College Sports Information Directors of America

Andrew Luck – Stanford University, Football

Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Andrew Luck is one of the best quarterbacks to ever put on a Stanford University uniform. His collegiate football career lasted from 2008-2011, and he finished as Stanford's all-time record holder in passing touchdowns (82), completion percentage (.670) and second in passing yards (9,430). Luck led his team to a record-high 12 wins in 2010 and appearances in the 2011 Orange Bowl and 2012 Fiesta Bowl.

The star quarterback received major recognition as a two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up, Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-conference selection in both 2010 and 2011. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

Luck graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in engineering with a focus in architectural design. He was the CSC Academic All-American of the Year and a three-time All-Pac-12 Academic first-team honoree.

He was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. During  his seven seasons in the Circle City, Luck was a four-time Pro Bowl selection (2012-14, 2018) and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2018. He still holds the record for most passing yards by a rookie with 4,374 in 2012. In total, he threw for 23,671 passing yards and 171 touchdowns in his pro career before retiring prior to the 2019 season.

In August 2022, Luck returned to Stanford to pursue a master's degree in education. In 2023, he began serving as a part-time volunteer football coach at Palo Alto High School. Alongside his wife Nicole, Luck is involved with several charitable organizations including the Riley Children's Hospital and the Andrew Luck Book Club.

Luck joins his father Oliver Luck as the only parent-child combo to be inducted into the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Oliver, the former West Virginia quarterback and sports executive, was inducted in 2000.

Andrew Luck on his induction into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame: "I am thrilled and deeply honored to join the College Sports Communicator's Academic All-America Hall of Fame® Class of 2024 alongside James, Steve, and Stacey. I am also especially excited to join my dad, Oliver, in the Hall of Fame. Every kid needs heroes, and my father was certainly one of mine. He represents so much of what is great about college sports and made "scholar-athlete" an attainable vision for me and my siblings. I am eternally grateful for my time at Stanford and am indebted to all of the coaches, teammates, students, staff, and professors that contributed to an amazing four years on the farm. Go Card!"

Bernard Muir, Stanford's Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics: "We couldn't be more excited to congratulate Andrew on his induction into the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame. He was the epitome of what it means to be a student-athlete. There are few people who embody the Stanford way more than Andrew, and earning this recognition is further proof. We are thrilled for Andrew and the Luck family on now having two generations in the CSC Academic All-America Hall of Fame."

Jim Harbaugh, Los Angeles Chargers head coach and Luck's head coach at Stanford: "It’s no secret that Andrew is one of my all-time favorite players that I’ve coached. He’s a once-in-a-generation quarterback and an even better person. You saw it from the second he walked onto the field, that presence. The great ones all have it. Andrew had it from Day 1. Nobody prepared more or competed harder. I think Andrew receiving this honor may be the least surprising thing I’ve ever heard, but certainly the most deserved and fitting. I couldn’t be happier for him."
 

Griff Whalen, Luck's teammate at Stanford and with the Colts: "Andrew was well known as an outstanding, once in a generation quarterback on the field, but he was also the epitome of the student-athlete, balancing rigorous academics with elite athletic competition. There were a lot of smart students at Stanford, certainly some smarter than Andrew, but I never saw anyone with a better attitude, approach, or commitment. He showed me what it looked like to take the pursuit of excellence to a higher level, and I’ll forever be grateful for that and how it helped shape the rest of my life. I never saw him going through the motions or looking for the easy way out. I saw him take some really challenging classes, and simply increase his effort to rise to the challenge. The best part was that his genuine enthusiasm didn’t just make himself a great student and athlete, it was contagious and made everyone around him better too. Andrew's induction into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame is a testament to his unwavering commitment to both his education and his sport, and I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor."

Troy Taylor, Stanford's Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football: "Congratulations to Andrew Luck on his induction into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Andrew represents the very best of what it means to be a true student-athlete. His excellence on the field and in the classroom continues to be an inspiration to our football program here at Stanford."