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Utah Fast Facts Football Fast Facts

Football Coaches Office EmailAlford, Aaron, Running Backs 801-581-3518 [email protected], Doug, Strength 801-581-4548 [email protected], Jay, Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator 801-581-3521 [email protected], Blake, Offensive Line 801-581-3520 [email protected], John, Defensive Line/Asst. Head Coach 801-581-3515 [email protected], Aaron, Receivers 801-581-3517 [email protected], Morgan, Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator 801-581-3522 [email protected], Dave, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 801-581-3519 [email protected], Kalani, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 801-581-6122 [email protected], Kyle, Head Coach 801-581-3516 [email protected], J.D., Cornerbacks 801-581-3932 [email protected]

Athletic Administration Office EmailAbel, Liz, Associate A.D. (SID) 801-581-3511 [email protected], Mary, Associate A.D. (SWA) 801-585-6850 [email protected] Brennan, Kyle, Assistant A.D. (Compliance) 801-585-3819 [email protected], Chris, Athletics Director 801-581-5605 [email protected], Doug, Associate A.D. (External Ops) 801-585-0446 [email protected], Zack, Assistant A.D. (Tickets) 801-581-6632 [email protected], Pete, Associate A.D. (Internal Ops) 801-587-7629 [email protected]

Sports Information Staff Office Cell EmailAbel, Liz, Director (football) 801-581-3511 209-6346 [email protected], Mike, Assistant Director 801-581-8997 580-4502 [email protected], Brook, Assistant Director 801-581-8302 493-9254 [email protected], Kyle, Associate Director 801-581-3771 580-4411 [email protected], Mike, Director of Publications & Broadcasting 801-587-9162 557-2322 [email protected], Kate, Office Manager 801-581-3510 [email protected]

Football Support Staff Office Cell EmailAndersen, Mark, Administrative Assistant 587-7848 558-8091 [email protected], Helen, Football Secretary 587-8355 [email protected], Kristy, Event Services (stadium) 585-1018 554-8625 [email protected], Jeff, Football Operations 581-8563 231-6779 [email protected], Kelly, Equipment 581-8449 [email protected]

Contact Information

Location: Salt Lake City Metro Population: 1,333,914Elevation: 4,657 feet above sea levelPresident: Michael K. YoungDirector of Athletics: Dr. Chris HillGoverning Body: Board of Trustees & Board of RegentsFounded: 1850Enrollment: 29,251Nickname: UtesColors: Red and White (pms 187)Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk)Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017)Surface: FieldTurfIndoor Facility: Spence Eccles Field HouseWebsite: www.UtahUtes.comConference: Mountain West Conference

Department Phone NumbersAthletics Department: (801) 581-8171Football Office: (801) 581-7684Sports Information: (801) 581-3511/3510/8302Stadium Press Box: 801-581-4783/8210Ticket Office: (801) 581-8849SID Fax: (801) 581-4358Football Fax: (801) 585-3808

Utah SchemesOffense: SpreadDefense: 4-3Starters Returning: 11Offense: 4Defense: 7Kickers: 0Lettermen Returning: 54Offense: 25Defense: 28Kickers: 1Lettermen Lost: 22Reviewing 2008Record: 13-0 (8-0 MWC, 1st)Final National Rank: No. 2 (AP), No. 4 (USA Today)

Postseason: Allstate Sugar Bowl (BCS)Bowl Result: Beat Alabama 31-17National Coach of the Year: Kyle Whittingham (AFCA, Bear Bryant)All-American (Consensus): Louie SakodaMWC Coach of the Year: Kyle WhittinghamMWC Offensive Player of the Year: Brian JohnsonMWC Special Teams Player of the Year: Louie Sakoda

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Offense (4)LT 68 Zane Beadles (6-4, 305, Sr.) LG 72 Caleb Schlauderaff (6-4, 300, Jr.)C 77 Zane Taylor (6-2, 300, Jr.) TE 80 Chris Joppru (6-6, 267, Sr.)

Defense (7)LE 41 Koa Misi (6-3, 256, Jr.)NT 90 Derrick Shelby (6-3, 250, So.) and 92 Kenape Eliapo (6-0, 310, Sr.)RLB 10 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 224, Sr.)MLB 20 Mike Wright (6-2, 239, Sr.)SLB 42 Nai Fotu (6-0, 235, Jr.)FS 17 Robert Johnson (6-2, 195, Sr.) SS 12 Joe Dale (5-11, 200, Sr.)

Kicker/Punter (0)

Offense (25)Neli A’asa, OL; Matt Asiata, RB; Zane Beadles, OL; Tony Bergstrom, OL; Jereme Brooks, WR; Daniel Bukarau, OL; Brad Clifford, TE; Louis Finner, OL; Junior Fonua, RB; Ben Hendy, TE; Mike Hicken, WR; Chris Joppru, TE; Aiona Key, WR; Corbin Louks, QB; Trevor Moss RB; John Peel, WR; David Reed, WR; Mychal Robinson, WR; Caleb Schlauderaff, OL; Ray Stowers, RB; Zane Taylor, OL; Walter Watts, OL; Elijah Wesson, WR; Eddie Wide, RB; Tyler Williams, OL.

Defense (28)Greg Bird, DB; Brandon Burton, DB; Tysen Clements, DB; Christian Cox, DL; Joe Dale, DB; Tatum Drecksel, DL; Kenape Eliapo, DT; Nai Fotu, LB; Kepa Gaison, LB; Robert Johnson, DB; Justin Jones, DB; Jamel King (2007), LB; Chad Manis, LB*; Matt Martinez (2007), LB; Koa Misi, DE; Mo Neal, LB; Mookie Murphy, DB; Derrick Shelby, DL; Sealver Siliga, DT; R.J. Stanford, DB; Stevenson Sylvester, LB; Lei Talamaivao (2007), DT; Damilyn Tanner, DB; Justin Taplin-Ross, DB; Junior Tui’one, DT; Chaz Walker, LB; J.J. Williams (2006), LB; Mike Wright, LB.*lettered as QB

Kicker/Punter (1)Ben Vroman, K/P

Boo Andersen, LB; Bryce Bennion, DB; Jordan Benson, DB; Nick Binks, DE; TJ Canales, QB; Lamar Chapman, DB; Grayson Dart, DB; DeVonte Christopher, QB; Siaki Cravens, TE; Forrest Dabb, DB; Bryant Ezeji, WR; Patrick Greene, LS; Dave Kruger, DL; Ryan Lacy, WR; Luke Matthews, WR; Kendrick Moeai, TE; Collin Robinson, WR; Thor Salanoa, DE; Sean Sellwood K/P; Sausan Shakerin, RB; Tevita Stevens, OL; Reggie Topps, DB; Derek Tuimauga, OL; Zach Wade, WR.

Jake Bentrude, WR; Tage Clifford, TE; Nick Liefting, DB; Ben Macey, WR; Viliamu Nau, OL; Coleman Petersen, K/P.

Thomas Bradley, DB; Sean Fitzgerald, WR; J.J. Williams, LB.

James Aiono, DE; Conroy Black, DB; Beau Burton, RB; Terrance Cain, QB; Eric Dago, DE; LT Filiaga, LB; Colby Goodwin, TE; Latu Heimuli, DT; Vyncent Jones, OL; Maxwell Lacy, DB; Ray Magee, WR; Nick Marsh, P/K; Kapua Sai, OL; Jamal Smith, WR; Shaky Smithson, WR; Victor Spikes, DB; Jarrad Stewart, DB; Percy Taumoelau, OL; Jeremiah Tofaeono, DT; Siosaia Tuipulotu, DT; Chris Washington, DB; Jason Whittingham, LB; Jordan Wynn, QB; Kamaron Yancy, DB.

Offense (7)RG 66 Robert Conley (6-1, 310)RT 65 Dustin Hensel (6-7, 307)QB 3 Brian Johnson (6-1, 200) 268-394, 2,972 yds, 27 TDRB 6 Darrell Mack (6-0, 220) 123 rush, 541 yds, 3 TDWR 88 Freddie Brown (6-4, 215) 77 rec, 900 yds, 7 TDWR 81 Bradon Godfrey (6-3, 197) 56 rec, 556 yds, 4 TDWR 5 Brent Casteel (5-10, 198) 43 rec, 564 yds, 4 TD

Defense (4)T 56 Greg Newman (6-4, 260) 50 tkls, 9.5 TFL, 2.5 sacksRE 11 Paul Kruger (6-5, 265) 61 tkls, 16.5 TFL, 7.5 sacksCB 1 Brice McCain (5-9, 182) 35 tkls, 1 INT, 5 PBUCB 4 Sean Smith (6-3, 214) 46 tkls, 5 INT, 9 PBU

Kicker/Punter (2)P 35 Louie Sakoda (5-9, 178) 42.1 avg, 24 inside the 20PK 35 Louie Sakoda (5-9, 178) 22-24 FG, 55-57 PAT

Freddie Brown, WR; Brent Casteel, WR; Terrell Cole, DB; Robert Conley, OL; Afa Garrigan, LB; Bradon Godfrey, WR; Dustin Hensel, OL; Bo Hikila, RB; Brian Johnson, QB; Paul Kruger, DE; Darrell Mack, RB; Brice McCain, DB; Clint Mower, SN; Greg Newman, DL; RJ Rice, DB; Deshawn Richard, DB; Louie Sakoda, K/P; Colt Sampson, TE; Corey Seiuli, OL; Sean Smith, DB; Tobius Titus, LB; Aaron Tonga, DT.

Starters Returning (11)

Lettermen Returning (54)

2008 Redshirts (24)

2008 Squad Members (6)

2009 Recruiting Class (24)

Returned Missionaries (3)

Starters Lost (13)

Lettermen Lost (22)

All-America Candidates

Zane Beadles, OTStevenson Sylvester, LB

All-Conference Candidates

OffenseMatt Asiata, RBZane Beadles, OTDavid Reed, WRCaleb Schlauderaff, OLZane Taylor, OC

DefenseJoe Dale, DBKenape Eliapo, DTRobert Johnson, DBKoa Misi, DEStevenson Sylvester, LBMike Wright, LB

Special TeamsDavid Reed, RET

All-Conference Returning

First TeamZane Beadles, OL

Second Team Koa Misi, DLStevenson Sylvester, LB

Honorable Mention Zane Taylor, OLDavid Reed, KRMike Wright, LB

All-Conference Lost

First TeamRobert Conley, OLBrian Johnson, QBLouie Sakoda, PKPaul Kruger, DLBrice McCain, DBSean Smith, DBLouie Sakoda, P

Second TeamFreddie Brown, WR

Honorable Mention Greg Newman, DL

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Left Tackle68 Zane Beadles (6-4, 305, Sr., 3VL)67 Derek Tuimauga (6-4, 304, Fr., RS)

Left Guard72 Caleb Schlauderaff (6-4, 300, Jr., 2VL)74 Sam Brenner (6-3, 291, Fr., HS)

Center77 Zane Taylor (6-2, 300, Jr., 2VL)57 Tyler Williams (6-1, 282, Sr., 3VL)

Right Guard55 Neli A’asa (6-2, 288, Jr., 2VL)71 Walter Watts (6-2, 296, Jr. 2VL)

Right Tackle70 Tony Bergstrom (6-6, 300, So., 1VL)75 Viliamu Nau (6-6, 300, Sr., SQ)

Quarterback19 Corbin Louks (6-0, 190, Jr., 2VL)15 DeVonte Christopher (6-1, 190, Fr., RS)

Running Back4 Matt Asiata (5-11, 230, Sr., 1VL)36 Eddie Wide (5-10, 195, Jr., 2VL)

Wide Receiver16 David Reed (6-0, 190, Sr., 1VL)1 Shaky Smithson (5-11, 210, Jr., JC)

Wide Receiver85 Jereme Brooks (5-7, 170, Jr., 2VL)8 Elijah Wesson (5-11, 190, Sr., 3VL)

Wide Receiver82 John Peel (6-1, 185, Sr., 1VL)26 Ryan Lacy (5-10, 184, Fr., RS)

Wide Receiver9 Aiona Key (6-4, 195, Sr., 1VL)13 Luke Matthews (6-1, 205, Fr., RS)

Tight End80 Chris Joppru (6-6, 267, Sr., 1VL)84 Brad Clifford (6-4, 250, Jr., 2VL)

Left End90 Derrick Shelby (6-3, 250, So., 1VL)44 Dave Kruger (6-5, 272, Fr., RS)

Tackle43 Lei Talamaivao (6-2, 280, So., 1VL)98 Sealver Siliga (6-3, 311, So, 1VL)

Nose Tackle92 Kenape Eliapo (6-0, 310, Sr., 3VL)96 Junior Tui’one (6-4, 274, Jr., 1VL)

Right End41 Koa Misi (6-3, 256, Sr., 2VL)94 Christian Cox (6-1, 248, Jr., 1VL)

Rover Linebacker10 Stevenson Sylvester (6-2, 224, Sr., 3VL)32 Chaz Walker (5-11, 213, So., 1VL) or 59 Kepa Gaison (5-10, 215, Sr., 2VL)

Middle Linebacker20 Mike Wright (6-2, 239, Sr., 3VL)50 Mo Neal (6-2, 221, So., 1VL) or52 Matt Martinez (6-0, 226, So., 1VL)

Stud Linebacker59 Kepa Gaison (5-10, 215, Sr, 2VL) or42 Nai Fotu (6-0, 224, Jr., 2VL) INJ52 Matt Martinez (6-0, 226, So., 1VL) or50 Mo Neal (6-2, 221, So., 1VL)

Cornerback27 Brandon Burton (6-0, 184, So., 1VL)6 Kamaron Yancy (5-9, 187 Jr., JC)

Cornerback25 R.J. Stanford (5-11, 184, Sr., 3VL)24 Justin Jones (5-9, 180, Sr., 3VL)

Nickel Back14 Damilyn Tanner (5-10, 175, Sr., 1VL)21 Lamar Chapman (5-8, 170, Jr., RS)

Free Safety17 Robert Johnson (6-2, 195, Sr., 2VL)28 Reggie Topps (5-11, 180, Fr., RS)

Strong Safety12 Joe Dale (5-11, 200, Sr., 3VL)33 Justin Taplin-Ross (6-3, 208, Jr., 2VL)

Punter95 Sean Sellwood (6-3, 200, Fr., RS)30 Ben Vroman (6-0, 203, Sr., 3VL)

Place Kicker30 Ben Vroman (6-0, 203, Sr., 3VL)63 Coleman Petersen (6-2, 180, So., SQ) or91 Joe Phillips (5-11, 187, So., JC)

Kickoffs30 Ben Vroman (6-0, 203, Sr., 3VL)63 Coleman Petersen (6-2, 180, So., SQ) or91 Joe Phillips (5-11, 187, So., JC)

Snapper62 Patrick Greene (6-2, 198, Fr., RS)83 Ben Hendy (6-2, 232, Sr., 1VL) or 18 Chad Manis (6-5, 237, Jr., 1VL)

Holder15 DeVonte Christopher (6-1, 190, Fr., RS)95 Sean Sellwood (6-3, 200, Fr., RS)

Punt Returns13 Luke Matthews (6-1, 205, Fr., RS)1 Shaky Smithson (5-11, 210, Jr., JC)

Kickoff Returns16 David Reed (6-0, 190, Sr., 1VL)8 Elijah Wesson (5-11, 190, Sr., 3VL)85 Jereme Brooks (5-7, 170, Jr., 2VL)

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No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School55 Neli A’asa OL 6-2 288 Jr. 2VL 2-16-88 21 Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids HS45 Boo Andersen LB 6-1 230 Fr. RS 12-14-89 19 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS4 Matt Asiata RB 5-11 230 Sr. 1VL 7-24-87 22 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College68 Zane Beadles OL 6-4 305 Sr. 3VL 11-19-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS37 Bryce Bennion DB 6-0 199 Fr. RS 10-24-86 22 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS31 Jordan Benson DB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 2-5-90 19 Centerville, Utah/Judge Memorial HS89 Jake Bentrude WR 6-3 203 So. SQ 9-16-88 20 Draper, Utah/Juan Diego HS70 Tony Bergstrom OL 6-6 300 So. 1VL 8-8-86 23 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS97 Nick Binks DE 6-5 233 Fr. RS 9-11-87 21 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS35 Greg Bird DB 6-2 223 So. 1VL 6-17-86 23 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS56 Thomas Bradley DB 5-9 185 Fr. RS 11-17-87 21 Salt Lake City/Highland HS74 Sam Brenner OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS 4-27-90 19 Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS85 Jereme Brooks WR 5-7 170 Jr. 2VL 4-23-89 20 League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS49 Tyson Buck LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS 4-6-88 21 Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS73 Daniel Bukarau OL 6-1 271 Jr. 2VL 10-20-85 23 Kailua, Hawaii/Kailua HS27 Brandon Burton DB 6-0 184 So. 1VL 7-31-89 20 Houston, Texas/Clear Creek HS7 Terrance Cain QB 5-11 185 Jr. JC 7-14-88 21 Houston, Texas/Blinn CC11 TJ Canales QB 6-0 196 Fr. RS 5-23-87 22 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS21 Lamar Chapman DB 5-8 170 Jr. RS 4-16-87 22 Compton, Calif./El Camino JC15 DeVonte Christopher QB 6-1 190 Fr. RS 4-17-90 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Canyon Springs HS34 Tysen Clements DB 5-11 200 Jr. 2VL 11-10-84 24 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS84 Brad Clifford TE 6-4 250 Jr. 2VL 3-7-86 23 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 34 Tage Clifford TE 6-1 234 So. SQ 7-16-85 24 Roy, Utah/Snow College94 Christian Cox DL 6-1 248 Jr. 1VL 12-11-85 23 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah45 Siaki Cravens TE 6-2 230 Fr. RS 8-26-90 19 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley HS48 RJ Cunningham DB 5-10 182 Fr. TR 7-30-87 22 West Jordan, Utah/Southern Utah38 Forrest Dabb DB 5-10 198 Fr. RS 3-19-90 19 Salt Lake City/Bingham HS12 Joe Dale DB 5-11 200 Sr. 3VL 12-18-86 22 Irving, Texas/Nimitz HS40 Grayson Dart DB 6-1 200 Fr. RS 8-25-86 23 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS 69 Zach Davila OL 6-4 296 Fr. HS 11-30-89 19 Vail, Ariz./Cienega HS47 Tatum Drecksel DL 6-2 255 Sr. 2VL 7-31-85 24 Salt Lake City/Southern Utah92 Kenape Eliapo DT 6-0 310 Sr. 3VL 3-22-86 23 San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS25 Mark Ercanbrack WR 5-11 185 Fr. JC 11-21-89 19 Provo, Utah/Snow College6 Bryant Ezeji WR 6-0 179 Fr. RS 6-24-89 20 Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s HS53 Isi Filimoeatu LB 6-0 229 Jr. JC 7-5-85 24 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College78 Louis Finner OL 6-3 300 So. 1VL 4-19-89 20 Plano, Texas/Plano East HS48 Junior Fonua RB 5-8 230 Sr. 1VL 2-19-87 22 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Texas Southern42 Nai Fotu LB 6-0 224 Jr. 2VL 8-20-88 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS59 Kepa Gaison LB 5-10 215 Sr. 2VL 3-20-87 22 Kaneohe, Hawaii/The Kamehameha School62 Patrick Greene LS 6-2 198 Fr. RS 2-20-90 19 Monrovia, Calif./Monrovia HS83 Ben Hendy TE 6-2 232 Sr. 1VL 9-9-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Temple86 Mike Hicken WR 6-1 190 Jr. 2VL 3-19-88 21 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS5 Christopher Hoyt K 5-10 165 Fr. HS 10-19-87 21 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS17 Robert Johnson DB 6-2 195 Sr. 2VL 2-13-87 22 Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College24 Justin Jones DB 5-9 180 Sr. 3VL 6-6-88 21 Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS80 Chris Joppru TE 6-6 267 Sr. 1VL 2-6-87 22 Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS9 Aiona Key WR 6-4 195 Sr. 1VL 11-20-86 22 Citrus Heights, Calif./Mt. SAC51 Jamel King LB 6-2 229 So. 1VL 3-31-89 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS44 Dave Kruger DL 6-5 272 Fr. RS 5-17-90 19 Orem, Utah/Timpanogos HS5 Maxwell Lacy DB 6-2 193 So. JC 7-20-89 20 Pasadena, Calif./Compton College 26 Ryan Lacy WR 5-10 184 Fr. RS 9-5-90 18 Antelope, Calif./Oakmont HS55 Mike Laloni DL 6-2 250 Jr. JC 6-27-83 26 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College29 Nick Liefting DB 6-1 185 So. SQ 5-9-85 24 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS19 Corbin Louks QB 6-0 190 Jr. 2VL 4-10-89 20 Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS20 Ben Macey WR 6-1 180 So. SQ 10-29-85 23 Logan, Utah/Logan HS88 Ray Magee WR 6-4 226 Jr. JC 4-12-88 21 San Diego, Calif./Fullerton CC 18 Chad Manis LB 6-5 237 Jr. 1VL 2-13-88 21 Lakewood, Calif./Cerritos College52 Matt Martinez LB 6-0 226 So. 1VL 1-21-88 21 Murray, Utah/Cottonwood HS13 Luke Matthews WR 6-1 205 Fr. RS 11-10-89 19 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS41 Koa Misi DE 6-3 256 Sr. 2VL 1-17-87 22 Santa Rosa, Calif./Santa Rosa JC81 Kendrick Moeai TE 6-5 223 Fr. RS 3-28-90 19 West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS46 Trevor Moss RB 5-11 196 Sr. 2VL 10-13-83 25 Sandy, Utah/Northwest CC23 Mookie Murphy DB 5-9 174 Jr. 1VL 11-10-87 21 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego Catholic HS



