suu 2013 football media guide

2013SOUTHERN

UTAHFOOTBALL

MEDIA GUIDE

NewspapersTom ZulewskiThe Daily News369 N. 100 W.Cedar City, UT 84720(435) 586-7646FAX: (435) 586-7471

David CorderoThe Daily Spectrum275 E. St. George Blvd.St. George, UT 84770(435) 674-6233FAX: (435) 674-6265

Sports DeskUniversity JournalSouthern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT 84720(435) 586-5488FAX: (435) 586-5487

Sports DeskSalt Lake Tribune90 S. 400 W.Salt Lake City, UT 84111(801) 257-8900FAX: (801) 257-8950

Sports DeskCedar City Review912 Airport RoadCedar City, UT 84720(435) 586-5678FAX: (435) 635-7800

Sports DeskDeseret NewsP.O. Box 1257Salt Lake City, UT 84110(801) 237-2161FAX: (801) 237-2543

Art Challis (play-by-play) KSUB Radio KNNZ RadioPower 91, SUU P.O. Box 819 P.O. Box 858Cedar City, UT 84721 Cedar City, UT 84721 Cedar City, UT 84720PH (435) 586-7975 PH (435) 586-5273 PH (435) 586-5900FAX (435) 865-8352 FAX (435) 586-0437 FAX (435) 586-0437

KSL Radio KFNZ Radio KALL RadioP.O. Box 1160 434 W. Bearcat Drive 515 S. 700 E., Suite 2RSalt Lake City, UT 84180 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180PH (801) 575-7676 PH (801) 570-5326 PH (801) 908-1500FAX (801) 575-5560 FAX (801) 487-5369 FAX (801) 908-1389

KNZS Radio, 515 S. 700 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 801-524-2600 Fax: 801-933-4713

Radio Stations

Wire ServiceAssociated Press, 30 East 100 South, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110

801-322-3405 Fax: 801-322-0051

Television Stations

Each of Southern Utah University’s 2010 footballgames will be broadcast live on SUU’s Power 91 (91.1).Power 91’s broadcasts will also be available on the worldwide web at www.suu.edu/ksuu. Between the two stationsfans virtually around the globe can tune in to Thunderbirdaction.

Dr. Art Challis, a professor of communication at SUU,is in his 40th season as the voice of the Thunderbirds.

Thunderbird Radio Network

CredentialsRequests for media credentials for gamesheld in Cedar City should be made no laterthan five days prior to the game. To requestcredentials or arrange an interview with anSUU player or coach, contact the SUU MediaRelations Office at: (435) 586-7753 or at:[email protected].

Press Box ServicesEccles Coliseum provides working space forproperly credentialed print and electronicmedia personnel. Quickie stats will be pro-vided at the end of each quarter while finalstatistics and final play-by-play will be dis-tributed following the game. Collect andcredit card long-distance calls may be madefrom the central press box.

Visiting RadioRadio stations wishing to broadcast a gamefrom Eccles Coliseum should alert the SUUMedia Relations Office well in advance of thebroadcast date. Two phone lines are avail-able for visiting stations, but radio box spaceis limited. Visiting stations are advised tolimit broadcast teams to three persons. Allline charges are the responsibility of the vis-iting station unless other arrangements aremade.

Print MediaWireless internet access is available in Ec-cles Coliseum. Several phone lines are alsoavailable to members of the print media. Col-lect and credit card calls may be made fromthe central press box.

Highlight FeedsThe SUU Media Relations Office produces a5-10 minute video highlight package for allhome football games. The feeds are availablevia SUU’s FTP site. For details on obtainingaccess, contact the SUU Media Relations Office

KMYU Sports31 East St. George Blvd.St. George, Utah 84770PH (435) 773-6323FAX (435) 773-6324

KCSG Sports158 W. 1600 S., Suite 200St. George, Utah 84770PH (435) 986-9715FAX (435) 986-9716

KUTV Sports (CBS)299 S. Main, Suite 150Salt Lake City, Utah 84111PH (801) 973-3232FAX (801) 973-4176

KSTU Sports (FOX)5020 Amelia Earhart Dr.Salt Lake City, Utah 84116PH (801) 536-1313FAX (801) 537-5335

KSL TV Sports (NBC)Broadcast Hse, 5 Triad Ctr.Salt Lake City, UT 84180PH (801) 575-5535FAX (801) 575-5560

KTVX - Sports (ABC)1760 Fremont Ave.Salt Lake City, UT 84104PH (801) 975-4427FAX (801) 973-3349

COVERING THE THUNDERBIRDS

2013 SOUTHERN UTAH FOOTBALL • 2

2013 SOUTHERN UTAH FOOTBALLSUU Quick Facts

Location: Cedar City, Utah 84720Mailing Address: 351 W. University Ave.

Founded: 1897Enrollment: 8,066

President: Dr. Michael T. BensonNickname: ThunderbirdsColors: Scarlet & White

Stadium: Eccles Coliseum(Artificial, 8,500)

Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Big Sky

2012 Finish: 4-4 (T-5th)2012 Record: 5-6

Four-year Record (Since 1963): 228-259-2All-Time Record (Since 1922): 335-383-19

Head Coach: Ed Lamb (BYU ‘96)

Lamb at SUU: 26-29 (Five Seasons)Lamb Overall: 26-29 (Five Seasons)Best Time To Reach: Contact SID

Director of Offense/Quarterbacks:Steve Clark (Brigham Young ‘92)

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs:Justin Walterscheid (SUU ‘05)

Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line:Teag Whiting (Brigham Young ‘04)

Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers: Fesi Sitake (SUU ‘11)

Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends:Aaron Fernandez (SUU ‘09)

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers:Justin Ena (Brigham Young ‘01)

Associate Head Coach/Secondary:Demario Warren (UC Davis ‘08)

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line:Ryan Hunt (So. Utah ‘04)

Defensive Assistant: Ben Macey (Utah State ‘11)Academic Coordinator: Sam Elliott (SUU ‘02)

Video Coordinator: Nathan WolfeStrength & Conditioning:Dan Bennion (So. Utah ‘00)Jake Hutton (Utah State ‘10)

Director of Athletics: Ken BeazerHead Athletic Trainer: Ricky Mendini, ATC

Compliance Coordinator: Todd BrownBusiness Manager: Kyle Hosler

SWA: Jill MahoneyDirector of Athletic Operations: Kit Janes

Starters Returning/Lost: O-6/6, D-7/5, S-2/0Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/26

Redshirts Returning: 13Other Returnees/Spring Newcomers: 13

Media RelationsMedia Relations Director: Neil GardnerAssistant Media Relations Directors:

Kyle Cottam, Kyle Newhouse

SUU SPORTS INFORMATION

Assistant AD, Media Relations: Neil Gardner (Football Contact) Office: (435) 586-7753 Cellular: (435) 559-0275 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Director: Kyle Cottam Office: (435) 586-7752 e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Director: Kyle Newhouse Office: (435) 586-7758 e-mail: [email protected] Information FAX: (435) 586-5444Press Box: (435) 586-5447

Neil Gardner Kyle Cottam Kyle Newhouse

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 Statistics & Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-562013 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-532013 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-632013 Thunderbird Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .892013 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42013 Thunderbird Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-50The Big Sky Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Cedar City & Iron County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-17Eccles Coliseum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82-83Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Preseason Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50SUU Administration & Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78-80SUU Athletics & Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81-84SUU Athletics Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77SUU Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-76SUU vs. the Opposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68SUU Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-67SUU Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85This is SUU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86-87

After losing the most prolific passer in the history ofthe school as well as three stalwart offensive linemen andits starting running back from the 2012 squad there weremyriad questions facing the Southern Utah football teamon the offensive side of the ball last spring.

Although not all of those questions were answereddefinitively during spring ball, it became evident that thecupboard was not bare, and, in fact, there would be lifeafter Brad Sorensen.

In the effort to replace Sorensen (who threw for over9,000 yards in his three seasons as the team’s starter),four quarterbacks found themselves in the mix: seniorJacob Allie, junior Aaron Cantu, sophomore Mitch Dahlenand freshman Tannon Pedersen.

None of the four had much experience running theSUU offense prior to spring. Allie – who was recruited as aquarterback – played fullback and tight end with Sorensenentrenched at QB, while Cantu joined the team in Januaryafter leading the NJCAA in passing yards in 2012 at EastLos Angeles College. Dahlen transferred to SUU in the fallof 2012 and spent the season primarily with the scoutteam, and Pedersen was also in his first spring with theThunderbirds after returning from an LDS church missionlast fall.

After the spring game it became clear the team hadfound its starter. Cantu.

“What we’re looking for is considency and AaronCantu has been probably the most consistent of our quar-terbacks,” SUU’s Director of Offense Steve Clark said atthe conclusion of spring ball.

Cantu “sees the field really well, and … in his firstspring here he’s getting to know the offense,” Head CoachEd Lamb said. “I thought he took a big step forward [in thespring game]. We saw a little bit of the competitivenessthat allowed him to thrive so much at the junior collegelevel. He didn’t lead the country in passing without havingsome ability.”

With the addition of Richie Harrington, a transfer fromOregon State, and freshman T.J. Fenton, who joined thesquad for fall camp Allie moved back to tight end and theteam will go forward with Cantu as the starter heading intothe season. Pedersen, Harrington and Fenton will be inreserve while Dahlen rehabilitates from off-season sur-gery.

The questions on the offensive line appear to havebeen answered during the spring as well.

Gavin Farr, a senior who will move back to centerafter earning first-team all-Big Sky honors at left guardlast year, anchors the line. He’s joined by three more sen-iors, left tackle Cody Burgess (an honorable mention all-Big Sky honoree in 2012), Daron Griffin and KyleDonaldson as experienced returning linemen. In additionto those four, sophomore Fernando Huerta returns afterserving as a reserve last year, while senior Brad Meyer,junior Nick Nissen and redshirt freshman P.J. Taeao-Taunu’u all moved from defensive line to offensive lineduring the spring and have thrived in their new roles.Throw in redshirt freshmen Evan Ross and Anthony Sar-rocco as well as Steve Clark who is back with the teamafter an LDS church mission, and newcomer Daniel Fleis-chman (a transfer from Wyoming) and there is a goodgroup manning the offensive trenches.

“I think the offensive line made the most improve-ment from day-one of spring,” Lamb said. “They’ve reallyworked hard, they’ve worked extra on their own, we’vemade some personnel changes to try to get some morecompetition over there, they’ve just accepted the chal-lenge really well. So we’re running the ball with confi-dence, which is opening up things in our passing game.”

“This is probably the best O-line we’ve had sinceI’ve been here,” Clark noted.

There are still questions at running back, not froma lack of talent but more from a plethora of choices.

2013 SOUTHERN UTAH OUTLOOK

Gavin Farr

Aaron Cantu


Sophomore Malik Brown as well as redshirt freshmenChristian Taele, Jarom Healey and Christian Jensen allhad good springs and all are in the mix for starting spotsat both running back and fullback heading into the fall.Those ranks were bolstered at the beginning of fall campwith the addition of freshmen Toa Afatasi, Pete Williamsand Raysean Martin, and senior Vic Spikes, who trans-ferred to SUU from Utah. Adding depth at fullback in thefall is Frank Sanft, a transfer from Snow JC.

“They are young, they’re freshmen, but they werehere last year and they know the offense,” Clark pointedout. “Malik has been blessed with some break-awayspeed, Jarom and Christian are very tough inside-the-tackle type runners who will grind you out some toughyards. We’re going to need them because we don’t haveBrad, we’re not going to throw the ball 50 times, we’regoing to want to stay more balanced.”

Perhaps the only spot on the offensive side of the ballwhere there hasn’t been a question is at receiver. The fourstarters as well as the primary reserves all return at theposition. Senior Fatu Moala earned second-team all-BigSky honors last year while juniors Easton Pedersen andMitch Jessop, as well as senior Griff McNabb are all backafter starting the majority of the team’s games last year.

Letter-winners C.J. Morgan, a junior, and Josh Smith,a sophomore, as well as Naia Ursua – who is back froman LDS mission after appearing in all 11 games as a truefreshman in 2009 – will also compete for playing time, andthere were a handful of newcomers in the mix in thespring, including Mike Sharp who made a name for him-self at quarterback at Dixie High School before serving anLDS mission.

The coaches also said they felt they had a good mixat tight end coming out of the spring, with sophomoresAnthony Norris and Chandler Allphin and Allie movingback into the mix.

On the defensive side of the ball the Thunderbirds re-turn the entire starting secondary as well as a pair offreshman all-Americans: linebacker Zak Browning – theBig Sky’s 2012 Newcomer of the Year – and defensiveend James Cowser. Senior linebacker Chad Hansen, theteam’s leading tackler in 2011, also returns, as does MattHolley, an all-conference safety in 2010 who moved tolinebacker in the spring after returning from an LDSchurch mission.

The team will have to replace three positions on theline, including all-American tackle Cody Larsen, but ahandful of players stepped up in the spring and what onelooked like it might be a weakness may now be astrength.

Cowser holds down the rush end spot, while AustinAnderson – a junior who was having a breakout year in2012 before he went down midway through the MontanaState game with an injury – returns at bull end. With An-derson seeing limited duty while he rehabilitated his injuryin the spring redshirt freshman Andrew Eide (another re-turned missionary) prospered at the position. Kouri Jonesis the primary reserve at rush end following a solid sopho-more campaign last year.

Junior Trever McFalls had a solid spring and looks tobe the man who will replace Larsen at tackle, with fresh-man Robert Torgerson slotted in as McFalls’ backup afterhe distinguished himself during the spring. Nose tackle issophomore Toi Taufa’s position heading into the fall, withtrue freshman Lehi Afatasi pressing for playing time.Freshmen Colin Greenhill and Wes Kauvaka will providedepth as they work into the system.

“During the spring we moved people around a lot, atall the line positions,” defensive line coach Ryan Huntsaid. “Austin [Anderson] was limited in what he could do,so at the end spot we looked at Cowser, Kouri Jones andEide. Eide can line up at end against a tight end set andcan play inside when there isn’t a tight end while Kouri

Fatu Moala

James Cowser



gives us more speed at end.”“Trever McFalls has come a long way,” Hunt added.

“He’s developed into an every-down kind of guy, andRobert Torgerson has progressed tremendously. At noseToi is solid and we’re looking forward to working with LehiAfatasi.”

Browning – who led the nation’s freshmen in tacklesper game last season – anchors the defense from hismiddle linebacker slot with Hansen moving outside afterseeing limited time last season following an injury sufferedduring spring 2012. Hansen had an outstanding springafter moving to the Sam Backer position (he was in themiddle in 2011), and Holley was solid as well – he pickedoff a pass during the spring game – in the spring as heworked back into football shape following his mission.

The three primary reserves at linebacker are allyoung. Sophomore Mike Evans is the only one of thethree to have appeared in a game for the Thunderbirds,but he and freshmen Austin Gumucio, who spent the 2012season as a redshirt, and Josh Kariya, a returned mis-sionary, all distinguished themselves during the spring.Senior special teams standout Mike Tagliaferi provides ex-perience and depth while fall newcomers who will look tocontribute at linebacker include freshmen ChineduAhanonu and Steve Welsh as well as sophomore AntwanMarshal, a transfer from Nevada.

“The linebackers are experienced,” Lamb said. “ChadHansen led the team in tackles two years ago and he ap-pears to be fully recovered from [the injury]. He’s playingmore of an inside linebacker position on our defensive in-terior alignment and that seems to be a position that suitshim well. Browning played fantastically for us last yearand seems to be picking up where he left off and thenthere’s Matt Holley who was a defensive leader for usfrom the strong safety position in 2010. Our defense is de-signed just a little bit different and [Holley] fits the schemenow a little bit better at the field linebacker position. He’s

done a tremendous job too. With Chad and Zak and Mattwe have a lot of guys who have won a lot of footballgames now starting at the linebacker position.”

Having the entire starting secondary back is a luxurythe Thunderbirds haven’t enjoyed since Lamb and hisstaff have been at SUU, and all but one of the four shouldreturn next year as well as there is only one senior in thebunch: free safety Tommy Collet, Jr.The other returning starters are junior cornerback TyreeMills, sophomore corner LeShaun Sims and sophomorestrong safety Miles Killebrew. Senior Anthony Fagans andsophomore Michael Byrd provide experienced depth atthe safety positions, while sophomore J.T. Anderson isback after playing in all 11 games with one start at cornerlast year.

Sophomore Myles Carelock and redshirt freshmenMartavious Redmond and Anthony Sattiewhite will providedepth at the cornerback positions, along with newcomerDallin Dastrup, while Mitch Dalley, Stetson Deardon andMax Vanot-Petit will also look to contribute at safety.

“The secondary is just older and more mature,” Lambpointed out. “It’s the same secondary we played with alllast year and some of those guys have been there for[some time]. Tyree has been playing a significant role fora couple of years, as has Tommy Collet. They’re just moremature, more competitive, a little more sure about theirroles within the defense and that’s allowed them to playwith confidence.”

On special teams the team returns everyone but itslong-snapper. Placekicker Colton Cook was a second-team all-American in 2012 and he returns along withpunter Brock Miller, who holds the school’s career puntingaverage record. They back each other up at their respec-tive positions. Allie returns as the holder, with McNabb(punts) and Smith (kickoffs) back as the primary returnspecialists. Freshman Chandler Dowell, a fall newcomer,will take over the long-snapping duties.

Zak Browning

Colton Cook



A 2010 Eddie Robinson Award final-ist, Ed Lamb is entering his sixth seasonas head coach of the Thunderbird footballprogram. In his first five years overseeing theprogram, Coach Lamb has guided theteam on a path that has seen it improvefrom the 0-11 squad he inherited to back-to-back winning seasons in 2010 and2011, including the 2010 Great West Con-ference championship team. Last year theThunderbirds competed in the Big SkyConference for the first time and woundup with a 4-4 mark, good enough for a tiefor fifth place in the 13-team league. During his first year at SUU CoachLamb turned around a program which hadbeen mired in a 19-game slide, and whilethe 2008 team finished with just four wins,those were four more than the programhad in any of the previous three seasons.SUU also broke through with its first road-win in four years whenit stopped Southland Conference champion and 22nd-rankedTexas State, 34-30, in 2008. That same season Lamb oversaw a program which put 11players on the all-Great West Conference squad, includingseven first-team selections as well as its special teams player ofthe year. The Thunderbirds finished the 2008 season rankedamong the nation's top-20 teams in punting and punt returns,passing offense and tackles-for-loss last year as well. The improvement continued in 2009 when the team finishedwith a 5-6 mark, its best record since 2004. The team rankedamong the nation's top-20 programs in passing, pass efficiency,total offense, scoring offense and punt returns in addition toleading the nation on net punting. The Thunderbirds had two all-Americans in 2009, placed 12players on the all-conference squad and had 14 academic all-conference selections. SUU had individuals ranked among thenation's top 10 in pass receptions, receiving yards, total offense,punt returns and scoring as well. In 2010 the team continued its ascent, as the T-Birdsclaimed their first Great West championship with a perfect 4-0mark in conference games, posted an overall 6-5 record, theteam's first winning record since 2004, and finished the seasonranked among the nation's top-30 in both the coaches and themedia polls. Among the team's five losses, only one came bymore than eight points.

