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41 Luis Aguilar

  • Position K
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nogales, Ariz.
  • High School Nogales

Biography

Academic Notes: Earned a bachelor's degree in marketing... Big Sky All-Academic selection for 2020... Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2021

Career Highlights
  • 2021 Phil Steele Preseason All-American (Second Team)
  • 2021 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky (First Team)
  • 2021 HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-American (Second Team)
  • 2021 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team (Third Team)
  • 2021 Preseason All-Big Sky
  • 2021 Spring The Associated Press All-America (First Team)
  • 2021 Spring Phil Steele All-America (Second Team)
  • 2021 Spring AFCA All-America (Second Team)
  • 2021 Spring All-Big Sky (Unanimous First Team)
  • 2020 Preseason All-Big Sky
  • 2020 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team (First Team)
  • 2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-American (First Team)
  • 2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky (First Team)
  • 2020 Hero Sports Preseason All-American (First Team)
  • 2020 College Sports Journal Preseason FCS All-American Team
  • 2019 Fred Mitchell Award recipient
  • 2019 HERO Sports All-America (First Team)
  • 2019 The Associated Press All-America (First Team)
  • 2019 FCS ADA All-America Team
  • 2019 STATS FCS All-America (First Team)
  • 2019 Walter Camp All-America Team
  • 2019 Athlon Sports FCS Postseason All-America Team
  • 2019 Phil Steele All-America (First Team)
  • 2019 All-Big Sky (First Team)
  • 2019 Phil Steele All-Big Sky First Team

Fall 2021: Played in all 11 games during his final season with the Lumberjacks... Hit 9-of-17 field goals with a long of 43 yards, including 9-of-12 from inside of 49 yards... Converted 32-of-33 extra points, hitting 96 of his final 97 attempts at Northern Arizona... Hitting 115-of-117 extra points in his career, finished with the third-best percentage among active FCS kickers... Finished with 247 career points, placing third all-time behind Zach Bauman and Robbie Dehaze... Second all-time in kicking points behind Dehaze... Played in 49 career games, tying for the most all-time with teammates DJ Arnson and Tristen Vance... Averaged 61.4 yards per kickoff with 33 of 57 kicks going for touchbacks as a senior.

Spring 2021: Played in 4 games during the season... Named a unanimous All-Big Sky First Team selection as well as an All-American by the Associated Press and AFCA... Connected on all 8 of his extra points during the season, extending his consecutive makes streak to 64... Hit 9-of-10 field goals with a long of 48 yards against the Eastern Washington Eagles... Hit all 3 field goals against Weber State, scoring 11 of the team’s 23 points... Also hit all 4 of his field goals against Idaho, scoring 13 of the team’s 19 points including all 9 of the game’s second-half points.


2019: Developed into one of the nation’s best kickers during his junior season... Playing in all 12 games, finished the year 22-of-25 on field goals and a perfect 52-of-52 on extra points... 22/25 (88%) set the program record for single-season field goal percentage... Connected on all 15 field goals inside the Walkup Skydome... Set the school record for kicking points in a season at 118, breaking the record of 101 set by Paul Ernster from 2003.... Finished the year on a streak of 56 consecutive extra points made and 16 straight field goals made at home... Connected on a 57-yard field goal against Northern Colorado (10/5), the longest by an NAU kicker since 2000... Also excelled on kickoffs, with 61 touchbacks leading all kickers in the FCS... Opened the season with 8 straight field goals made... Hit a 38-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining to put the Lumberjacks ahead 31-29 against Portland State (10/26)... Made a 54-yard field goal in the fourth quarter against Sacramento State (11/9) to give NAU the lead... Sent the season finale against Idaho (11/23) to overtime with a 19-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the fourth quarter


2018: Appeared in all 10 games…made 4-of-8 field goal attempts with a long of 38 yards...punted six times for 216 yards, pinning three kicks inside the 20-yard line...made 23-of-24 extra points attempts and totaled 12 touchbacks on 25 kickoff attempts...hit a 32-yard field goal at Southern Utah (9/22)...hit both field goal attempts, including a season-long 38-yarder in win over Weber State (10/6)...drilled four kickoffs for touchbacks vs. Cal Poly (10/26)...made a 37-yard field goal and hit four kickoffs for touchbacks in win over North Dakota (11/17).

2017: Appeared in all 12 games…Punted a total of 13 times for 446 yards while posting a 34.3 average per kick…Forced four fair catches…Placed four punts inside the 20-yard line and boomed a pair of 50-plus yard kicks, including a season-long of 51 yards…had four punts for an average of 37.8 yards in the season opener at Arizona (9/2)…Averaged 31.7 yards on three kicks vs. Western Illinois (9/9)…Had a season-high five punt attempts for a total of 182 yards (36.4 avg.) at Montana (11/4).

2016: Redshirt season

High School: Competed at Nogales High School under coach Kevin Kuhm for two years…Earned All-State honors as a kicker and All-Conference honors as a punter…Connected on every single PAT during his career…Competed in soccer for four years where he earned MVP honors…Also played baseball and golf…In the classroom was named to the principal’s list and honor roll.

Personal: Born Luis Norberto Aguilar on March 19…Son of Victor and Roxanna Aguilar…Has an older brother, Victor.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    K/P
    6'1" 190 lbs
    41
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    2017Freshman

    K/P
    6'1" 190 lbs
    41
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    2018Sophomore

    K/P
    6'1" 190 lbs
    41
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    2019Junior

    K/P
    6'3" 200 lbs
    41
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    2020Redshirt Senior

    K
    6'3" 200 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2021Graduate Student

    K
    6'3" 200 lbs
    41