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23 Chase Nakamura WR 6-3 174 Fr. HS 3-7-90 19 Wailuku, Hawaii/HP Baldwin HSNo. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School75 Viliamu Nau OL 6-6 300 Sr. SQ 4-24-87 22 Pomona, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College50 Mo Neal LB 6-2 221 So. 1VL 1-2-88 21 Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HS35 Jackson Owen RB 5-10 179 Fr. HS 9-17-88 21 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS82 John Peel WR 6-1 185 Sr. 1VL 5-9-86 23 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS63 Coleman Petersen K/P 6-2 180 So. SQ 3-31-88 21 Sandy, Utah/Brighton HS91 Joe Phillips K 5-11 187 Jr. JC 1-29-86 23 Salt Lake City/Snow College16 David Reed WR 6-0 190 Sr. 1VL 3-22-87 22 New Britain, Conn./Pasadena City College87 Collin Robinson WR 5-11 180 So. RS 8-7-85 24 Draper, Utah/Alta HS29 Mychal Robinson WR 5-8 191 So. 1VL 12-9-88 20 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS93 Thor Salanoa DE 6-2 201 Fr. RS 2-7-89 20 Honolulu, Hawaii/Radford HS72 Caleb Schlauderaff OL 6-4 300 Jr. 2VL 11-7-87 21 Shelton, Wash./Shelton HS95 Sean Sellwood K/P 6-3 200 Fr. RS 7-11-90 19 Salt Lake City/Judge Memorial HS22 Sausan Shakerin RB 6-2 215 Fr. RS 7-31-89 20 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS90 Derrick Shelby DL 6-3 250 So. 1VL 2-7-89 20 Houston, Texas/Hightower HS98 Sealver Siliga DT 6-3 311 So. 1VL 2-15-90 19 West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS1 Shaky Smithson WR 5-11 210 Jr. JC 8-23-87 22 Baltimore, Md./East Los Angeles CC 1 Ben Soliven DB 5-8 180 So. TR 8-3-86 23 Waipahu, Hawaii/BYU-Hawaii25 R.J. Stanford DB 5-11 184 Sr. 3VL 5-6-88 21 Chino, Calif./Chino HS54 Tevita Stevens OL 6-1 280 Fr. RS 7-4-87 22 Hemet, Calif./Hemet HS10 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 224 Sr. 3VL 7-18-88 21 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS43 Lei Talamaivao DT 6-2 280 So. 1VL 9-20-88 20 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS14 Damilyn Tanner DB 5-10 175 Sr. 1VL 10-26-87 21 Sacramento, Calif./El Camino College33 Justin Taplin-Ross DB 6-3 208 Jr. 2VL 3-26-89 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS77 Zane Taylor OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2VL 4-23-88 21 Moab, Utah/Grand County HS46 Lolo Tenifa DB 5-11 195 Fr. TR 12-18-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Brigham Young27 Nate Thompson WR 6-0 162 Fr. TR 1-8-90 19 Sandy, Utah/Dixie State College40 Tory Tima RB 5-10 200 Jr. JC 12-15-83 25 Magna, Utah/Mt. San Antonio28 Reggie Topps DB 5-11 180 Fr. RS 12-19-88 20 Prunedale, Calif./N. Monterey County HS 67 Derek Tuimauga OL 6-4 314 Fr. RS 9-30-90 18 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS96 Junior Tui’one DT 6-4 274 Jr. 1VL 12-5-85 23 Hawthorne, Calif./El Camino JC 60 Kawika Vincent OL 6-4 290 Jr. TR 11-30-86 22 Kailua, Hawaii/Dixie State College30 Ben Vroman K/P 6-0 203 Sr. 3VL 4-22-87 22 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS31 Zach Wade WR 6-3 196 So. RS 10-7-86 22 Salt Lake City/Dixie College32 Chaz Walker LB 5-11 213 So. 1VL 9-30-88 20 Farmington, Utah/Davis HS 71 Walter Watts OL 6-2 296 Jr. 2VL 10-11-88 20 Los Banos, Calif./Los Banos HS 8 Elijah Wesson WR 5-11 190 Sr. 3VL 6-2-87 22 Compton, Calif./Dominguez HS36 Eddie Wide RB 5-10 195 Jr. 2VL 11-19-88 20 Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS13 J.J. Williams LB 6-0 225 So. 1VL 2-26-86 23 Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS57 Tyler Williams OL 6-1 282 Sr. 3VL 2-28-87 22 Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS20 Mike Wright LB 6-2 239 Sr. 3VL 6-6-86 23 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah3 Jordan Wynn QB 6-1 163 Fr. HS 7-5-90 19 Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS6 Kamaron Yancy DB 5-9 187 Jr. JC 9-7-84 24 Los Angeles, Calif./Pierce College

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School James Aiono DE 6-3 273 Jr. JC 1-23-89 20 West Valley City, Utah/ Snow College Conroy Black DB 6-0 176 Jr. JC 10-31-88 20 Miramar, Fla./Fullerton CC Beau Burton RB 5-9 195 Fr. HS 8-3-91 18 Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro HS Eric Dago DE 6-2 211 Fr. HS 2-24-90 19 Houston, Texas/Westside HS Sean Fitzgerald WR 6-3 195 Fr. RS 4-28-88 21 Mission Viejo,Calif./Mission Viejo HS Colby Goodwin TE 6-5 202 Fr. HS 1-16-91 18 Houston, Texas/CY-Fair HS Latu Heimuli DT 6-3 296 Fr. HS 5-27-91 18 Salt Lake City/Highland HS Vyncent Jones OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS 9-18-90 18 Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS Nick Marsh P/K 5-11 206 Fr. HS 9-5-91 17 Petaluma, Calif./Petaluma HS Kapua Sai OL 6-5 319 Fr. HS 12-21-90 18 Kahalu’u, Hawaii/St. Louis HS Jamal Smith WR 6-2 181 Fr. HS 3-29-91 18 Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS Victor Spikes DB 6-0 200 Fr. HS 5-31-90 19 Beaumont, Texas/ Beaumont Central HS Jarrad Stewart DB 5-9 182 Fr. HS 12-7-90 18 Houston, Texas/Pearland HS Percy Taumoelau OL 6-4 313 Fr. HS 10-30-90 18 Glendale, Utah/Cottonwood HS Jeremiah Tofaeono DT 6-3 311 Fr. HS 3-5-91 18 Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS Siosaia Tuipulotu DT 6-1 280 Fr. HS 8-3-90 19 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS Chris Washington DB 6-0 183 Fr. HS 11-11-90 18 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS

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No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School1 Shaky Smithson WR 5-11 210 Jr. JC 8-23-87 22 Baltimore, Md./East Los Angeles CC 1 Ben Soliven DB 5-8 180 So. TR 8-3-86 23 Waipahu, Hawaii/BYU-Hawaii3 Jordan Wynn QB 6-1 163 Fr. HS 7-5-90 19 Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS4 Matt Asiata RB 5-11 230 Sr. 1VL 7-24-87 22 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College5 Christopher Hoyt K 5-10 165 Fr. HS 10-19-87 21 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS5 Maxwell Lacy DB 6-2 193 So. JC 7-20-89 20 Pasadena, Calif./Compton College 6 Bryant Ezeji WR 6-0 179 Fr. RS 6-24-89 20 Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s HS6 Kamaron Yancy DB 5-9 187 Jr. JC 9-7-84 24 Los Angeles, Calif./Pierce College7 Terrance Cain QB 5-11 185 Jr. JC 7-14-88 21 Houston, Texas/Blinn CC8 Elijah Wesson WR 5-11 190 Sr. 3VL 6-2-87 22 Compton, Calif./Dominguez HS9 Aiona Key WR 6-4 195 Sr. 1VL 11-20-86 22 Citrus Heights, Calif./Mt. SAC10 Stevenson Sylvester LB 6-2 224 Sr. 3VL 7-18-88 21 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS11 TJ Canales QB 6-0 196 Fr. RS 5-23-87 22 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS12 Joe Dale DB 5-11 200 Sr. 3VL 12-18-86 22 Irving, Texas/Nimitz HS13 Luke Matthews WR 6-1 205 Fr. RS 11-10-89 19 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS13 J.J. Williams LB 6-0 225 So. 1VL 2-26-86 23 Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS14 Damilyn Tanner DB 5-10 175 Sr. 1VL 10-26-87 21 Sacramento, Calif./El Camino College15 DeVonte Christopher QB 6-1 190 Fr. RS 4-17-90 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Canyon Springs HS16 David Reed WR 6-0 190 Sr. 1VL 3-22-87 22 New Britain, Conn./Pasadena City College17 Robert Johnson DB 6-2 195 Sr. 2VL 2-13-87 22 Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College18 Chad Manis LB 6-5 237 Jr. 1VL 2-13-88 21 Lakewood, Calif./Cerritos College19 Corbin Louks QB 6-0 190 Jr. 2VL 4-10-89 20 Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS20 Ben Macey WR 6-1 180 So. SQ 10-29-85 23 Logan, Utah/Logan HS20 Mike Wright LB 6-2 239 Sr. 3VL 6-6-86 23 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah21 Lamar Chapman DB 5-8 170 Jr. RS 4-16-87 22 Compton, Calif./El Camino JC22 Sausan Shakerin RB 6-2 215 Fr. RS 7-31-89 20 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS23 Mookie Murphy DB 5-9 174 Jr. 1VL 11-10-87 21 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego Catholic HS23 Chase Nakamura WR 6-3 174 Fr. HS 3-7-90 19 Wailuku, Hawaii/HP Baldwin HS24 Justin Jones DB 5-9 180 Sr. 3VL 6-6-88 21 Marshall, Texas/Marshall HS25 Mark Ercanbrack WR 5-11 185 Fr. JC 11-21-89 19 Provo, Utah/Snow College25 R.J. Stanford DB 5-11 184 Sr. 3VL 5-6-88 21 Chino, Calif./Chino HS26 Ryan Lacy WR 5-10 184 Fr. RS 9-5-90 18 Antelope, Calif./Oakmont HS27 Brandon Burton DB 6-0 184 So. 1VL 7-31-89 20 Houston, Texas/Clear Creek HS27 Nate Thompson WR 6-0 162 Fr. TR 1-8-90 19 Sandy, Utah/Dixie State College28 Reggie Topps DB 5-11 180 Fr. RS 12-19-88 20 Prunedale, Calif./N. Monterey County HS 29 Nick Liefting DB 6-1 185 So. SQ 5-9-85 24 West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS29 Mychal Robinson WR 5-8 191 So. 1VL 12-9-88 20 Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS30 Ben Vroman K/P 6-0 203 Sr. 3VL 4-22-87 22 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS31 Jordan Benson DB 5-11 195 Fr. RS 2-5-90 19 Centerville, Utah/Judge Memorial HS31 Zach Wade WR 6-3 196 So. RS 10-7-86 22 Salt Lake City/Dixie College32 Chaz Walker LB 5-11 213 So. 1VL 9-30-88 20 Farmington, Utah/Davis HS 33 Justin Taplin-Ross DB 6-3 208 Jr. 2VL 3-26-89 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS34 Tysen Clements DB 5-11 200 Jr. 2VL 11-10-84 24 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS34 Tage Clifford TE 6-1 234 So. SQ 7-16-85 24 Roy, Utah/Snow College35 Greg Bird DB 6-2 223 So. 1VL 6-17-86 23 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS35 Jackson Owen RB 5-10 179 Fr. HS 9-17-88 21 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS36 Eddie Wide RB 5-10 195 Jr. 2VL 11-19-88 20 Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial HS37 Bryce Bennion DB 6-0 199 Fr. RS 10-24-86 22 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS38 Forrest Dabb DB 5-10 198 Fr. RS 3-19-90 19 Salt Lake City/Bingham HS40 Grayson Dart DB 6-1 200 Fr. RS 8-25-86 23 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS 40 Tory Tima RB 5-10 200 Jr. JC 12-15-83 25 Magna, Utah/Mt. San Antonio41 Koa Misi DE 6-3 256 Sr. 2VL 1-17-87 22 Santa Rosa, Calif./Santa Rosa JC42 Nai Fotu LB 6-0 224 Jr. 2VL 8-20-88 21 Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS43 Lei Talamaivao DT 6-2 280 So. 1VL 9-20-88 20 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS44 Dave Kruger DL 6-5 272 Fr. RS 5-17-90 19 Orem, Utah/Timpanogos HS45 Boo Andersen LB 6-1 230 Fr. RS 12-14-89 19 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS45 Siaki Cravens TE 6-2 230 Fr. RS 8-26-90 19 Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley HS46 Trevor Moss RB 5-11 196 Sr. 2VL 10-13-83 25 Sandy, Utah/Northwest CC46 Lolo Tenifa DB 5-11 195 Fr. TR 12-18-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Brigham Young47 Tatum Drecksel DL 6-2 255 Sr. 2VL 7-31-85 24 Salt Lake City/Southern Utah48 RJ Cunningham DB 5-10 182 Fr. TR 7-30-87 22 West Jordan, Utah/Southern Utah48 Junior Fonua RB 5-8 230 Sr. 1VL 2-19-87 22 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Texas Southern49 Tyson Buck LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS 4-6-88 21 Highland, Utah/Lone Peak HS



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50 Mo Neal LB 6-2 221 So. 1VL 1-2-88 21 Oakland, Calif./San Leandro HSNo. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School51 Jamel King LB 6-2 229 So. 1VL 3-31-89 20 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS52 Matt Martinez LB 6-0 226 So. 1VL 1-21-88 21 Murray, Utah/Cottonwood HS53 Isi Filimoeatu LB 6-0 229 Jr. JC 7-5-85 24 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College54 Tevita Stevens OL 6-1 280 Fr. RS 7-4-87 22 Hemet, Calif./Hemet HS55 Neli A’asa OL 6-2 288 Jr. 2VL 2-16-88 21 Big Rapids, Mich./Big Rapids HS55 Mike Laloni DL 6-2 250 Jr. JC 6-27-83 26 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College56 Thomas Bradley DB 5-9 185 Fr. RS 11-17-87 21 Salt Lake City/Highland HS57 Tyler Williams OL 6-1 282 Sr. 3VL 2-28-87 22 Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS59 Kepa Gaison LB 5-10 215 Sr. 2VL 3-20-87 22 Kaneohe, Hawaii/The Kamehameha School60 Kawika Vincent OL 6-4 290 Jr. TR 11-30-86 22 Kailua, Hawaii/Dixie State College62 Patrick Greene LS 6-2 198 Fr. RS 2-20-90 19 Monrovia, Calif./Monrovia HS63 Coleman Petersen K/P 6-2 180 So. SQ 3-31-88 21 Sandy, Utah/Brighton HS67 Derek Tuimauga OL 6-4 314 Fr. RS 9-30-90 18 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS68 Zane Beadles OL 6-4 305 Sr. 3VL 11-19-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS69 Zach Davila OL 6-4 296 Fr. HS 11-30-89 19 Vail, Ariz./Cienega HS70 Tony Bergstrom OL 6-6 300 So. 1VL 8-8-86 23 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS71 Walter Watts OL 6-2 296 Jr. 2VL 10-11-88 20 Los Banos, Calif./Los Banos HS 72 Caleb Schlauderaff OL 6-4 300 Jr. 2VL 11-7-87 21 Shelton, Wash./Shelton HS73 Daniel Bukarau OL 6-1 271 Jr. 2VL 10-20-85 23 Kailua, Hawaii/Kailua HS74 Sam Brenner OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS 4-27-90 19 Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS75 Viliamu Nau OL 6-6 300 Sr. SQ 4-24-87 22 Pomona, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College77 Zane Taylor OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2VL 4-23-88 21 Moab, Utah/Grand County HS78 Louis Finner OL 6-3 300 So. 1VL 4-19-89 20 Plano, Texas/Plano East HS80 Chris Joppru TE 6-6 267 Sr. 1VL 2-6-87 22 Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS81 Kendrick Moeai TE 6-5 223 Fr. RS 3-28-90 19 West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS82 John Peel WR 6-1 185 Sr. 1VL 5-9-86 23 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS83 Ben Hendy TE 6-2 232 Sr. 1VL 9-9-86 22 Sandy, Utah/Temple84 Brad Clifford TE 6-4 250 Jr. 2VL 3-7-86 23 Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 85 Jereme Brooks WR 5-7 170 Jr. 2VL 4-23-89 20 League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS86 Mike Hicken WR 6-1 190 Jr. 2VL 3-19-88 21 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS87 Collin Robinson WR 5-11 180 So. RS 8-7-85 24 Draper, Utah/Alta HS88 Ray Magee WR 6-4 226 Jr. JC 4-12-88 21 San Diego, Calif./Fullerton CC 89 Jake Bentrude WR 6-3 203 So. SQ 9-16-88 20 Draper, Utah/Juan Diego HS90 Derrick Shelby DL 6-3 250 So. 1VL 2-7-89 20 Houston, Texas/Hightower HS91 Joe Phillips K 5-11 187 Jr. JC 1-29-86 23 Salt Lake City/Snow College92 Kenape Eliapo DT 6-0 310 Sr. 3VL 3-22-86 23 San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS93 Thor Salanoa DE 6-2 201 Fr. RS 2-7-89 20 Honolulu, Hawaii/Radford HS94 Christian Cox DL 6-1 248 Jr. 1VL 12-11-85 23 Bountiful, Utah/Southern Utah95 Sean Sellwood K/P 6-3 200 Fr. RS 7-11-90 19 Salt Lake City/Judge Memorial HS96 Junior Tui’one DT 6-4 274 Jr. 1VL 12-5-85 23 Hawthorne, Calif./El Camino JC 97 Nick Binks DE 6-5 233 Fr. RS 9-11-87 21 Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS98 Sealver Siliga DT 6-3 311 So. 1VL 2-15-90 19 West Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School James Aiono DE 6-3 273 Jr. JC 1-23-89 20 West Valley City, Utah/ Snow College Conroy Black DB 6-0 176 Jr. JC 10-31-88 20 Miramar, Fla./Fullerton CC Beau Burton RB 5-9 195 Fr. HS 8-3-91 18 Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro HS Eric Dago DE 6-2 211 Fr. HS 2-24-90 19 Houston, Texas/Westside HS Sean Fitzgerald WR 6-3 195 Fr. RS 4-28-88 21 Mission Viejo,Calif./Mission Viejo HS Colby Goodwin TE 6-5 202 Fr. HS 1-16-91 18 Houston, Texas/CY-Fair HS Latu Heimuli DT 6-3 296 Fr. HS 5-27-91 18 Salt Lake City/Highland HS Vyncent Jones OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS 9-18-90 18 Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS Nick Marsh P/K 5-11 206 Fr. HS 9-5-91 17 Petaluma, Calif./Petaluma HS Kapua Sai OL 6-5 319 Fr. HS 12-21-90 18 Kahalu’u, Hawaii/St. Louis HS Jamal Smith WR 6-2 181 Fr. HS 3-29-91 18 Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS Victor Spikes DB 6-0 200 Fr. HS 5-31-90 19 Beaumont, Texas/ Beaumont Central HS Jarrad Stewart DB 5-9 182 Fr. HS 12-7-90 18 Houston, Texas/Pearland HS Percy Taumoelau OL 6-4 313 Fr. HS 10-30-90 18 Glendale, Utah/Cottonwood HS Jeremiah Tofaeono DT 6-3 311 Fr. HS 3-5-91 18 Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS Siosaia Tuipulotu DT 6-1 280 Fr. HS 8-3-90 19 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS Chris Washington DB 6-0 183 Fr. HS 11-11-90 18 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS

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2004Brad Clifford (W/O, RM)John PeelRay Stowers

2005Zane BeadlesTony Bergstrom (RM)Greg Bird (RM)Grayson Dart (RM)Kenape EliapoKepa Gaison (W/O)Chris JoppruBen Vroman (W/O)J.J. Williams (W/O, RM)Tyler Williams

2006Neli A’asaJoe DaleSean Fitzgerald (RM)Justin JonesMatt Martinez (W/O)Mookie MurphyCaleb SchlauderaffR.J. StanfordStevenson SylvesterZane TaylorWalter Watts Elijah Wesson (W/O)Mike Wright (TR, W/O, RM)

2007Matt Asiata (JC)Jereme BrooksBrandon BurtonLouis FinnerNai FotuRobert Johnson (JC)Jamel KingCorbin LouksChad Manis (JC)Koa Misi (JC)Mo NealDerrick ShelbyLei TalamaivaoJustin Taplin-RossChaz Walker (W/O)Eddie Wide

2008Boo AndersenNick Binks (RM)Sam BrennerLamar Chapman (JC)DeVonte ChristopherSiaki CravensZach DavilaAiona Key (JC)Dave KrugerRyan LacyLuke MatthewsKendrick MoeaiViliamu Nau (JC)David Reed (JC)

Thor SalanoaSausan Shakerin Sealver Siliga Tevita Stevens (W/O, RM)Damilyn Tanner (JC)Reggie ToppsDerek TuimaugaJunior Tui’one (JC, RM)

2009James Aiono (JC)Conroy Black (JC)Beau BurtonTerrance Cain (JC)Eric DagoLT FiliagaColby GoodwinLatu HeimuliVyncent JonesMaxwell Lacy (JC)Ray Magee (JC)Nick MarshKapua SaiJamal SmithShaky Smithson (JC)Victor SpikesJarrad StewartPercy TaumoelauJeremiah TofaeonoSiosaia TuipulotuChris WashingtonJason WhittinghamJordan WynnKamaron Yancy (JC)

2004Daniel Bukurau (RM)

2006Thomas Bradley (RM)Tysen Clements (RM)Mike Hicken

2007Jake BentrudeTage Clifford (RM)Christian Cox (TR, RM)Tatum Drecksel (TR, RM)Junior Fonua (TR)Ben Hendy (TR)Nick Liefting (RM)Ben Macey (RM)Trevor Moss (JC, RM)Collin Robinson (RM)Mychal Robinson

2008Bryce Bennion (RM)Jordan BensonTJ Canales (RM)Forrest Dabb

Bryant EzejiPatrick GreeneColeman Peterson (RM)Sean SellwoodZach Wade (RM)

2009Tyson BuckRJ Cunningham (RM)Mark ErcanbrackIsimeeli FilimoeatuChristopher HoytMichael LaloniChase NakamuraJackson OwenJoe PhillipsBenjamin SolivenLolo TenifaNathan ThompsonTory TimaKawika Vincent

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Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School Pronunciation James Aiono DE 6-3 273 Jr. JC West Valley City, Utah/ Snow College Eye-oh-noConroy Black DB 6-0 176 Jr. JC Miramar, Fla./Fullerton CC Beau Burton RB 5-9 195 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro HS Terrance Cain QB 5-11 186 Jr. JC Houston, Texas/Blinn CCEric Dago DE 6-2 211 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Westside HS Day-go LT Filiaga LB 6-0 230 Fr. HS Provo, Utah/Bingham HS Filly-ahn-ga Colby Goodwin TE 6-5 202 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/CY-Fair HS Latu Heimuli DL 6-3 296 Fr. HS Salt Lake City/Highland HS La-too Hey-moo-leeVyncent Jones OL 6-3 291 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah/Jordan HSMaxwell Lacy DB 6-2 193 So. JC Pasadena, Calif./Compton College Ray Magee WR 6-4 226 Jr. JC San Diego, Calif./Fullerton CC Ma-ghee Nick Marsh P/K 5-11 206 Fr. HS Petaluma, Calif./Petaluma HSKapua Sai OL 6-5 319 Fr. HS Kahalu’u, Hawaii/St. Louis HS Ka-poo-a Sigh Jamal Smith WR 6-2 181 Fr. HS Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS Antoine “Shaky” Smithson WR 5-11 215 Jr. JC Baltimore, Md./East Los Angeles CC Victor Spikes DB 6-0 200 Fr. HS Beaumont, Texas/ Beaumont Central HSJarrad Stewart DB 5-9 182 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Pearland HS Percy Taumoelau OL 6-4 313 Fr. HS Glendale, Utah/Cottonwood HS Tao-moy-lau (rhymes with ow-moy-ow) Jeremiah Tofaeono DT 6-3 311 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS To-fy-o-no Siosaia “LT” Tuipulotu DT 6-1 280 Fr. HS Euless, Texas/Trinity HS See-o-sigh-a Too-ee-poo-lo-too Chris Washington DB 6-0 183 Fr. HS Layton, Utah/Northridge HS Jason Whittingham LB 6-2 214 Fr. HS Provo, Utah/Timpview HSJordan Wynn QB 6-1 175 Fr. HS Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HSKamaron Yancy DB 5-9 187 Jr. JC Los Angeles, Calif./Pierce College

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The 2009 Utes are faced with the daunting task of replacing the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year at quarterback, three starting receivers, the starting running back, two starting offensive linemen, the offensive coordinator and the offensive line coach. Now for the good news. There is strong competition at quarterback, receiver is loaded with talent and game experience, the “second-string” running back led the 2008 Utes in rushing and he is back, three of the best offensive linemen in the conference return, the new offensive coordinator has played a key role in the game plan for the past four years and the new offensive line coach is a 12-year veteran of college coaching.

Dave Schramm takes the controls of the Ute offense after spending his first four years coaching the running backs. In addition to his coordinator duties, Schramm will coach the quarterbacks. Sliding over from the defensive side of the ball to take Schramm’s place with the running backs is third-year Ute assistant Aaron Alford. Alford managed the cornerbacks his first two years. New to the staff, but experienced in the field, is offensive line coach Blake Miller. Miller was recruited from Rice, which won a school-record 10 games last year and finished tenth in the nation in total offense.

Quarterback The battle to replace one of the nation’s best quarterbacks began the minute the Utes beat Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Junior Corbin

Louks, the understudy to all-time Utah win leader Brian Johnson for the past two years, owns squatter’s rights – at least for now. Louks played in 19 games in his first two seasons—primarily in run situations—and his 4.42 40 speed led to some dazzling gains. His charge will be to prove his passing game equals his foot speed. Hoping to unseat Louks as the starter is redshirt freshman DeVonte Christopher, the 2007 Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year. Christopher put up phenomenal numbers in high school (passing for over 3,200 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior) and is participating in his second spring camp at Utah. The competition got stiffer in January, when junior college All-American Terrance Cain joined the team. Cain led the NJCAA in passing yards (3,138) and touchdowns (29) in 2008, while completing 68-percent of his passes.

Wide Receiver Even with the starting lineup wiped clean, this could rate as the best receiving corps in the league. David Reed, whose acrobatic catches are reminiscent of former Ute great and current NFL starter Steve Smith, is one of the nation’s most exciting receivers. Reed averaged a team-high 17.1 yards per catch and scored six touchdowns in his first year at Utah. Senior Aiona Key arrived too late to break into the rotation at receiver last fall, but he’ll have plenty of time to make the cut this season. At 6’4”, with great leaping ability (he blocked three kicks in three games last year), Key has the tools to dominate a game. Junior Jereme Brooks played in 25 games his first two years on campus (starting in seven) and he offers all sorts of options. A slippery receiver and runner, Brooks has also thrown two passes—completing both—one for a touchdown. John Peel, projected to start in spring camp, is awaiting word on an all-but-certain NCAA extension. Injured for most of his first four years, he played in all 13 games last year. Utah’s talent doesn’t stop with the starters. Senior Elijah Wesson has played since his true freshman year, and like Brooks, is a dual threat. Looking to break into the rotation are physically gifted redshirt freshman Luke Matthews and mid-year JC transfer Shaky Smithson.

Running Back Utah’s run game should recover nicely from graduation losses. Senior Matt Asiata played starter-like minutes in 2008 and led Utah (sixth in the conference) with 707 net rushing yards. He tied for second in the league in rushing touchdowns with 12, many coming out of the “Asiata Formation” off the direct snap. Asiata uses his 5’11”, 230-pound size to his advantage, averaging 4.8 yards per carry last fall. Unlike Asiata, who rolls over opponents, junior Eddie Wide (5’10”, 195) out cuts and out runs them. Wide averaged 6.1 yards per rush in a changeup role. As good a combination as Asiata and Wide make, playing time is certain for redshirt freshman

Junior quarterback Corbin Louks played in 19 games the past two seasons.

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Senior wide receiver David Reed averaged a team-high 17.1 yards per catch in his first season with the Utes in 2008.

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Sausan Shakerin, whose “official” introduction to NCAA ball has been eagerly anticipated. “Shak,” a blend of Asiata and Wide at 6’2”, 215 pounds, was the 2007 Utah Class 5A MVP.

Offensive Line All-America candidate Zane Beadles (6’4”, 305), one of the best left tackles in the nation, heads a trio of returning starters up front. Beadles, first-team all-conference a year ago, opted to stay in school for his final season rather than testing the NFL waters early.

He’ll play alongside two other all-conference candidates – junior guard Caleb Schlauderaff and junior center Zane Taylor. New starters will man the right side, but they have game experience. Junior Neli A’asa, a former defensive tackle-turned tight end-turned offensive guard, will bring great athleticism to his new position. Sophomore Tony Bergstrom, a 6’6”, 300-pound up-and-comer, played in 10 games and started one as a true freshman last year. Bergstrom is listed ahead of another 6’6”, 300-pounder, senior Viliamu Nau, at right tackle. Senior Tyler Williams (three varsity letters) at center and junior Walter Watts (two letters) at guard are the most experienced backups. Youngsters with two-deep aspirations include redshirt freshman Derek Tuimauga and true freshman Sam Brenner.

Tight End Utah’s Most Improved Offensive Player in 2008, Chris Joppru got four of the five starts accorded to the tight end position. When the Utes opt for a double-tight formation, junior Brad Clifford will team up with Joppru.

Plenty is new on the defensive side of the ball, but the most important piece of the puzzle remains in place: Utah’s defensive scheme, which has remained essentially intact for the past 15 years. New defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake, whose first four years on the staff were spent coaching the linebackers (a position he retained in his promotion to DC), has a firm understanding of the defensive philosophy. Sitake’s credits also include his important role – even as a position coach – in Utah’s game planning and play calling. The hiring of veteran NFL and college defensive line coach John Pease lends yet another layer of experience to the Ute defensive coaching staff. Pease will also serve as the assistant head coach. The other change is at corner, where J.D. Williams takes over after seven years in the Pac-10. Seven starters return for the defense, and though the starter losses grew from two to four when all-conference juniors Paul Kruger and Sean Smith declared for the NFL draft early, the defensive outlook is bright. Linebacker Young a year ago, linebacker is perhaps the most seasoned position on the team now. Starters return at every position, led by senior All-America candidate Stevenson Sylvester at rover. Second-team all-league as a junior, Sylvester finished

second on the team in tackles with 73—a figure that included eight TFL and 3.5 sacks. He laid the groundwork for future All-America kudos in the Sugar Bowl, when he ravaged Alabama with three sacks and seven total tackles. Returning to man the middle, where he serves as the field manager for the defense, is senior Mike Wright. He led Utah in tackles (81) in an honorable mention all-conference season last

year. Starting stud linebacker Nai Fotu will miss spring ball while he recuperates from a late-season knee injury. Known for his speed and crushing tackles (he had 5.5 TFL last year), Fotu will be back at work in the fall. Until then, his absence allows versatile senior Kepa Gaison to play even more snaps than usual. Gaison enters spring as the co-starter coming off his magnificent performance in the Sugar Bowl. A former walk-on kicker who can play all three linebacker spots, Gaison had six tackles and two sacks against the Tide. Also in the fray is J.J. Williams, the starting rover for the last half of his freshman season in 2006. He returned from an LDS Church mission in time for spring ball. Three talented sophomores jockeying for future starting jobs are Mo Neal, Matt Martinez and Chaz Walker. Neal and Martinez go into spring as the co-backups at both “mac” and stud, while Walker joins Gaison as the

Left tackle Zane Beadles, a first-team all-MWC pick in 2008, is one of three returning starters on the offensive line.

Senior linebacker Stevenson Sylvester, second-team all-MWC in 2008, was second on the team with 73 stops.

Senior defensive end Koa Misi was second-team all-MWC and ranked third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss in 2008.

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primary backup at rover. If Neal and Martinez can avoid the health problems that hindered them in the past, Utah will experience little, if any drop-off, when the sophomore backups take the field.

Defensive Line Perhaps the most underrated defensive end in the league, look for senior Koa Misi to blast out of Kruger’s shadow this fall. Misi, second-team all-league last year, has started 24 games (playing in all 26) in the past two seasons. His 68 total tackles were tops among the linemen (third overall) in 2008 and his 8.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team. First in line to replace Kruger at left end is 250-pound sophomore Derrick Shelby, who excelled as an undersized redshirt-freshman tackle a year ago. Shelby became the starting nose tackle by default due to injuries, but quickly earned the job on his own merits. The return of injured tackles Kenape Eliapo and Lei Talamaivao allows Shelby to move to his natural position at end.

Eliapo reclaims his starting post at nose tackle, which immediately puts him in the mix for all-conference accolades. Injured in the season-opener a year ago, Eliapo came back from a broken foot to start in the Sugar Bowl. He displayed his immense strength and athleticism with a monstrous 11-yard sack deep in Utah territory that snuffed a potential touchdown drive by Alabama. Immediately after replacing the injured Eliapo in game two last year, Talamaivao broke his leg and was lost for the season. He’ll return this spring as the starting tackle, armed with three years of eligibility. Talamaivao played as a true

freshman in 2007. Typical of past Utah teams, backups figure to play a key role for a line that pressures the quarterback on nearly every play. Expected to impact the game-day rotation are redshirt freshman Dave Kruger and junior Christian Cox at the ends, and sophomore Sealver Siliga and junior Junior Tui’one at the tackles. At 6’5”, 272 pounds, the younger brother of Paul Kruger could also slide inside. Siliga played as a true freshman last season and is Utah’s biggest lineman at 325 pounds. While Cox and Tui’one lettered last year, their contributions will increase exponentially this fall. Redshirt freshman Nick Binks and senior Tatum Drecksel will also find their way onto the playing field.

Defensive Back On paper, the strength of the defensive backfield is at safety, where all-league candidates Robert Johnson and Joe Dale return. The agile 6’2” Johnson has seven interceptions in his first two seasons as the starting free safety. From his strong safety post, Dale led Utah’s secondary (fourth overall) with 66 total tackles last year and had three interceptions. Redshirt freshman Reggie Topps hopes to spell Johnson at times, while Justin Taplin-Ross, used mostly on special teams in his first two years, backs up Dale. Cornerback is a different story, where first-year assistant J.D. Williams must start virtually from scratch after losing all-conference corners Sean Smith and Brice McCain. R.J. Stanford, Utah’s starting nickel a year ago, takes over at one corner. A great cover man, Stanford is Utah’s fastest

DB with 4.29 speed in the 40. Sophomore Brandon Burton played in 10 games last year and appears the heir apparent at the other corner. At nickel, senior Damilyn Tanner is the leading candidate. Backups hoping to unseat the projected starters include mid-year JC transfer Kamaron Yancy, senior Justin Jones and junior Lamar Chapman.

For the first time in Kyle Whittingham’s head coaching career, he enters a season without the services of sensational kicker/punter Louie Sakoda. Sakoda, a four-year starter, graduated as the most decorated All-American in Utah football history. He was a unanimous Consensus All-America kicker in 2008 and a first-team All-America punter in 2007. The three-time MWC Special Teams Player of the Year was also the first-ever Ray Guy and Lou Groza finalist from Utah (both in 2008). Even sans Sakoda, special teams coordinator Jay Hill is optimistic about the kicking game. One reason is strong-legged senior Ben Vroman, who has handled every kickoff for the past two years. Vroman ranked second in the nation last year in touchbacks with 44, while averaging 68 yards per kickoff. He’ll get first crack at the place-kicking duties, where heavy competition is expected from sophomore Coleman Peterson and incoming sophomore junior college transfer Joe Phillips. Vroman is the clear cut leader to handle kickoffs again. At punter, big (6’3”, 200 pound) redshirt freshman Sean Sellwood has aspirations as the next Sakoda. Vroman backs him up. The entire kick team is new, with redshirt freshman Patrick Greene preparing to snap for both punts and field goals, and redshirt freshman quarterback DeVonte Christopher first in line to hold for the latter. Utah’s punt return situation could actually improve with the turnover. The 2008 Utes struggled mightily with punt returns and tried eight players with mixed results. Redshirt freshman Luke Matthews and JC transfer Shaky Smithson hope to change Utah’s fortunes in this area. Kick returner is the one known entity of the special teams. David Reed won honorable mention all-conference honors here a year ago by averaging 25.4 yards per return. Again, Reed draws comparisons to former Ute Steve Smith (an NFL all-pro at both receiver and returner) with his speed and instincts. His backups are Elijah Wesson and Jereme Brooks – both established kick returners.

Kenape Eliapo (92), who is slated to start at nose tackle, returned late in the 2008 season after suffer-ing a foot injury in the season opener at Michigan.

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n four years as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham has won 73-percent of his

games, gone 4-0 in bowl games, led Utah to its best season in 115 years of football, engineered the biggest win in school history and been named the National Coach of the Year.

The best news is that Whittingham will be following his own act. On Dec. 29, 2008, five days before Utah soundly beat Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Utes. For his role in Utah’s 13-0 record and No. 2 national ranking, Whittingham was honored by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards committee as the 2008 National Coach of the Year. The 2008 Utes—the only FBS team to go the entire season without a loss—received 16 first-place votes and 1,519 total points in the AP poll, trailing only Florida, which won the BCS National Championship game. It was the best ranking in school history, as was Utah’s No. 4 final USA Today finish. Utah capped its remarkable year with a 31-17 Sugar Bowl rout over an Alabama team that had spent five weeks at No. 1. In the first 13-win season in school history, Utah beat four top 25 opponents, among them two that finished in the top 10. An undefeated league record helped Whittingham win Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year honors. His 37-14 career ledger includes a 7-3 advantage over BCS schools and bowl wins against Georgia Tech (2005), Tulsa (2006), Navy (2007) and Alabama (2009/2008 season). Utah’s Sugar Bowl upset marked the second time the school earned a BCS bowl invitation and came away with a convincing victory. Whittingham was transitioning from defensive coordinator to head coach

when the 2004 Utes trounced Pittsburgh 35-7 in the Fiesta Bowl. Utah owns the longest current bowl win streak in the nation at eight games and Whittingham has had a hand in all of them. Prior to assuming the head coaching duties in 2005,

Whittingham was the Ute defensive coordinator for bowl wins over Fresno State (1999), USC (2001) and Southern Miss (2003), and the co-head coach in Utah’s BCS-busting 2005 Fiesta Bowl win over Pittsburgh. He came to Utah as the defensive line coach in 1994 and was promoted to defensive coordinator a year

later. In his 15-year tenure, Utah has logged a 123-55 record and played in nine bowl games (winning eight). Since 1994, Utah has been ranked 50 weeks in the AP poll and boasts three top-10 finishes (No. 10 in 1994, No. 4 in 2004 and No. 2 in 2008). On an individual level, Whittingham has coached four All-Americans, including three consensus first-team selections: defensive lineman Luther Elliss (1994), defensive back Eric Weddle (2006) and place kicker Louie Sakoda (2008). Sakoda, the only unanimous Consensus All-American in Utah football history, is also the only Ute ever to win major first-team All-America honors at two different positions. He was a first-team punter in 2007 (FWAA) and a first-team kicker in 2008 (Consensus). Morgan Scalley was a second-team All-America defensive back in 2004. Whittingham has seen his players win conference Player of the Year honors on defense, special teams and offense. A Ute won MWC Defensive Player of the Year three years running in Scalley (2004) and Weddle (2005-06), while Sakoda was a three-time MWC Special Teams Player of the Year (2006-08). Quarterback Brian Johnson was named the 2008 MWC Offensive Player of the Year. Whittingham has mentored 36 first-team all-conference players as either a defensive coach or head coach at Utah.