HEAD COACH

Ed LambBRIGHAM YOUNG, 1996SIXTH SEASON AT SUU

THE LAMB FILE

Coaching Experience1997 University of Redlands Defensive Line Coach1998-2000 University of Redlands Defensive Coordinator2001 Brigham Young University Defensive Assistant – Linebackers2002-03 University of Idaho Defensive Coordinator2005-2007 University of San Diego Special Teams Coordinator Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Backs Coach2008-present Southern Utah University Head CoachEducation1998 Master of Arts, Education Counseling, University of Redlands1996 Bachelor of Arts, English, Brigham Young University

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SUU matched 2010's 6-5 record in 2011, a season which in-cluded the team's first win over a FBS-level team in 14 seasons andonly its second ever, a 41-16 win at UNLV. Although the team wentthrough a three-game GWC skid midway through the year, SUUclosed the season winning three of four games, including a win overUC Davis and victories at future Big Sky rivals Weber State andNorthern Arizona, with the only setback a loss at then-No. 5 NorthernIowa. SUU dominated the all-GWC teams in 2010 and 2011, with 14selections in each season. In 2010 SUU had 10 first-team selections,four on the second-team and three more earning honorable mention.SUU wide receiver Tysson Poots was the GWC's offensive player ofthe year in 2010 as well as a consensus first-team All-American. In 2011 SUU swept the GWC's individual awards, as QB BradSorensen was named offensive player of the year, DE Tyler Osborneearned defensive player of the year honors, RB/KR Austin Minefeewas the special teams player of the year and WR/PR Brady Measomwas the newcomer of the year. In addition to those honors, SUU hadnine first-team and five second-team all-GWC selections, while Os-borne and Minefee both earned all-America honors. Last year, in the program’s first season in the Big Sky, SUUnotched wins over a pair of ranked teams, then-No. 1 Eastern Wash-ington and then-No. 11 Northern Arizona, and picked up a road win atperennial BSC power Montana. Lamb’s T-Birds placed 13 players onall-BSC teams, and linebacker Zak Browning was tabbed as theleague’s newcomer of the year. Browning and defensive end JamesCowser were both Jerry Rice Award finalists who were named fresh-man all-Americans and Sorensen was a Walter Payton Award finalistfor the second straight season. Coach Lamb came to SUU from the University of San Diego,where he served as special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinatorand defensive backs coach for three years. A 1996 graduate of Brigham Young University, Lamb helpedguide the University of San Diego to three consecutive PioneerLeague championships as well as back-to-back NCAA Division I-AAMid-Major National Championships in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 theUSD special teams ranked first or second in the Pioneer Leaguein every statistical category and the defense finished 2006 rankedfourth nationally after the Toreros completed an 11-1 season.While at USD Coach Lamb's responsibilities included serving asthe team's budget manager and recruiting in addition to his on-field responsibilities.Prior to joining the Toreros in 2005, Lamb spent two seasons asdefensive coordinator at the University of Idaho where his 2003team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring de-fense. As part of his duties as coordinator, his primary responsibil-ity was with the Vandal secondary. Coach Lamb spent the 2001 season on the BYU staff as adefensive assistant working with the linebackers. While with theCougars he helped the squad to a 10-2 record and a MountainWest Conference title. Lamb served as defensive coordinator and linebackerscoach at the University of Redlands from 1998 through 2000,where his teams went 21-6 overall and boasted the Southern Cal-ifornia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's top scoring defenseevery year he was with the program. He also served as the Bull-dogs' recruiting coordinator. Prior to becoming defensive coordinator at Redlands Lambspent one season as a graduate assistant working with the defen-sive line. As a student-athlete, Lamb played linebacker and defensiveend from 1992-96 on Brigham Young University and BYU-Idahoteams which combined to win four conference championships. Lamb and his wife, Sarah, are the parents of three daugh-ters: Anna, Amelia and Summer, and son Claude Edward IV.





Steve Clark is in his sixth season on the Thunderbirdstaff. During his first five seasons at SUU, Clark has over-seen an offense that has made an assault on the SUUpassing record book, particularly its passing recordsUnder his guidance the 2008 Thunderbirds passed for aschool-record 23 touchdowns while the team's 2,742passing yards ranked second on the school's all-time listbut the 2009 squad went on to better both those marks,passing for 3,103 yards and 33 TDs. SUU also set single-game records for passes and completions, as well as indi-vidual season and single-game passing and receivingrecords in both seasons. In 2011 the Thunderbirds passed for 3,257 yards, an-other record, including four of the top-10 passing-yardgames in SUU history, and although the team didn't breakthe record it still finished with 3,161 total yards - the sec-ond-highest total in school history - and racked up 17TDs. The 2012 squad was again high-powered as theThunderbirds averaged 371 yards per game, including285 through the air. SUU passed the 3,000-yard passingmark for the fourth straight season, finishing with 3,139yards through the air, and passed for 23 touchdowns,tying the second-highest mark in school history. The final two Great West Conference offensive play-ers of the year were both coached by Clark, wide receiverTysson Poots, who earned the honor in 2010, and quar-terback Brad Sorensen, who was the 2011 selection. Bothplayers were selected both by the coaches and by themedia. As far as individual efforts under Coach Clark go, fivetop single-season passing attempts efforts, the four topsingle-season receiving yards efforts, and five of the topsix completions and passing yards efforts have come inthe past five seasons. Coach Clark came to SUU from BYU, where he spentthree seasons working with the offensive line and specialteams. While on the Cougar staff, Clark helped BYU to apair of Mountain West Conference titles and three straightLas Vegas Bowl appearances. In 2007 he coached theMWC's top kickoff return squad, which ranked 18th na-tionally. Coach Clark spent the 2004 season on UrbanMeyer's staff at the University of Utah, where, as a defen-

sive assistant, he helped the Utes to a perfect season.That year Utah finished the season ranked fourth in onepoll and fifth in the other after putting together a perfect12-0 record, capped by a 35-7 thrashing of Pittsburgh inthe Fiesta Bowl. Utah had three first-team and one sec-ond-team all-MWC honorees on the defensive side of theball that season. Prior to the 2004 season, Coach Clark served twoseasons as the passing game coordinator at St. Mary'sCollege. In 2001 he was director of football operations atUtah when the team represented the MWC in the LasVegas Bowl. During his coaching career, Clark's teams have gone4-1 in bowl games, 2-0 at Utah and 2-1 at BYU.Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Coach Clarkcut his coaching teeth at Provo High School, where hewas the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator from 1995 to1998. A 1992 graduate of BYU with a degree in communica-tions, Coach Clark and his wife Suzanne are the parentsof four children, Alex, Emily, Jamison and Maggie.

DIRECTOR OF OFFENSE/QUARTERBACKS

Steve ClarkBRIGHAM YOUNG 1992SIXTH SEASON AT SUU

Justin Ena is in his sixth season on the Thunderbirdstaff, his fourth as defensive coordinator. He also servesas the team's linebackers coach and spent two seasonsas special teams coordinator, in 2008 and 2009. Last season, in the Thunderbirds' first campaign in theBig Sky Conference and playing with a roster filled withfreshmen, Coach Ena's defense led the conference in redzone efficiency and was a big factor to the Thunderbirdsleading the league and ranking fifth overall in the FCS inturnover margin. The Thunderbirds averaged 1.1 intercep-tions per game, third-best in the Sky, and ranked fifth inthe BSC and 27th in the nation in sacks in 2012. SUU hadthree all-Americans on the defensive side of the ball lastyear: defensive tackle Cody Larsen and freshman all-Americans Zak Browning, a linebacker, and JamesCowser, a defensive end. Browning was also named theBig Sky's Freshman of the Year in 2012. In 2012, Coach Ena's defense ranked 19th in thecountry against the pass and averaged 2.82 sacks pergame, the 13th-best average at the FCS level. Two Thun-derbird defenders, Tyler Osborne and Cody Larsen,ranked among the top-70 in sacks, with Osborne at No.16 with .95 sacks per game and Larsen 68th with .55 perouting. In addition, linebacker Chad Hansen was 42nd inthe nation with 9.45 tackles per game. The Thunderbirdsplaced seven defenders on the all-GWC team in 2011, in-cluding five first-team selections. Osborne was alsonamed the conference's defensive player of the year. In his first season as the Thunderbirds' defensive co-ordinator, Coach Ena headed up a unit which had some ofthe top single-game efforts in school history. In the sea-son-opener at Wyoming, the T-Birds held the Cowboys tojust 36 rushing yards, and at San Jose State, the 'Birdslimited the Spartans to 57 yards on the ground and 250total yards. San Diego managed just 34 passing and 153total yards; the Torero's passing total is the sixth lowest byan SUU opponent. At the end of the 2010 season theSUU defense had given up just 3,407 total yards, thethird-lowest total in an 11-game season in the school'shistory, including 1,279 rushing yards, the fifth-lowest totalin an 11-game season. The 2010 defense ranked 21st in the nation againstthe run, 21st in total defense and 17th in scoring defenseafter allowing just 19.18 points per game. SUU alsoranked 24th nationally with 2.45 sacks per game and 25th

in tackles for loss with 7.09 per game. The coaches votedfive Thunderbird defenders to the all-Great West Confer-ence first team in 2010, with two more earning second-team recognition. In 2008 and 2009 Coach Ena's special teams wereamong the finest in the country. Punter Trevor Wardearned multiple all-America honors after leading the na-tion in yards per punt in 2009 while Fesi Sitake was sev-enth in the nation in punt return average. As a team, SUUled the nation in net punting and was ninth in punt returnaverage. In 2008 return specialist Nick Miller led the na-tion in all-purpose yards and ranked fifth in punt returnyards. Ward earned honorable mention all-America hon-ors in 2008 after ranking sixth in the country in net puntingyards and eighth overall. SUU's punt return team rankedthird in the country in net yardage while the punt coverteam was sixth. Coach Ena played his collegiate ball at BrighamYoung University, where he was a four-year starter and athree-time all-Mountain West Conference performer atlinebacker. Following his collegiate days, Ena moved on to theNational Football League, where he played four seasons -including three for the Philadelphia Eagles and one for theTennessee Titans - before retiring. Coach Ena's first coaching experience came in hishometown of Shelton, Wash., where he was an assistanton the staff at Shelton High School. Coach Ena and his wife, Dana, are the parents of twochildren, a son, Justice, and a daughter, Olivia.

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Justin EnaBRIGHAM YOUNG, 2001SIXTH SEASON AT SUU




Ryan Hunt is in his 10th year on the Thunderbird staffand his ninhth as a full-time member after serving the2004 season as a student-assistant. Coach Hunt hasworked with the offensive and defensive lines, with thelast five spent on the defensive side of the ball. Last season Coach Hunt's defensive line rankedamong the nation's leaders in sacks, averaging 2.64 pergame, the fifth-best mark in the Big Sky and the 27th-bestin the country. The D-line was also a big reason the Thun-derbirds led the Big Sky and were among the naiton's elitein red zone defense. Two of Hunt's defensive linemenearned all-Big Sky and all-American honors, tackle CodyLarsen, who was a first-team all-BSC honoree and endJames Cowser, who earned honorable mention all-BSChonors and freshman all-American recognition. In 2011 Coach Hunt directed a unit which finished13th in the FCS in sacks with 2.82 per game. The pres-sure applied by the SUU line were definite factors in theThunderbirds ranking 19th against the pass, allowing just178.2 yards per game through the air. Hunt was also the position coach for Tyler Osborne,the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Yearin 2011, as well as Larsen, a 2011 all-GWC performer. In 2010 SUU's run defense was one of the best in theschool's history, as the Thunderbirds held opponents tojust 1,279 yards on the ground, the program's fifth-best ef-fort in an 11-game season. The 2010 defense also rankedthird in SUU's 11-game history in total yards allowed, giv-ing up just 3,407 yards. In addition to its success againstthe run, the 2010 unit ranked 21st nationally in total de-fense and 17th in scoring defense after allowing just19.18 points per game. SUU also ranked 24th in the FCSwith 2.45 sacks per game and 25th in tackles for loss with7.09 per game. Osborne and Larsen earned all-GWChonors in 2010 as well. In 2008 Coach Hunt's unit ranked 18th in the countryin tackles-for-losses and he saw two of his players, defen-sive tackles Austin Curtis and Aaron Fernandez, earn first-team all-GWC recognition. Curtis was also an honorablemention all-American in '08 after ranking among the na-tion's leaders in both sacks and tackles-for-loss. In 2009defensive tackle Chad Westwood earned all-conferencehonors. Coach Hunt spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as of-

fensive line coach before moving back to the defensiveside, where he began his coaching career. As offensiveline coach, Hunt helped mold a unit which improved theThunderbird offense in almost every statistical category.SUU's rushing offense improved by nearly 71 yards pergame, moving it up 51 spots in the national rankings from2005 to 2006, and in 2007, despite playing one of thetoughest schedules in the country, the SUU offense con-tinued to improve. In 2004, Hunt helped coach a Thunderbird defensethat ranked sixth in 1-AA total defense, including a No. 7ranking against the run. In 2005 as a full-time member ofthe coaching staff Coach Hunt coached three all-Great-West honorable mention defensive linemen. A 2003 graduate of SUU, Coach Hunt was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Thunderbirds beforejoining the staff. While playing for the Thunderbirds CoachHunt started 33 straight games from his sophomore tosenior seasons, never missing a game during his career. A native of Erda, Utah, he is a graduate of TooeleHigh School, where he was an all-state and all-region per-former. Coach Hunt and his wife Sami are the parents of adaughter, Hadli.

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE

Ryan HuntSOUTHERN UTAH, 2004TENTH SEASON AT SUU




Demario Warren is in his sixth season as the Thun-derbirds' secondary coach. After joining the Thunderbirds initially as a runningbacks coach, Warren made the shift to the defensive sideduring 2008 spring ball. Last year Coach Warren's young unit, which includeda handful of true and redshirt freshmen, averaged 1.1 in-terceptions per game, the third-best average in the BigSky Conference. Redshirt frosh LeShaun Sims averaged0.33 picks per game, which ranked 37th in the country,and Tommy Collet, Jr., also had three interceptions lastyear. SUU finished with a dozen interceptions in 2012, theteam's higest total since 2001. One of Warren's players,redshirt freshman safety Miles Killebrew also earned hon-orble mention all-BSC honors and he was on the JerryRice Award watch list as well. In 2011 SUU's secondary was particularly effectiveagainst the pass, as the Thunderbirdsallowed just 178.18yards per game through the air - the 19th best mark in thecountry - and SUU ranked 28th in pass efficiency defensewith a 115.67 rating.Warren saw two members of his secondary, cornerbackDion Turner and safety Erron Vonner, earn first-team all-Great West Conference honors and Turner went on tosign a free agent deal with the Green Bay Packers. SUU's defense was among the nation's best overall in2010, ranking 21st against the run and 22nd overall at theend of the regular season. It was one of the most im-proved defenses in the nation last year. Coach Warren headed up a secondary in 2010 whichfeatured three first-team all-Great West Conference per-formers, cornerbacks Colin Pretlow and Dion turner andsafety Erron Vonner. It was Pretlow's fourth straight first-team honor, Vonner's first, following an honorable mentionappearance in 2009, and Turner's first. In 2009, under coach Warren's tuteledge, Pretlow andsafety Akeem Anifowoshe were both named first-team all-GWC for the second straight season, but Anifowoshemoved to linebacker in 2010, where he earned his thirdconsecutive all-conference honor.In 2008, along with Pretlow and Aniofowoshe earning all-GWC honors, another SUU defensive back, DeWayneLewis, signed a free agent NFL contract with the Jack-sonville Jaguars and he is currently playing with TeamUSA.

Coach Warren came to SUU from UC Davis, wherehe was a three-year letterman at running back before in-juries cut short his career during his senior season. CoachWarren earned a starting spot with the Aggies in 2005 asa redshirt freshman when he finished second on the teamin rushing. A native of Fairfield, Calif., Warren prepped at Fair-field High School, where he was a four-sport letterman. Coach Warren earned his bachelor's degree inAfrican-American studies from UC Davis and has gone onto earn his Master's of Business Administration degree. Coach Warren and his wife, Amanda, are the parentsof two children, Demario, Jr., and Jazelle.

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/SECONDARY

Demario WarrenUC DAVIS, 2008SIXTH SEASON AT SUU



Teag Whiting is in his fifth season as a member of theThunderbird staff, his fourth in a full-time capacity. Afterserving as a graduate assistant with the Thunderbird of-fensive line in 2009, Coach Whiting took over as O-linecoach in the spring of 2010. Whiting's four years as SUU's offensive line coachhave been four of the Thunderbirds' best passing seasonsin the school's history. In 2009, in his first season with the team and in thecoaching ranks, Whiting worked with an offensive line thatboasted a pair of first-team all-Great West Conference se-lections, tackles Levi Mack and Aarron Po'uha, as well asa second-teamer, center Stephen Boyer. SUU's offensewas prolific in Whiting's first season with the team, as theThunderbirds ranked among the nation's leaders in pass-ing yardage, total offense and scoring. In 2010 year the Thunderbird offense passed for aschool-record 3,257 yards, the fifth-best mark in the na-tion, and the Thunderbirds finished 10th in the nation intotal yards behind Coach Whiting's offensive line. SUUhad three linemen named the the All-Great West Confer-ence team, first-teamer Trevor Schauerhamer and sec-ond-team selections Gavin Farr and Brandon Beddes,while a fourth, Brock Christensen, earned honorable men-tion. Farr was named Most Valuable Lineman on themedia team, with Zach Brackus earning first-team honorswhile Schauerhamer and Beddes were honorable mentionpicks in 2010. In 2011 the team was just short of the 2010 passingtotal, finishing with 3,161 yards through the air, whichranked 12th in the FCS. Brackus earned first-team all-GWC honors from the coaches while Farr was a second-team selection despite missing several games because ofinjury. On the media team both Brackus and Farr earnedfirst-team recognition and Beddes earned a second-teamnod. The 2012 squad was again high-powered as theThunderbirds averaged 371 yards per game, including285 through the air. SUU passed the 3,000-yard passingmark for the fourth straight season, finishing with 3,139yards through the air, and passed for 23 touchdowns,tying the second-highest mark in school history. Coach Whiting was a two-year starter at BrighamYoung University, where he earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors as an offensive line-

man before going on to spend two seasons in the NFL,primarily with the Arizona Cardinals. Prior to his time atBYU, Coach Whiting was an all-region, all-conference andall-America performer at BYU-Idaho (then Ricks College). A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Coach Whitingprepped at Salt Lake City's Brighton High School, wherehe was a two-time all-region and all-state performer infootball as well as a state champion wrestler. Coach Whiting and his wife Ashley are the parents oftwo sons, Dallas and Greson.

CO-OFFENSIVE COORD. RUN GAME/O-LINE

Teag WhitingBRIGHAM YOUNG, 2003FIFTH SEASON AT SUU



Justin Walterscheid is in his fourth season on theSUU staff. A 2005 SUU graduate, Coach Walterscheid returnedto join the Thunderbird staff in 2010, taking over as theprogram's running backs and receivers coach. He hasalso served as special teams coordinator but this seasonhe takes on the role of offensive coordinator while contin-uing to mentor the running backs. Last year Coach Walterscheid's special teams unitswere among the nation's elite, as return specialist JoshSmith spent much of the season near the top of the FCSranks, while kicker Colton Cook earned second-team all-Big Sky and all-America honors and punter Brock Millerfinished the season 11th in the nation in punting and theteam ranked seventh in the FCS in net punting. SUU alsowas highly ranked in punt return average in 2012. In 2011, under Walterscheid, SUU led the nation witha kickoff return average of 26.33 yards per attempt andwas 18th in punt return average at 12 yards per return. Austin Minefee earned all-America honors and wasnamed the Great West Conference's special teams playerof the year in 2011 after averaging 29.24 yards per return. In addition to Minefee's success, Brady Measom wasnamed the GWC Newcomer of the Year after averaging12.33 yards per punt return (seventh-best in the nation) .Both Measom and Minefee were also first-team all-GWCselections. In 2010 Coach Walterscheid's running backs rushedfor 1,485 yards, the team's most in four seasons andMinefee earned first-team all-GWC honors after leadingthe team with 764 rushing yards as well as picking up 257receiving yards. His return specialists also fared well, withFesi Sitake averaging 10.8 yards on punt returns and 22.6on kickoff returns to earn all-GWC recognition whileHenna Brown averaged 24.6 yards per kickoff return. As a player Walterscheid led the Thunderbirds in all-purpose yards in 2003 and was second on the squad in2004 when he was sidelined for three games by injury. Heled the squad in punt and kickoff return yards in both '03and '04, and his '03 effort of 291yards ranks fourth on theSUU single-season list, just behind his dad Leonard's 319yards in 1975. He is also sixth on SUU's career punt re-turn yardage list with 450 yards and eighth on its kickoffreturn yardage list with 836, while his career kickoff returnaverage, 23.9 yards per return, ranks fifth.

