2014 Football Roster
Roster
Luke Arciniega
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sparks, Nev.
- High School:
- Spanish Springs
At SU: Three letters … Moved from linebacker to defensive end for 2015 … Enrolled at Syracuse in January 2013 after spending his rookie season at Sierra College … Member of the Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015 and Fall 2015 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … 2013 ACC Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2015): Team captain ... Played in eight games, starting two ... Totaled 17 tackles, including 13 solo ... Ranked fifth on the team in tackles for loss (5.5) and second in sacks (4.0) ... Made the first start of his SU career in the opener against Rhode Island (9/4). Recorded one tackle and forced his first career fumble versus the Rams ... Set a personal best with 2.0 sacks in the team's win against Wake Forest (9/12) ... Against Central Michigan (9/19), posted a career-high five tackles and equaled his personal high with a pair of sacks ... Started at Florida State (10/31). Suffered an upper-body injury against the Seminoles and missed the last four games of the season.
2014: Awarded a medical redshirt from the NCAA after suffering a season-ending injury … Played in four games and recorded four tackles, including a sack … At Central Michigan (9/13), registered a season-high two solo tackles, including 1.0 sack for a loss of seven yards.
Sophomore Year (2013): Played in all 13 games and totaled 18 tackles, including 15 solo ... At Northwestern (9/7), recorded two tackles and one sack for a loss of four yards … Against Wagner (9/14), had three solo tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss. Also credited with a quarterback hurry versus the Seahawks ... Against Clemson (10/5), posted a season-high four tackles (all solo) … Against Pittsburgh (11/23), had two tackles and intercepted his first career pass.
Freshman Year (2012 at Sierra College): Linebacker for head coach Jeff Tisdel … Named a 2012 Valley All-Conference First Team selection after recording 87 tackles (52 solo), 5.5 sacks, and two fumble recoveries.
High School: Named the 4A North Defensive Player of the Year after posting 111 tackles, including 61 solo stops … Selected for the 2010 Sertoma All-Star Game … Team captain as a senior … Also lettered in basketball and track & field.
Personal: Lucas RJ Arciniega … Born in April 1992 in Reno, Nev. … Son of Nancy and Casey Arciniega … One sister, Alex, played softball at the University of Nevada … Earned his undergraduate degree in sociology and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in instructional design, development and evaluation.