KYLE WHITTINGHAMYear at Utah: 5thCareer Record: 37-14Bowl Record: 4-0

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Brigham Young, 1984Bachelor’s in educational psychologyBrigham Young, 1987Master’s in athletic administration

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Birthdate: Nov. 21, 1959Hometown: Provo, UtahFamily: Married to the former Jamie Daniels. Four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex, Kylie.

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In addition, a Ute has won the MVP award in all four bowl games with Whittingham at the helm. In 2005, Weddle was named Defensive MVP and Travis LaTendresse Offensive MVP of the Emerald Bowl; in 2006, Sakoda was the Armed Forces Bowl MVP; in 2007, Brian Johnson was the Offensive MVP and Joe Dale the Defensive MVP of the Poinsettia Bowl; and Johnson repeated a year later, winning MVP honors at the 2009 Sugar Bowl. To date, Whittingham has sent 22 players to the NFL—12 as draft picks and 10 as free agents. Whittingham protégés on active NFL rosters are Martail Burnett, Jonathan Fanene, Quinton Ganther, Ma’ake Kemoeatu, Gabe Long, Sione Pouha, Brett Ratliff, Paul Soliai, Kelly Talavou and Weddle. As a first-year head coach in 2005, Whittingham inherited a team missing many of the biggest stars off the 12-0 2004 team, including five draft picks (among them No. 1 NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy finalist Alex Smith). Nonetheless Utah went on to beat No. 24 ranked Georgia Tech in the Emerald Bowl. A year later, his 2006 team capped an 8-5 season with a win over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl. In 2007, Utah (9-4) overcame numerous injuries to win eight of its last nine games and beat Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl. Whittingham’s Utah legacy began in 1994, when he coached the defensive line for a team that led the league in every defensive category. In 1995, he became the defensive coordinator, replacing his father Fred, who left for a job in the NFL. Utah led the conference in total defense three times under his direction (2000, 2001 and 2002). In 2002, Utah ranked No. 1 in the MWC in total defense, scoring defense and rushing defense. Utah led the league in scoring defense four times from 1999-2005 (ranking No. 2 in 2003, 2004 and 2005). The Ute defense recorded 14 top-20 statistical rankings from 1995-2004. Whittingham began his coaching career in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young. He went from there to the College of Eastern Utah as the defensive coordinator in 1987. Next came Idaho State, where he spent six years (1988-93), his last two as the defensive coordinator. A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978-81, Whittingham earned first-team all-WAC and WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1981. He played in the Hula and Japan Bowls, then launched a professional career that included stints with the Denver Broncos (1982 training camp) and the U.S. Football League (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and New Orleans Breakers (1984). He played on the Los Angeles Rams’ replacement squad in 1987. Whittingham graduated from BYU in 1984 and received his master’s in 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Provo, Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. They have four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex and Kylie.

Whittingham’s Head Coaching CareerYear School Overall Record MWC Record Bowl Game (Opponent)2005 Utah 7-5 4-4 Emerald (Georgia Tech)2006 Utah 8-5 5-3 Armed Forces (Tulsa)2007 Utah 9-4 5-3 Poinsettia (Navy)2008 Utah 13-0 8-0 Sugar (Alabama)Totals Utah 37-14 22-10

Whittingham Vs. All Opponents

Air Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Brigham Young . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Colorado State . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Louisville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . 1-0Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1San Diego State . . . . . . . . . 3-1TCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1UNLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Utah State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0Weber State . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1Totals 37-14

Whittingham’s Coaching Chronology

Year School Assignment Bowl Game1985 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant Citrus1986 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant Freedom1987 College of Eastern Utah Defensive Coordinator1988-91 Idaho State Linebackers/Special Teams1992-93 Idaho State Defensive Coordinator 1994 Utah Defensive Line Freedom1995 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties1996 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Copper1997 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1998 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties1999 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Las Vegas2000 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties2001 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Las Vegas2002 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2003 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Liberty2004 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Fiesta (2005)*2005 Utah Head Coach Emerald2006 Utah Head Coach Armed Forces2007 Utah Head Coach Poinsettia2008 Utah Head Coach Sugar (2009)*Co-head coach at the 2005 Fiesta Bowl

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Kyle Whittingham (left) appeared on ESPN’s College Football Live last fall.


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Aaron Alford, in his third year on the staff, was assigned the running backs in February after two years coaching the cornerbacks. Alford has also held assistantships at Akron (2004-06), Wyoming (2002), Western Illinois (2001), Southern Utah (1999-2000) and Kent State (1998). Alford lettered for Colorado State in 1993, graduating in 1997. He has a master’s degree from Southern Utah (2003).

Jay Hill is in his fifth year on the staff and his third as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. He coached the cornerbacks from 2005-06 and was co-coordinator of the special teams. Hill has coached two Consensus All-Americans: defensive back Eric Weddle (2006) and kicker Louie Sakoda (2008). Sakoda was also a first-team All-America punter in 2007. Hill started at cornerback for Utah from 1998-99, graduating in 2000. His master’s degree (2005) is also from Utah.

First-year offensive line coach Blake Miller comes from Rice, where he was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator from 2007-08. Other college coaching jobs were at Texas State (2000-02 and 2004-06), SMU (2003) and Northwestern State (1997-99). Miller coached the line at every school and served as the offensive coordinator at Texas State. He lettered four years at LSU (1987-90), earning first-team all-SEC honors his senior year. He earned his bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1993 after a three-year NFL career.

John Pease, a veteran NFL and college assistant, is Utah’s new defensive line coach and assistant head coach. Pease’s extensive coaching portfolio includes 11 years with the New Orleans Saints (1986-1994 and 2004-05), eight years with the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-2002) and five years at the University of Washington (1978-82). He lettered for Utah from 1963-64 and later served as a Ute graduate assistant (1968-69) and linebackers coach (1977). He graduated from Utah in 1964.

Aaron Roderick has coached Utah’s wide receivers since 2005. Prior to Utah, he was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Southern Utah (2003-04), the running backs coach at Snow College (2002) and an offensive graduate assistant at Brigham Young (1999-01). Roderick started at wide receiver for BYU from 1997-98 after an All-America juco career. He graduated from BYU in 1998, where he also earned his master’s (2002).

Former Utah All-American Morgan Scalley will coach the safeties for the second year and is Utah’s new recruiting coordinator. Scalley served as an administrative assistant (2006) and defensive graduate assistant (2007) before his promotion to full-time status. Scalley lettered at Utah from 2001-04, earning A.P. second-team All-America and MWC co-Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior. His bachelor’s (2004) and master’s (2006) degrees are from Utah.

Dave Schramm begins his first year as Utah’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after four years managing the running backs. Schramm was also Utah’s recruiting coordinator from 2005-08. His 21-year coaching resume includes stops at San Diego State (1990-2001), Montana (2003-04), Southwest Texas State (2002), Nebraska (1989) and Austin Peay (1988). He played at Cornell (Iowa), Grossmont JC and Adams State, before graduating from SDSU in 1988.

Kalani Sitake takes over at defensive coordinator after four years as Utah’s linebackers coach. He will continue to coach the linebackers. Previous full-time experience was at Southern Utah (2003-04) and Eastern Arizona (2001). In 2002, he served as a defensive graduate assistant at Brigham Young. Sitake was a four-year starting fullback for BYU, graduating in 2000.

J.D. Williams, a seven-year Pacific-10 assistant, is Utah’s new cornerbacks coach. Williams coached the defensive backs at Washington from 2006-08 and at Cal from 2002-05. His other full-time coaching jobs were at Fresno State (2000-01), San Jose State (1999) and Cal Poly (1998). He played at Fresno State and was a second-team All-American (Sporting News) as a senior in 1989. The 1990 FSU graduate was drafted in the first round by the Buffalo Bills and played in four Super Bowls with them. He also played for the Cardinals and 49ers.

AARON ALFORD

Running Backs3rd Year

JAY HILL

Tight EndsSpecial Teams Coord.5th Year

BLAKE MILLER

Offensive Line1st Year

AARON RODERICK

Wide Receivers5th Year

JOHN PEASE

Assistant Head CoachDefensive Line1st Year

MORGAN SCALLEY

SafetiesRecruiting Coordinator2nd Year

DAVE SCHRAMM

Offensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks5th Year

KALANI SITAKE

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UTAH: All-conference candidate will start this season after leading Utah’s rushers in 2008 … namesake of the “Asiata Formation,” in which he takes the direct snap … big, strong and tough to tackle.2008–Played in all 13 games with one start (Utah State) … Utah’s leading rusher ranked first on the team in carries (146), net yards (707), yards per game (54.4) and touchdowns (12) … averaged 4.8 yards per rush … finished seventh in the MWC in rushing (54.4) and tied for second in touchdowns (12) … 10th in the league in scoring (6.0 ppg) … season-best 116 yards and 19 carries against Air Force … other big games included 85 yards vs. New Mexico, 83 vs. San Diego State and 77 against Michigan … had 13 receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown, including a 39-yard catch vs. Michigan … also threw two passes – completing both for touchdowns – out of the “Asiata Formation” … threw a 32-yard touchdown pass against UNLV.2007–Injury redshirt … broke his leg in the first game of the season at Oregon State … prior to the injury, he rushed four times for 16 yards.

PRIOR TO UTAH: 2006 junior college All-American was also first-team all-Western States Football League … led the WSFL and Snow College in rushing with 1,365 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006 … averaged 6.3 yards per carry and 136.5 yards per game … rushed for 238 yards in a win over Scottsdale CC … Snow won the WSFL championship in 2006 and bowl games in 2005 and 2006 … 2003 and 2004 all-state and all-region selection for Hunter High (Utah) … earned three letters in football and basketball … Hunter was the 2003 state champion in both football and basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Faulole Asiata … two brothers and two sisters … married to Tangi Atiga … daughters Ioana Faulole and Shawnee-Leslie, and son Ephraim … sociology major … full name is Matthew Rentinai Asiata (pronounced ah-see-ah-ta) … born July 24, 1987 in Santa Ana, Calif.

YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG2007 1/0 4 16 4.0 0 92008 13/1 146 707 4.8 12 38Totals 14/1 150 723 4.8 12 38

UTAH: All-America candidate is one of the best left tackles in the nation … has started his entire career (moving from guard to tackle as a sophomore) … has been compared to former Ute All-American (current Carolina Panther all-pro OL) Jordan Gross … on the preseason watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award … member of Utah’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).2008–First-team All-MWC … named Utah’s Top Offensive Lineman … played and started in 12 games (missed UNLV game with injury) ... led Utah with 40 knockdowns (bowl stats were not kept) … had 42 pancake blocks and 27 cuts … led Utah in pancake blocks (6) and knockdowns (7) against Air Force … seven pancake blocks against Wyoming … six cuts against New Mexico … first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII … Academic all-MWC … made Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 2007–Second-team all-conference … started all 13 games at left tackle … moved from guard to tackle in preseason camp … participated in 856 plays in the regular season (bowl stats were not kept) to rank second on the line … averaged 71.4 plays per game … totaled 22 pancake blocks, 37 knockdowns and 17 cuts ... season-high eight knockdowns vs. BYU … achieved the best overall grade on the line in six games … season-best grade of 89% was against Louisville … Academic all-MWC … made Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor Roll.2006–Played in all 13 games and started 12 at left guard (came off the bench against BYU after missing practice with a concussion) … in 12 regular season games (bowl stats were not

kept), he participated in 696 plays … totaled 10 pancake blocks, 10 cut blocks and 19 knockdowns … received the highest grade (83%) of the Utah offensive linemen in his very first college game, which was against UCLA … season-best grade of 87% against both Northern Arizona and TCU … made the Dean’s List and Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor Roll.2005–Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state, all-region lineman played both ways for Hillcrest High (Utah) … Hillcrest team captain and three-year starter did not miss a game during his high school career … won his team’s “Top Lineman” award as a senior after recording 93 tackles, six sacks and an interception for the defense and not allowing a sack as an offensive tackle … lettered three years in baseball and two in basketball … honorable mention all-state and first-team all-region baseball player in 2005 … baseball team captain was a second-team all-region player in 2004 … National Honor Society … ranked 37th out of a class of 542 with a 3.92 GPA.

PERSONAL: Son of Brad Beadles and Jamie Legerski … parents are both graduates of Wyoming … mother played basketball for Wyoming and father played baseball for Hutchinson Junior College … stepfather Joe Legerski is the women’s basketball coach at Wyoming and a former Utah assistant … stepmother, Jill, started at point guard for Concordia Lutheran, which qualified for the NAIA Final Four in 1993-94 … has two brothers and two sisters … mechanical engineering major … full name is Zane Dae Beadles … born in Casper, Wyo., on Nov. 19, 1986.

UTAH: All-conference candidate will start for a second year at strong safety … Defensive MVP of the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl … four career interceptions … two game-saving interceptions (vs. Navy in 2007 and Air Force in 2008).2008–Started all 13 games at strong safety… led the Ute defensive backs in total tackles (66), which ranked fourth overall … 6.5 TFL also led the secondary … also had three interceptions, four pass breakups, a sack and a forced fumble … season-high nine tackles against TCU included a sack for a 16-yard loss … two interceptions against BYU … interception in the final seconds against Air Force clinched Utah’s victory … seven tackles (1.5 TFL) and a forced fumble at Wyoming.

4MATT ASIATARunning Back5-11, 230, Sr.1VL West Valley City, UtahSnow College

68ZANE BEADLESOffensive Line6-4, 305, Sr.3VLSandy, UtahHillcrest HS

12JOE DALEDefensive Back5-11, 200, Sr.3VLIrving, TexasNimitz HS

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2007–Played in all 13 games and started in three … Defensive MVP of the Poinsettia Bowl had a season-high 12 tackles and a game-saving interception against Navy … 40 tackles on the season (2.5 for a loss) … also forced one fumble and recovered a fumble … seven tackles and a forced fumble against Colorado State … six stops, an assisted sack and a fumble recovery against Air Force … four tackles against UCLA included two for loss … made Utah’s Athletics Academics Honor Roll. 2006–Played in 10 games … six tackles … three solo tackles against San Diego State … broke up a pass against UNLV.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district … lettered three years in both football and basketball at Nimitz High School (Texas).

PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Shirley Dale … two brothers and one sister … parks, recreation and tourism major … born Dec. 18, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU INT2006 10/0 4 2 6 0-0 1 02007 13/3 24 16 40 2.5-8 1 12008 13/13 35 31 66 6.5-32 4 3Totals 36/16 63 49 112 9.0-40 6 4

UTAH: All-conference candidate will start at nose tackle … regular contributor on the line since his freshman year … fully recovered from the broken foot that cost him seven games in 2008.2008–Appeared in six games … started in the first game against Michigan and the final game against Alabama … broke his foot against Michigan and missed the next seven games before returning in a limited role against New Mexico on Nov. 1 … playing time increased steadily throughout the remaining four games … 11 tackles and a sack/TFL … season-high five tackles against TCU … three tackles included 1.5 for loss at Michigan … three tackles and an 11-yard sack against Alabama … sack vs. the Tide came deep in Utah territory and prevented Alabama from converting on third down … named Utah’s Defensive Comeback Player of the Year. 2007–Played in all 13 games, with two starts … 29 tackles, 2.5 for loss and a sack … season-high six tackles against Air Force … five stops vs. Oregon State.

2006–Saw action in 10 games, with one start … start came at nose tackle against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl … seven total tackles included a tackle for loss and a 12-yard sack.2005–Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league linebacker for South San Francisco HS (Calif.) … conference player of the year.

PERSONAL: Son of Kenape and Tunufai Eliapo …both parents are in the ministry … one brother … enjoys singing and basketball … sociology major … name is pronounced ken-ah-pay, ee-lee-ah-po … born Mar. 22, 1986.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK2006 10/1 5 2 7 1.0-12 1-122007 13/2 15 14 29 2.5-16 1-112008 6/2 5 6 11 2.5-14 1-11Totals 29/5 25 22 47 6.0-42 3-34

UTAH: All-conference candidate is in his third year as the starting free safety … seven career interceptions.2008–Played in 12 games with 11 starts … missed the UNLV game (hamstring) ... 41 tackles, four interceptions and three pass breakups … all four picks came against ranked opponents (2 vs. Alabama, 1 vs. TCU, 1 vs. BYU) … first interception in the Sugar Bowl came on Alabama’s second drive and led to a Utah TD … made game-ending interception in win over TCU … also had six tackles against TCU … five tackles with an interception against BYU … season-high eight tackles vs. New Mexico … preseason all-MWC … member of Utah’s Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMS).2007–Honorable mention all-MWC … played in 12 games and made seven starts at free safety … 44 total tackles … caused a team-high five turnovers (three interceptions and two forced fumbles) … injured his shoulder in the third game and played at less than full strength for the remainder of the season – missing one complete game … one game prior to the injury, he was named the Bronco Nagurski National Defensive Player of Week, MWC Defensive Player of the Week, and won an ESPN Helmet Sticker for his work in Utah’s win over No. 11 UCLA … against UCLA, he had two interceptions, a pass breakup, six tackles and a forced fumble into the end zone for a touchback …

season-high 12 tackles and a pass breakup against Brigham Young … six tackles and a pass breakup vs. Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention junior college All-American in 2006 … also all-conference, all-district and all-state in ’06 … 96 total tackles, five interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for L.A. Southwest College … also ran track for L.A. Southwest … 21.65 clocking in 200 meters and 47.52 in 400 meters … 6’8” high jumper … as a senior at Fremont High School (Calif.), he was named to L.A. Times 2005 all-region team and its “top defensive back” … 2005 defensive co-player of the year in the Coliseum League … also lettered in track and basketball … all-district basketball player.

PERSONAL: Son of Wanda and the late Wayne Johnson … three brothers and two sisters … brother Elijah played wide receiver for L.A. Southwest College … sociology major … born Feb. 13, 1987.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU INT2007 12/7 26 18 44 0.5-1 4 3-262008 12/11 18 23 41 0.5-6 3 4-7Totals 24/18 44 41 85 1.0-7 7 7-33

UTAH: All-conference candidate may be the best defensive lineman in the Mountain West Conference … has played in all 26 games and started in 24 since joining Utah as a sophomore JC transfer … 16.5 tackles for loss in his first two years … best suited for end, he can also play tackle, where he started in 2007.2008–Second-team all-conference … started all 13 games – 12 at end and one (Air Force) at tackle … 68 total tackles led Utah’s linemen and ranked third overall … 8.5 TFL and six pass breakups ranked third on the team … led Utah with three forced fumbles (tied for the third-most in the MWC) … forced a fumble against BYU that led to a score … also had six tackles and two pass breakups vs. BYU … tied career-high with nine tackles against Air Force, including two for loss … eight tackles in back-to-back games against Colorado State and New Mexico … one and a half sacks against Michigan … two pass breakups against Oregon State … won Utah’s defensive Iron Ute award.

92KENAPE ELIAPODefensive Tackle6-0, 310, Sr.3VL San Francisco, Calif.So. San Francisco HS

17ROBERT JOHNSONDefensive Back6-2, 195, Sr.2VLLos Angeles, Calif.L.A. Southwest College 41

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2007–Played in all 13 games and started the last 11 … played defensive end for the first two games, moving to tackle when injuries struck … third on the team in tackles with 67 … leading tackler on the line also had 8.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries … season-high nine tackles in bowl win over Navy … eight tackles, including two sacks, and a fumble recovery against UCLA … seven stops versus Utah State … six tackles against New Mexico and UNLV … recovered a fumble and returned it 28 yards against New Mexico … academic all-MWC.

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-conference defensive end helped Santa Rosa Junior College to a division title and a bowl invitation … two-time first-team all-conference player for Montgomery High School (Calif.) … Defensive Player of the Year … Montgomery went 13-0 in 2005 and won the league title … also lettered in baseball and basketball … honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Son of Kathy Moix, Sione Misi and stepmother Melissa Misi ... father played football for Hawaii … one sister … enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding … sociology major … name is pronounced ko-a mee-see … full name is Nawa’akoa Lisiate Foti Analeseanoa Misi … born Jan. 17, 1987.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK2007 13/11 29 38 67 8.0-31 2.5-102008 13/13 31 37 68 8.5-34 3.0-18Totals 26/24 60 75 135 16.5-65 5.5-28

UTAH: All-conference candidate at both receiver and returner … one of the nation’s most exciting receivers … acrobatic catches are reminiscent of former Ute great and current NFL all-pro receiver Steve Smith … speed and instincts on kick returns also elicit memories of Smith.2008–Honorable mention All-MWC kick-returner was also one of Utah’s best receivers … played in all 13 games … 17.1 yards per reception was best on the team … six touchdown catches ranked second … 25 catches for 427 yards … averaged 29.0 yards on two receptions against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, including a 28-yard touchdown grab that gave Utah a 28-17 lead … season-best 87-yard receiving game with two touchdowns against San Diego State … 73-yard games against Air Force and Colorado State … 47-yard TD catch against AFA

… only carry went for 15 yards and a score against UNLV … led Utes with 25 kickoff returns for 635 yards (25.4 average) … four kickoff returns for 142 yards (long of 79) in win over Oregon State … honorable mention all-MWC kick returner finished third in the league and 36th in the nation (25.4 average).

PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team JC Gridwire All-American … set national junior college reception record with 111 catches in 10 games in 2007 … averaged 166.1 yards per game receiving … broke every game and career reception record at Pasadena City College … PCC’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 … first-team all-conference … prepped at New London High (Conn.), where he was first-team all-conference and all-state … New London won two state championships.

PERSONAL: Son of Karen Reed … one brother and one sister … parks, recreation and tourism major … full name is Brandon David Reed … born Mar. 22, 1987 in Dubuque, Iowa.

YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG2008 13/0 25 427 17.1 6 47

YEAR KOR YDS AVG. TD LONG2008 25 635 25.4 0 79

UTAH: All-conference candidate has started at left guard since his freshman year.2008–Started all 13 games at left guard … team-best 46 pancake blocks in regular season play (no bowl stats were kept) ... 31 knockdowns and 19 cuts … 11 pancake blocks against Oregon State was a career-high and the best by a Ute all season ... nine pancakes at Utah State … Academic all-MWC … made Dean’s List (3.85 GPA) and Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 2007–Played in all 13 games and started at left guard in the last 10 … in on 686 plays in the regular season (bowl stats were not kept) … 27 pancake blocks, 31 knockdowns and 24 cuts … season-best eight pancake blocks against UCLA … five knockdowns against both Louisville and San Diego State … Academic all-MWC.2006–Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-stater in 2005 was a three-time all-conference and two-time all-region selection … played in the all-state game … named in the top 25 recruits in Washington, Oregon, Idaho

and Alaska by the News Tribune and in the top 15 juniors in Washington by the Seattle Times … two-year Shelton High (Wash.) team captain … Shelton won the Narrows League championship in 2004 … won three letters in football and one in basketball … set 15 school records in the weight room … grew four inches and gained 50 pounds his freshman year … member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Pam Schlauderaff … father graduated from Minnesota and mother from Washington … dad is a doctor and mom is a nurse … two brothers … exercise and sport science major … name is pronounced kay-leb schlah-der-off … full name is Caleb Hunter Schlauderaff … born Nov. 7, 1987.

UTAH: All-America candidate has started at least part-time since he was a true freshman … has developed into one of the best rover linebackers in school history.2008–Second-team all-MWC … started in all 13 games … won team’s Top Linebacker award … second on the team in tackles with 73 … Ute leader in tackles against league schools (53) … all but unstoppable in the Sugar Bowl, recording seven tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery against Alabama … season-high 10 tackles against TCU ... nine tackles with 1.5 TFL against UNLV … nine tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Colorado State … two pass breakups against New Mexico … eight tackles (1.5 for loss) vs. Air Force. 2007–Honorable mention all-MWC … played in all 13 games, starting eight at rover linebacker … second on the team in both tackles (86) and tackles for loss (10) … five pass breakups and a forced fumble … career-high 14 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, against UNLV … nine tackles against both TCU and Wyoming … eight tackles against San Diego State … recorded sacks against UCLA, Utah State and Louisville … six tackles in bowl win over Navy.2006–True freshman played in 10 games, making three starts (two at rover and one at middle linebacker) … injured his knee on the opening kickoff against Wyoming and missed the next week’s game at New Mexico … started against Northern Arizona, Utah State and TCU … 23 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … also had a pass breakup, forced fumble and interception … returned an interception 45 yards for a score at Utah State.

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16DAVID REEDWide Receiver6-0, 190, Sr.1VL New Britain, Conn.Pasadena City College

10STEVENSON SYLVESTERLinebacker6-2, 224, Sr.3VL Las Vegas, Nev.Valley HS

72CALEB SCHLAUDERAFFOffensive Line6-4, 300, Jr.2VL Shelton, Wash.Shelton HS


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PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team all-state and all-league linebacker and tight end in 2005 … Valley High (Nevada) MVP and team captain … recorded 67 tackles (44 solo) in 2005 … also had 22 tackles for loss, five sacks, four forced fumbles and five pass breakups … had over 400 receiving yards and six touchdowns as a senior tight end … won three letters in football and two in basketball … hoops team won the 2004 conference and region titles … also played in the band for two years.

PERSONAL: Son of Worrel Sylvester and Angela Levi … mother played basketball for Southern Utah for four years … raised with his two brothers and four cousins from age four to 15 before moving to Las Vegas … brother Jason played basketball for Santa Rosa JC … cousin Geno Odong plays football at Utah State … cousin Jennifer played basketball for Cerro Coso CC … coached in basketball by his mother, who critiqued him after every football, basketball, baseball and soccer game he ever played … played the saxophone from fifth through 10th grade … double major in mass communication and economics … nickname is Sly … full name is Stevenson Ellis Sylvester … born July 18, 1988.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK PBU2006 10/3 7 16 23 1.5-2 0.5-1 12007 13/8 45 41 86 10.0-47 3.0-30 52008 13/13 33 40 73 8.0-30 3.5-23 4Totals 36/24 85 97 182 19.5-79 7.0-54 10

UTAH: Honorable mention all-MWC last season as a first-year starting center, he will vie for first-team acclaim this fall.2008–Honorable mention all-MWC … started all 13 games at center … 15 pancake blocks in the regular season (bowl stats were not kept) … 35 knockdowns … 22 cuts … led Utah with season-high seven knockdowns vs. Michigan … five knockdowns against TCU … won the Offensive Iron Ute award … Academic all-MWC … made Dean’s List (3.85 GPA) and Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 2007–Played in eight games, mostly on special teams … backed up at right guard and participated in 20 offensive plays … had two pancake blocks … Academic all-MWC … made the Dean’s List and Utah’s Athletics Academic Honor Roll. 2006–Redshirt … won the team’s Future Award for Offense … made the Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and state MVP as a junior and senior … Rivals.com Top 70 defensive tackle … led Grand County High (Utah) to the 2005 2A state championship … won letters in football, wrestling and track and field … three-time 2A state wrestling champion (2004-06) … 2006 state shot put and discus champion … senior class president participated in student government all four years of high school … National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Tom Taylor and Kristin Millis ... both parents graduated from Utah State … three sisters and a brother … grandfather (Sam Taylor) played football for Westminster College (Utah) … enjoys hiking, river rafting, acting and movie trivia … health education teaching major … full name is Zane Charles Taylor … born April 23, 1988.

UTAH: All-conference candidate originally walked on to the team … earned a scholarship in January of 2008 … second-year starting middle linebacker is the “quarterback” of the secondary … does a great job of moving the defenders into position.2008–Honorable mention All-MWC … started all 13 games … Utah’s tackle leader had 81 stops … contributed 2.5 TFL, a sack, five pass breakups and a fumble recovery … led Utah in tackles in five games, including a game-tying seven tackles in the Sugar Bowl … named MWC Defensive Player of the Week for his career game against Oregon State, when he recorded 15 tackles, two pass breakups and a sack … 10 tackles against Air Force … nine tackles (one TFL) against BYU … six tackles and a fumble recovery against Weber State … seven tackles vs. New Mexico … won team’s President’s Award … Academic all-MWC. 2007–Played in all 13 games … began the season playing primarily on special teams, but became a contributor at middle linebacker by midseason … 22 total stops included 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … season-high seven tackles against Colorado State … also had three TFL, two sacks and a pass breakup against CSU … four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Wyoming. 2006–Played in 10 games on special teams … four tackles.

PRIOR TO UTAH: Played for Southern Utah from 2004-05 … prepped at Bountiful High (Utah) … first-team all-state and all-region in football as a senior … Bountiful was the 2003 Utah state champion … also lettered in basketball and baseball … second-team all-state and first-team all-region baseball player … high honor roll.

PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Jane Wright … mother is a Utah graduate … accounting major … full name is Michael Richard Wright … born June 6, 1986.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK2006 10/0 1 3 4 0 02007 13/0 12 10 22 4.5-30 3-262008 13/13 35 46 81 2.5-14 1-9Totals 36-13 48 59 107 7.0-44 4-35

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77ZANE TAYLOROffensive Line6-2, 300, Jr.2VL Moab, UtahGrand County HS

20MIKE WRIGHTLinebacker6-2, 239, Sr.3VL Bountiful, UtahSouthern Utah

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JAMES AIONODefensive End6-3, 273, Jr.JCWest Valley City, UtahSnow College Rated the No. 1 junior college recruit in the nation in 2008 by Rivals.com … 2008 first-team All-American for Snow College … Western States Football League 2008 Defensive MVP and first-team all-conference defensive lineman … 2007 second-team All-American and first-team all-WSFL … led Snow to the WSFL title both years … initially signed out of high school with the Utes in 2007 … first-team all-state and all-region as a senior at Murray High School (Utah) in 2006 … won four letters in football … rated the fourth-best prospect in the state by Scout.com coming out of high school … son of Ta’aloga and Ali’itasi Aiono … youngest of five children … last name is pronounced eye-oh-no … full name is James Pelenise Aiono … born Jan. 23, 1989 in Anaheim, Calif.

CONROY BLACKDefensive Back6-0, 176, Jr.JCMiramar, Fla.Fullerton CC

Fullerton College team captain had 17 solo tackles, returned an interception for a touchdown and had three pass breakups in 2008 … Fullerton was the Southern California Football Association (SCFA) champion … Fullerton won the National Bowl and made it to the SoCal Championship semi-finals … also all-conference in track … ran the 100-meters in 10.3-seconds and was clocked at 21.1 seconds in the 200 meters … prepped at Everglades High (Fla.), where he was second team all-state by the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald … 13 interceptions in three years, including five in both his sophomore and junior seasons … Everglades was the 6A District II champ in 2005 … also lettered in track …son of Kenneth Black and Rosalind Maxwell … mother and father were born in Jamaica, where his father currently resides … three brothers and a sister … born Oct. 31, 1988.

BEAU BURTONRunning Back5-9, 195, Fr.HSScottsdale, Ariz.Saguaro HS

Northeast Valley, East Valley Tribune, Fever and 24-7 Offensive Player of the Year … two-time all-region and all-city running back … Scout.com first-team all-state … rushed for 2,417 yards as a senior … 4,717 career rushing yards … 53 career

touchdowns … averaged 9.66 yards per carry in his four years at Saguaro High (Ariz.) … Saguaro won the 2006, ’07 and ’08 state and region championships … son of Daniel Burton and Lisa Kern … father played football at Arizona State … full name is Beau Jordan Burton … born Aug. 3, 1991.

TERRANCE CAINQuarterback 5-11, 186, Jr.JCHouston, TexasBlinn CC

Enrolled at Utah in January and will participate in spring ball … NJCAA First-team All-American … NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year … Southwest JC Football Conference Player of the Year … first-team all-conference and all-region … led the NJCAA in passing yards (3,138), completions (223) and touchdowns (29) in 2008, while ranking second in completion percentage (68.4%) and total yards (3,306) … in 2007, he set a national junior college record for completion percentage (71.1%) … in his two-year JC career, he passed for 5,313 yards and 51 touchdowns, while completing over 70.8 % of his pass attempts (418-of-590) … Blinn College team captain … played in the 2008 Heart of Texas Bowl and the 2006 Pilgrims Pride Bowl (national JC championship) … Blinn won the 2006 and 2008 conference title … two-time all-district player for North Shore High School (Texas) … North Shore was the district champion from 2003-05 and won the state title in 2003 … son of Tracey, Sr., and Rosemarie Cain-Tennison … one brother … full name is Terrance Reshard Cain … born July 14, 1988.

ERIC DAGODefensive End6-2, 211, Fr.HSHouston, TexasWestside HS All-district … Houston area top 100 players … Westside High (Texas) Defensive MVP … team captain … played in Space City Classic, Baya Classic and Honolulu all-star games … 73 tackles, seven sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior in 2008 … Westside was the district champ in 2007 and 2008 … lettered three years in football and two years in basketball … son of Cris Orzabal and Deadra Dago Orzabal … both parents went to Texas A&M … one sister and one brother … enjoys hunting, fishing and reading … last name is pronounced Day-go … full name is Eric Georgio Ian Dago … born Feb. 24, 1990.

LT FILIAGALinebacker6-0, 230, Fr.HSProvo, UtahBingham HS First-team all-state as a senior in 2008 … 2008 Region MVP … first-team all-region in 2007 and 2008 … 2008 Nike Most Valuable Linebacker … 2008 all-Polynesian Most Valuable Linebacker … 99 tackles, five sacks, six pass breakups, seven hurries and three forced fumbles his senior year … 2007 Bingham High (Utah) MVP … lettered three years in football … made high honor roll … son of Tui and Tiana Filiaga … four brothers and one sister … cousin Thor Salanoa is a Ute defensive end … cousins Harvey Unga and Russell Tialavea play for BYU … cousin Brandon Manumaleuna is an eight-year NFL tight end currently playing for San Diego … uncle Frank Manumaleuna played three years for the Kansas City Chiefs … last name is pronounced Filly-ahn-ga … full name is Little Tui Raymond Filiaga … born May 25, 1991.

COLBY GOODWINTight End6-5, 202, Fr.HSHouston, TexasCY-Fair HS Two-time first-team 5A all-district … CY-Fair High (Texas) team captain … lettered three years in football and two years in basketball … son of John Goodwin and Deborah Diane Graves-Goodwin … two sisters … enjoys snowboarding … born Jan. 16, 1991.

LATU HEIMULIDefensive Line6-3, 296, Fr.HSSalt Lake CityHighland HS

All-state, all-region and region defensive MVP in 2008 … 60 tackles, 12 TFL and eight sacks as a senior … lettered three years in football and basketball at Highland High School (Utah) … Highland was the Utah state runner-up in 2006 and Region 6 champion in 2006 and 2007 … son of Tohi and Kaho Heimuli … one brother and two sisters … honor roll … likes playing tennis … name is pronounced La-too Hey-moo-lee … full name is Okusitino Latu Heimuli … born May 27, 1991.


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VYNCENT JONESOffensive Line6-3, 291, Fr.HSSandy, UtahJordan HS

First-team all-state in 2006 and 2007 … honorable mention all-state in 2005 … first-team all-region three years … voted by his Jordan High (Utah) teammates as the Gold Dot Man of the Year … team captain … academic all-region … Honor Society member has a 3.95 GPA … son of Wayne and Jodell Jones … father played at Utah from 1978-81 … father played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1987 and also played for the L.A. Express of the USFL … mother is a pipefitter/plumber … enjoys guitar—acoustic, bass and electric … hopes to pursue a degree in astronomy and physics … full name is Vyncent Wayne Jones … born Sept. 18, 1990.

MAxWELL LACYDefensive Back6-2, 193, So.JCPasadena, Calif.Compton College

Mid-year signee will enroll at Utah for the second session of the semester and will participate in spring ball … played one year for Compton College … cornerback had 35 tackles, three interceptions, 15 passes defended and three forced fumbles in 2008 … prepped at Verbum Dei High (Calif.) … 2005-06 all-C.I.F. first team as a wide receiver and cornerback … 2004 honorable mention all-C.I.F. receiver … four-year letterman … Verbum Dei won the 2006 C.I.F. championship … son of Darryl Lacy and Karen Rogers … one brother and one sister … cousin Carlyle Eavis is on the Stanford women’s track team … grew up with former Ute defensive back Sean Smith … full name is Maxwell Jordan Lacy … born July 20, 1989.

RAY MAGEEWide Receiver6-4, 226, Jr.JCSan Diego, Calif.Fullerton CC Mid-year signee will enroll at Utah for the second session of the semester and will participate in spring ball … first-team all-conference for Fullerton College as a freshman in 2007 … Fullerton was the 2008 Southern California Football Association (SCFA) champion, won the National Bowl and made it to the SoCal Championship semi-finals … also first-team all-conference in basketball at Fullerton … lettered three years in football and four years in basketball at Valencia High School (Calif.) … league co-MVP in football as a senior and in

basketball as a junior … three-time first-team all-conference football player and four-time all-league basketball player … C.I.F. Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-C.I.F. in 2006 … 67 receptions for 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns his senior season (set school records for receptions and touchdowns) … played in the 2006 Orange County All-Star game … Valencia basketball MVP all four years and team captain as a junior … set school single-game records for scoring (40 points) and rebounding (18) … Valencia won Empire League championships in football in 2005 and 2006, and basketball in 2005 … son of Latoya Baldwin … three brothers … last name is pronounced Ma-ghee … full name is Ray Stephen Magee … born April 12, 1988.

NICK MARSHPunter/Kicker5-11, 206, Fr.HSPetaluma, Calif.Petaluma HS

2008 Sonoma County League Co-Specialist of the Year … 2008 Bay Area all-Metro honorable mention … 2009 Chris Sailer Kicking National Punting Champion … Chris Sailer Kicking top-12 in 2008 and 2009 … NFL Punt, Pass and Kick 2006 winner in 14 and 15 year old boys, San Francisco 49ers region … made a 47-yard field goal as a freshman at Petaluma High School (Calif.) … four-year honor roll student … National Honor Society … 3.93 high school GPA … 2009 Petaluma HS class treasurer … son of Scott and Carol Marsh … paternal grandmother is French … mother’s family immigrated from England in the 1960’s …father played hockey at Utica College before transferring to Temple … mother is a director of engineering who attended Cal and UCLA … one brother … enjoys drums, ping pong, snowboarding and golf … full name is Nicholas William Marsh … born Sept. 5, 1991.

KAPUA SAIOffensive Line6-5, 319, Fr.HSKahalu’u, HawaiiSt. Louis HS Third-team all-state as a senior … ranked as the No. 13 offensive guard by ESPN … all-Poly Camp Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 2006 and 2007 … Nike 2007 underclass All-America first team … lettered three years in football and two years in track and field … led St. Louis High (Hawaii) to a 32-4 record, including 12-1 marks in both 2006 and 2007, when St. Louis played in the state finals … son of Keanu and Kina Sai …father received his PhD from Hawaii and is a professor at Kapiolani Community College … mother is a senior manager at Hawaiian Airlines … one brother (Kiha) …

name is pronounced Ka-poo-a Sigh … full name is Klayton Kapuaa Keanu Ki’ilaweau Sai … born Dec. 21, 1990.

JAMAL SMITHWide Receiver6-2, 181, Fr.HSOxnard, Calif.Oxnard HS Three-time all-league … all-county and county wide receiver of the year … Oxnard High (Calif.) team captain … 29 receptions for 689 yards (23.8 average) and 13 touchdowns … Oxnard was four-time league champion … also lettered in track and basketball … 6’4” high jumper qualified for state … academic all-league … son of Ross and Camisca Fontes … enjoys singing and dancing … full name is Jamal LeMonye Smith … nickname is Mally … born Mar. 29, 1991.

ANTOINE “SHAKY” SMITHSONWide Receiver5-11, 215, Jr.JCBaltimore, Md.East Los Angeles CC Mid-year signee will enroll at Utah for the second session of the semester and will participate in spring ball … 2007 first-team all-conference receiver … 2008 first-team all-conference all-purpose … 2008 first-team all-region … led East L.A. CC in rushing (83 carries, 348 yards, 4.2 average, 4 touchdowns), receiving (58 catches, 795 yards, 3 TDs, 79.5 yards per game), punt returns (5 for 61 yards, 12.2 average), scoring (44 points) and all-purpose yards in 2008 … also completed three passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns his sophomore season and had 14 kickoff returns for 280 yards … seven catches for 235 yards against Glendale … against Santa Monica, passed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 102 yards and one score and had 117 yards receiving … lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Frederick Douglas High School (Md.) … first-team all-city as a quarterback and receiver in 2004 and 2005 … 2005 all-metro first team … TD Club All-Star team … two-time first-team all-city basketball player … also made the all-city second team twice … MVP of 2005 all-star game … first-team all-city baseball player in 2004 … played for the 2004 state champion basketball team … son of Tony and Lori Smithson … two brothers and four sisters … featured in HBO documentary “Hard Times at Douglas High,” playing point guard and team captain Shaky … full name is Antoine Lee Smithson but prefers Shaky … born Aug. 23, 1987.