Coach Walterscheid earned his bachelor's degree inphysical education from SUU in the spring of 2005. Hethen went on to earn an additional BA in kinesiology fromMesa State College in 2008. Upon graduation from MSC,Walterscheid embarked on pursuit of his master's degreein sports management at the University of Utah, where heserved as a graduate assistant on the No. 18 Utes' 2009Poinsettia Bowl championship squad. Prior to working at Utah, Coach Walterschied spent aseason at Weber State as a defensive assistant, workingwith the team's stud linebackers and helping the Wildcatsto a Big Sky Conference chmapionship and a final FCSranking of No. 7. Coach Walterscheid participated in theDenver Broncos' preseason camp following his collegiatecareer and he also was a member of the Arizona Rattlersof the indoor league. He has also worked in the highschool ranks as an assistant at Grand Junction HS, aswell as as a personal trainer. Coach Walterscheid and his wife Shawna are the par-ents of one son, Kingzton.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/RUNNING BACKS

Justin WalterscheidSOUTHERN UTAH, 2005FOURTH SEASON AT SUU


Aaron Fernandez is in his fifth season as a member ofthe Thunderbird staff, his fourth as a full-time assistant.After working with the defense the past four years CoachFernandez will coach the tight ends and coordinate spe-cial teams this year. He also moved from assistant recruit-ing coordinator to recruiting coordinator this past winter. Coach Fernandez joined the staff as an undergradu-ate assistant in 2009 following a stellar career as a Thun-derbird player. Last year as a linebackers coach Fernandez helpedtutor Zak Browning, who led the nation's freshmen in tack-les per game and was named the Big Sky Conference'sFreshman of the Year as well as a freshman all-American.Fernandez' 'backers were also a big part of the defensewhich ranked first in the Big Sky and fifth in the nation inturnover differential, was among the nation's best units inthe red zone and also was highly-ranked in sacks. In 2011 Coach Fernandez worked with a unit whichwas one of the best pass defenses in the FCS, ranking19th in the nation against the pass after allowing just178.2 yards per game through the air. SUU also was out-standing getting to the quarterback in 2011, as the Thun-derbirds finished 13th in the FCS in sacks with 2.82 pergame. Coach Fernandez also worked with 2011 Great WestConference Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Osborne,as well as Cody Larsen, a 2011 all-GWC performer andpreseason All-American this year. In 2010 Coach Fernandez worked with a defensiveline that was part of the nation's top run defenses. SUUheld opponents to just 1,279 yards on the ground in 2010,the fifth best effort at SUU in an 11-game season as wellas the 21st-best mark in the nation. SUU's overall defensealso ranked 21st last year after allowing just 3,407 yards.SUU also ranekd 24th in the FCS ranks in sacks last sea-son, when it averaged 2.45 per game, and the Thunder-birds' 7.09 tackles for loss in 2010 ranked 25th in thenation. A first-team all-Great West Conference performer atdefensive tackle for the Thunderbirds in 2008, Coach Fer-nandez was three-year letterman for the Thunderbirds. Hewas among the team's leaders in tackles-for-loss andsacks his last two seasons as well as one of the top twotacklers among defensive linemen both seasons.

Coach Fernandez came to SUU after one season atMesa Community College, where, in 2005, he earnedfirst-team all-NJCAA Region I recognition. He was also ahigh school all-American at Red Mountain HS in hishometown of Mesa, Ariz.


SPECIAL TEAMS COORD./TIGHT ENDS/RECRUITING COORD.

AARON FERNANDEZSOUTHERN UTAH, 2010FIFTH SEASON AT SUU

Fesi Sitake is entering his third season on the SUU staff, hissecond in a full-time postion after spending the 2011 season asa student-assistant. He has worked with the receivers every yearand this season takes on the additional duties of passing gamecoordinator. Last year Coach Sitake's young receivers accounted forover three-quarters of the Thunderbird offense with 3,139 yards.Under Sitake's tutelage junior Fatu Moala garnered second-team all-Big Sky Conference honors after leading the team with65 receptions for 810 yards and nine touchdowns, while sopho-more Mitch Jessop earned honorable mention all-BSC recogni-tion with 33 catches for 519 yards and three scores despitemissing four games with injury. In 2011 Coach Sitake was instrumental in developing ayoung Thunderbird receiving corps into a productive unit, includ-ing overseeing the maturation of true freshman Brady Measom,who wound up leading the team in receptions and earning GreatWest Conference Rookie of the Year honors from both thecoaches and the media. Coach Sitake completed an outstanding career as an SUUreceiver and return specialist in 2010. A two-time all-Great WestConference selection, Sitake had two of the top-10 receivingseasons in the school's history, catching 82 passes in 2010,SUU's fourth-highest single-season total, and 79 in 2009, thesixth-highest. His 877 receiving yards last year are the ninth-most in a season, and his 848 in '09 rank 11th. In 2009 heranked 10th in the nation in receptions per game an in 2010 heranked sixth. He capped his career with 14 receptions at EasternWashington in his final game, marking the third-highest single-game receptions total in SUU history. Coach Sitake also excelled as a return specialist during hisplaying days. He averaged 14.8 yards per punt return in 2009,the seventh-best average in the country, and in 2010 he was25th at 10.8 yards per punt return. A native of Sandy, Utah, Coach Sitake and his wife Hollyare the parents of a son, Sefesi.



PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/RECEIVERS

FESI SITAKESOUTHERN UTAH, 2012SECOND SEASON AT SUU

A former Thunderbird defensive back, Dan Bennion re-turned to Southern Utah as the school’s strength and condition-ing coach in 2003 and his efforts have been appreciatedthroughout the entire athletic department. A two-year letterman at safety for the Thunderbirds, CoachBennion graduated from SUU in 2000. His first strength & condi-tioning position was as a graduate assistant at Northern Iowa,where he spent two years while working on his Masters of exer-cise science. Bennion then moved on to UNLV in January of 2002 wherehe was an assistant strength coach until returning to SUU in thefall of 2003. A native of Provo, Utah, Coach Bennion and his wife, Erin,are the parents of three children: Wolfgang, Browning andSunny.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Dan BennionSOUTHERN UTAH, 2000ELEVENTH SEASON AT SUU

Brittni BarkhuffASST. EQUIPMENT MANAGER

EQUIPMENT MANAGER

Jared BurkeSOUTHERN UTAH, 2012

FOURTH SEASON AT SUU

ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

Sam ElliottSOUTHERN UTAH, 2002

SECOND SEASON AT SUU

SOUTHERN UTAH FOOTBALL


Ben Macey is in his second year on the Thunderbird staff,his first as a defensive assistant after serving last year as avolunteer coach in the program.

This season Coach Macey is working primarily with thesecondary but also spends time with the linebackers and de-fensive line.

Macey is a 2011 graduate of Utah State University, wherehe played one season at wide receiver after transferring fromUtah, where he was a two-year letterman at quarterback andreceiver.

Macey, who earned his degree in business administration,was a Whiteside Scholar-Athlete at USU and a member of thehonors program at Utah.

A native of Logan, Utah, Macey earned first-team all-Statehonors in Utah’s 4A classification after leading Logan HighSchool to a runner-up finish at the state championship his sen-ior season. He was also named his region’s MVP that season.

Coach Macey is single and resides in Cedar City.

DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT

BenMaceyUTAH STATE, 2011SECOND SEASON AT SUU

SOUTHERN UTAH PLAYERS


2 Jake AllieTE, 6-0, 230, SrRenton, Washington

At SUU, 2012: Played on special teams as team’s holderand was a reserve fullback and tight end but did notrecord a statistic. Played quarterback in the spring butmoves back to tight end this fall. At SUU, 2011: Playedon return teams and as team’s back-up holder but didn’trecord a tackle or a return. At SUU, 2010: Moved fromquarterback to fullback, appeared in five games but didnot get an offensive touch. At SUU, 2009: Spent the sea-son as a redshirt.Personal: Threw for nearly 2,700 yards and 32 touch-downs his senior year at Seattle-area Charles A. Lind-bergh High School, completing 63 percent of his passattempts. Served as a team captain and led Coach Do-minic Yarrington’s Eagles to a city championship, alsoearned first-team all-league honors and was namedteam’s offensive back of the year. Participated in the2009 East-West all-state game. His best game came in aplayoff game vs. Columbia River when he completed 16-of-28 passes for 369 yards and five touchdowns. Also let-tered in basketball and track, serving as a basketballcaptain as well. Parents are Dora Allie and Terry Allie.Majoring in physical education.

19 Chandler AllphinTE, 6-4, 210, SoAlpine, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in two games but did not havea reception. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a red-shirt prior to serving an LDS church mission in Barcelona,Spain.Personal: Earned first-team all-region and second-teamall-state honors as a senior at Lone Peak High aftercatching 40 passes for 736 yards and 12 touchdowns forthe Knights. Also earned academic all-state recognitionand competed in track at LPHS. Parents are Elycse andRyan Allphin. Plans to major in chemistry with a pre-medemphasis.



18 Austin AndersonDE, 6-5, 250, JrLas Vegas, Nevada At SUU, 2012: Was on the verge of a break-out season

with 16 tackles, including 11 solo stops, two sacks, twofumble recoveries and a touchdown in the first four-plusgames but he went down with a season-ending injuryagainst Montana State. Returned a fumble nine yards fora touchdown vs. New Mexico Highlands. Had four tacklesat Cal and six at Portland State. At SUU, 2011: Playedagainst Sacramento State but did not record a tackle. AtSUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Graduate of Las Vegas' Arbor View HighSchool, where he was a two-year letterman for CoachDan Barnson's Aggies. Earned first-team all-NorthwestDivision honors as a linebacker last season after tallying31 tackles and two sacks. Also played quarterback in adouble-wing system, passing for 537 yards and four TDs.Also lettered in basketball. Parents are Tori and Chris An-derson. Majoring in criminal justice.

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31 J.T. AndersonCB, 6-2, 182, SoLayton, Utah At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games with three starts, fin-

ished the season with 33 tackles, 24 solo, including atackle for loss. Also co-led the team with five passes bro-ken up and had an interception which he terurned 17yards against Sacramento State. Forced one fumble, re-covered two. Finished the season strong with a six-tackleeffort at North Dakota and a career-best nine – includingfive solo stops – at Northern Arizona.Personal: A two-time first-team all-region performer atLayton High School, earned second-team all-state hon-ors in 2011 playing defensive back for Coach Jim Batche-lor. Tallied over 80 tackles with 13 interceptions in hisfinal two years of high school, returning three picks fortouchdowns. Also linedup at wide receiver where he to-talled nearly 500 yards and rackedup 120 return yardsduring his high school career. Also lettered and earnedall-region honors in basketball. Parents are Holley andJeff Anderson. Plans to major in finance.

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4 Malik BrownRB, 6-1, 205, SoLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Joined the team for spring semester 2012and participated in spring drills. Caught one pass for 12yards at Utah State and had one carry for no gain at Cali-fornia but did not play again after the Cal game. Personal: Graduate of Las Vegas' Canyon Springs HighSchool where he rushed for over 1,100 yards his seniorseason for Coach Hunkie Cooper's Pioneers. Earnedsecond-team all-state and team's running back of theyear honors, also lined up at cornerback on the defensiveside of the ball. A three-year letter-winner in football, alsolettered four years in track & field. Parents are Karen andJohnny Brown. Is undecided upon a major course ofstudy.

42 Zak BrowningLB, 5-11, 217, SoVancouver, Washington

Highlands game with an injury), tallied 116 tackles, 67solo, with 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Also brokeup three passes and intercepted another, forced five fum-bles and recovered another. Started the season and hiscollegiate career with a bang, tallying 12 tackles in theseason-opener at Utah State and he went on to log dou-ble-figure tackles in seven games, including 18 at Mon-tana, 15 vs. Montana State and Eastern Washington and14 at Northern Arizona. Had 14 solo stops vs. EWU. His18-tackles at Montana were the most by an SUU fresh-man since Steve Smith had 21 at Arkansas State back in2002.Personal: Was named first-team all state on both sidesof the ball as well as the Greater St. Helens LeaguePlayer of the Year as a running back and linebacker fol-lowing his senior season at Union HS in Camas, Wash..He rushed for 1,175 yards and 19 touchdowns andserved as the linchpin for the Titan defense that gave upjust 10.6 points per game that season. Averaged 8.7yards per carry as a senior in 2010, rushed for a school-record 285 yards and four touchdowns in one game aswell. Also holds the school's sacks record. Lettered intrack & field for the Titans as well. Parents are Suzanneand Bruce Browning. Is undecided upon a major courseof study.

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At SUU, 2012: Was named the Big Sky freshman of theyear, a freshman all-American and a finalist for the JerryRice Award after leading the Thunderbirds and the na-tion’s freshmen in tackles per game with 11.6 per contest.Played in and started 10 games (missed the New Mexico



77 Cody BurgessOT, 6-6, 324, SrCaliente, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in and started nine games atleft tackle, earned honorable mention all-Big Sky Confer-ence honors. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in nine gameswith one start. At SUU, 2010: Sat out fall semester butreturned to school and participated in spring ball. AtSUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Was named Nevada’s lineman of the year fol-lowing his senior season, earned first-team all-state hon-ors as both an offensive and defensive lineman forCoach Richard Ottley at Lincoln County High. Helped theLynx to a state championship as a sophomore. Also let-tered in basketball, helping LCHS to a state champion hisjunior season. Also served as student body president,was a member of the honors society and earned theShawn Davis Leadership Award. Parents are Kristi andBruce Burgess. Majoring in biology.

29 Michael ByrdDB, 6-2, 201, SoLaredo, Texas

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in 10 games both at safety andon special teams, finished the season with five tackles,one solo. Intercepted a pass at Montana to end the Griz-zlies’ final drive and secure the win for SUU. Personal: Earned second-team all-state and first-teamall-city honors and was named most outstanding defen-sive back following his senior season at Laredo (Texas)United High School. Tallied 88 tackles with nine intercep-tions from his free safety position his senior season forCoach Sanchez. Also lettered in track and field for theLonghorns.

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15 Aaron CantuQB, 6-3, 215, JrEast Los Angeles, California

At SUU: Joined the Thunderbirds in January and will par-ticipate in 2013 spring drills.Personal: Led the NJCAA in passing last year when hethrew for 3,358 yards and 32 touchdowns with a 62.3percent completion rate at East Los Angeles College.Earned his team’s MVP award following the 2012 seasonwhen he helped lead the Huskies to a Mountian Confer-ence championship. Completed 199 of 295 passes for2,599 yards and 23 TDs as a freshman when he led theHuskies to a conference title and a bowl victory. Wasnamed his team’s and the conference’s player of the yearfollowing his freshman campaign. Graduate of SchurrHigh Scool where he was a two-year starter at quarter-back after starting at linebacker as a sophomore. Hepassed for 2,822 yards and 21 touchdowns his seniorseason at Schurr.

23 Myles CarelockCB, 5-11, 193, SoFairfield, California

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games, at both receiverand cornerback, and also played on special teams butdid not record a statistic. Plans are to move Myles to run-ning back this spring. At SUU, 2011: Spent the seasonas a redshirt.Personal: Graduate of Rodriguez High in Fairfield, Calif.,but also attended Fairfield's Vanden HS. Earned all-league honors as a receiver and return specialist follow-ing his junior and senior years for Coach John Bent’sRHS Mustangs. Was named the league’s rookie of theyear as a sophomore when he caught 28 passes for 368yards and five TDs at VHS. Tallied over 600 yards as asenior and racked up 23 tackles from his cornerback po-sition. Was also a highly-touted baseball prospect,earned all-CIF honors as an outfielder after batting .390his junior season when he tied the school’s single-seasonsteals record. Father is Jerome Carelock. Majoring in ex-ercise science.



76 Steve ClarkOL, 6-6, 288, RFrOgden, Utah

At SUU: Spent the 2009 season as a redshirt prior toserving an LDS Church mission in New York State. Re-turned to school and participated in 2013 spring drills.Personal: A two-year starter and three-year letterman,earned all-region and honorable mention all-area honorshis senior season for Coach Eric Thompson's NorthridgeKnights. Also lettered in track and played one season ofbasketball. Parents are Marilee and Doug Clark. Is unde-cided upon a major area of study.

20 Tommy Collet, JrFS, 6-1, 191, SrMoorpark, California

passes and returned an interception 55 yards for a scoreat Northern Arizona. Had 10 tackles at Utah State an 11in the season-finale at NAU. Was named Big Sky Defen-sive Player of the Week following the NAU game. AtSUU, 2011: Played in all 11 games, earned starting freesafety position midway through the season, wound upeighth on the team (and third among returning players)with 40 tackles, including 23 solo stops. Also had twotackles for loss and recovered a pair of fumbles. Had aseason-high nine tackles, three solo, at Cal Poly, then tal-lied eight, including five solo stops, the next week atWeber State. At SUU, 2010: Walked on an earned a spoton the traveling roster. Appeared in nine games as a re-serve defensive back and on special teams. Tallied 10tackles, four solo. Personal: Earned first-team all-county and team's mostvaluable DB honors for coach Tim Lins' Musketeers. Tal-lied 97 tackles with two sacks, four interceptions andthree PBUs, helping the team to a pair of league titlesand back-to-back appearances in the CIF finals. Aver-aged 26 yards per return. Parents are Cecilia and TomCollett, Tom was an all-conference safety for the Thun-derbirds back in the 1980s. Major is criminal justice.

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At SUU, 2012: Appeared in eight games with sevenstarts at free safety, missed three games with injury. Tal-lied 50 tackles, 21 solo, with a tackle for loss and threeinterceptions, which co-led the team. Also broke up three



95 Colton CookK, 5-10, 185, SrBountiful, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Earned second-team All-Big Sky honorsas well as second-team All-America honors from the As-sociated Press and College Sporting News. Handled allof the team’s kicking duties, led SUU in scoring with 87points. Hit 19-of-22 field goal attempts and 30-of-33PATs. Was named Big Sky Special Teams Player of theWeek following the Eastern Washington game after hit-ting three of four field goals, including the game-winner, a36-yard effort with three seconds to play. At SUU, 2011:Handled the Thunderbirds’ field goal and kickoff duties,also booted most of the PATs. Finished the season sec-ond on the team in scoring after hitting 14-of-19 fieldgoals and all 27 of his PAT attempts. Long field goal was45 yards. His 36-yard field goal with just over six minutesto play at Northern Arizona proved to be the game-winnerin the 27-24 battle.Personal: Graduate of Viewmont High School where heearned Utah’s Mr. Soccer honors following the 2007 sea-son. Earned four letters in soccer but did not participatein football. Attended Salt Lake Community College butdid not participate in athletics. Parents are MariLynn andBob Cook. Majoring in business management.

GP FG FGA Long PAT Pts2011 11 14 19 45 27-27 692012 11 19 22 49 30-33 87

53 James CowserDE, 6-4, 250, SoFruit Heights, Utah

loss per game. Led SUU and was fifth in the Big Sky with7.5 sacks and was tied for third in the BSC with 13.5tackles for loss. Ranked 25th in the nation in sacks and27th in TFLs. Set an SUU freshman record with his 7.5sacks. Tallied 61 total tackles, fifth on the team and topsamong defensive linemen, including 30 solo stops, whichalso ranked fifth. Also forced and recovered a fumble, in-tercepted a pass, broke up a pass and tallied five quar-terback hurries. At SUU, 2009: Redshirted prior toserving an LDS church mission in Hong Kong.Personal: Earned consensus Utah 5A first-team all-statehonors was and Region One Defensive Player of theYear his senior season when he helped former Thunder-bird Ryan Bishop’s at Davis Darts to an appearance inthe Utah 5A quarterfinals. Was named Davis County Clip-per’s Mr. Football and to the Ogden Standard Examiner’sfirst-team. Finished season with 94 tackles, including 15sacks, 32 tackles for loss, with 14 passes knocked down,and recovered three fumbles. Also played basketballthree seasons for the Darts; earned academic all-regionhonors in both football and basketball, was a second-team all-stater in basketball. Also participated in debateand was a member of the National Honor Society. Par-ents are Kelly and Steve Cowser. Is undecided upon amajor course of study.

