Luke Falk wins national Burlsworth Trophy

Graphic of Luke Faulk and Burlsworth Trophy
Luke Faulk is the 2017 Burlsworth Award winner.

By Washington State Athletic Communications

Washington State quarterback Luke Falk was named the winner of the Burlsworth Trophy by the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation and Springdale Rotary Club at a banquet in Fayatteville, Ark. on Dec. 4.

The Burlsworth Trophy is given to outstanding players who began their sports careers as walk-on rather than scholarship athletes.

Falk was a finalist for the award the last two seasons. Falk is the first Cougar to win a national award since safety Deone Bucannon was named the Elite Defensive Back Award by the College Football Performance Awards in 2013.

Falk finished the regular season leading the Pac-12 Conference with 30 touchdown passes and sixth in the country with 3,593 passing yards and led the Cougars to a 9-3 record and a No. 21 national ranking in the Associated Press Top-25. Falk earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors twice this season and led WSU to notable wins over USC, Oregon and Stanford.

Falk, a redshirt-senior from Logan, Utah, set Pac-12 and WSU career records for passing yards (14,486), passing touchdowns (119), total offense (14,086), plays (2,306), completions (1,404), attempts (2,055) and 300-yard games (30). He also owns the WSU record for wins by a quarterback with 27.

See the WSU Cougars website.