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VICTOR SPIKESDefensive Back6-0, 200, Fr.HSBeaumont, TexasBeaumont Central

Two-time all-district … lettered four years in football and track at Beaumont Central High (Texas) … Beaumont High was the district champ in 2006-07 … on 4 x 200m relay team that set the 4A record (1:24.89) … transferred to Thurgood Marshall High School his senior year and was not allowed to participate in varsity sports … honor roll … son of Minnie Thibodeaux … one of 10 children (five boys and five girls) … born May 31, 1990.

JARRAD STEWARTDefensive Back5-9, 182, Fr.HSHouston, TexasPearland HS 2008 all-Texas second team and all-VYPE first team … 2008 district and county defensive MVP … 2008 Houston Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year … 2007 and 2008 first-team all-district … 2006 district Newcomer of the Year … 13 career interceptions … lettered four times in football and twice in track at Pearland High (Texas) … 2007 Principal’s Award … 2007 Pearland Geography Student of the Year … son of Donald Jiles and Tiffany Milo … three brothers … full name is Jarrad Christopher Stewart … born Dec. 7, 1990.

PERCY TAUMOELAUOffensive Line6-4, 313, Fr.HSGlendale, UtahCottonwood HS First-team all-state … two-time first-team all-region … lettered in football at Cottonwood (Utah) … son of Ani Taumoelau and Line Palau … three brothers and five sisters … cousins David Roth (Michigan State) and Pete Rolf (Ball State) both play college football … last name is pronounced Tao-moy-lau (rhymes with ow-moy-ow) … full name is Percy Lopati Taumoelau … born Oct. 30, 1990.

JEREMIAH TOFAEONODefensive Tackle6-3, 311, Fr.HSLas Vegas, Nev.Cheyenne HS First-team all-state and all-conference offensive and defensive lineman … won three letters in football at Cheyenne High (Nevada) … son of Ailao and

Doris Tofaeono … three brothers and three sisters … brother Ailao Eliapo plays for San Jose State … also related to Ute defensive tackle Kenape Eliapo … other football-playing relatives include Matt Toeaina, a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears since 2007, and Simi Toeaina (Oregon) … last name is pronounced To-fy-o-no … full name is Jeremiah Eneliko Tofaeono … born Mar. 5, 1991 in East Palo Alto, Calif.

SIOSAIA TUIPULOTUDefensive Tackle6-1, 280, Fr.HSEuless, TexasTrinity HS All-state … Dallas Morning News and Star Telegram Super Defense … district Player of the Year … first-team all-district two years … Trinity High (Texas) team captain … 83 tackles, 10 TFL, 12 sacks and seven forced fumbles as a senior in 2008 … 78 tackles, five TFL, seven sacks and three forced fumbles in 2007 … Trinity was the 2007 conference champion …. Son of Lomanipau and Seini Tuipulotu … one of 10 children (four brothers and five sisters) … enjoys playing rugby and volleyball … name is pronounced See-o-sigh-a Too-ee-poo-lo-too … full name is Siosaia Lauti Tuipulotu … born Aug. 3, 1990 in American Samoa.

CHRIS WASHINGTONDefensive Back6-0, 183, Fr.HSLayton, UtahNorthridge HS Second-team all-state … all-region and all-area … preseason All-American … No. 24-ranked safety by Scout.com … B2G Elite Camp defensive MVP … all-tournament at Las Vegas passing tournament … son of Tony and Connie Washington … both parents graduated from Weber Sate … father manages a brain injury facility … mother ran track at Weber State … two brothers and one sister … full name is Christopher Lee Washington … nickname is Chris … born Nov. 11, 1991.

JASON WHITTINGHAMLinebacker6-2, 214, Fr.HSProvo, UtahTimpview HS

2008 all-state and all-valley … lettered two years in football and two years in baseball … Timpview High (Utah) won three state championships (2006, ’07, ’08) … honor roll all four years … son of Cary and Lynita Whittingham … father played for BYU and the L.A. Rams (1987) … mother also attended

BYU … twin brother Trevor … nephew of Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham … enjoys water sports and snowboarding … full name is Jason Romney Whittingham … born Oct. 30, 1990.

JORDAN WYNNQuarterback6-1, 175, Fr.HSOceanside, Calif.Oceanside HS

Graduated in December 2008 from Oceanside High School (Calif.) and enrolled at Utah in January … will participate in spring ball … two-time all-state, all-San Diego Section and all-Avocado League … passed for 3,336 yards and 32 touchdowns with a 64% completion rate as a senior in 2008 … had three 300-yard passing games as a senior … threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns against Mira Mesa … 2,559 passing yards and 21 TDs (63% completion rate) as a junior … lettered two years … honor roll all four years … named a prep scholar … lived with his father … son of Robert Wynn and Simone Place … two brothers and one sister … born July 5, 1990.

KAMARON YANCYDefensive Back5-9, 187, Jr.JCLos Angeles, Calif.Pierce College

Enrolled at Utah in January and will participate in spring ball … all-conference selection at Pierce Junior College in 2006 has not played football for the past two seasons … redshirted at Pierce in 2007 … initially signed with Cal in 2008 before returning to Pierce to complete his degree … 45 tackles, 10 pass breakups, five interceptions and a fumble recovery in 2006—his first season of organized football in three years (he worked full time after finishing high school) … all-league corner as a senior at Fairfax High School … played in the 2002 Cali-Florida Bowl … also lettered in basketball … son of Billy Yancy and Robin Irving … father played football at Fresno State, leading the Bulldogs in passing yards in 1978, and also played in the USFL and CFL … two brothers and two sisters … younger brother Kellen completed his football career at the University of Houston in 2007 … full name is Charles Kamaron Yancy … born Sept. 7, 1984.


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NO. NAME MICH UNLV USU AFA WSU OSU WYO CSU UNM TCU SDSU BYU ALA1 Brice McCain x x x x x x x x x x x x x2 Ray Stowers x x x x x3 Brian Johnson x x x x x x x x x x x x x4 Matt Asiata x x x x x x x x x x x x x4 Sean Smith x x x x x x x x x x x x x5 Brent Casteel x x x x x x x x x x x x x6 Darrell Mack x x x x x x x x x x x x x7 RJ Rice x x x x x x x x x x x x x8 Elijah Wesson x x x x x x x x x x x x x9 Aiona Key x x x x x x x x x10 Stevenson Sylvester x x x x x x x x x x x x x11 Paul Kruger x x x x x x x x x x x x x12 Joe Dale x x x x x x x x x x x x x14 Damilyn Tanner x x x x x x x x x x x16 David Reed x x x x x x x x x x x x x17 Robert Johnson x x x x x x x x x x x x18 Chad Manis x x x 19 Corbin Louks x x x x x x x x x20 Mike Wright x x x x x x x x x x x x x21 Terrell Cole x x x x x x x x x x x x x23 Mookie Murphy x24 Justin Jones x x x x x x x x x x25 R.J. Stanford x x x x x x x x x x x x x27 Brandon Burton x x x x x x x x x x x29 Mychal Robinson x x x x x x30 Ben Vroman x x x x x x x x x x x x x31 Deshawn Richard x x x x x x x x x x x x32 Chaz Walker x x x x x x x x x x x x x33 Justin Taplin-Ross x x x x x x x x x x x x34 Tysen Clements x x x x x x x x x x x35 Louie Sakoda x x x x x x x x x x x x x36 Eddie Wide x x x x x x x x x x x x x37 Lisi Leota x x x x39 Clint Mower x x x x x x x x x x x x x40 Bo Hikila x x x x x x x x x x41 Koa Misi x x x x x x x x x x x x x42 Nai Fotu x x x x x x x x x x x x43 Lei Talamaivao x x45 Colt Sampson x x x x x x x x x x x x x46 Trevor Moss x x x x x x x x x x x47 Tatum Drecksel x x x x x x x x x48 Junior Fonua x x x x x x x x x x x x49 Greg Bird x x x x 50 Mo Neal x x x x x x x x x52 Matt Martinez x x x53 Afa Garrigan x55 Tobius Titus x56 Greg Newman x x x x x x x x x x x x x57 Tyler Williams x x x x x59 Kepa Gaison x x x x x x x x x x x65 Dustin Hensel x x x x x x x x x x x x x66 Robert Conley x x x x x x x x x x x x68 Zane Beadles x x x x x x x x x x x x70 Tony Bergstrom x x x x x x x x x x71 Walter Watts x x x x x x x72 Caleb Schlauderaff x x x x x x x x x x x x x73 Daniel Bukarau x74 Corey Seiuli x x x x x x x x x x x x x75 Viliamu Nau x77 Zane Taylor x x x x x x x x x x x x x78 Louis Finner x x x x x x80 Chris Joppru x x x x x x x x x x x x x81 Bradon Godfrey x x x x x x x x x x x x x82 John Peel x x x x x x x x x x x x x83 Ben Hendy x x x x x x x x x84 Brad Clifford x85 Jereme Brooks x x x x x x x x x x x x x88 Freddie Brown x x x x x x x x x x x x x89 Neli A’asa x x x x x x x x x x x x90 Derrick Shelby x x x x x x x x x x x x92 Kenape Eliapo x x x x x x94 Christian Cox x x x x 96 Junior Tui’one x x x x98 Sealver Siliga x x x x x x x x x x x x99 Aaron Tonga x x x x x x x x x x x



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TEAM STATISTICS UTAH OPPSCORING 480 224 Points Per Game 36.9 17.2FIRST DOWNS 282 209 Rushing 112 78 Passing 154 103 Penalty 16 28RUSHING YARDS 2034 1289 Attempts 499 415 Average Per Game 156.5 99.2PASSING YARDS 3178 2470 Att-Comp-Int 414-279-9 409-225-19 Average Per Game 244.5 190.0TOTAL OFFENSE 5212 3759 Total Plays 913 824 Average Per Game 400.9 289.2Fumbles-Lost 23-9 21-12Penalties-Yards-Avg. 90-817-62.8 91-661-50.8Punts-Yards-Avg 57-2357-41.4 78-3034-38.9Sacks-Yards 29-224 25-154Third Down Conversions 82/181 54/178Third Down Pct. 45% 30%Fourth Down Conversions 10/15 6/15Fourth Down Pct. 67% 40%Time of Possession Avg. 32:21 27:38Attendance Avg. 45,542 38,633

SCORE BY QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUtah 117 152 83 128 0 480Opponents 54 75 40 55 0 224

SCORING TD FG PAT RUSH RCV PASS SAF PTSSAKODA, Louie 0 22-24 56-57 0-0 0 0-0 0 122ASIATA, Matt 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 78BROWN, Freddie 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 42REED, David 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 42SAMPSON, Colt 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 30CASTEEL, Brent 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 30GODFREY, Bradon 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 24LOUKS, Corbin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 18MACK, Darrell 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 18STOWERS, Ray 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 12RICHARD,Deshawn 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 12BROOKS, Jereme 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 12JOHNSON, Brian 1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 8JOPPRU, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6KEY, Aiona 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6RICE, RJ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6SMITH, Sean 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6WESSON, Elijah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 2Total 59 22-24 56-57 1-2 0 0-0 1 480Opponents 28 11-19 23-24 0-1 0 0-3 0 224

13-0 Overall • 8-0 MWC (1st)Date Opponent Result Attend TV8-30 at Michigan W, 25-23 108,421 ABC/ESPN29-6 UNLV* W, 42-21 45,587 The Mtn. 9-13 at Utah State W, 58-10 19,061 KJZZ 9-20 at Air Force* W, 30-23 36,952 VERSUS 9-27 Weber State (HC) W, 37-21 45,117 10-2 Oregon State W, 31-28 45,599 VERSUS 10-11 at Wyoming* W, 40-7 17,123 The Mtn. 10-18 Colorado State* W, 49-16 44,793 The Mtn. 11-1 at New Mexico* W, 13-10 40,094 The Mtn. 11-6 TCU* W, 13-10 45,666 CBS C 11-15 at San Diego State* W, 63-14 19,342 The Mtn. 11-22 Brigham Young* W, 48-24 46,488 The Mtn. 1-2 Alabama$ W, 31-17 71,872 FOX Sports HC-Homecoming; *-Mountain West Conference game; $-Sugar Bowl

2008 Utah Football Results RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/GASIATA, Matt 13 146 716 9 707 4.8 12 38 54.4MACK, Darrell 13 123 562 21 541 4.4 3 26 41.6LOUKS, Corbin 9 27 223 5 218 8.1 3 69 24.2WIDE, Eddie 13 30 189 6 183 6.1 0 23 14.1JOHNSON, Brian 13 108 374 246 128 1.2 1 56 9.8CASTEEL, Brent 13 17 95 3 92 5.4 1 18 7.1STOWERS, Ray 5 17 77 1 76 4.5 2 21 15.2BROOKS, Jereme 13 10 73 13 60 6.0 1 34 4.6WESSON, Elijah 13 10 37 5 32 3.2 0 11 2.5REED, David 13 1 15 0 15 15.0 1 15 1.2Team 8 10 0 18 -18 -1.8 0 0 -2.2Total 13 499 2361 327 2034 4.1 24 69 156.5Opponents 13 415 1658 369 1289 3.1 10 41 99.2

PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/GJOHNSON, Brian 13 149.43 268-394-9 68.0 2972 27 55 228.6LOUKS, Corbin 9 181.94 4-7-0 57.1 104 0 39 11.6MANIS, Chad 3 125.40 3-4-0 75.0 24 0 13 8.0ASIATA, Matt 13 387.47 2-3-0 66.7 36 2 32 2.8SAKODA, Louie 13 87.80 1-2-0 50.0 9 0 9 0.7BROOKS, Jereme 13 377.20 1-1-0 100.0 33 0 33 2.5MACK, Darrell 13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Team 8 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 150.64 279-414-9 67.4 3178 29 55 244.5Opponents 13 108.55 225-409-19 55.0 2470 15 52 190.0

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GBROWN, Freddie 13 77 900 11.7 7 41 69.2GODFREY, Bradon 13 56 556 9.9 4 25 42.8CASTEEL, Brent 13 43 564 13.1 4 40 43.4BROOKS, Jereme 13 30 331 11.0 1 55 25.5REED, David 13 25 427 17.1 6 47 32.8MACK, Darrell 13 14 86 6.1 0 14 6.6ASIATA, Matt 13 13 111 8.5 1 39 8.5SAMPSON, Colt 13 11 76 6.9 5 13 5.8JOPPRU, Chris 13 6 59 9.8 1 26 4.5LOUKS, Corbin 9 1 33 33.0 0 33 3.7KEY, Aiona 9 1 19 19.0 0 19 2.1STANFORD, R.J. 13 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.7PEEL, John 13 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5Total 13 279 3178 11.4 29 55 244.5Opponents 13 225 2470 11.0 15 52 190.0

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLKSAKODA, Louie 22-24 91.7 0-0 4-4 10-10 6-7 2-3 53 0

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVGJOHNSON, Brian 13 502 128 2972 3100 238.5ASIATA, Matt 13 149 707 36 743 57.2MACK, Darrell 13 124 541 0 541 41.6LOUKS, Corbin 9 34 218 104 322 35.8WIDE, Eddie 13 30 183 0 183 14.1BROOKS, Jereme 13 11 60 33 93 7.2CASTEEL, Brent 13 17 92 0 92 7.1STOWERS, Ray 5 17 76 0 76 15.2WESSON, Elijah 13 10 32 0 32 2.5MANIS, Chad 3 4 0 24 24 8.0REED, David 13 1 15 0 15 1.2SAKODA, Louie 13 2 0 9 9 0.7Total 13 913 2034 3178 5212 400.9Opponents 13 824 1289 2470 3759 289.2

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 BLKSAKODA, Louie 56 2357 42.1 81 11 18 24 1Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Total 57 2357 41.4 81 11 18 24 1Opponents 78 3034 38.9 68 4 15 16 2

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Times at or inside 20 . . . . 56Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . 40Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Scoring percentage . . . .91% TD percentage . . . . . . . .71%

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ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVGREED, David 13 15 427 3 635 0 1080 83.1BROWN, Freddie 13 0 900 0 0 0 900 69.2CASTEEL, Brent 13 92 564 91 80 0 827 63.6ASIATA, Matt 13 707 111 0 0 0 818 62.9MACK, Darrell 13 541 86 0 0 0 627 48.2GODFREY, Bradon 13 0 556 0 0 0 556 42.8BROOKS, Jereme 13 60 331 1 42 0 434 33.4LOUKS, Corbin 9 218 33 0 0 0 251 27.9WIDE, Eddie 13 183 0 0 0 0 183 14.1Total 13 2034 3178 211 851 335 6609 508.4Opponents 13 1289 2470 101 1003 118 4981 383.2

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGREED, David 25 635 25.4 0 79CASTEEL, Brent 3 80 26.7 0 34BROOKS, Jereme 3 42 14.0 0 21FONUA, Junior 3 46 15.3 0 27Total 37 851 23.0 0 79Opponents 46 1003 21.8 0 70

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGCOLE, Terrell 11 51 4.6 0 11CASTEEL, Brent 10 91 9.1 0 41PEEL, John 6 44 7.3 0 25BROOKS, Jereme 2 1 0.5 0 2KEY, Ainoa 1 19 19.0 1 6Total 33 211 6.4 1 41Opponents 10 101 10.1 1 73

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONGSMITH, Sean 5 151 30.2 1 38JOHNSON, Robert 4 7 1.8 0 7RICHARD,Deshawn 3 138 46.0 2 89DALE, Joe 3 9 3.0 0 9WALKER, Chaz 1 0 0.0 0 0KRUGER, Paul 1 30 30.0 0 30MCCAIN, Brice 1 0 0.0 0 0NEWMAN, Greg 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 19 335 17.6 3 89Opponents 9 118 13.1 1 55

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Times opponent at or inside 20 . . . . 32Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Touchdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Field Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Scoring percentage . . . . . . . . . . . 75%TD percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59%

DEFENSE GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YDS SACK-YARDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH FR-YDS FF BLK KICK SAF20 WRIGHT, Mike 13 35 46 81 2.5-14 1.0-9 . 5 . 1-0 . . .10 SYLVESTER, Stev 13 33 40 73 8.0-30 3.5-23 . 4 . 1-0 2 . .41 MISI, Koa 13 31 37 68 8.5-34 3.0-18 . 6 . 1-0 3 . .12 DALE, Joe 13 35 31 66 6.5-32 1.0-16 3-9 4 1 . 1 . .11 KRUGER, Paul 13 31 30 61 16.5-75 7.5-52 1-30 7 1 1-0 2 . .56 NEWMAN, Greg 13 20 30 50 9.5-37 2.5-21 1-0 2 . 2-0 . . .4 SMITH, Sean 13 23 23 46 2.0-12 1.0-10 5-151 9 . . 1 . .25 STANFORD, R.J. 13 30 11 41 2.0-17 2.0-17 . . . . . . .17 JOHNSON, Robert 12 18 23 41 0.5-6 . 4-7 3 . 1-0 . . .42 FOTU, Nai 12 15 20 35 5.5-18 2.0-14 . 1 1 1-0 1 . .1 MCCAIN, Brice 13 25 10 35 2.0-13 1.0-9 1-0 5 . . . . .21 COLE, Terrell 13 16 19 35 2.5-6 . . 3 . . . . .90 SHELBY, Derrick 12 8 23 31 3.5-9 1.0-6 . 2 1 1-0 1 . .59 GAISON, Kepa 11 15 14 29 2.5-18 2.5-18 . 2 1 . . . .31 RICHARD,Deshawn 12 17 6 23 1.5-9 . 3-138 . . . . . .32 WALKER, Chaz 13 8 10 18 2.5-9 . 1-0 . . . . . .7 RICE, RJ 13 10 5 15 . . . . . 1-0 . . .92 ELIAPO, Kenape 6 5 6 11 2.5-14 1.0-11 . . . . . . .50 NEAL, Mo 9 4 5 9 1.0-3 . . . . . . . .82 PEEL, John 13 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .8 WESSON, Elijah 13 3 5 8 . . . . . 1-20 . . .24 JONES, Justin 10 6 2 8 . . . 1 . . . . .98 SILIGA, Sealver 12 1 6 7 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .36 WIDE, Eddie 13 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .37 LEOTA, Lisi 4 . 5 5 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .14 TANNER, Damilyn 11 3 2 5 . . . 2 . . . . .99 TONGA, Aaron 11 3 1 4 2.5-5 . . . . . . . .33 TAPLIN-ROSS, Ju 12 3 1 4 . . . . . . 1 . .46 MOSS, Trevor 11 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .27 BURTON, Brandon 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .34 CLEMENTS, Tysen 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .81 GODFREY, Bradon 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .29 ROBINSON,Mychal 5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .96 TUI’ONE Junior 4 1 1 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .39 MOWER, Clint 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .49 BIRD, Greg 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4A ASIATA, Matt 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .66 CONLEY, Robert 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 SAMPSON, Colt 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .70 BERGSTROM, Tony 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .52 MARTINEZ, Matt 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .9 KEY, Aiona 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 3 .85 BROOKS, Jereme 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .43 TALAMAIVAO, Lei 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .48 FONUA, Junior 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .TM Team 8 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . 1Total 13 421 430 851 85-365 29-224 19-335 56 5 12-20 12 3 1Opponents 13 487 541 1028 63.0-261 25-154 9-118 34 2 9-34 13 2 .