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At SUU, 2012: Earned freshman all-American honorsand honorable mention all-Big Sky recognition after lead-ing the nation’s freshmen with 0.68 sacks per game andranking second among freshmen with 1.23 tackles for



11 Mitch DahlenQB, 6-4, 208, SoRedmond, Oregon

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt after walk-ing on and earning a spot on the squad. Prior to SUU: Spent the 2011 season on the squad atUtah.Personal: Graduate of Redmond High School where hethrew for 5,200 yards while completing 66 percent of hispasses, throwing for 37 touchdowns and twice earningall-Intermountain Conference honors at quarterback. Wasranked as one of the top-10 recruits in Oregon comingout of high school. Also lettered in basketball and base-ball. Was named his team’s defensive player of the yearin basketball three times. Parents are Monica and ChrisDahlen. Majoring in business management.

83 Rodain DelusWR, 5-9, 186, SoNaples, Florida

At SUU, 2012: Participated in 2012 spring ball, squadmember in the fall. Personal: Spent a season at Edison State College butdid not play football, also redshirted at Ellsworth Commu-nity College prior to joining the Thunderbirds. Prepped atLely High School in Naples, Fla., where he had 312 re-ceiving and 20 rushing yards his senior season for CoachDave Miller's Trojans. Earned a spot on the region's all-star squad. Also lettered in track & field. Parents areAnge and Fritz Delus. Plans to major in exercise science.



78 Kyle DonaldsonOL, 6-4, 323, SrPacifica, California

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in nine games on the offensiveline with one start at left tackle vs. Weber State.Personal: Earned all-conference honors in 2011 afteropening holes for the nation's leading JuCo rusher, Do-minic Betts, at Orange Coast College. Bench press: 31reps @ 225 pounds.

93 Andrew EideDL, 6-4, 261, RFrOrem, Utah

At SUU: Spent the 2010 season as a redshirt prior toserving an LDS church mission to Brazil. Returned toschool and participated in 2013 spring ball.Personal: Earned first-team all-region and honorablemention all-state honors for Coach Brad Molen at Tim-panogos High where he had 55 tackles with eight sacksand picked off a pair of passes last season. Also com-peted in basketball for the Timberwolves. Parents areRobin and Eric Eide. Plans to major in exercise science.



14 Mike EvansLB, 6-3, 203, SoEsparto, California

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games, tallied two tack-les, one solo, both in the Thunderbirds’ win at Montana.Joined the team for spring semester 2012 and partici-pated in spring workouts. Personal: Prepped at Esparto High in Esparto, Calif.,where he earned all-league and all-division honors forCoach Rod Totton's Spartans. Played defensive back andreceiver. Earned three football letters, also lettered inbaseball and golf at EHS. Parents are LeDawn and MikeEvans. Plans to major in Agri-Business.

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16 Anthony FagansDB, 6-2, 208, SrOakland, California

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in four games at safety and onspecial teams but did not record a statistic. At SUU,2011: Appeared in seven games on special teams and asa reserve linebacker, tallied seven tackles, four solo. AtSUU, 2010: Sat out recovering from surgery. At SUU,2009: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned second-team Oakland Athletic Leaguehonors in 2008 at Oakland Technical High School, wherehe played both defensive back and wide receiver. Tallied45 tackles and averaged 19 yards per catch, scored apair of touchdowns in 2008. Also competed in basketballand track at OTHS. Parents are LaCondra and AnthonyFagans. Major is athletic training.

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68 Gavin FarrOL, 6-3, 298, SrSouth Ogden, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Earned his third straight all-conferencehonor after being named first-team all-Big Sky by theleague’s coaches. Started all 11 games at left guard. AtSUU, 2011: Earned first-team all-Great West honors fromthe coaches despite missing six games with an injury.Started the first four games at center but was sidelined inpractice following the UNLV game, came back to play atNorthern Iowa but didn’t participate in the season-finaleat Northern Arizona. At SUU, 2010: Was named offen-sive lineman of the year by the media and earned sec-ond-team all-conference honors from the coaches afterstarting all 11 games at center and anchoring the SUU of-fensive line. At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a red-shirt.Personal: Earned the Black Knight Award for excellenceon and off the field three years at Northridge High wherehe was a three-year starter, a two-year captain and anall-region performer his junior and senior seasons. Was asecond-team all-stater as a senior as well as his team’smost valuable lineman. Tallied 58 tackles, including 35solo stops and had seven sacks with an interception andfive passes broken up his senior year. Earned second-team all-state and all-area honors in basketball his juniorseason, also earned second-team all-region honors aswell as his team’s player of the year award in baseball hissenior season. Parents are Joni Snedaker and Dale Farr.Majoring in athletic training with a minor in broadcasting.

55 Sione FukofukaDL, 6-5, 256, FrHa’akame, Tonga

At SUU: Participated in 2012 spring ball, spent the sea-son as a redshirt.Personal: Graduate of Liahona High School inNuku'alofu, Tonga, where he was an all-star rugby player.Wife is Melissa, has a son, Sam. Parents are Peni andManu Fukofuka. Plans to major in accounting.



63 Daron GriffinOL, 6-4, 350, SrSan Bernardino, California

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve of-fensive guard. At SUU, 2011: A member of the travelsquad, he appeared in four games as a reserve offensivelineman. At SUU, 2010: Appeared in eight games as areserve offensive lineman. At SUU, 2009: Spent the sea-son as a redshirt.Personal: Earned first-team all-Inland Empire, all-countyand all-area honors his senior season playing center forCoach Kim Battin’s Cajon High School Cowboys. Alsolettered in track at CHS. Mother is Betty Jackson. Is ma-joring in architecture.

50 Austin GumucioLB, 6-3, 220, RFrGrantsville, Utah At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt.

Personal: Graduate of Grantsville High School where heearned first team all-state and all-region honors at middlelinebacker and fullback. Led Utah's 3A classification with157 tackles (10 for loss) and tallied three sacks and 13hurries, also forced eight fumbles, recovered four fum-bles, had five pass deflections and one blocked kick hissenior season. On the offensive side of the ball he aver-aged over 5.0 yards per carry. A four-year football letter-man, he also served two seasons as a team captain andwas the Cowboy's MVP and Old Spice Red Zone Playerof the Year his senior season when he was also selectedas GHS' Most Inspirational Athlete. Earned two basket-ball letters and four in track, where he was an all-statelong jumper. A member of the National Honors Societyand four-year academic letterman and honor roll student.Also lettered in jazz band, drama and show choir andperformed with the school/community ballroom danceteam. Served an LDS church mission to Buenos Aires,Argentina. Parents are David and Kimberly Gumucio. Isundecided on a major course of study.



11 Chad HansenLB, 6-3, 240, SrMurrieta, California

2011: Was a consensus first-team all Great West Confer-ence performer. Started all 11 games and led the Thun-derbirds with 104 tackles, including a team-high 53 solostops. Had seven tackles for loss, three sacks, inter-cepted a pass, broke up three more, forced two fumblesand recovered another, also was credited with a quarter-back hurry. Had double-figure tackles in eight games, in-cluding a season-high 14 at Weber State, where he alsonotched his interception. Led team in tackles six timesand was co-leader twice. At SUU, 2010: Spent the sea-son as a redshirt.At Mt. San Jacinto College: Earned all-conference hon-ors as a freshman after tallying 99 tackles - the fifth-besttotal in Southern California - with three sacks and threeforced fumbles his freshman year.Personal: Prepped at Murrieta Valley High School wherehe lettered in both football and baseball. Earned first-team all-CIF honors and was a two-time all-league, all-valley and all-county performer as well as the defensiveMVP of each his senior season when he was an all-In-land Empire and a PrepStar all-region performer. Servedan LDS church mission to Tucson, Ariz. Parents areLinda Judd and Thom Hansen. Is undecided upon amajor course of study.

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At SUU, 2012: Appeared in six games with two starts,finished the season with seven tackles, five solo, includ-ing two TFLs and a sack, and broke up a pass. At SUU,

33 Jarom HealeyLB, 5-11, 228, RFrHurricane, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Moved tolinebacker after spending his redshirt year as a runningback.Personal: Earned first-team all-state and all-region hon-ors as a senior in 2010 when he helped lead HurricaneHigh to an appearance in the Utah 3A state champi-onship game. Tallied 25 total touchdowns, including 22rushing, one receiving, one on a kickoff return and oneon an interception return. Finished the season with 2,097all-purpose yards, including 1,260 rushing, 333 receiving,416 on kickoff returns, 20 on punt returns and 68 on in-terception returns. Had 56 tackles from his safety positionas well. Also earned all-state honors in track & field andwas a three-time state champion. Parents are Toni andSteve Healey. Plans to major in exercise science.



7 Matt HolleyLB, 6-1, 216, JrLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2010: Earned honorable all-Great West Confer-ence honors at strong safety after tallying 41 tackles, 28solo, and leading the team with three interceptions. Alsohad 1.5 sacks and broke up three passes. Had 10 tacklesin the season-opener at Wyoming and six solo stopsagainst both Cal Poly and UC Davis. Returned one inter-ception 44 yards for a touchdown against Dixie State,also recorded picks at Wyoming and at Eastern Washing-ton. At SUU, 2009: Appeared in all 11 games as a truefreshman safety, finished fourth among safeties with 26tackles, including 12 solo stops. Intercepted a pass, wasin on one tackle-for-loss, broke up a pass and recovereda fumble. Best game was at NAU where he was in onnine tackles, including six solos. His interception cameagainst Texas State.Personal: Earned first-team all-Division honors as a de-fensive back at Centennial High after making 102 tacklesand picking off four passes his senior season. Rushed for230 yards, picked of 420 yards receiving and 632 on re-turns in 2008 for Coach George Baker’s Bulldogs. Alsocompeted in basketball and baseball for CHS. Parentsare Elisabeth and Richard Holley. Served an LDS churchmission in Monterey, Mexico.

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71 Fernando HuertaOL, 6-6, 317, SoHyrum, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve of-fensive lineman and on special teams. At SUU, 2011:Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: A consensus first-team all-state selection andfirst-team all-region honoree as well as an honor roll stu-dent for coach Mark Wooton at Mountain Crest HS.Helped the football squad to four straight region titles,also lettered in wrestling and track & field at MCHS. Par-ents are Amanda and Anibal Huerta. Is undecided upon amajor course of study.



22 Christian JensenRB, 5-9, 190, FrMurray, Utah

At SUU: Joined the Thunderbirds this past year and par-ticipated in spring drills.Personal: Graduate of Murray High School where hewas a three-year letter-winner for former SUU standoutCoach Dan Aragon. Member of Utah 7-on-7 Team Elite,two-time player of the week. Also lettered in basketballand track at MHS. Parents are LInda and Mike Jensen. Isundecided upon a major course of study.

13 Mitch JessopWR, 6-4, 218, JrProvidence, Utah

vs. the Hornets and 97 vs. the Bobcats.At SUU, 2009: After missing the season-opener heplayed in the remaining 10 games and finished the yearthird on the team in receptions (29) and receiving yards(398) and second in yards per catch (13.7). Had at leastone reception in all but one of the games in which he ap-peared and had at least three in seven contests. Postedcareer-highs with five catches for 97 yards vs. NorthDakota, his 50-yard reception in the game was theteam's second-longest of the season. Had four recep-tions at NAU and Utah State.Personal: Earned all-state honors as a wide receiver andall-region recognition at both receiver and defensive backlast season at Mountain Crest High after catching 60passes for 900 yards and five touchdowns. HelpedCoach Mark Wooton’s Mustangs to a 10-2 record and aregion title, caught eight passes for 165 yards and twoscores in the state semi-finals. Best game came againstTimpview when he totaled 189 receiving yards. Also com-peted in basketball, baseball and track & field at MCHS.A member of the National Honor Society. Earned honorroll status every year in high school; had a cumulative 3.9GPA. Parents are Karen and Mitch Jessop. Is undecidedupon a major course of study.

GP Rec. Yds TD Long2009 10 29 398 0 502012 10 33 519 3 82

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in seven games before injuriescut his season short. Still earned honorable mention all-Big Sky honors. Finished the season third on the squadin receptions with 33 and second in receiving yards with519, including a team season-long 82 yard reception.Also had three receiving touchdowns. Caught nine ballsfor 159 yards and a pair of scores in the team's win atPortland State and had six catches against both Sacra-mento State and Montana State, finishing with 115 yards



94 Kouri JonesDE, 6-4, 257, JrConverse, Texas At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games, missed the Sacra-

mento State game. Tallied 11 tackles, five solo, includingthree TFLs and 2.5 sacks, also forced a fumble. Bestgame was at Northern Arizona where he tallied seventackles with 1.5 sacks, also had three stops, all solo, vs.Montana State, including a sack. At SUU, 2011: Playedin five games, tallied four tackles, three solo, including asolo TFL, also forced a fumble. At SUU, 2010: Spent theseason as a redshirt.Personal: Earned third-team all-state and first-team all-area honors as a senior playing for Coach Jim Rackley'sJudson Rockets. Named his district's defensive MostValuable Player last year after totaling 85 tackles with 10sacks and an interception. Also forced four fumbles andrecovered three. Was also a track letterman. Parents areBerdette and Anthony Jones. Plans to major in physicaleducation and human performance.

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43 Josh KariyaLB, 6-3, 235, FrKaysville, Utah

At SUU: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2010 prior toserving an LDS church mission in Bulgaria. Participatedin 2013 spring drills.Personal: A three-year starter at defensive end and of-fensive tackle playing for former Thunderbird RyanBishop at Davis HS. Named Region ONe DefensiveMVP, 5A Defensive MVP and first-team all-state by theDeseret News and Salt Lake Tribune as a senior. Gradu-ated first in his class with a 4.0 GPA. Tallied 69 tackleswith 6.5 sacks and two interceptions his senior season.Parents are Sandy and Bob Kariya. Plans to major inbusiness with a finance emphasis.



28 Miles KillebrewDB, 6-3, 209, SoHenderson, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Started all 11 games at strong safety andfinished third on the team with 69 tackles, 42 solo, withfive passes broken up (which co-led the team), and afumble recovery which he returned 49 yards for a touch-down vs. New Mexico Highlands. Also blocked a kick.Was named honorable mention all-Big Sky and wastabbed as the national freshman of the week by TheSports Network following the Highlands game. At SUU,2011: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned all-state and all-city honors and wasnamed defensive MVP as a defensive back his seniorseason when he tallied 77 tackles with three sacks andsix interceptions. Also played running back and wide re-ceiver for Coach Marty Redmond's Falcons, carrying 86times for 392 yards and five touchdowns and scoringthree TDs on the receiving end of the ball. A two-timefirst-team all-league and academic all-state honoree he isalso an African-American student union Top-One Per-center in the state of Nevada. Parents are Lisa and DavidKillebrew. Majoring in integrated engineering.

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91 Trever McFallsDL, 6-5, 273, JrSalt Lake City, Utah At SUU, 2012: Played in nine games, tallied three tack-

les, two solo, with a quarterback hurry. Also forced a fum-ble at the 10 yard line in the fourth quarter vs. EasternWashington to thwart a potential Eagle scoring opportu-nity. At SUU, 2011: Squad member. At SUU, 2010:Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned all-state and all-region honors as asenior when he helped Coach John Colosimo's JudgeMemorial Soaring Eagles to a 13-1 record and region andstate championships. Was also named region's defensiveMVP in 2009 when he had 85 tackles, five sacks and aninterception. Tallied 68 tackles with four sacks on the de-fensive side of the ball, averaged 16 yards per catch andhad three scores on the offensive side. Team won fourregion titles and two state titles during his high school ca-reer, including back-to-back championships his junior andsenior years. Parents are Lori McFalls Palmer and MikeMcFalls. Is majoring in physical education & human per-formance.



3 Griff McNabbWR, 5-7, 168, SrPocatello, Idaho

At SUU, 2012: Played in all 11 games with seven starts.Finished the season with 30 receptions for 290 yards witha pair of touchdowns. Handled the T-Birds' punt returnduties, averaging 6.2 yards per return on 14 attempts.Prior to SUU: Spent three seasons at Utah, includingone as redshirt. Played in 12 games in 2011, led the Uteswith 22 punt returns for 166 yards and a 7.5 yards per re-turn average. Caught two passes for 13 yards. His longreturn was a 31-yarder in the Sun Bowl setting the Utesup for the TD that sent the game into overtime in theUtes’ win. Played in eight games in ‘10, had two catchesfor eight yards and a touchdown. Returned three puntsfor 22 yards. Spent the 2009 season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned first-team all-state honors as a widereceiver at Pocatello's Highland High School, helping theteam to a runner-up finish in the state in 2005. Wasnamed his region's Offensive Player of the Year as a sen-ior when he had 104 receptions to also earn first-teamall-region and all-conference recognition. Was also afirst-team all-conference basketball player, leading High-land to a state runner-up finish in 2006. Wife is the formerWhitney Jackson , Parents are Lisa and Bill McNabb, Billplayed football at BYU.

GP Rec. Yds TD Long PR Avg2012 11 30 290 2 44 14 6.2

52 Brad MeyerOL, 6-3, 287, SrBoise, Idaho

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in 10 games with nine starts atdefensive tackle, tallied 18 stops, eight solo, with 2.5tackles for loss and a sack, also broke up three passes,recovered a fumble, blocked a kick and recorded asafety. Earned academic all-Big Sky, all-District and Ath-letic Director’s Academic All-Star status. At SUU, 2011:Appeared in nine games with three starts at defensivetackle, tallied three tackles, two solo, including a sack forseven yards. Earned acade mic all-GWC honors afterposting a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA, the best by anyfootball player in the conference for the second straightseason. At SUU, 2010: Earned academic all-GWC hon-ors after posting a 4.0 GPA, the only perfect grade pointaverage by a football player in the conference. Appearedin seven games, tallied six tackles, three solo with asack. Personal: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2007 prior toserving an LDS church mission to Baton Rouge, La. Wasan all-conference selection for coach Todd Simmis' Ea-gles at Capital High School, where he also lettered inwrestling and track and field. Parents are Laurie and PaulMeyer. Major course of study is chemistry.

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13 Brock MillerP/K, 5-8, 185, SrSolana Beach, California

yards or better. Big Sky player of the week following Mon-tana game in which he averaged 53 yards per kick,pinned the Griz inside the 20 four times and ran a fake 20yards to set up the game-winning TD. Finished the sea-son with an SUU-record 42.6 yards per punt career aver-age. At SUU, 2011: Handled some place-kicking, somekickoff and some punting duties for the Thunderbirds, hit-ting 5-of-5 PATs and averaging 40.4 yards on 18 punts,pinning the opponents inside the 20 seven times with fivefair catches and one touchback. At SUU, 2010: Earnedhonorable mention all-GWC honors from the coachesafter taking over the SUU placekicking duties midwaythrough the season and connecting on 12-of-17 fieldgoals and 27-of-28 extra points, Had a long field goal of50 yards At SUU, 2009: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned second-team all-state honors as apunter and hit 8-of-11 field goals for Coach Brian Sipe’sSanta Fe Christian Eagles. Best game was homecoming2008 when he was 3-for-3 on field goals with a long of 47yards, averaged 63 yards on punts and had five kickoffsgo for touchbacks. Also lettered in ice hockey. Parentsare Cammie and Doug Miller. Majoring in education.

