotation ... Redshirted in 2018.
Sophomore Year (2021): Team captain ... Appeared in all-12 games at running back and on special teams ... Carried the ball 17 times for 60 yards, caught four passes for 11 yards, returned 7 kickoffs for 147 yards (21.0 avg.) ... Carried the ball five times for 25 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening win over Ohio (9/4), also had two tackles ... Had four rushes for six yards and two catches for nine yards against Rutgers (9/11) ... Returned his first collegiate kickoff for 17 yards vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Recovered a fumble on punt return at Florida State (10/2) ... Ran two times for 16 yards against Wake Forest (10/9), which was also the third-straight game he had a tackle on special teams ... Carried the ball twice for 11 yards against Boston College (10/30) ... Caught two passes and returned four kickoffs for 102 yards (25.5 avg.) at NC State (11/20) ... Made two tackles against Pittsburgh (11/27) ... Joe Szombathy Special Teams Award winner. Â
Sophomore Year (2020): Converted from wide receiver back to running back for this season, rushing 43 times for 246 yards and a touchdown also caught eight passes for 56 yards … Appeared in 10 games at both running back and on special teams … Carried the ball three times for 10 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Had a career-high 15 carries for 81 yards and career-high four catches for 25 yards against Wake Forest (10/31) … Posted a career-high 35 receiving yards against Boston College (11/7) … Became one-of-two players to rush for more than 100-yards in a game against Notre Dame in 2020 (his teammate Sean Tucker was the other), when he carried the ball seven times for 114 yards and his first collegiate touchdown against the Fighting Irish (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Did not play in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
2018: Redshirt season … Spring 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member.
High School: Running back and defensive back for head coach Rick Keeley … Considered one of the top prospects in Pennsylvania by ESPN (No. 33) and 247Sports.com (No. 34) … First Berks Catholic player ever selected to represent Pennsylvania in the annual Big 33 Classic … 2017 Berks Football League Section 2 Offensive Back of the Year … Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 4A All-State First Team selection … Named to the 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Pennsylvania Second Team by USA Today as a defensive back … Rushed for 3,141 yards and 55 touchdowns in his scholastic career … Caught 27 passes for 410 yards (15.2 avg.) and six touchdowns in his four seasons … Totaled 164 career tackles and seven interceptions on defense … As a senior, ran for 1,525 yards and 31 touchdowns to lead the Saints to a 13-1 record and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 4A District 3 title … Rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns in the district championship game versus Bishop McDevitt … Also had nine receptions for 179 yards (19.9 avg.) and three scores, and tallied 56 tackles and three interceptions in 2017 … Team captain … Sprinter for the Berks Catholic track & field team.
Personal: Cooper James Lutz … Born on February 17, 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania … Son of Tiffany and Jason Lutz … Three brothers, one sister … Older brother, Isaac, is a receiver at Penn State … Uncle, Jared Sadlowski, was a catcher for the Penn State baseball team from 1994-97 … Finance major.
Sophomore Year (2021): Team captain ... Appeared in all-12 games at running back and on special teams ... Carried the ball 17 times for 60 yards, caught four passes for 11 yards, returned 7 kickoffs for 147 yards (21.0 avg.) ... Carried the ball five times for 25 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening win over Ohio (9/4), also had two tackles ... Had four rushes for six yards and two catches for nine yards against Rutgers (9/11) ... Returned his first collegiate kickoff for 17 yards vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Recovered a fumble on punt return at Florida State (10/2) ... Ran two times for 16 yards against Wake Forest (10/9), which was also the third-straight game he had a tackle on special teams ... Carried the ball twice for 11 yards against Boston College (10/30) ... Caught two passes and returned four kickoffs for 102 yards (25.5 avg.) at NC State (11/20) ... Made two tackles against Pittsburgh (11/27) ... Joe Szombathy Special Teams Award winner. Â
Sophomore Year (2020): Converted from wide receiver back to running back for this season, rushing 43 times for 246 yards and a touchdown also caught eight passes for 56 yards … Appeared in 10 games at both running back and on special teams … Carried the ball three times for 10 yards against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Had a career-high 15 carries for 81 yards and career-high four catches for 25 yards against Wake Forest (10/31) … Posted a career-high 35 receiving yards against Boston College (11/7) … Became one-of-two players to rush for more than 100-yards in a game against Notre Dame in 2020 (his teammate Sean Tucker was the other), when he carried the ball seven times for 114 yards and his first collegiate touchdown against the Fighting Irish (12/5).
Freshman Year (2019): Did not play in any games ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
2018: Redshirt season … Spring 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member.
High School: Running back and defensive back for head coach Rick Keeley … Considered one of the top prospects in Pennsylvania by ESPN (No. 33) and 247Sports.com (No. 34) … First Berks Catholic player ever selected to represent Pennsylvania in the annual Big 33 Classic … 2017 Berks Football League Section 2 Offensive Back of the Year … Pennsylvania Football Writers Class 4A All-State First Team selection … Named to the 2017 American Family Insurance All-USA Pennsylvania Second Team by USA Today as a defensive back … Rushed for 3,141 yards and 55 touchdowns in his scholastic career … Caught 27 passes for 410 yards (15.2 avg.) and six touchdowns in his four seasons … Totaled 164 career tackles and seven interceptions on defense … As a senior, ran for 1,525 yards and 31 touchdowns to lead the Saints to a 13-1 record and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 4A District 3 title … Rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns in the district championship game versus Bishop McDevitt … Also had nine receptions for 179 yards (19.9 avg.) and three scores, and tallied 56 tackles and three interceptions in 2017 … Team captain … Sprinter for the Berks Catholic track & field team.
Personal: Cooper James Lutz … Born on February 17, 2000 in Reading, Pennsylvania … Son of Tiffany and Jason Lutz … Three brothers, one sister … Older brother, Isaac, is a receiver at Penn State … Uncle, Jared Sadlowski, was a catcher for the Penn State baseball team from 1994-97 … Finance major.
Fran Brown Press Conference | Week 3 vs. Colgate
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Press Conference
Monday, September 08
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Players Postgame vs. UConn
Saturday, September 06