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UTAH 25, #24 MICHIGAN 23Ann Arbor, Mich.Michigan Stadium [108,421]

ANN ARBOR—Brian Johnson, Louie Sakoda and a swarming defense led Utah to a 25-23 win over Michigan in the Big House before a capacity crowd of 108,421. Johnson passed for 305 yards and a touchdown while completing 21-of-33 passes. Sakoda put on a dazzling display before an ABC/ESPN 2 audi-ence, making all four field goal attempts, including a career-long 53-yarder in the third quarter that gave the Utes a 25-10 lead. Sakoda also averaged 47 yards on six punts. Paul Kruger (9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, half a sack), Nai Fotu (7 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sack) and Koa Misi (1.5 sacks) led a Ute defense that allowed Michigan just 203 yards (36 rushing). Michigan, held to four rushing yards in the first half, converted on only 3-of-14 third down attempts. Sean Smith had an interception and two pass breakups.

Utah ..............................6 ............16 ........... 3 ............. 0 ..........25Michigan ....................10 ..............0 ........... 0 ........... 13 ..........23 Scoring SummaryUM - Shaw 8 pass from Sheridan (Lopata kick) 11:20, 1stUU - Louks 8 run (Sakoda kick blocked) 7:38, 1stUM - Lopata 50 field goal 5:18 1stUU - Sakoda 28 field goal 14:04, 2ndUU - Sakoda 43 field goal 9:48, 2ndUU - Sakoda 41 field goal 3:15, 2ndUU - Godfrey 19 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 00:13, 2ndUU - Sakoda 53 field goal 7:37, 3rdUM - Hemingway 33 pass Threet (Lopata kick) 8:42, 4thUM - McGuffie 3 run (Threet pass fail) 6:26, 4th

Team Statistics UU MICHFirst Downs 16 11Net Rushing 43-36 25-36Passing 21-34-1 19-38-1Passing Yards 305 167Total Offense 341 203Fumbles-Lost 4-2 3-2Penalties 15-137 8-53Interceptions-Yds 1-20 1-18Punting 7-282 8-299Punt Returns 2 (-2) 2-0Kickoff Returns 5-92 4-90Time of Possession 35:54 24:06Third Down Conversions 5-19 3-14Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-1Sacks By 3-7 6-39

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 13-77-0, Mack 8-17-0, Louks 1-8-1 UM: Minor 4-21-0, McGuffie 8-8-1.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 21-33-1-305-1. UM: Sheridan 11-19-1-98-1, Threet 8-19-0-69-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Godfrey 7-84-1, Brown 5-59-0, Casteel 5-49-0, Reed 2-19-0, Brooks 1-55-0, Asiata 1-39-0. UM: Mathews 3-54-0, Shaw 3-17-1, Hemingway 2-41-1, McGuffie 2-22-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Brooks 2-31, Reed 2-38, McCain 1-23. UM: Harrison 2-54, Stonum 1-24, Shaw 1-12.Punt Returns–Utah: Peel 1-(-1), Brooks 1-(-1). UM: Warren 2-0.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Kruger 9, Fotu 7. Sacks: Misi 1.5-5, Fotu 1.0-2. TFL: Kruger 2.5-7, Fotu 2.5-3. Interceptions: Smith 1-20.

#22/23 UTAH 42, UNLV 21Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [45,587]

SALT LAKE CITY—A 21-point third quarter boosted No. 23/22 Utah to a 42-21 victory over UNLV before the third-largest home crowd in Utah history (45,587). UNLV scored on its first possession of the game and led until Brian Johnson’s 56-yard, second-quarter touchdown run. UNLV struck again to take a 14-7 lead, only to see Matt Asiata tie things up with his first career touchdown. The second half was all Utah—and including Asiata’s second-quarter TD run—the Utes scored 35 unanswered points before UNLV would find the end zone again late in the game. Johnson passed for 183 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 80 yards and a score. Stevenson Sylvester had nine tackles (1.5 for loss), and Koa Misi had six tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble for a Utah defense that held UNLV to just nine rushing yards in the second half.

UNLV ............................7 ..............7 ........... 0 ............. 7 ..........21Utah ..............................0 ............14 ......... 21 ............. 7 ..........42 Scoring SummaryLV - Summers 2 run (Watson kick) 9:49 1stUU - Johnson 56 run (Sakoda kick) 8:08 2ndLV - Summers 3 run (Watson kick) 5:01 2ndUU - Asiata 2 run (Sakoda kick) 00:52 2ndUU - Brown 32 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 12:11 3rdUU - Reed 15 run (Sakoda kick) 8:45 3rdUU - Sampson 8 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 3:20 3rdUU - Brooks 32 pass from Asiata (Sakoda kick) 13:33 4thLV - Payne 10 pass Clayton (Watson kick) 6:13 4th

Team Statistics LV UUFirst Downs 15 22Net Rushing 35-129 36-225Passing 19-30-0 16-25-1Passing Yards 159 215 Total Offense 288 440Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties 12-73 8-67Interceptions-Yds 1-0 0-0Punting 8-319 4-187Punt Returns 0-0 4-49Kickoff Returns 3-59 2-69Time of Possession 30:14 29:46Third Down Conversions 6-15 7-11Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0Sacks By 0-0 1-9

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 5-80-1, Mack 13-68-0, Asiata 11-34-1 LV: Sum-mers 23-87-2, Trotter 2-34-0, Johnson 2-6-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 15-24-1-183-2, Asiata 1-1-0-32-1 LV: Clayton 19-30-0-159-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 4-35-0, Godfrey 3-31-0, Sampson 3-28-1, Brown 2-60-1 LV: Wolfe 9-61-0, Payne 4-63-1, Flair 3-32-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-69 LV: Johnson 3-59.Punt Returns–Utah: Peel 4-49 LV: NoneUtah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Sylvester 9, Newman 8. Sacks: Misi 1.0-9. TFL: Newman 2.0-4; Misi 1.5-10. Interceptions: None.

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#22/22 UTAH 58, UTAH STATE 10Logan, UtahRomney Stadium [19,061]

LOGAN, UTAH—Utah trounced Utah State 58-10 in Logan – setting a record for the most points scored by either team in the rivalry series. The win began inauspiciously for the Utes, when they fumbled away a punt on their own 24-yard line to set up an Aggie score. But the Utes didn’t do much else wrong after that – piling up a season-high 461 yards of total offense to 116 for USU. The Aggies produced just 39 first half yards against Utah’s starting defense. Brian Johnson completed 22-of-31 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Darrell Mack rushed for a season-high 75 yards, Matt Asiata rushed for 56 yards and three touchdowns, and Eddie Wide ran for a career-high 69 yards (all in the fourth quarter). Louie Sakoda made all three of his field goal attempts, including one from 48 yards, and set a personal record with seven PATs. Paul Kruger tied the school record with four sacks and all five of his tackles were for a loss. Utah’s defense didn’t have many chances to pad its stats: The Utes ran 82 plays compared to 48 for Utah State.

Utah ............................17 ............13 ......... 14 ........... 14 ..........58Utah State ....................7 ..............0 ........... 3 ............. 0 ..........10 Scoring SummaryUS - Nelson 9 pass from Setzer (Caldwell kick), 12:09, 1stUU - Asiata 4 run (Sakoda kick), 8:03, 1stUU - Sakoda 48 field goal, 3:34, 1stUU - Wesson 20 fumble recovery (Sakoda kick), 3:24, 1stUU - Sakoda 35 field goal, 10:23, 2ndUU - Sakoda 24 field goal, 8:53, 2ndUU - Brown 10 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 0:23, 2nd US - Caldwell 20 field goal, 12:45, 3rdUU - Sampson 8 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 8:11, 3rdUU - Asiata 4 run (Sakoda kick), 4:19, 3rdUU - Asiata 3 run (Sakoda kick), 8:31, 4thUU - Stowers 2 run (Sakoda kick) 3:19, 4th

Team Statistics UU USUFirst Downs 30 8Net Rushing 50-248 25-27Passing 23-32-1 9-23-1Passing Yards 213 89Total Offense 461 116Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2Penalties 7-80 7-82Interceptions-Yds 1-11 1-0Punting 0-0 8-274Punt Returns 3-(-2) 0-0Kickoff Returns 2-41 4-76Time of Possession 39:38 20:22Third Down Conversions 10-17 2-12Fourth Down Conversions 4-4 0-0Sacks By 4-24 1-11

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Mack 14-75-0, Asiata 11-56-3, Wide 9-69-0. USU: Borel 11-23-0, Marsh 5-13-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 22-31-1-204-2, Sakoda 1-1-0-9-0. USU: Borel 5-14-1-62-0, Setzer 4-9-0-27-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Godfrey 6-57-0, Brown 4-37-1, Casteel 3-43-0, Asiata 3-16-0, Reed 2-20-0, Mack 2-16-0. USU: Marsh 3-51-0, Stanley 1-15-0, Nelson 1-9-1.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-41. USU: Marsh 2-36.Punt Returns–Utah: Brooks 1-2. USU: None.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Kruger 5, Misi 5. Sacks: Kruger 4.0-24. TFL: Kruger 5.0-25. Interceptions: Richard 1-11.

#20/20 UTAH 30, AIR FORCE 23Colorado Springs, Colo. Falcon Stadium [36,952]

COLORADO SPRINGS—Darrell Mack scored the go-ahead touchdown with 0:58 remaining on a 9-yard run, and Joe Dale intercepted an Air Force pass, to clinch a 30-23 Utah win over previously undefeated Air Force. The Falcons en-tered the game as the nation’s second-ranked rushing offense (averaging 358.0 yards), but were held to just 53 ground yards. It was the lowest rushing total for Air Force since 1980. Mike Wright (10 tackles) and Koa Misi (9 tackles, 2.0 TFL) tied career highs to help Utah hold AFA to 191 total yards. Air Force totaled minus-three yards in the first quarter and 11 yards in the third quarter. Running backs Matt Asiata (116 yards) and Mack (101 yards, 3 touchdowns) paced the Ute offense, which came to life in the second half by scoring 21 points. David Reed had a career game with 73 receiving yards and a touchdown on just two catches.

Utah ..................... 9 ................0 ................7............. 14 ..............30Air Force ............. 0 ..............16 ................0............... 7 ..............23 Scoring SummaryUU - Reed 47 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 6:27, 1stUU - Team safety, 4:38, 1stAF - Harrison 44 field goal, 11:53, 1stAF - Lumpkin 8 pass from Smith (Harrison kick), 5:53, 2ndAF - Paulson 25 fumble recovery (Geyer pass failed), 3:35, 1stUU - Mack 8 run (Sakoda kick) 11:04, 3rdUU - Mack 13 run (Sakoda kick) 13:09, 4thAF - Stephens 1 run (Harrison kick), 5:06, 4thUU - Mack 9 run (Sakoda kick), 00:58, 4th

Team Statistics UU AFFirst Downs 24 9Net Rushing 53-197 42-53Passing 16-24-1 7-13-2Passing Yards 243 138Total Offense 440 191Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0Penalties 7-40 3-25Interceptions-Yds 2-0 1-0Punting 2-96 5-180Punt Returns 2-14 1-4Kickoff Returns 5-345 6-374Time of Possession 36:38 23:22Third Down Conversions 6-14 5-15Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-2Sacks By 0-0 5-39

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 19-116-0, Mack 18-101-3, Louks 2-14-0. AF: Lumpkin 12-36-0, Stephens 13-33-1.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 16-23-1-243-1, Louks 0-1-0-0-0. AF: Smith 7-13-2-138-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Godfrey 4-47-1, Casteel 3-62-0, Brown 3-37-0, Reed 2-73-1, Mack 2-5-0, Sampson 1-13-0. AF: Fogler 4-93-0, Cousins 2-37-0, Lumpkin 1-8-1.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Brooks 1-11, Fonua 1-4. AF: Rembert 2-37.Punt Returns–Utah: Cole 2-14. AF: Rembert 1-4.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Wright 10, Misi 9. Sacks: None. TFL: Kruger 2.5-6, Misi 2.0-7. Interceptions: McCain 1-0, Dale 1-0.

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#17/17 UTAH 37, WEBER STATE 21Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [45,117]

SALT LAKE CITY—Brian Johnson was 12-of-13 passing for 123 yards and two touchdowns in the decisive second quarter and Utah went on to beat Weber State 37-21. The Utes broke open a 7-7 game with a 17-0 second quarter run—aided by the best defensive period of the night. Weber was stuffed for minus-11 rushing yards and 25 total yards in the second quarter by a Ute defense that also pitched a shutout in the third quarter. After Utah scored 30 straight points to put the game out of reach, Weber scored twice in the fourth quarter against the Utes’ second string defense. Louie Sakoda broke two school records on a night when he made all three field goals and was 4-of-4 in extra points. He moved his career scoring total to 238 points—breaking a 76-year-old school record in the process. Sakoda also made his 45th career field goal for another school record. In his three quarters of play, Johnson completed 18-of-22 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns. Kepa Gaison and Mike Wright had six tackles each to lead the defense, while Greg Newman chipped in five tackles, two TFL (for 17 yards), a sack and a fumble recovery.

Weber State ........ 7 ................0 ................0............. 14 ..............21 Utah ..................... 7 ..............17 ..............10............... 3 ..............37 Scoring SummaryUU - Asiata 1 run (Sakoda kick), 2:59, 1stWSU - Toone 35 pass from Higgins (Williams kick), 0:55, 1stUU - Sampson 6 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 12:42, 2ndUU - Sakoda 33 field goal, 8:08, 2ndUU - Godfrey 10 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 0:43, 2ndUU - Sakoda 47 field goal, 6:09, 3rdUU - Asiata 1 run (Sakoda kick) 1:51, 3rdUU - Sakoda 38 field goal, 10:13, 4thWSU - Nakamura 9 pass Higgins (Williams kick), 6:41, 4thWSU - Eteuanti 7 pass from Higgins (Williams kick) 0:12, 4th

Team Statistics WSU UUFirst Downs 19 23Net Rushing 23-56 39-180Passing 24-38-0 23-29-1Passing Yards 303 270Total Offense 359 450Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0Penalties 3-15 6-60Interceptions-Yds 1-10 0-0Punting 4-129 2-66Punt Returns 0-0 1-11Kickoff Returns 1-16 2-47Time of Possession 26:30 33:30Third Down Conversions 5-12 5-10Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0Sacks By 0-0 2-24

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Mack 12-58-0, Asiata 10-37-2, Louks 5-35-0, Wide 5-34-0. WSU: Smith 18-68-0, Doyle 1-7-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 18-22-1-194-2, Manis 3-4-0-24-0. WSU: Higgins 24-38-0-303-3.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 4-36-0, Joppru 3-41-0, Casteel 3-30-0, Reed 3-21-0, Godfrey 2-31-1, Sampson 2-19-1, Louks 1-33-0, Brooks 1-25-0, Key 1-19-0. WSU: Eteuanti 8-83-1, Toone 6-118-1, Smith 4-29-0, Phillips 3-57-0, Nakamura 2-11-1.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-47. WSU: Eteuati 1-16.Punt Returns–Utah: Cole 1-11. WSU: None.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Gaison 6, Wright 6. Sacks: Newman 1-14, Stanford 1-10. TFL: Newman 2.0-17. Interceptions: None.

#15/15 UTAH 31, OREGON STATE 28Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [45,599]

SALT LAKE CITY—Brian Johnson executed the two-minute drill perfectly and Louie Sakoda booted the game-winning field goal as time expired in a 31-28 win over Oregon State. Johnson found his groove with Utah trailing 28-20 and 2:11 remaining in the game. He completed seven of his last eight passes for 91 yards—including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Bradon Godfrey—and then ran for the game-tying two-point conversion. Utah then forced the Beavers to punt, which set up Sakoda’s 37-yard field goal. Brent Casteel had a career-best 105 receiving yards—with instrumental catches of 24 and 16 yards in Utah’s final two scoring drives—and a rushing touchdown. Mike Wright led the defense with a career-high 15 tackles. Wright also had a 9-yard sack in the first quarter that re-sulted in OSU taking a field goal over a touchdown, and a critical fourth-quarter pass breakup in Utah territory that resulted in an OSU punt.

Oregon State ...... 3 ..............12 ................6............... 7 ..............28Utah ..................... 3 ..............17 ................0............. 11 ..............31 Scoring SummaryOSU - Kahut 37 field goal, 11:47, 1stUU - Sakoda 33 field goal, 5:23, 1stOSU - Afalava 26 interception return (Kahut kick failed), 14:51, 2ndUU - Sakoda 28 field goal, 11:30, 2ndUU - Brown 14 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 7:04, 2ndUU - Casteel 12 run (Sakoda kick), 2:31, 2ndOSU - Morales 24 pass from Moevao (Rodgers, Jacq. rush failed), 1:13, 2ndOSU - Rodgers, Jacq. 7 run (Moevao pass failed), 12:33, 3rdOSU - Camp 2 pass from Moevao (Kahut kick), 2:18, 4thUU - Godfrey 25 pass from Johnson (Johnson rush), 1:29, 4thUU - Sakoda 37 field goal, 00:00, 4th

Team Statistics OSU UUFirst Downs 20 18Net Rushing 92 136Passing 21-31-0 17-31-1Passing Yards 313 201Total Offense 405 337Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties 7-37 4-37Interceptions-Yds 1-26-1 0-0Punting 6-230 6-267Punt Returns 3-4 2-2Kickoff Returns 1-22 5-157Time of Possession 31:06 28:54Third Down Conversions 5-13 8-17Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-1Sacks By 4-23 3-22

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 7-53-0, Mack 12-44-0, Casteel 3-20-1, Johnson 11-11-0. OSU: Rodgers, Jacq. 25-101-1, Rodgers, Jam 2-8-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 17-30-1-201-2. OSU: Moeavo 21-31-0-313-2.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 5-105-0, Godfrey 5-52-1, Brown 4-30-1. OSU: Rodgers, Jam 5-82-0, Rodgers, Jacq 4-76-0, Morales 4-61-1, Camp, 3-23-1, Stroughter 2-32-0, Catchings 1-31-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 4-142. OSU: Rodgers, Jam 1-22.Punt Returns–Utah: Cole 2-2. OSU: Stroughter 2-6.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Wright 15. Sacks: Wright 1-9, Kruger 1-7, Shelby 1-6. TFL: Wright 1-9, Kruger 1-7, Shelby 1-6. Interceptions: None.

2008 Game Summaries

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#14/13 UTAH 40, WYOMING 7Laramie, Wyo.War Memorial Stadium [17,123]

LARAMIE, Wyo.—Utah found five different ways to score a touchdown, and along with field goals and PATs, crushed Wyoming 40-7. Sean Smith scored the game’s first touchdown on a 25-yard interception return. The Utes, whose other touchdowns came on a rush, a pass, a blocked punt and a fumble recovery, were up 20-0 before they scored their first offensive touchdown. Louie Sakoda made both of his field goal attempts in frigid gusting winds, including a 50-yarder. Aiona Key blocked a punt and ran it in for a score—his first TD as a Ute and Utah’s first touchdown off a blocked kick since 2004. Matt Asiata rushed for a touchdown and made his first career TD reception. Utah’s final score came after RJ Rice recovered a fumble on a muffed punt in the end zone. Sakoda’s punting pinned Wyoming deep in its own territory and his 81-yard boot in the fourth quarter was the longest by a Ute in 20 years.