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GP Punts Yds Avg. I-20 Long2012 11 67 2,896 43.3 25 72

At SUU, 2012: Handled all of the team’s punting duties,punted 67 times for 2,896 yards, an average of 43.3yards per punt which ranked 11th in the FCS and is thefourth-best average in SUU history. Had a long punt of 72yards, the fifth-longest in school history, at Utah State,also had a 71-yarder vs. Weber State. His punts resultedin eight touchbacks and 19 fair catches, with 25 insidethe oppnents’ 20 yard line and he had 16 efforts of 50

6 Tyree MillsCB, 6-2, 184, JrPasadena, California

At SUU, 2012: Played in and started 10 games. Finshedthe season sixth on the team with 52 tackles, including apair of TFLs, also broke up four passes, and logged aninterception which he returned 21 yards against MontanaState. Had nine tackles at North Dakota, five solo, andeight at Utah State, four solo. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in10 games as a reserve cornerback, tallied 19 tackles, 11solo, with a TFL and four PBUs. At SUU, 2010: Squadmember. Joined team in spring as a walk-on, participatedin spring drills.Personal: Spent fall 2009 on the track team at UC Davisbut did not play football. Graduate of John Muir HS inPasadena, Calif., where he lettered in football, basketballand track. Played receiver, defensive back and quarter-back for Coach Ken Howard at JMHS. Totalled over1,100 offensive yards as a senior when he also had 43tackles and picked off six passes, recovered three fum-bles and broke up two more passes. Earned all-CIFSouthern Section honors as a defensive back, alsoearned scholar-athlete honors in all three sports. Memberof the chess club. Parents are Miautra Dias and Tyree L.Mills, Sr. Major course of study is biology.

GP UT TT TFL Int PBU2011 10 11 19 1-5 0 42012 10 27 52 2.0-4 1-21 4



8 Fatu MoalaWR, 6-2, 192, SrKearns, Utah

ing games, including an 11-catch, 104-yard effort at Mon-tana; a 10-catch, 112-yard effort vs. Eastern Washingtonand a five-catch, 166-yard effort at North Dakota. CaughtTD passes in seven games, with three vs. New MexicoHighlands. Finished the season 33rd in the country with5.91 receptions per game and 38th in receiving yards pergame with 73.64.. At SUU, 2011: Played in 10 gameswith seven starts. Caught 26 passes for 370 yards, topsamong returning Thunderbirds. Best games were atUNLV and at Northern Arizona, where he caught fiveballs for 71 yards and four for 69, respectively. Prior to SUU: Walked on at Utah in the fall of 2009 andearned a spot on the travel squad in 2010 after a redshirtseason. Caught five passes for 44 yards for the Utes in2010.Personal: Four-year starter and all-region performer atwide receiver at Kearns HS, where he served as a teamcaptain and was squad's MVP his senior season. Alsolettered in basketball, soccer and track, earning honor-able mention all-state honors in soccer. Parents areTevita and Kalotia Moala, wife is the former BrittainyStocks. Is majoring in graphic design.

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At SUU, 2012: Earned second-team all-Big Sky honorsafter leading the Thunderbirds with 65 receptions for 801yards and nine touchdowns. Had three 100-yard receiv-

1 C.J. MorganWR, 5-11, 180, JrAurora, Colorado

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in nine games with a startagainst Eastern Washington. Caught 23 passes for 284yards. Also returned four kickoffs, averaging 20 yards perreturn. Best game was vs. Eastern Washington when hecaught six passes for an even 100 yards. Prior to SUU: Spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons atWyoming. Redshirted in 2010.Personal: Prepped at Eaglecrest High in the Denversuburb of Aurora, Colo., where he was a two-time first-team all-city performer who earned 5A all-state honorablemention honors from the Denver Post in 2009. Caught 24passes for 486 yards and seven TDs his senior yearwhen he had one 89-yard TD grab. Also rushed for 597yards on 63 carries with seven more TDs on the groundthat year. Helped lead Eaglecrest to the second round ofthe state playoffs in 2009. Caught 26 passes for 385yards and four TDs his junior year when he also carried54 times for 482 yards and five scores. Also recorded 21tackles, intercepted a pass and forced two fumbles hisjunior year. Was a two-year team captain. Parents areAimee and James Lyday. Plans to major in communica-tions.

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54 Nick NissenOL, 6-2, 287, JrDelta, Utah At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games with starts at

Portland State and at home vs. Montana State at defen-sive tackle. Tallied 11 tackles, three solo, with 1.5 TFLs.Will make the move to offensive line this spring. At SUU,2011: Earned a spot on the travel squad, appeared inone game, vs. Texas-San Antonio, but didn’t record atackle. At SUU, 2010: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Prepped at Delta High School where he was aconsensus first-team all-state selection last year when hefinished with 70 tackles, including 12 sacks, and servedas a team captain. A three-year starter for coach RussHenrie's Rabbits, he was named team's MVP in 2009,also earned second-team all-region and honorable men-tion all-state honors as a junior. Also lettered in basketballat DHS. Parents are Holly and Aaron Nissen. Plans tomajor in sports medicine.

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17 Anthony NorrisTE, 6-5, 253, SoLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in nine games, primarily as ablocking tight end; did not catch a pass or record a statis-tic.Personal: Caught 18 passes for 287 yards and twotouchdowns his senior season at Liberty High School.Was the first player from LHS to receive a football schol-arship. Also lettered in track & field at Liberty. Mother isMonica Meilleur. Plans to major in marketing.



88 Easton PedersenWR, 6-3, 219, JrHighland, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games with sevenstarts, finished the season third on the team with 423yards on 31 receptions, an average of 13.6 yards percatch. He scored two touchdowns, one at Portland Stateand one at Northern Arizona which proved to be thegame-winner in overtime. At SUU, 2011: Played in all 11games at wide receiver, caught 23 passes for 304 yards,which is second among returning receivers. At SUU,2010: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2007 prior toserving an LDS church mission to Houston, Texas.Earned second-team all-state honors in 2006 after help-ing Coach Monte Morgan's Lone Peak Knights to a re-gion championship and a runner-up finish in the stateplayoffs. Caught 48 passes for 925 yards his senior year.Also lettered in basketball. He and his wife Daysha havea daughter, Sage. Parents are Karen and Dan Pedersen,his brother Tannon will join the squad this spring. Is unde-cided upon a major course of study.

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10 Tannon PedersenQB, 6-3, 196, FrHighland, Utah

At SUU: Signed with the Thunderbirds in 2010 prior toserving an LDS church mission. Participated in 2013spring drills.Personal: A three-year letterman in both football andbasketball at Lone Peak HS, earned second-team all-state honors and Region Four’s Outstanding QB awardsafter passing for 30 touchdowns and over 2,700 yards.Completed 67 percent of his passes. Was also nomi-nated for McDonald’s All-American honors in basketballand was a U.S. Army All-America nominee. Parents areKaren and Dan Pedersen, brother Easton is a receiverfor the Thunderbirds. Is undecided upon a major courseof study.



32 Martavious RedmondDB, 6-3, 197, RFrWest Jordan, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: A two-time all-region and all-state performer atWest Jordan High school where he played wide receiverand defensive back for Coach Mike Morgan's Mustangs.Was named region MVP his senior season and repre-sented Utah as a member of the Tahoe all-star team.Also lettered in basketball and was an honor roll student.Was born in Kansas City, MO., still calls KC home.Mother is Painuulasi Redmond. Plans to major in exer-cise science.

66 Evan RossOL, 6-6, 296, RFrPlain City, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Earned honorable mention all-region honorsplaying for Coach Kory Bosgeiter at Fremont HS his sen-ior season. Helped the Silverwolves to a pair of regionchampionships and two runner-up finishes in the statechampionships. Finished high school with a stellar 3.8GPA. Parents are Kelli and Norm Ross. Plans to major inintegrated engineering.



65 Tony SarroccoOL, 6-4, 283, RFrMoorpark, California

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned second-team all-Marmonte Leaguehonors following his senior season playing for Coach TimLins' Moorpark HS Musketeers. Mother is Elaine Sar-rocco. Is undecided upon a major course of study.

24 Anthony SattiewhiteDB, 6-1, 188, RFrOgden, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt. Personal: Prepped at Ogden HS where he earned first-team all-region honors and was his team’s MVP as asenior for Coach Troy Kolan. Earned the Larry H. MillerPick the Prep player of the week award. Also lettered inbaseball, basketball and track & field for the Tigers.



87 Mike SharpWR, 6-2, 190, FrSt. George, Utah

At SUU: Particpated in 2013 spring drills. Signed with theThunderbirds in 2010 prior to serving an LDS church mis-sion in Mississippi.Personal: Was a consensus first-team Utah 4A all-statehonoree as well as his region’s MVP his senior seasonwhen he finished with over 3,000 yards of total offense.Carried 128 times for 962 yards and 14 touchdowns anpassed for 1,997 yards and 18 more scores for CoachBlaine Monkers, helping lead the Flyers to a region title.Also earned four baseball letters at DHS. Parents are Joe& Michelle McArthur and Gregg & Betty Sharp. Is unde-cided upon a major course of study.

36 LeShaun SimsCB, 6-0, 199, SoLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Played in 10 games with nine starts,missed one game with injury. Tallied 37 tackles, 22 solo,and co-led the team with three interceptions, also brokeup two passes and recovered a fumble. At SUU, 2011:Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned second-team all-state honors at both awide receiver and a defensive back his senior season atAgassi Prep for Coach Colt Goodman's Stars. Tallied 52tackles and a team-leading six interceptions, also rackedup over 400 receiving yards and had five touchdownswhile rushing for 170 yards and another score as a sen-ior. Parents are Levell Sims and Vonda Simms. Is unde-cided upon a major course of study.

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82 Josh SmithWR, 5-11, 179, SoSouth Jordan, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Played in all 11 games, was the team’sprimary kickoff return specialst, with 30 returns for 660yards and a touchdown. Touchdown came on the secondhalf-opening kickoff at Portland State, an effort that kick-started the Thunderbirds and helped propel them to theirfirst Big Sky victory. Was named BSC special teamsplayer of the week following the PSU game. At SUU,2011: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Prepped at Bingham High School where hehelped SUU alumnus Dave Peck's Miners to a pair ofstate titles as well as two region championships. Earnedall-state honors as well as his region's special teamsMVP honor his senior season when he had 937 receivingyards. Also lettered in track & field and basketball. Motheris Collette Marr.

GP Rec. Yds KOR Yds TD Long2012 11 2 14 30 660 1 95

59 P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’uOL, 6-3, 334, RFrLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: A four-year starter on the offensive and defen-sive lines at Las Vegas Liberty HS, earned all-Nevada 4Afirst-team honors, all-Sunrise Region, all-Southern Ne-vada, 4A All-Nevada Prep/Rivals and all-Southeast hon-ors in 2011 when he tallied 43 tackles with 7.5 sacks andblocked a field goal. Helped Coach Rich Muraco's Patri-ots to back-to-back division and region championships.Earned the Patriot Pride and Line Pride awards. Was se-lected to participate in the Polynesian All-American Clas-sic in southern California. Parents are Cindy and J.T.Tauanu'u. Plans to major in business with a marketingemphasis.



34 Christian TaeleRB, 6-1, 220, RFrSpanish Fork, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: Earned Elite Eleven, consensus first-team all-state and all-region honors at Spanish Fork High in 2011after racking up 1,895 yards of total offense, including1,506 rushing yards. Tallied 23 total touchdowns andadded 33 tackles from his linebacker spot. During his ca-reer he tallied over 2,200 rush and 1,500 receiving yards.Also lettered in basketball, track and tennis at SFHS.Parents are Jessica and James Taele. Plans to major inmathematics.

57 Josh TalbotDL, 6-3, 242, FrPlain City, Utah

At SUU: Joined the team for spring semester and partici-pated in 2013 spring drills.Personal: Prepped at Fremont HS where he was a two-time all-region performer at defensive end. Helped CoachKory Bosgieter's Wolves to a pair of state runner-up fin-ishes, in 2011 and 2012. Tallied 110 tackles with 6.5sacks and an interception during his high school career.Parents are Kris and Mike Talbot. Is undecided upon amajor course of study.



25 Mike TagliaferriLB, 5-11, 233, SrLas Vegas, Nevada

At SUU, 2012: Appeared in all 11 games, played prima-rily on special teams where he tallied nine tackles, fivesolo. Also logged three receptions for 22 yards and car-ried once for nine yards. Will move to linebacker thisspring. At SUU, 2011: Appeared in all 11 games, was aspecial teams standout, tallying nine tackles, includingfive solo stops. Also had nine carries at running back, fin-ished with 42 rushing yards. At SUU, 2010: Played innine games, primarily on special teams but also at run-ning back. Tallied 11 tackles, six solo, on special teams,also carried three times for four yards. At SUU, 2007:Spent the season as a redshirt prior to serving an LDSchurch mission to Costa Rica. Personal: Earned first-team all-region, team's MVPaward and was named MVP of the Las Vegas all-Stargame playing for Coach Joel Bertsch at Centennial High.Also lettered in volleyball, earning all-region honors inthat sport as well. Parents are Donna and Ray Tagliaferri.Is majoring in communication.

GP UT TT Rush Rec TD2011 11 5 9 9-42 0-0 02012 11 5 9 1-9 3-22 0

98 Toi TaufaDL, 6-1, 291, SoSalt Lake City, Utah

At SUU, 2012: Sat out the season, returned for springball. At SUU, 2011: Spent the season as a redshirt.Personal: A 2009 first-team all-state selection at runningback when he carried 177 times for 1,291 yards and 10touchdowns, a 7.3 yards-per-carry average playing forCoach Brody Benson’s Rams. Was again productive in2010 when he rushed for over 600 yards and six TDs andcaught five passes for another 112 yards. Was namedRegion Six’s MVP and was an honor roll student. Parentsare Karla and Robert Keller. Is undecided upon a majorcourse of study.



97 Robert TorgersonDL, 6-2, 270, FrRichfield, Utah

At SUU: Joined the team in time for 2013 spring drills.Personal: Prepped at Richfield High School where hewas a consensus first-team all-state and all-region selec-tion as an offensive lineman in 2011 and a two-time all-stater in football, basketball and baseball, was first-teamin all three sports as a senior. Tallied 71 tackles withseven sacks his senior season for Coach Correy Morri-son. Also handled the punting duties and competed intrack & field for the Wildcats. Parents are Leslie Cox andTony Torgerson. Plans to major in physical therapy.

5 Naia UrsuaWR, 5-10, 183, SoKailua-Kona, Hawaii

At SUU, 2009: Appeared in nine games at wide receiverand on special teams. Didn't catch a pass but returnedthree kickoffs 54 yards. Took a break to serve an LDSchurch mission to Mexico, returned to school in time forspring 2013 drills.Personal: Served as a team captain and earned all-statehonors last season at Kialakehe High where he playedquarterback, slotback and defensive back for Coach GaryClark’s Waveriders. Totaled over 3,700 all-purpose and2,200 total yards during his high school career, including789 yards and 12 touchdowns rushing and 1,045 yardsand five more scores receiving as a senior, when he alsohad nine interceptions. Helped lead the Waveriders to aregion title and was named BIIF Player of the Year as asenior. Wife is the former Kara Hanato. Parents are Lau-rie and Larry Ursua, brother Jared also played for theThunderbirds. Is undecided upon a major course ofstudy.



37 Max Venot-PetitDB, 6-0, 198, FrParis, France

At SUU, 2013: Enrolled in school in time to participate inspring drills.Personal: Graduate of La Hotoi in Amiens, France, alsoprepped at Horsham HS in Hatboro, Pa. Helped lead theSpartans to the French national championship. Talliedover 100 tackles with 10 sacks, six interceptions and 10pass deflections his senior season. Parents are Christineand Nicola. Plans to major in athletic training.



99 Lehi Afatasi6-1, 280, Fr, Defensive LinemanKearns, Utah/Kearns HSPersonal: Tallied 105 tackles, including 12sacks, forced five fumbles, broke up fourpasses and had an interception during hiscareer at Kearns High School. HelpedCoach Bill Cosper's Cougars to a second-

place finish in Region Two and a state playoff berth his senioryear. Earned second-team all-region honors as a senior andfirst-team all-region recognition as a sophomore. Parents areLita and Junior Afatasi, brother Toa is also a member of theThunderbird squad. Plans to major in criminal justice.

26 Toa Afatasi5-9, 190, Fr, FullbackKearns, Utah/Kearns HSPersonal: Graduate of Kearns High Schoolwhere he earned first-team all-region and histeam's Player of the Year honors his seniorseason when he had over 500 all-purposeyards on offense and over 60 tackles, with

six sacks, on the defensive side of the ball. Also lettered in bas-ketball and track & field at KHS. Served an LDS church missionto Santiago, Dominican Republic. Parents are Lita and JuniorAfatasi, brother Lehi is also a Thunderbird. Is undecided upon amajor course of study.

56 Chinedu Ahanonu6-1, 215, Fr, LinebackerWest Jordan, Utah/West JordanHSPersonal: Earned first-team all-Region and5A honorable mention all-state honors in2012 at West Jordan High School. Wasnamed Region Three's Most Outstanding

Defensive Lineman his senior season when he tallied 82 tackleswith four sacks, Also played running back, rushing for 400 yardswith four touchdowns as a senior for Coach Mighael Morgan.Also lettered in baseball, earning all-region honors as a seniorand honorable mention all-region recognition his senior season.Member of the National Honors Society and was a three-timeacademic letter-winner, also was a Utah Scholar and a top-scholar at WJHS after maintaining a 3.7 cumulative GPA. Par-ents are Cathyleen and Obinnaya Ahanonu. Is undecided upona major course of study.

45 Mitch Dalley6-1, 192, Fr, Defensive BackFarmington, Utah/Viewmont HSPersonal: Tallied 46 tackles with two inter-ceptions and a sack in 2012 when he earnedall-state recognition as well as his secondall-region honor. Helped Coach Brad Lloyd's

Viewmont Vikings to a Region 2 championship as a junior andwas named team's MVP his senior season. Also earned threebaseball letters at VHS. Parents are Amy and Caylor Dalley. Isundecided upon a major course of study.

47 Dallin Dastrup5-9, 175, Fr, Defensive BackCedar City, Utah/Canyon View HSPersonal: Graduate of Canyon View HSwhere he earned all-region hononrs his sen-ior season and honorable mention as a jun-ior. Tallied over 800 rushing and 500receiving yards with 10 touchdowns, also tal-

lied over 70 tackles with three interceptions. Also lettered in bas-ketball, baseball and track & field. Was a two-time academicall-region selection as well as CVHS's Male Athlete of the Yearas a senior. Parents are Lisa and Kent Dastrup. Is undecidedupon a major course of study.

49 Stetson Dearden5-11, 185, Fr, Defensive BackCedar City, Utah/Canyon View HSPersonal: Saw his senior season cut shortby a broken leg in the fourth game of hissenior season at Cedar City's Canyon ViewHigh School but earned honorable mentionall-state honors as a junior when he rushed

for 790 yards and had 115 receiving yards. Best game cameagainst Ogden when he tallied 163 yards on 26 carries andscored a pair of touchdowns. Parents are Bonnie Jorgensen andMichael Dearden. Plans to major in nursing.

41 Chandler Dowell5-11, 210, Long SnapperPhoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HSPersonal: Graduate of Phoenix's DesertVista HS where he helped Coach Dan Hinds'Thunder to a 2011 state championship. Wasa ProSnapper.com all-American as well as asecond-team all-section honoree. Also let-

tered in rugby and volleyball at DVHS. Parents are Nichol andRich Dowell. Plans to major in biology.

2 T.J. Fenton6-2, 190, QuarterbackCypress, Calif./The Webb SchoolPersonal: Earned first-team all-CIF, all-PrepLeague and his team’s MVP honors his sen-ior season. Rushed for over 3,000 andpassed for over 6,000 yards during his ca-reer, including his senior season when he

threw 25 touchdown passes with just two interceptions. Also let-tered in track & field, earning all-league honors in the triple-jumpand high hurdles. Parents are Kerri and Ray, his dad was hishigh school football coach. Plans to major in physical education

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72 Daniel Fleischman6-6, 300, Offensive LineIssaquah, Wash./WyomingTransfer from Wyoming. Earned all-confer-ence and all-region honors at Issaquah Highwhere he served as a team captain his sen-ior year. Helped his team to state finals hisjunior season.

96 Colin Greenhill6-2, 260, Fr, Defensive LineLayton, Utah/Layton ChristianPersonal: Earned second-team all-state,first-team all-area and his team’s defensiveMVP honors his junior season when he tal-lied 156 tackles, the second-highest total inUtah. Was a first-team all-state and all-aera

selection as well as an academic all-state selection his senioryear. Helped Coach Will Hawes' Eagles to a runner-up finish atUtah's 1A classification his junior year. Also lettered in basket-ball, track & field, tennis and baseball, earning academic all-state honors in tennis as well. High Honor Roll student as wellas National Honors Society member. Parents are Julie and KarlGreenhill. Plans to major in human nutrition.

12 Richie Harrington6-1, 224, So, QuarterbackSanta Monica, Calif./Oregon St.Prior to SUU: Transfer from Oregon Statewhere he spent the 2011 season as a red-shirt before appearing in three games in2012. Completed 6-of-9 passes for 66 yardsand a touchdown in 2012.

Personal: Prepped at Oaks Christian HS where he helped leadhis team to a 26-3 record his final two years. Earned second-team all-Marmonte League honors and served as a team cap-tain his senior season when he completed 206-of-330 passes(.62 percent) for 2,617 yards and 34 touchdowns and also ranfor a pair of scores. Best game was in the 2010 championshipwhen he threw for over 300 yards and engineered a drive thatgave CoachBill Redell's Lions a 29-28 victory. Served as a teamcaptain. Was named MVP of the Ventura County All-Star Gameand also played in the Daily News East-West All-Star Game.Parents are Cheryl Johnson and Richard Harrington. Plans tomajor in communications.

90 Wes Kauvaka6-4, 275, Defensive LineSt. George, Utah/Pine View HSEarned first-team all-Region Nine honorsafter helping Pine Viewto a state playoff appearance last season.Son of former SUU standout Wilson Kau-vaka.

51 Antwan Marshal6-0, 260, So, Offensive LineLos Angeles, Calif./NevadaPrior to SUU: Spent two seasons at Nevadaincluding a redshirt year.Personal: Prepped at Alexander HamiltonHigh School where he helped Coach KelvinMoore's Yankees to a South Los Angeles

championship. Earned team's best blocker, Mr. Hustle and HardHat awards. Mother is Avis Williams. Plans to major in generalstudies.

35 Raysean Martin5-11, 185, Fr, Running BackOakland, Calif./Tennyson HSPersonal: Earned first-team all league hon-ors as a running back and second-team hon-ors as both a defensive back and kickreturner in 2011 when he tallied 14 combinedtouchdowns and earned all-metro recognition

at Tennyson High School. Earned all-league honors of some sortall three years he played varsity, including second-team defen-sive back status as a sophomore and honorable mention as ajunior. Rushed for 180 yards with five touchdowns and picked offa pair of passes against Mt. Diablo, also had a 190 all-purposeyard game against San Leandro. Also lettered in track & field,earning most-improved athlete honors. Mother is Tracy Allen.Plans to major in communications.

80 Chris Robinson5-8, 165, Jr, Wide ReceiverHemet, Calif./Mt. San JacintoPrior to SUU: Played two seasons at Mt.San Jacinto College where he caught 38passes for 607 yards and six touchdownsand tallied over 300 return yards his sopho-more year when he earned second-team all-

conference honors for Coach Sasey Mazzotta's Eagles. Personal: Prepped at Hemet HS where he earned all-confer-ence honors and was named the school's athlete of the year hissenior season. Also lettered in basketball and track & field atHHS. Mother is Quanita Tyler. Plans to major in psychology.

39 Frank Sanft6-1, 240, So, FullbackHa’alaufuli, Tonga/Snow Col-legePrior to SUU: Spent one season at SnowCollege where he helped the Badgers to an11-1 season.Personal: Prepped at Liahona High School

in Tongatapu, Tonga where he lettered in rugby and track & field.Served an LDS church mission to Wellington, New Zealand.Parents are Loni and Takavaha. Is undecided upon a majorcourse of study.



30 Vic Spikes6-0, 230, Sr, Running BackBeaumont, Texas/UtahPrior to SUU: Joined the Thunderbirds thisfall after transferring from the University ofUtah, where he appeared in 13 games thepast three seasons. Was a reserve line-backer at Utah, will move to running back at

SUU.Personal: Was a two-time all-district performer at Beaumont(TX) Central HS where he lettered in both football and track.Helped Central to a pair of district championships. Was also amember of Central's 4x200-meter relay team that set the Texas4A record at 1:24.89. Honor roll student. Mother is Minnie Thi-bodeaux. Major course of study is sociology.

40 Levi Te’o5-9, 190, Fr, Running BackLaie, Hawai’i/Timpview (Utah) HSPersonal: Prepped at Utah's Timpview HighSchool where he rushed for 960 yards andhad over 350 receiving yards his senior sea-son when he earned first-team all-state hon-ors from the Salt Lake Tribune and

second-team recognition from the Deseret News. Helped CoachLouis Wong's Thunderbirds to three state championships, in2006, '07 and '08. In the '08 championship game he rushed for160 yards and four touchdowns. Spent a redshirt year at BUYprior serving an LDS church mission to Toronto, Canada. Par-ents are Nicole and Ephraim Te'o. Plans to major in businessmanagement.

81 Junior Toala6-3, 173, Fr, Wide ReceiverSeattle, Wash./Highline HSPersonal: Prepped at Highline High Schoolin Burien, Wash., where he was a first-teamall-state performer. Also lettered in basket-ball and track & field. Served an LDS churchmission to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Parents are

Rosalina and Leuo Toala. Plans to major in marketing.

58 Steve Welsh6-0, 200, Fr, LinebackerRoosevelt, Utah/Union HSPersonal: Graduate of Utah's Union HighSchool where he tallied 137 tackles with fivesacks and five passes broken up his seniorseason en route to his second all-region andan honorable mention all-state honor. Was

named his team's MVP his senior season when he also rushedfor over 500 yards and have 275 receiving yards playing for for-mer SUU standout Matt Labrum. Was a four-year letter-winner inwrestling, claiming the state championship at 170 pounds andparticipating in the Utah All-Star Duals. Was also active in stu-dent affairs, serving as student body president. Parents are KimMurray and Dean Wilson. Plans to major in physical education

and human performance.

21 Pete Williams5-9, 180, Running BackDenver, Colo./South HSPersonal: Earned first-team all-region andall-Colorado honors his senior year afterleading Denver South to a league title and arunner-up finish at the state championships.Tallied over 1,700 all-purpose yards with 17

touchdowns his senior season and had 43 total touchdowns dur-ing his high school career. Was named the league's MVP andtook part in the Colorado all-state game following his senior sea-son. Was a two-time first-team all-region selection at defensiveback as well as a second-team honoree as a freshman. Also let-tered in track & field, placing at the state meet on both the 4x100and 4x200 teams as well as competing in the 100 meter dash.Was born in Liberia before emigrating to the USA. Parents areEarlene Bailey and Joseph Cox. Plans to major in physical edu-cation and human performance.

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Special TeamsPlace Kicker95 Colton Cook, 5-8, 179, Sr, Bountiful, Utah; Viewmont HS13 Brock Miller, 5-11, 185, Jr, Solana Beach, Calif.; Santa Fe Christian HSKickoffs95 Colton Cook, 5-8, 179, Sr, Bountiful, Utah; Viewmont HS13 Brock Miller, 5-11, 185, Jr, Solana Beach, Calif.; Santa Fe Christian HSPunter13 Brock Miller, 5-11, 185, Jr, Solana Beach, Calif.; Santa Fe Christian HS95 Colton Cook, 5-8, 179, Sr, Bountiful, Utah; Viewmont HSHolder2 Jake Allie, 6-1, 230, Sr, Renton, Wash.; Lindbergh HS25 Mike Tagliaferri, 5-11, 233, Sr, Las Vegas, Nev.; Centennial HSPunt Returns3 Griff McNabb, 5-7, 168, Sr, Pocatello, Idaho; Utah82 Josh Smith, 5-11, 179, So, South Jordan, Utah; Bingham HS

Kickoff Returns82 Josh Smith, 5-11, 179, So, South Jordan, Utah; Bingham HS8 Fatu Moala, 6-2, 192, Sr, Kearns, Utah; Utah1 C.J. Morgan, 5-11, 180, Jr, Aurora, Colo.; Wyoming

OffenseQuarterback15 Aaron Cantu, 6-2, 215, Jr, East Los Angeles, Calif.; East LA JC12 Richie Harrington, 6-1, 224, So, Santa Monica, Calif.; Oregon State10 Tannon Pedersen, 6-3, 196, Fr, Highland, Utah; Lone Peak HSFullback39 Frank Sanft, 6-1, 240, Jr, Ha’alaufuli, Tonga; Snow JCHalfback34 Christian Taele, 6-1, 220, RFr, Spanish Fork, Utah; Spanish Fork HS26 Toa Afatasi, 5-9, 190, Fr, West Jordan, Utah; Kearns HSTailback35 Raysean Martin, 5-11, 185, Fr, Hayward, Calif.; Tennyson HS21 Pete Williams, 5-9, 180, Fr, Denver, Colo.; South HSX Receiver8 Fatu Moala, 6-2, 192, Sr, Kearns, Utah; Utah1 C.J. Morgan, 5-11, 180, Jr, Aurora, Colo.; WyomingZ Receiver88 Easton Pedersen, 6-3, 219, Jr, Highland, Utah; Lone Peak HS82 Josh Smith, 5-11, 179, So, South Jordan, Utah; Bingham HSH Receiver3 Griff McNabb, 5-7, 168, Sr, Pocatello, Idaho; Utah5 Naia Ursua, 5-10, 190, So, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i; Kealakehe HSLeft Tackle77 Cody Burgess, 6-6, 324, Sr, Panaca, Nev.; Lincoln County HS76 Steve Clark, 6-6, 288, RFr, Ogden, Utah; Northridge HSLeft Guard52 Brad Meyer, 6-3, 287, Sr, Boise, Idaho; Capital HS59 P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’u, 6-3, 334, RFr, Las Vegas, Nev.; Liberty HSCenter68 Gavin Farr, 6-3, 298, Sr, South Ogden, Utah; Northridge HS65 Tony Sarrocco, 6-4, 283, RFr, Moorpark, Calif.; Moorpark HSRight Guard54 Nick Nissen, 6-3, 287, Jr, Delta, Utah; Delta HS66 Evan Ross, 6-6, 296, RFr, Plain City, Utah; Fremont HSRight Tackle63 Daron Griffin, 6-4, 350, Sr, San Bernardino, Calif.; Cajon HS78 Kyle Donaldson, 6-4, 323, Sr, Pacifica, Calif.; Orange Coast College Tight End17 Anthony Norris, 6-5, 253, So, Las Vegas, Nev.; Liberty HS – OR –19 Chandler Allphin, 6-4, 228, So, Alpine, Utah; Lone Peak HS – OR –2 Jake Allie, 6-1, 230, Sr, Renton, Wash.; Lindbergh HS

DefenseRush End53 James Cowser, 6-4, 250, So, Fruit Heights, Utah; Davis HS18 Austin Anderson, 6-5, 250, Jr, Las Vegas, Nev.; Arbor View HSTackle91 Trever McFalls, 6-5, 273, Jr, Salt Lake City, Utah; Juan Diego HS97 Robert Torgerson, 6-2, 270, Fr, Richfield, Utah; Richfield HSNose Tackle99 Lehi Afatasi, 6-1, 280, Fr, Kearns, Utah; Kearns HS98 Toi Taufa, 6-1, 291, So, Salt Lake City, Utah; Highland HSSolid End93 Andrew Eide, 6-4, 261, RFr, Orem, Utah; Timpview HS94 Kouri Jones, 6-4, 257, Jr, Converse, Texas; Judson HSSam Linebacker11 Chad Hansen, 6-3, 240, Sr, Murietta, Calif.; Mt. San Jacinto42 Josh Kariya, 6-3, 226, Fr, Kaysville, Utah; Davis HSMike Linebacker43 Zak Browning, 5-11, 217, So, Camas, Wash.; Union HS25 Mike Tagliaferri, 5-11, 233, Sr, Las Vegas, Nev.; Centennial HSWill Linebacker26 Matt Holley, 6-1, 216, Jr, Las Vegas, Nev.; Centennial HS14 Mike Evans, 6-3, 203, So, Esparto, Calif.; Esparto HSStrong Safety28 Miles Killebrew, 6-3, 209, So, Henderson, Nev.; Foothill HS29 Michael Byrd, 6-2, 201, So, Laredo, Texas; United HSFree Safety20 Tommy Collet, Jr., 6-0, 191, Sr, Moorpark, Calif.; Moorpark HS16 Anthony Fagans, 6-2, 208, Sr, Oakland, Calif.; Oakland TechCornerback36 LeShaun Sims, 6-0, 199, So, Las Vegas, Nev.; Agassi Prep31 J.T. Anderson, 6-2, 174, So, Layton, Utah; Layton HSCornerback6 Tyree Mills, 6-2, 178, Jr, Pasadena, Calif.; John Muir HS23 Myles Carelock, 5-11, 193, So, Fairfield, Calif.; Rodriguez HS

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No NAME HT WT YR POS HOMETOWN EXPERIENCE99 Lehi Afatasi 6-1 280 FR DL West Jordan, UT HS/Kearns HS26 Toa Afatasi 5-9 190 FR FB West Jordan, UT HS/Kearns HS56 Chinedu Ahanonu 5-11 230 FR LB West Jordan, UT HS/West Jordan HS2 Jacob Allie 6-1 230 SR TE Renton, WA 3L/Lindbergh HS19 Chandler Allphin 6-4 228 SO TE Alpine, UT 1L/Lone Peak HS18 Austin Anderson 6-5 250 JR DE Las Vegas, NV 1L/Arbor View HS31 J.T. Anderson 6-2 182 SO DB Layton, UT 1L/Layton HS4 Malik Brown 6-1 205 SO RB North Las Vegas, NV 1L/Canyon Springs HS42 Zak Browning 5-11 217 SO LB Camas, WA 1L/Union HS77 Cody Burgess 6-6 324 SR OL Panaca, NV 2VL/Lincoln County HS29 Michael Byrd 6-2 192 SO DB Laredo, TX 1L/United HS15 Aaron Cantu 6-2 215 JR QB East Los Angeles, CA JC/East Los Angeles College23 Myles Carelock 5-11 193 SO RB Fairfield, CA 1L/Rodriguez HS76 Steve Clark 6-6 288 FR OL Ogden, UT RS/Northridge HS20 Tommy Collet, Jr. 6-0 191 SR DB Moorpark, CA 3L/Moorpark HS95 Colton Cook 5-8 179 SR K Bountiful, UT 2L/Viewmont HS53 James Cowser 6-4 250 SO LB Fruit Heights, UT 1L/Davis HS11 Mitch Dahlen 6-4 208 SO QB Redmond, OR SQ/Utah45 Mitch Dalley 6-1 192 FR DB Farmington, UT HS/Viewmont47 Dallin Dastrup 5-9 175 FR DB Cedar City, UT HS/Canyon View HS49 Stetson Dearden 5-11 185 FR DB Cedar City, UT HS/Canyon View HS83 Rodain Delus 5-9 186 SO WR Naples, FL RS/Lely HS78 Kyle Donaldson 6-4 323 SR OL Pacifica, CA 1L/Orange Coast College41 Chandler Dowell 5-11 210 FR LS Phoenix, AZ HS/Desert Vista HS93 Andrew Eide 6-4 261 FR DL Orem, UT RS/Timpview HS14 Mike Evans 6-3 203 SO DB Esparto, CA 1L/Esparto HS12 Anthony Fagans 6-2 208 SR LB Oakland, CA 2L/Oakland Tech HS68 Gavin Farr 6-3 298 SR OL South Ogden, UT 3L/Northridge HS2 T.J. Fenton 6-2 190 FR QB Cypress, CA HS/The Webb School72 Daniel Fleischman 6-6 300 FR OL Issaquah, WA TR/Wyoming55 Sione Fukofuka 6-5 256 FR DL Ha’akame, Tonga RS/Liahona HS96 Colin Greenhill 6-2 260 FR DL Layton, UT HS/Layton Christian HS63 Daron Griffin 6-4 350 SR OL San Bernardino, CA 3L/Cajon HS50 Austin Gumucio 6-3 223 FR LB Grantsville, UT RS/Grantsville HS11 Chad Hansen 6-3 240 SR LB Murrieta, CA 2L/Mt. San Jacinto16 Richie Harrington 6-1 224 SO QB Santa Monica, CA TR/Oregon State33 Jarom Healey 5-11 228 FR LB Hurricane, UT RS/Hurricane HS7 Matt Holley 6-1 216 JR LB Las Vegas, NV 2L/Centennial HS71 Fernando Huerta 6-6 317 SO OL Wellsville, UT 1L/Mountain Crest HS22 Christian Jensen 5-9 190 FR RB Murray, UT HS/Murray HS13 Mitch Jessop 6-4 218 JR WR Providence, UT 2L/Mountain Crest HS94 Kouri Jones 6-4 257 JR DL Converse, TX 2L/Judson HS43 Josh Kariya 6-3 226 FR LB Kaysville, UT HS/Davis HS90 Wes Kauvaka 6-4 275 FR DL St. George, UT HS/Pine View HS28 Miles Killebrew 6-3 209 SO DB Henderson, NV 1L/Foothill HS51 Antwan Marshal 6-0 260 SO OL Los Angeles, CA TR/Nevada35 Raysean Martin 5-11 185 FR RB Oakland, CA HS/Tennyson HS91 Trever McFalls 6-5 273 JR DL Salt Lake City, UT 1L/Juan Diego HS3 Griff McNabb 5-7 168 SR WR Pocatello, ID 1L/Utah52 Brad Meyer 6-3 287 SR OL Boise, ID 3L/Capital HS13 Brock Miller 5-11 185 SR K Encinas, CA 3L/Santa Fe Christian HS6 Tyree Mills 6-2 184 SR DB Pasadena, CA 3L/John Muir HS8 Fatu Moala 6-2 192 SR WR Kearns, UT 2L/Utah1 C.J. Morgan 5-11 180 JR WR Aurora, CO 1L/Wyoming54 Nick Nissen 6-3 287 JR OL Delta, UT 2L/Delta HS17 Anthony Norris 6-5 253 SO TE Las Vegas, NV 1L/Liberty HS10 Tannon Pedersen 6-3 196 FR QB Highland, UT HS/Lone Peak HS88 Easton Pedersen 6-3 219 JR WR Highland, UT 2L/Lone Peak HS32 Martavious Redmond 6-3 197 FR DB West Jordan, UT HS/West Jordan HS80 Chris Robinson 5-8 165 JR WR Hemet, CA JC/Mt. San Jacinto66 Evan Ross 6-6 296 FR OL Plain City, UT RS/Fremont HS39 Frank Sanft 6-1 240 SO FB Ha’alaufuli, Tonga JC/Snow JC

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No NAME HT WT YR POS HOMETOWN EXPERIENCE65 Tony Sarrocco 6-4 283 FR OL Moorpark, CA RS/Moorpark HS24 Anthony Sattiewhite 6-1 188 FR DB Ogden, UT RS/Ogden HS87 Mike Sharp 6-2 190 FR WR St. George, UT HS/Dixie HS36 LeShaun Sims 6-0 199 SO DB Las Vegas, NV 1L/Andre Agassi Prep82 Josh Smith 5-11 179 SO WR South Jordan, UT 1L/Bingham HS30 Vic Spikes 6-0 220 SR RB Beaumont, TX TR/Utah59 P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’u 6-3 334 FR OL Las Vegas, NV RS/Liberty HS34 Christian Taele 6-1 220 FR RB Spanish Fork, UT RS/Spanish Fork HS25 Mike Tagliaferri 5-11 233 SR LB Las Vegas, NV 3L/Centennial HS57 Josh Talbot 6-3 242 FR DE Plain City, UT HS/Fremont HS98 Toi Taufa 6-1 291 SO DL Salt Lake City, UT RS/Highland HS40 Levi Te’o 5-9 190 FR RB Laie, HI HS/Timpview (Utah) HS89 Junior Toala 6-3 173 FR WR Seattle, WA HS/Highline HS97 Robert Torgerson 6-2 270 FR DL Richfield, UT HS/Richfield HS5 Naia Ursua 5-10 190 SO WR Kailua-Kona, HI 1VL/Kealakehe HS37 Max Venot-Petit 6-1 192 FR DB Paris, FR HS/LaHotoie58 Steve Welsh 6-0 200 FR LB Roosevelt, UT HS/Union HS21 Pete Williams 5-9 180 FR RB Denver, CO HS/South HS

Head Coach: Ed Lamb (BYU, 1996)Director of Offense/QBs: Steve Clark (BYU, 1992)Defensive Coordinator/LBs: Justin Ena (BYU, 2001)Associate Head Coach/Secondary: Demario Warren (UC Davis, 2008)Assistant Head Coach/DL: Ryan Hunt (SUU, 2004)Offensive Coordinator/RBs: Justin Walterscheid (SUU, 2005)Offensive Coordinator, Run Game/OL: Teag Whiting (BYU, 2004)Passing Game Coordinator/WRs: Fesi Sitake (SUU, 2011)Special Teams Coordinator/TEs: Aaron Fernandez (SUU, 2009)Defensive Assistant: Kyle Macy (Utah, 2011)Academic Coordinator: Sam Elliott (SUU, 2002)Strength & Conditioning: Dan Bennion (SUU, 2000)

Jake Hutton (Utah State, 2010)Equipment Manager: Jared Burke (SUU, 2012)

No NAME1 C.J. Morgan2 Jacob Allie2 T.J. Fenton3 Griff McNabb4 Malik Brown5 Naia Ursua6 Tyree Mills7 Matt Holley8 Fatu Moala10 Tannon Pedersen11 Chad Hansen11 Mitch Dahlen12 Richie Harrington13 Mitch Jessop13 Brock Miller14 Mike Evans15 Aaron Cantu16 Anthony Fagans17 Anthony Norris18 Austin Anderson19 Chandler Allphin20 Tommy Collet, Jr.