Utah ................... 10 ..............17 ................7............... 6 ..............40Wyoming ............ 0 ................0 ................0............... 7 ................7 Scoring SummaryUU - Smith 25 interception return (Sakoda kick), 11:09, 1stUU - Sakoda 50 field goal, 04:22, 1stUU - Sakoda 39 field goal, 10:30, 2ndUU - Key 6 blocked punt (Sakoda kick), 9:34, 2ndUU - Asiata 3 run (Sakoda kick), 0:05, 2ndUU - Asiata 13 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 10:36, 3rdWY - Bolling 18 pass from Stutzriem (Scott kick), 4thUU - Rice 0 fumble recovery (Godfrey rush failed), 3:19, 4th

Team Statistics UU WYFirst Downs 11 14Net Rushing 123 184Passing 11-20-0 10-23-3Passing Yards 119 68Total Offense 242 252Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties 3-30 5-28Interceptions-Yds 3-56 0-0Punting 9-361 9-334Punt Returns 5-30-1 1-(-12)-0Kickoff Returns 2-29-0 3-62-0Time of Possession 32:27 27:33Third Down Conversions 4-17 2-13Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 0-2Sacks By 1-7 3-13

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Louks 9-50-0, Asiata 11-37-1, Wide 4-16-0, Mack 6-15-0. WY: Moore 23-106-0, Seldon 11-57-0, Stewart 5-18-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 10-19-0-110-1, Louks 1-1-0-9-0. WY: Sween 8-18-3-52-0, Crum 0-2-0-0-0, Stutzriem 2-2-0-16-1Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 4-57-0, Brooks 3-22-0, Godfrey 2-19-0, Asiata 1-13-1. WY: Stewart 4-21-0, Moore 2-(-4)-0, Boling 1-18-1, Sundberg 1-16-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 1-20. WY: Moore 2-42, Gipson, M. 1-20.Punt Returns–Utah: Key 1-19, Cole 3-8. WY: Gipson, T. 1-(-12).Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Dale 7, Newman 7. Sacks: Stanford 1-7. TFL: Dale 1.5-4, Newman 1.5-2. Interceptions: Smith 2-56-1.

#14/13 UTAH 49, COLORADO STATE 16Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [44,793]

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah’s offense erupted for 49 points against Colorado State in a 49-16 win in Rice-Eccles Stadium on Oct. 18. The Utes, who scored on their first drive when Brian Johnson found Freddie Brown for a 32-yard touchdown pass, piled up a season-high 549 yards of total offense. Led by backup quar-terback Corbin Louks’ career-high 109 rushing yards, the Utes also produced a season-best rushing game with 327 net yards. Everyone from the offense got into the act, with Johnson throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns, Louks scoring on touchdown runs of 21 and 69 yards, receivers Brown (78 yards) and David Reed (73 yards) having career days, and running back Matt Asiata scor-ing two touchdowns. Utah’s defense got tough after giving up a touchdown on its first series and held CSU to three points in the second half. Stevenson Sylvester had nine tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup and CSU converted on just 3-of-15 third down attempts.

Colorado State ... 7 ................6 ................3............... 0 ..............16Utah ................... 14 ..............14 ................7............. 14 ..............49 Scoring SummaryUU - Brown 32 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 12:38, 1stCS - Morton 29 pass from Farris (Smith kick), 7:59, 1stUU - Asiata 3 run (Sakoda kick), 2:46, 1stCS - Smith 25 field goal, 7:00, 2ndUU - Asiata 3 run (Sakoda kick), 4:09, 2ndUU - Reed 33 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 1:18, 2ndCS - Smith 38 field goal, 00:00, 2ndCS - Smith 52 field goal, 7:36, 3rdUU - Louks 21 run (Sakoda kick), 2:20, 3rdUU - Brooks 34 run (Sakoda kick), 14:11, 4thUU - Louks 69 run (Sakoda kick), 9:30, 4th

Team Statistics CS UU First Downs 18 25Net Rushing 110 327Passing 22-38-1 19-27-1Passing Yards 18 222Total Offense 298 549Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties 3-13 8-80Interceptions-Yds 1-55 1-0Punting 7-302 4-159Punt Returns 1-22-0 3-16-0Kickoff Returns 3-48-0 2-40-0Time of Possession 32:24 27:36Third Down Conversions 3-15 5-9Fourth Down Conversions 2-3 0-0Sacks By 0-0 1-12

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Louks 5-109-2, Asiata 8-41-2, Casteel 4-40-0, Brooks 3-36-1, Wide 3-35-0, Mack 8-33-0. CS: Johnson 20-95-0, Farris 4-8-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 18-26-1-185-2, Louks 1-1-0-37-0. CS: Farris 19-33-1-166-1, Stucker 3-5-0-22-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brooks 6-34-0, Brown 4-78-1, Reed 3-73-1, Godfrey 3-24-0. CS: Morton 5-39-1, Mosure 5-25-0, Greer 3-67-0, Sperry 3-19-0, Johnson 1-13-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 1-24, Wesson 1-16. CS: Mosure 2-31, Myers 1-17.Punt Returns–Utah: Cole 3-16. CS: Square 1-22.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Sylvester 9, Misi 8. Sacks: Fotu 1-12. TFL: Misi 1.5-2, Walker 1.5-7. Interceptions: Walker 1-0.

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#10/9 UTAH 13, NEW MExICO 10Albuquerque, N.M.University Stadium [40,094]

ALBUQUERQUE—Utah ran its record to 9-0 for just the second time in school history with a 13-10 victory over New Mexico. Brian Johnson became Utah’s all-time winningest quarterback by completing 72-percent of his pass attempts (23-32) for 195 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 41 yards. Louie Sakoda scored seven of Utah’s 13 points, making field goals of 43 and 38 yards and converting his lone PAT of the game. He also dropped four punts inside the 20-yard line, including a huge play with 1:58 remaining when he pinned the Lobos on their own 1-yard line. Koa Misi and Robert Johnson each had eight tackles to spearhead a Ute defense that shut out the Lobos in the first and fourth quarters. Utah held New Mexico to 100 yards below its season rushing average and limited league-leading rusher Rodney Ferguson to 34 yards—his lowest output of the season.

Utah ..................... 3 ................3 ................7............... 0 ..............13New Mexico ........ 0 ................3 ................7............... 0 ..............10 Scoring SummaryUU - Sakoda 43 field goal, 5:54, 1stNM - Aho 38 field goal, 5:35, 2ndUU - Sakoda 38 field goal, 00:00, 2ndUU - Casteel 10 pass from Johnson, 3:15, 3rdNM - Ferguson 10 run (Aho kick), 00:00, 3rd

Team Statistics UU NMFirst Downs 17 16Net Rushing 193 119Passing 23-33-1 16-26-0Passing Yards 195 170Total Offense 388 284Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties 9-79 6-41Interceptions-Yds 0-0 1-0Punting 5-197 6-230Punt Returns 4-3 0-0Kickoff Returns 2-43-0 1-32-0Time of Possession 32:10 27:35Third Down Conversions 5-13 3-13Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-2Sacks By 2-18 1-5

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 12-80-0, Mack 10-54-0, Johnson 7-41-0, Brooks 1-11-0, Wide 1-4-0, Louks 3-2-0, Casteel 1-1-0. NM: Gruner 15-57-0, Ferguson 13-34-1, Scarlett 3-15-0, Baker 5-8-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 23-32-1-195-1, Sakoda 0-1-0-0-0. NM: Gruner 16-25-0-170-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 7-69-0, Godfrey 5-40-0, Brooks 5-35-0, Casteel 4-32-1, Reed 1-11-0, Mack 1-8-0. NM: Williams 5-54-0, Hernandez 4-41-0, Mark 2-24-0, Bruno 2-8-0, Ferguson 1-35-0, Scarlett 1-6-0, McQueen 1-2-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-43. NM: Solomon 1-32.Punt Returns–Utah: Reed 1-3, Casteel 3-0. NM: None.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Misi 8, Johnson 8. Sacks: Kruger 1.0-9, Brice Mc-Cain 1.0-9. TFL: Shelby 2.0-2. Interceptions: None.

#10/9 UTAH 13, #11/11 TCU 10Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [45,666]

SALT LAKE CITY—Brian Johnson capped a last-minute, 80-yard drive by throwing a touchdown strike to Freddie Brown and Utah came from behind to beat No. 11 TCU 13-10. The Utes never led in the game until their final drive, which began with 2:48 remaining and Utah trailing 10-6. Johnson completed 7-of-9 passes in the last two minutes—including an 11-yard completion to Brown on fourth and five that got Utah to the TCU 15-yard line. Brown finished with a career-high 105 yards on nine catches. Others who made big plays on the game-winning drive were receivers Bradon Godfrey and Brent Casteel. But most of the game centered on two of the best defenses in the nation. After relinquish-ing 10 points in the first nine minutes of the game, Utah held the Horned Frogs scoreless the remainder of the way. TCU rushed for 99 yards and a 10-3 first quarter lead before the defense settled in—holding the Horned Frogs to minus-one yard in the second quarter and 15 rushing yards in the third quarter. Ste-venson Sylvester led Utah with a season-high 10 tackles, and chipped in on one of the team’s four sacks, which counted for a total 48 lost yards. Joe Dale had nine tackles and a 16-yard sack, and Sean Smith had an interception (which he returned 37 yards to set up a Louie Sakoda field goal) and two pass breakups.

TCU ................... 10 ................0 ................0............... 0 ..............10Utah ..................... 3 ................3 ................0............... 7 ..............13 Scoring SummaryTCU - Evans 37 field goal, 9:54, 1stTCU - Christian 3 run (Evans kick), 6:16, 1stUU - Sakoda 49 field goal, 2:37, 1stUU - Sakoda 37 field goal, 0:00, 2ndUU - Brown 9 pass from Johnson, 0:48, 4th

Team Statistics TCU UUFirst Downs 20 17Net Rushing 165 45Passing 16-37-2 24-41-0Passing Yards 251 230Total Offense 416 275Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties 11-70 2-10Interceptions-Yds 0-0 2-37Punting 6-246 8-294Punt Returns 1-10 4-33Kickoff Returns 2-34 3-73Time of Possession 31:44 28:16Third Down Conversions 8-19 4-15Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-2Sacks By 2-10 4-48

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 6-19-0, Wide 4-14-0, Mack 3-12-0, Johnson 8-10-0. TCU: Brown 15-106-0, Christian 12-43-1, Dalton 11-11-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 24-39-0-230-1, Asiata 0-1-0-0-0. TCU: Dalton 16-37-2-251-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 9-105-1, Godfrey 7-48-0, Casteel 5-77-0, Mack 2-6-0. TCU: Young 6-97-0, Christian 4-69-0, Brown 2-5-0, Johnson 1-52-0, Hicks 1-19-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 3-73. TCU: Brown 1-19, Hodge 1-15.Punt Returns–Utah: Casteel 4-33. TCU: Sanders 1-10.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Sylvester 10, Dale 9. Sacks: Kruger 1.0, Dale 1.0. TFL: Kruger 1.0, Dale 1.0. Interceptions: Smith 1, Johnson 1.

2008 Game Summaries

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#8/7 UTAH 63, SAN DIEGO STATE 14San Diego, Calif.Qualcomm Stadium [19,342]

SAN DIEGO—Brian Johnson threw five touchdown passes, Freddie Brown had a career-high 110 receiving yards and two TDs, and Deshawn Richard scored back-to-back touchdowns on interception returns to lead Utah to a 63-14 victory over San Diego State. Utah, which clinched a share of the conference title with the win, recorded 520 yards of total offense, converted on 13-of-14 third downs and never punted. Louie Sakoda tied the school record by making nine extra point kicks and was one of the only starters still playing in the fourth quarter. The rout began early when Stevenson Sylvester forced a fumble on SDSU’s first drive and Koa Misi recovered. Johnson then marched the Utes 53 yards and found Colt Sampson in the end zone for his first of five first-half touchdowns.

Utah ................... 14 ..............21 ................0............. 28 ..............63SDSU ................... 0 ................7 ................7............... 0 ..............14 Scoring SummaryUU - Sampson 2 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 11:33, 1stUU - Brown 4 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 2:41, 1stUU - Reed 32 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 14:55, 2ndSD - Mougey 31 pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick), 11:01, 2ndUU - Brown 5 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 5:11, 2ndUU - Reed 3 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 0:15, 2ndSD - Shaw 16 pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick), 3:14, 3rdUU - Asiata 1 run (Sakoda kick), 12:42, 4thUU - Stowers 1 run (Sakoda kick), 9:00, 4thUU - Richard 89 interception return (Sakoda kick), 5:59, 4thUU - Richard 38 interception return (Sakoda kick), 4:49, 4th

Team Statistics UU SDFirst Downs 30 19Net Rushing 198 73Passing 28-40-1 23-41-2Passing Yards 322 247Total Offense 520 320Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties 6-55 10-72Interceptions-Yds 2-127 1-9Punting 0-0 5-216Punt Returns 1-41 0-0Kickoff Returns 3-82 8-152Time of Possession 33:17 26:43Third Down Conversions 13-14 4-12Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-0Sacks By 0-0 0-0

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 14-83-1, Stowers 9-51-1, Johnson 7-31-0, Brooks 3-18-0, Mack 6-16-0, Louks 1-(-1)-0. SD: Campbell 5-40-0, Henderson 13-35-0, Wesley 1-(-2)-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 27-38-1-283-5, Louks 1-2-0-39-0. SD: Lindley 23-41-2-247-2.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 11-110-2, Reed 4-87-2, Casteel 3-53-0, Godfrey 3-33-0, Brooks 3-28-0, Sampson 2-5-1, Asiata 1-5-0, Mack 1-1-0. SD: Henderson 6-29-0, Mougey 5-85-1, Wallace 3-47-0, Campbell 2-18-0, Wesley 2-18-0, Brown 2-17-0, Shaw 1-16-1, Sampson 1-12-0, Umuolo 1-5-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-48, Casteel 1-34. SD: Mauldin 6-107, Wesley 2-45.Punt Returns–Utah: Casteel 1-41. SD: None.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Dale 6, Wright 5. Sacks: None. TFL: Misi 1.0, Tonga 1.0. Interceptions: Richard 2.

#8/7 UTAH 48, #14/16 BRIGHAM YOUNG 24Salt Lake City, UtahRice-Eccles Stadium [46,488]

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah won the Mountain West Conference title outright—cap-ping an undefeated regular season with a 48-24 win over No. 14 Brigham Young on Nov. 22. Brian Johnson was brilliant in his final game in Rice-Eccles Stadium, completing 30-of-36 passes for 303 yards, four touchdowns and no intercep-tions. The second-largest crowd in school history (46,488) witnessed a close game for three quarters before the defense went on a rampage—intercepting BYU’s Heisman hopeful Max Hall five times and stripping him of the ball to stop another drive. The interceptions (two by Joe Dale) put the ball back in Johnson’s hands and he steered Utah to 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points. Senior receivers Freddie Brown (97 yards) and Brent Casteel (60 yards, 2 touchdowns) excelled in their home finale, and senior kicker/punter Louie Sakoda was perfect kicking—making both field goals and all six PAT attempts, while averaging 44.2 yards on his punts. Junior running back Matt Asiata ran for a touchdown and passed for another. Paul Kruger demoralized BYU with an interception (which he returned 30 yards to the Cougar 4-yard line), a fumble recovery, two pass breakups and six tackles. Other interceptions came from Robert Johnson and Sean Smith. Mike Wright led Utah with nine tackles.

BYU ..................... 3 ..............14 ................7............... 0 ..............24Utah ................... 10 ..............17 ................0............. 21 ..............48 Scoring SummaryUU - Sakoda 37 field goal, 9:48, 1stBY - Payne 40 field goal, 8:27, 1stUU - Casteel 16 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 4:25, 1stUU - Asiata 5 run (Sakoda kick), 13:44, 2ndBY - Unga 23 run (Payne kick), 10:38, 2ndBY - Unga 2 run (Payne kick), 6:26, 2ndUU - Sakoda 35 field goal, 1:41, 2ndUU - Reed 32 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 0:15, 2ndBY - Hall 11 run (Payne kick), 6:46, 3rdUU - Casteel 8 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 14:31, 4thUU - Joppru 4 pass from Asiata (Sakoda kick), 12:00, 4thUU - Sampson 1 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 2:48, 4th

Team Statistics BY UUFirst Downs 25 27Net Rushing 214 108Passing 21-41-5 31-37-0Passing Yards 205 307Total Offense 419 415Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties 9-85 5-51Interceptions-Yds 0-0 5-77Punting 2-109 4-177Punt Returns 0-0 1-14Kickoff Returns 8-226 3-70Time of Possession 26:14 33:46Third Down Conversions 4-12 4-11Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 1-1Sacks By 1-4 0-0

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Mack 9-40-0, Asiata 11-40-1, Johnson 12-21-0, Casteel 2-9-0. BY: Unga 15-116-2, Hall 7-42-1, Vakapuna 4-36-0, Collie 2-14-0, Kariya 1-8-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 30-36-0-303-4, Asiata 1-1-0-4-1. BY: Hall 21-41-5-205-0.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 8-97-0, Casteel 6-60-2, Brooks 5-49-0, Reed 4-60-1, Asiata 3-21-0, Godfrey 3-15-0, Joppru 1-4-1, Sampson 1-1-1. BY: Collie 10-104-0, Reed 5-58-0, Unga 3-5-0, Pitta 2-33-0, Kariya 1-5-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-43, Fonua 1-27. BY: Chambers 4-92, Collie 4-134.Punt Returns–Utah: Casteel 1-14. BY: None.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Wright 9, Dale 7. Sacks: None. TFL: Wright 1.0-3. Interceptions: Dale 2, Kruger 1, Johnson 1, Smith 1.

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SUGAR BOWL#7/7 UTAH 31, #4/4 ALABAMA 17New Orleans, La.Louisiana Superdome [71,872]

NEW ORLEANS—No. 7-ranked Utah, playing in its second BCS bowl game in five years, stomped heavily favored and No. 4-ranked Alabama 31-17. The Utes, who finished as the only undefeated FBS team in the nation, scored on their first three possessions to take a 21-0 first quarter lead. Alabama made a run in the second and third quarters, trimming Utah’s lead to 21-17, but could not find the end zone for the final 25 minutes. Sugar Bowl MVP Brian Johnson feasted on the nation’s No. 3-ranked defense, completing 27-of-41 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns. Freddie Brown had a career-high 125 receiving yards, and Bradon Godfrey, David Reed and Brent Casteel all caught TD passes. The Ute defense was just as overpowering, sacking Alabama QB John Parker Wil-son eight times (three by Stevenson Sylvester) and intercepting him twice (both by Robert Johnson). Utah also stymied a Tide run game that was averaging 196 yards per game but could get just 31 against the Utes. Sylvester and Mike Wright had seven tackles each. Kepa Gaison and Sean Smith combined for 12 tackles and three sacks.

Utah ................... 21 ................0 ................7............... 3 ..............31Alabama .............. 0 ..............10 ................7............... 0 ..............17 Scoring SummaryUU - Casteel 7 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 11:02, 1stUU - Asiata 2 run (Sakoda kick), 8:57, 1stUU - Godfrey 18 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick) 4:01, 1stUA - Tiffin 52 field goal, 14:55, 2ndUA - Arenas 73 punt return (Tiffin kick), 5:28, 2ndUA - Coffee 4 pass from Wilson (Tiffin kick), 11:41, 3rdUU - Reed 28 pass from Johnson (Sakoda kick), 10:04, 3rdUU - Sakoda 28 field goal, 2:49, 4th

Team Statistics UU UAFirst Downs 22 15Net Rushing 13 31 Passing 27-41-0 18-30-2Passing Yards 336 177Total Offense 349 208Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties 10-91 7-67Interceptions-Yds 2-7 0-0Punting 6-271 4-166Punt Returns 1-2 1-73-1Kickoff Returns 4-93 6-149Time of Possession 28:42 31:18Third Down Conversions 6-14 4-13Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-0Sacks By 8-53 2-10

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Asiata 13-29-1, Mack 4-8-0, Johnson 4-(-15)-0. UA: Cof-fee 13-36-0, Ingram 8-26-0, Wilson 12-(-31)-0.Passing (Comp-Att-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 27-41-0-336-3. UA: Wilson 18-30-2-177-1.Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Brown 12-125-0, Godfrey 6-75-1, Brooks 4-45-0, Reed 2-58-1, Casteel 1-17-1, Mack 1-14-0, Sampson 1-2-0. UA: Jones 7-77-0, Coffee 4-40-1, Walker 3-25-0, Stover 1-15-0.Kickoff Returns–Utah: Reed 2-47, Casteel 2-46. UA: Arenas 5-134, Huber 1-15.Punt Returns–Utah: Rice 1-2. UA: Arenas 1-73-1.Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Sylvester 7, Wright 7, Gaison 6, Smith 6. Sacks: Sylvester 3, Gaison 2, Smith 1, Newman 1, Eliapo 1. TFL: Sylvester 3, Gaison 2, Smith 1, Kruger 1, Newman 1, Eliapo 1. Interceptions: R. Johnson 2.

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Game 13 - Jan. 2

Utah players hoist the 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl championship trophy after their 31-17 win over Alabama at the Louisiana Superdome.

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