No NAME21 Pete Williams22 Christian Jensen23 Myles Carelock24 Anthony Sattiewhite25 Mike Tagliaferri26 Toa Afatasi28 Miles Killebrew29 Michael Byrd30 Vic Spikes31 J.T. Anderson32 Martavious Redmond33 Jarom Healey34 Christian Taele35 Raysean Martin36 LeShaun Sims37 Max Venot-Petit39 Frank Sanft40 Levi Teo41 Chandler Dowell42 Zak Browning43 Josh Kariya45 Mitchell Dalley

No NAME47 Dallin Dastrup49 Stetson Deardon50 Austin Gumucio51 Antwan Marshal52 Brad Meyer53 James Cowser54 Nick Nissen55 Sione Fukofuka56 Chinedu Ahanonu57 Josh Talbot58 Steve Welsh59 P.J. Taeao-Tauanu’u63 Daron Griffin65 Tony Sarrocco66 Evan Ross68 Gavin Farr71 Fernando Huerta72 Daniel Fleischman76 Steve Clark77 Cody Burgess78 Kyle Donaldson80 Chris Robinson

No NAME 82 Josh Smith83 Rodain Delus87 Mike Sharp88 Easton Pedersen89 Junior Toala90 Wes Kauvaka91 Trever McFalls93 Andrew Eide94 Kouri Jones95 Colton Cook96 Colin Greenhill97 Robert Torgerson98 Toi Taufa99 Lehi Afatasi

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2012 SOUTHERN UTAH STATISTICS


RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GBrian Wilson 10 176 775 32 743 4.2 2 49 74.3Myles CrawfordHarris 11 43 193 18 175 4.1 2 34 15.9Henna Brown 11 25 63 18 45 1.8 0 12 4.1Brock Miller 11 1 22 0 22 22.0 0 22 2.0Lavell Ika 11 14 21 0 21 1.5 3 5 1.9Mike Tagliaferri 11 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.8C.J. Morgan 9 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4Malik Brown 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Brad Sorensen 11 68 150 225 -75 -1.1 2 25 -6.8Total.......... 11 330 1237 293 944 2.9 9 49 85.8Opponents...... 11 424 2178 390 1788 4.2 21 77 162.5

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GBrad Sorensen 11 134.98 273-439-10 62.2 3139 23 82 285.4Total.......... 11 134.98 273-439-10 62.2 3139 23 82 285.4Opponents...... 11 141.84 245-368-12 66.6 2876 18 75 261.5

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GFatu Moala 11 65 810 12.5 9 63 73.6Henna Brown 11 35 414 11.8 3 43 37.6Mitch Jessop 7 33 519 15.7 3 82 74.1Easton Pedersen 11 31 423 13.6 2 64 38.5Griff McNabb 11 30 290 9.7 2 44 26.4M. Crawford-Harris 11 24 145 6.0 0 23 13.2C.J. Morgan 9 23 284 12.3 0 46 31.6Brian Wilson 10 20 127 6.3 3 25 12.7Cameron Morgan 5 4 71 17.8 1 37 14.2Mike Tagliaferri 11 3 22 7.3 0 10 2.0Josh Smith 11 2 14 7.0 0 7 1.3Malik Brown 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0Zach Brackus 11 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4Lavell Ika 11 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4Total.......... 11 273 3139 11.5 23 82 285.4Opponents...... 11 245 2876 11.7 18 75 261.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GBrad Sorensen 11 507 -75 3139 3064 278.5Brian Wilson 10 176 743 0 743 74.3Myles Crawford-Harris 11 43 175 0 175 15.9Henna Brown 11 25 45 0 45 4.1Brock Miller 11 1 22 0 22 2.0Lavell Ika 11 14 21 0 21 1.9Mike Tagliaferri 11 1 9 0 9 0.8C.J. Morgan 9 1 4 0 4 0.4Total.......... 11 769 944 3139 4083 371.2Opponents...... 11 792 1788 2876 4664 424.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdBrock Miller 67 2896 43.2 72 8 19 25 0Total.......... 67 2896 43.2 72 8 19 25 0Opponents...... 53 2231 42.1 71 6 14 16 2

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TEAM STATISTICS SUU OPPSCORING 313 333Points Per Game 28.5 30.3FIRST DOWNS 209 230Rushing 56 104Passing 129 115Penalty 24 11RUSHING YARDAGE 944 1788Yards gained rushing 1237 2178Yards lost rushing 293 390Rushing Attempts 330 424Average Per Rush 2.9 4.2Average Per Game 85.8 162.5TDs Rushing 9 21PASSING YARDAGE 3139 2876Comp-Att-Int 273-439-10 245-368-12Average Per Pass 7.2 7.8Average Per Catch 11.5 11.7Average Per Game 285.4 261.5TDs Passing 23 18TOTAL OFFENSE 4083 4664Total Plays 769 792Average Per Play 5.3 5.9Average Per Game 371.2 424.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-837 29-686PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-153 17-156INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-136 10-229KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 23.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 9.6 9.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 22.9FUMBLES-LOST 8-3 27-16PENALTIES-Yards 76-672 100-847Average Per Game 61.1 77.0PUNTS-Yards 67-2896 53-2231Average Per Punt 43.2 42.1Net punt average 38.5 36.9KICKOFFS-Yards 61-3683 63-3842Average Per Kick 60.4 61.0Net kick average 46.8 39.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:13 28:463RD-DOWN Conversions 62/170 74/1593rd-Down Pct 36% 47%4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/12 5/134th-Down Pct 58% 38%SACKS BY-Yards 29-203 37-225MISC YARDS 17 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 44FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-22 10-13ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0ATTENDANCE 27173 118060Games/Avg Per Game 5/5435 6/19677Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalSouthern Utah 37 103 58 95 20 313Opponents 70 97 78 74 14 333

2012 RESULTS DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 8-30 at Utah State L 3-34 17009 9-8 at California L 31-50 57745 9-15 NM HIGHLANDS W 45-23 7835* 9-22 at Portland State W 49-42 6353* 9-29 #2 MONTANA STATE L 17-24 8417* 10-6 SACRAMENTO STATE L 22-27 3766* 10-13 at Montana W 30-20 25684* 10-19 WEBER STATE L 22-24 3811* 10-27 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 30-27 3344* 11-3 at North Dakota L 29-33 7144* 11-10 at #11 Northern Arizona W-3OT 35-29 4125* Big Sky Conference games



|——— PATs ———|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsColton Cook 0 19-22 30-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 87Fatu Moala 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Brian Wilson 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 30Lavell Ika 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Henna Brown 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Mitch Jessop 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Griff McNabb 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14Miles Killebrew 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Brad Sorensen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 12Myles Crawford-Harris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Easton Pedersen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Cameron Morgan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Tommy Collet, Jr. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Austin Anderson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Josh Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Brad Meyer 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0Total.......... 37 19-22 30-33 0-1 1 1-3 0 1 313Opponents...... 44 10-13 37-40 0-2 1 1-2 0 0 333

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GBrian Wilson 10 743 127 0 27 0 897 89.7Fatu Moala 11 0 810 0 17 0 827 75.2Josh Smith 11 0 14 0 660 0 674 61.3Mitch Jessop 7 0 519 0 0 0 519 74.1Henna Brown 11 45 414 0 0 0 459 41.7Easton Pedersen 11 0 423 0 0 0 423 38.5Griff McNabb 11 0 290 87 0 0 377 34.3C.J. Morgan 9 4 284 0 80 0 368 40.9Myles Crawford-Harris 11 175 145 0 0 0 320 29.1Cameron Morgan 5 0 71 0 0 0 71 14.2Tommy Collet, Jr. 8 0 0 0 0 59 59 7.4Miles Killebrew 11 0 0 58 0 0 58 5.3Cody Smith 3 0 0 0 52 0 52 17.3Mike Tagliaferri 11 9 22 0 0 0 31 2.8Lavell Ika 11 21 4 0 0 0 25 2.3Brock Miller 11 22 0 0 0 0 22 2.0Tyree Mills 10 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.1J.T. Anderson 10 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.7Zak Browning 10 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.5Malik Brown 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 6.0James Cowser 11 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.9LeShaun Sims 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 1.0Brad Meyer 10 0 0 8 0 0 8 0.8Randall Nygren 11 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.5Zach Brackus 11 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.4Namari Flentroy 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1Brad Sorensen 11 -75 0 0 0 0 -75 -6.8Total.......... 11 944 3139 153 837 136 5209 473.5Opponents...... 11 1788 2876 156 686 229 5735 521.4

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkColton Cook 19-22 86.4 2-2 4-4 8-8 5-8 0-0 49 0

FG SEQUENCE SOUTHERN UTAH OPPONENTSUtah State (22) -California (40) (18),(27),(47)NM Highlands (29) (20)Portland State (21),(39) -Montana State 47,(49),49 (31)Sacramento State (33),(18),(43) -Montana (38) (43),34,38,(42)Weber State (46),(33),(31) (46)Eastern Washington 42,(24),(32),(36) (45),(23),37North Dakota (35) -Northern Arizona (42),(19) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.Returning Players In BOLD

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongGriff McNabb 14 87 6.2 0 30Brad Meyer 1 8 8.0 0 0Miles Killebrew 1 58 58.0 1 41Total.......... 16 153 9.6 1 41Opponents...... 17 156 9.2 1 69

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongTommy Collet, Jr. 3 59 19.7 1 55LeShaun Sims 3 9 3.0 0 6Tyree Mills 1 21 21.0 0 21J.T. Anderson 1 17 17.0 0 17Zak Browning 1 15 15.0 0 15Randall Nygren 1 5 5.0 0 5Michael Byrd 1 0 0.0 0 0James Cowser 1 10 10.0 0 10Total.......... 12 136 11.3 1 55Opponents...... 10 229 22.9 3 90

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongJosh Smith 30 660 22.0 1 95C.J. Morgan 4 80 20.0 0 25Cody Smith 2 52 26.0 0 30Namari Flentroy 1 1 1.0 0 0Fatu Moala 1 17 17.0 0 17Brian Wilson 1 27 27.0 0 27Total.......... 39 837 21.5 1 95Opponents...... 29 686 23.7 1 98

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongMiles Killebrew 1 49 49.0 1 49Austin Anderson 1 9 9.0 1 9Total.......... 2 58 29.0 2 49Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0



2012 SOUTHERN UTAH DEFENSIVE LEADERS |———-Tackles———-| |-Sacks-| |—-Pass Def—-| |-Fumbles-| Blkd Solo Ast Total TFL/YdsNo-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf35 Zak Browning 67 49 116 5.5-19 1.5-9 1-15 3 . 1-0 5 . .5 Namari Flentroy 32 38 70 5.5-31 3.5-26 . 2 3 1-0 2 . .28 Miles Killebrew 42 27 69 0.5-2 . . 5 . 1-49 . 1 .44 Mike Needham 43 24 67 5.5-14 1.0-6 . 4 2 . 1 . .53 James Cowser 30 31 61 13.5-74 7.5-57 1-10 1 5 1-0 1 . .6 Tyree Mills 27 25 52 2.0-4 . 1-21 4 . . . . .20 Tommy Collet, Jr. 21 29 50 0.5-0 . 3-59 3 . . . . .58 Cody Larsen 22 26 48 14.0-72 6.5-48 . . 8 2-0 2 . .10 Rickey Clark 17 26 43 1.5-4 . . 1 . . . 1 .36 LeShaun Sims 22 15 37 . . 3-9 2 . 1-0 . . .31 J.T. Anderson 24 9 33 1.0-1 . 1-17 5 . 2-0 1 . .99 Jeff Tukuafu 15 12 27 4.5-24 2.5-17 . 1 5 . . . .23 Brennan Fjord 13 8 21 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .96 Brad Meyer 8 10 18 2.5-8 0.5-6 . 3 . 1-0 . 1 118 Austin Anderson 11 5 16 2.0-17 1.5-16 . . . 2-9 . . .47 Randall Nygren 10 4 14 2.0-6 . 1-5 . 1 2-0 1 1 .94 Kouri Jones 5 6 11 3.0-14 2.5-9 . . . . 1 . .92 Nick Nissen 3 8 11 1.5-1 . . . . . . . .42 KC Rawlinson 7 3 10 1.0-21 . . . . . 1 . .25 Mike Tagliaferri 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .11 Chad Hansen 5 2 7 2.0-8 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . .2 Gordon Garrett 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .29 Michael Byrd 1 4 5 . . 1-0 . . . . . .62 Shad Ennis 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .80 Kaden Carli 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .91 Trever McFalls 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . 1 . .89 Matt Putnam . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .14 Mike Evans 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .4 Brad Sorensen 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .13 Mitch Jessop 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .95 Colton Cook 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Fatu Moala 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .72 Russell Petersen . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .49 Lavell Ika 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .68 Gavin Farr 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM Team . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 447 376 823 68-320 29-203 12-136 36 25 16-58 16 5 1 Opponents...... 441 298 739 68.0-297 37-225 10-229 33 18 3-0 7 . .

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THE BIG SKY CONFERENCE


The Big Sky Conference celebrates 50 years of men’s athletics and 25 years of women’s competition duringthe 2013-14 academic year.

The venerable and stable Division I Big Sky Conference observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. To markthe historic occasion, the league will honor its past by commemorating its top male and female athletics, as wellas the top moments and teams.

Four of the current league members – Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State andWeber State – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter member the University of Idaho will bringthe majority of its sports back to the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters its 45th seasonin the league, giving the league five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership.

The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UCDavis and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washington University, the University of NorthernColorado, Portland State University and Sacramento State round out the current membership.

The league has become one of the strongest Division I conferences in the West and is a national leader in theFootball Championship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won the Division I National Championship, in-cluding Eastern Washington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national championship in three of thepast five seasons. The Big Sky is one of three conferences in the western United States playing Division I foot-ball.

The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga,Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before theleague expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was re-placed by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with theaddition of Eastern Washington.

The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put theBig Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Port-land State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years beforeCal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001.

The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of NorthDakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and Cali-fornia. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah,Arizona and Colorado. It is “The Heart of the American West.”

On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members as the nameof the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of GreatFalls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted theBig Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont.,legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana.Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of theSpokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his col-umn dated Feb. 20, 1963.

The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor andoutdoor track and field, basketball and tennis. In addition, there are also championships in football, and women’svolleyball, golf and soccer. The BigSky sponsored softball for the firsttime in 2013. Men’s golf will returnas a conference sport in 2014-15.

In 1988-89, the Big Sky Confer-ence first began sponsoringwomen’s sports. The former Moun-

tain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsor-ing championships for women’s sports at the sameinstitutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The BigSky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, formingone league for both men and women.

Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the BigSky Conference, is in his 19th year at the helm. Fuller-ton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacinglongtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passedaway in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77.The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, whoserved from 1963-71.

Doug FullertonCommissioner

Ron LoghryAssistant

Commissioner

Jaynee NadolskyAssistant

Commissioner

Jon KasperAssistant

Commissioner

2013 SOUTHERN UTAH OPPONENTS


SOUTH ALABAMAGAME ONE, AUG. 29, 6:30 P.M.LADD-PEEBLES STADIUMMOBILE, ALABAMA

USA QUICK FACTS

Location: Mobile, AlabamaEnrollment: 14,883Nickname: JaguarsColors: Blue, Red & WhitePresident: Dr. John SmithAD: Dr. Joel Erdmann

Head Coach: Joey Jones (Alabama, 1989) Record At USA: 25-15 (Four Years) Overall Record: 28-22 (Five Years) Phone: Contact SID Office Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Jerry Mack, Robert Matthews,Travis Pearson, Freddie Roach, Kevin Sherrer, ChaseSmith, Brian Turner, John Turner, BryantVincent

Conference: Sun Belt 2012 Finish: 1-7 (7th)2012 Overall: 2-11Starters Returning: 7/8/1Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium 33,471 (Field Turf)Series W/SUU: First meeting

SID: Brian Freemund E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 251-414-8017Press Box Phone: 251-208-2677Website: www.usajaguars.com

2013 Schedule8-29 Southern Utah 9-7 at Tulane9-14 Western Kentucky9-28 at Tennessee10-5 At Troy10-19 Kent State10-26 at Texas State11-2 Arkansas State11-16 at Navy11-23 UL-Monroe11-30 at Georgia State12-7 UL-Lafayette

2012 ResultsUT-San Antonio L 31-33Nicholls State W 9-3at North Carolina St. L 7-31at Mississippi State L 10-30Troy L 10-31at Arkansas State L 29-36Florida Atlantic W 37-34 (2ot)at UL-Monroe L 24-38Florida International L 20-28at North Texas L 14-24Middle Tennessee L 12-20at UL-Lafayette L 30-52at Hawai’i L 7-23

JoeyJones

Head Coach

Jerem’eJones

Wide Receiver

FORT LEWISGAME TWO, SEPT. 7, 6:00 P.M.ECCLES COLISEUMCEDAR CITY, UTAH

FLC QUICK FACTS

Location: Durango, ColoradoEnrollment: 3,856Nickname: SkyhawksColors: Blue & GoldChancellor: Dr. Dene ThomasAD: Gary Hunter

Head Coach: John L. Smith (Weber State, 1971) Record At FLC: 0-0 (First Year) Overall Record: 136-94 (19 Years) Phone: 970-247-7574 Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Ed Rifilato, Dave Brown, Joe Mor-ris, Bill Griffith, Chris Jewell, Micah Smith, Dave Varnell,Clayton Lyons, Storm Tallbull

Conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic2012 Finish: 0-9 (10th)2012 Overall: 0-10Starters Returning: 7/8/0Stadium: Dennison Field 4,000 (Grass)Series W/SUU: SUU leads, 20-10

SID: Sarah Meier E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 970-247-7381Press Box Phone: 970-903-7888Website: www.goskyhawks.com

2013 Schedule9-7 at Southern Utah9-14 Oklahoma Baptist9-21 at NM Highlands9-28 W. New Mexico10-5 at CSU-Pueblo10-12 at Colorado Mines10-19 Colorado-Mesa10-26 at Western State11-2 Adams State11-9 at Chadron State11-16 Black Hills State

2012 ResultsNM Highlands L 0-50at Northern Arizona L 0-69at W. New Mexico L 34-42CSU-Pueblo L 21-50Colorado Mines L 16-58at Colorado-Mesa L 12-36Western State L 6-18at Adams State L 9-55Chadron State L 20-45at Black Hills State L 0-23

John L.Smith

Head Coach

EvanWagstrom

Offensive Line



WASHINGTON STATEGAME THREE, SEPT. 14, TBAMARTIN STADIUMPULLMAN, WASHINGTON

WSU QUICK FACTS

Location: Pullman, WashingtonEnrollment: 19,255Nickname: CougarsColors: Crimson & GrayPresident: Dr. Elson S. FloydAD: Bill Moos

Head Coach: Mike Leach (Brigham Young, 1983) Record At WSU: 3-9 (One Year) Overall Record: 87-52 (11 Years) Phone: Contact SID Office Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Mike Breske, Dave Emerick, JimMastro, Clay McGuire, Eric Russell, Joe Salave’a, Dennis Simmons, Paul Volero, Ken Wilson, David Yost, Antonio Huffman

Conference: Pac-12 2012 Finish: 1-8 (Sixth, North)2012 Overall: 3-9Starters Returning: 8/8/3Stadium: Martin Stadium Field Turf (33,522)Series W/SUU: First meeting

SID: Bill Stevens E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 509-335-4294Press Box Phone: 509-335-2684Website: www.wsucougars.com

2013 Schedule8-31 at Auburn9-7 at USC9-14 Southern Utah9-21 Idaho 9-28 vs Stanford @Seattle10-5 at California10-12 Oregon State10-19 at Oregon10-31 Arizona State11-16 at Arizona11-23 Utah11-29 at Washington

2012 Resultsat Brigham Young L 6-30Eastern Washington W 24-20at UNLV W 35-27Colorado L 34-35vs Oregon L 26-51at Oregon State L 6-19California L 17-31at Stanford L 17-24at Utah L 6-49UCLA L 36-44at Arizona State L 7-46Washington W 31-28 (ot)

MikeLeach

Head Coach

DeoneBuchannonSafety

SACRAMENTO STATEGAME FOUR, SEPT. 21, 6:00 P.M.HORNET STADIUMSACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

SAC QUICK FACTS

Location: Sacramento, CaliforniaEnrollment: 28,000Nickname: HornetsColors: Green & GoldPresident: Dr. Alexander GonzalezAD: Dr. Terry Wanless

Head Coach: Marshall Sperbeck (Nevada, 1984) Record At CSUS: 30-37 (Six Years) Overall Record: 139-90 (21 Years) Phone: Contact SID Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Paul Peterson, Anthony Parker,Jordan Gigli, Aaron Ingram, Connor Riley, Steve Roberson, Kyle Leitzke, Tyler Almond, Bill Lavaroni, Fred Kelly

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 4-4 (T-Fifth)2012 Overall: 6-5Starters Returning: 5/5/1Stadium: Hornet Stadium 21,195 (Field Turf)Series W/SUU: SAC leads, 7-6

SID: Brian Berger E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (916) 278-4313Press Box Phone: (916) 278-5995Website: www.hornetsports.com

2013 Schedule8-29 at San Jose State9-5 at Arizona State9-14 Southern Oregon9-21 Southern Utah9-28 at Weber State10-5 Northern Colorado10-12 Northern Arizona10-26 at North Dakota11-2 Montana11-9 at Cal Poly11-16 at Portland State11-23 UC Davis

2012 Resultsat New Mexico State L 49-19at Colorado W 30-28Northern Colo. W 28-17North Dakota L 35-13at Idaho State W 54-31at Southern Utah W 27-22Weber State W 19-14at Eastern Washington L 31-28Cal Poly W 35-29Montana State L 20-17at UC Davis L 34-27

MarshallSperbeckHead Coach

ToddDavis

Linebacker



NORTHERN COLORADOGAME FIVE, SEPT. 28, 1:35 P.M.NOTTINGHAM FIELDGREELEY, COLO

UNC QUICK FACTS

Location: Greeley, ColoradoEnrollment: 12,148Nickname: BearsColors: Blue & GoldPresident: Kay NortonAD: TBA

Head Coach: Earnest Collins Jr. (Northern Colorado, 1996) Record At UNC: 5-17 (Two Years) Overall Record: 13-29 (Four Years) Phone: Contact SID Office Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Michael Armour, Woody Blevins,Jon Boyer, Jon Carpenter, Derrick Davison, CharlesGordon, Keith Grable, Jeremy Hayden,Terrance Robinson, Zach Shay, Chris Smith

Conference: Big Sky 2012 Finish: 4-4 (T 5th)2012 Overall: 6-5Starters Returning: 6/6/1Stadium: Nottingham Field 8,533 (Grass)Series W/SUU: UNC leads, 2-1

SID: Heather Kennedy E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 970-351-1065Press Box Phone: 970-351-1995Website: www.uncbears.com

2013 Schedule8-31 Langston 1:359-7 CSU-Pueblo 1:359-14 at Wyoming TBA9-21 Northern Iowa 1:359-28 Southern Utah* 1:3510-5 at Sacramento St. 6:0510-12 at Idaho State 3:0510-19 UC Davis 1:3511-2 Montana State 1:3511-9 at North Dakota 1:0511-16 at Northern Ariz. 4:0511-23 Cal Poly 12:05

2012 ResultsUtah L 0-41Colorado Mesa W 40-3at Sacramento State L 17-28at Montana State L 16-41Montana L 17-40at Cal Poly L 28-56Idaho State W 52-14Northern Arizona L 10-12at Portland State W 32-28at Weber State W 42-34North Dakota W 28-27

EarnestCollins Jr.Head Coach

Seth Lobatao

Quarterback

UC DAVISGAME SIX, OCT. 5, 1:00 P.M.ECCLES COLISEUMCEDAR CITY, UTAH

UCD QUICK FACTS

Location: Davis, CaliforniaEnrollment: 33,300Nickname: AggiesColors: Yale Blue & GoldChancellor: Dr. Linda KatehiAD: Terry Tumey

Head Coach: Ron Gould (Oregon, 1988) Record At UCD: 0-0 (First Year) Overall Record: 0-0 (First Year) Phone: Contact SID Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Jeff Copp, Kevin Daft, Will Kofe,Ben Steele, Bert Watts, Damaro Wheeler, Matt Wiegand,Bryan Wright, Pat McCann

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 3-5 (T-8th)2012 Overall: 4-7Starters Returning: 8/7/3Stadium: Aggie Stadium 10,849 (Sportexe)Series W/SUU: UCD leads, 10-6

SID: Mike Robles E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 530-752-3680Press Box Phone: 530-752-9367Website: www.ucdavisaggies.com

2013 Schedule8-31 at South Dakota 2:009-7 at Nevada TBA9-14 Northern Arizona 6:009-21 Portland State* 6:009-28 Idaho State* 6:0010-5 at Southern Utah*1:0010-12 Montana* 4:0010-19 at Northern Colo.*1:3510-26 at Montana St.* 2:3511-2 Cal Poly* 4:0011-16 North Dakota* 4:0011-23 at Sacramento St.* TBA

2012 ResultsAzusa Pacific W 41-3at San Jose State L 13-45at South Dakota St. L 8-12at Cal Poly* L 20-28Weber State* W 37-13Montana State* L 41-48at Idaho State* W 52-45at Northern Arizona* L 7-21Portland State* L 21-49at Eastern Wash.* L 28-31Sacramento State* W 34-27

RonGould

Head Coach

JoshHill

Wide Receiver



PORTLAND STATEGAME SEVEN, OCT. 12, 2:00 P.M.ECCLES COLISEUMCEDAR CITY, UTAH

PSU QUICK FACTS

Location: Portland, OregonEnrollment: 29,524Nickname: VikingsColors: Green, White & SilverPresident: Dr. Wim WiewelAD: Torre Chisholm

Head Coach: Nigel Burton (Washington, 1999) Record At PSU: 12-21 (Three Years) Overall Record: 12-21 (Three Years) Phone: 503-725-5625 Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Bruce Barnum, Jaime Hill, BradDavis, Ikaika Mallow, John Ely, Lester Towns, MikeScheper, Steve Cooter, Matt Leunen,Michael Casco

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 2-6 (T-11th)2012 Overall: 3-8Starters Returning: 6/5/1Stadium: JELD-WEN Field 18,627 (Artificial)Series W/SUU: PSU leads, 8-2

SID: Mike Lund E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 503-725-5602Press Box Phone: 503-294-2942Website: www.GoViks.com

2013 Schedule8-29 Eastern Oregon 7:059-7 at California 2:059-14 Humboldt State 1:059-21 at UC Davis 6:059-28 Cal Poly* 7:0510-5 at Montana* 1:3510-12 at Southern Utah* 2:0510-26 North Dakota* 1:0511-2 Weber State* 1:0511-9 at Idaho State* 3:0511-16 Sacramento St.* 1:0511-23 at Eastern Wash.*2:35

2012 ResultsCarroll College W 38-20at North Dakota L 37-45at Washington L 13-52Southern Utah* L 42-49at Northern Arizona* L 10-24Idaho State* W 77-10at Cal Poly* L 25-37at UC Davis* W 49-21Northern Colorado* L 28-32at Montana State* L 35-60Eastern Washington* L 34-41

NigelBurton

Head Coach

D.J.Adams

Running Back

EASTERN WASHINGTONGAME EIGHT, 5:00 P.M.ROOS FIELDCHENEY, WASHINGTON

EWU QUICK FACTS

Location: Cheney, WashingtonEnrollment: 12,587Nickname: EaglesColors: Red & WhitePresident: Dr. Rodolfo ArevaloAD: Bill Chaves

Head Coach: Beau Baldwin (Central Washington, 1996) Record At EWU: 44-19 (Five Years) Overall Record: 54-22 (Six Years) Phone: 509-359-2456 Best Time To Reach: MorningsAssistant Coaches: John Graham, Aaron Best, JeffSchmedding, Ryan Sawyer, Junior Adams, Zak Hill, KielMcDonald, Cherokee Valeria, Josh Fetter,Brian Strandley

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 7-1 (T-First)2012 Overall: 11-3Starters Returning: 7/6/1Stadium: Roos Field 8,600 (Sprinturf)Series W/SUU: EWU leads, 4-2

SID: Dave Cook E-Mail:[email protected] Phone: (509) 359-6334Press Box Phone: (509) 359-6351Website: www.goeags.com

2013 Schedule8-31 at Oregon State 3:059-7 Western Oregon 4:059-14 at Toledo 7:059-28 at Sam Houston St. 2:0510-5 Weber State* 4:0510-12 at North Dakota* 2:3510-19 Southern Utah* 5:0510-26 at Montana* 1:3511-2 at Idaho State* 3:0511-9 Montana State* 12:0511-16 at Cal Poly* 12:3511-23 Portland State* 2:35

2012 Resultsat Idaho W 20-3at Washington State L 20-24at Weber State* W 32-26Montana* W 32-26North Dakota* W 55-17at Montana St.* W 27-24Sacramento St.* W 31-28at Southern Utah* L 27-30Cal Poly W 34-17UC Davis* W 31-28at Portland State* W 41-34Wagner W 29-19Illinois State W 51-35Sam Houston State L 42-45

BeauBaldwin

Head Coach

AllenBrownSafety



IDAHO STATEGAME NINE, OCT. 26, 1:00 P.M.ECCLES COLISEUMCEDAR CITY, UTAH

ISU QUICK FACTS

Location: Pocatello, IdahoEnrollment: 14,489Nickname: BengalsColors: Black & OrangePresident: Dr. Arthur VailasAD: Jeff Tingey

Head Coach: Mike Kramer (Idaho, 1977) Record At ISU: 3-19 (Two Years) Overall Record: 80-94 (14 Years) Phone: 208-282-2779 Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Don Bailey, Matt Troxel, RogerCooper, Spencer Toone, Mike Ferriter, Sheldon Cross,Steve Fifita, Stanley Franks

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 0-8 (13th)2012 Overall: 1-10Starters Returning: 8/8/2Stadium: Holt Arena 12,000 (Artificial)Series W/SUU: ISU leads, 9-4-1

SID: Steve Schaack E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 208-282-2621Press Box Phone: 208-282-2952Website: www.isubengals.com

2013 Schedule9-7 Dixie State 3:059-14 Western State 3:059-21 at Washington TBA9-28 at UC Davis* 6:0510-5 North Dakota* 2:0510-12 Northern Colo.* 3:0510-19 at Northern Ariz.*4:0510-26 at Southern Utah*1:0511-2 Eastern Wash.* 3:0511-9 Portland State* 3:0511-16 at BYU 1:0511-23 at Weber State* 1:05

2012 Resultsat Air Force L 21-49Blak Hills State W 38-5at Nebraska L 7-73Sacramento State* L 31-54at Portland State* L 10-77UC Davis* L 45-52at Northern Colo.* L 14-52at Montana* L 24-70Northern Ariz.* L 10-50at Cal Poly* L 14-70Weber State* L 14-40

MikeKramer

Head Coach

TrevorSpence

Linebacker

WEBER STATEGAME TEN, 1:00 P.M.STEWART STADIUMOGDEN, UTAH

WSU QUICK FACTS

Location:Ogden, UtahEnrollment: 26,483Nickname: WildcatsColors: Royal Purple & WhitePresident: Dr. Charles A. WightAD: Jerry Bovee

Head Coach: Jody Sears (Washington State, 1991) Record At WSU: 2-9 (One Year) Overall Record: 2-9 (One Year) Phone: (801) 626-6493 Best Time To Reach: MorningsAssistant Coaches: Steve Morton, Robin Pflugrad, EricLewis, Jason Belford, Justin Rascati, Ryan Smaha, TedStanley, Chraig Stutzmann, Colton Swan

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 2-6 (T-11th)2012 Overall: 2-9Starters Returning: 7/7/2Stadium: Stewart Stadium 17,500 (Synthetic)Series W/SUU: WSU leads, 15-4

SID: Paul Grua E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (801) 626-7414Press Box Phone: (801) 626-6588Website: www.WeberStateSports.com

2013 Schedule8-31 Stephen F. Austin 6:059-7 at Utah 12:059-14 at Utah State 6:059-21 at McNeese State 7:059-28 Sacramento St.* 6:0510-5 at Eastern Wash.*4:0510-12 at Cal Poly* 6:0510-19 Montana State* 3:3511-2 at Portland State*1:0511-9 Southern Utah* 1:0511-16 at Montana* 12:0511-23 Idaho State* 1:05

2012 Resultsat Fresno State L 10-37at Brigham Young L 13-45McNeese State L 21-35Eastern Washington L 26-32at UC Davis L 13-37Cal Poly L 23-45at Sacramento State L 14-19at Southern Utah W 24-22Montana L 21-24No. Colorado L 34-42at Idaho State W 40-14

JodySears

Head Coach

AnthonyMoralesLinebacker



MONTANA STATEGAME ELEVEN, NOV. 16, 4:00 P.M.BOBCAT STADIUMBOZEMAN, MONTANA

MSU QUICK FACTS

Location: Bozeman, MontanaEnrollment: 14,660Nickname: BobcatsColors: Blue & GoldPresident: Dr. Waded CruzadoAD: Peter Fields

Head Coach: Rob Ash (Cornell College, 1973) Record At MSU: 50-22 (Six Years) Overall Record: 226-121-5 (33 Years) Phone: 406-994-5694 Best Time To Reach: Wednesday morningsAssistant Coaches: Jamie Marshall, Tim Crimsey,Jason McEndoo, Demo Odems, BrianVon Bergen, BoBeck, Kane Ioane, Daniel DePrato, Bran-don North, Michael Rider

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 7-1 (T-First)2012 Overall: 11-2Starters Returning: 8/6/2Stadium: Bobcat Stadium FieldTurf (17,777)Series W/SUU: MSU leads, 3-0

SID: Bill Lamberty E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 406-994-5133Press Box Phone: 406-994-3099/3100Website: www.msubobcats.com

2013 Schedule8-30 Monmouth 7:059-7 at SMU TBA9-14 Colorado Mesa 1:059-21 at S. F. Austin 6:059-28 at North Dakota* 2:3510-5 Northern Ariz.* 2:0510-19 at Weber State* 3:3510-26 UC Davis* 2:0511-2 at Northern Colo.*1:3511-9 at Eastern Wash.*12:0511-16 Southern Utah* 4:0511-23 Montana* 12:05

2012 ResultsChadron State W 33-6at Drake W 34-24Stephen F. Austin W 43-35No. Colorado* W 41-16at Southern Utah* W 24-17at UC Davis* W 48-41Eastern Washington* L 24-27North Dakota* W 55-10at Sacramento State* W 20-17Portland State* W 65-30at Montana* W 16-7Stony Brook W 16-10Sam Houston State L 16-34

RobAsh

Head Coach

DenariusMcGhee

Quarterback

NORTHERN ARIZONAGAME TWELVE, 1:00 P.M.ECCLES COLISEUMCEDAR CITY, UTAH

NAU QUICK FACTS

Location: Flagstaff, ArizonaEnrollment: 25,205Nickname: LumberjacksColors: Blue, Gold & SagePresident: Dr. John HaegerAD: Lisa Campos

Head Coach: Jerome Souers (Oregon, 1983) Record At NAU: 84-85 (15 Years) Overall Record: 84-85 (15 Years) Phone: (928) 523-6787 Best Time To Reach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Rich Scangarello, Andy Thomp-son, Eric Reid, David Reeves, Travis Baker, Jimmy Beal,Charles Huff, Craig Knoth, Tim Plough,Zac McNally

Conference: Big Sky2012 Finish: 6-2 (T-Third)2012 Overall: 8-3Starters Returning: 9/9/1Stadium: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome 15,000 (Real Grass Field Turf)Series W/SUU: NAU leads, 11-6

SID: Denise Thompson E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (928) 523-6792Press Box Phone: (928) 523-7729/7730Website: www.nauathletics.com

2013 Schedule8-30 at Arizona 7:059-14 at UC Davis 6:059-21 South Dakota 4:059-28 Montana* 6:0510-5 at Montana St.* 2:0510-12 at Sacramento St.* 6:0510-19 Idaho State* 4:0510-26 at Cal Poly* 6:0511-2 North Dakota* 4:0511-16 Northern Colo.* 4:0511-23 at Southern Utah*1:05

2012 Resultsat Arizona State L 6-63at UNLV W 17-14Fort Lewis W 69-0at Montana* W 41-31Portland State* W 24-10at North Dakota* W 45-38UC Davis* W 21-7at Northern Colo.* W 12-10at Idaho State* W 50-10Southern Utah* L 29-35 (3OT)Cal Poly* L 34-42

JeromeSouers

Head Coach

ZachBauman

Running Back

SUU YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS


2012 (5-6, 4-4 Big Sky Conference)Head Coach: Ed LambUtah State A L 3-34California A L 31-50NM Highlands H W 45-23Portland State* A W 49-42Montana State* (HC) H L 17-24Sacramento State* H L 22-27Montana* A W 30-20Weber State* H L 22-24Eastern Washington* H W 30-27North Dakota* A L 29-33Northern Arizona* A W 35-29

2011 (6-5, 1-3 Great West Conference)Head Coach: Ed LambSouth Dakota State A L 28-29Sacramento State H W 35-14UT San Antonio H W 45-22UNLV A W 41-16North Dakota* H L20-26South Dakota* A L 19-24Cal Poly* A L 27-31Weber State A W 35-28UC Davis* H W 34-3Northern Iowa A L 21-34Northern Arizona A W 27-24

2010 (6-5, 4-0 GWC)Head Coach: Ed LambWyoming A L 20-28San Diego H W 32-3San Jose State A L 11-16Texas State A L 28-42Northern Arizona H L 23-26North Dakota* A W 31-21Cal Poly* H W 20-7South Dakota* H W 31-13UC Davis* A W 55-24Dixie State H W 52-0Eastern Washington A L 24-31

2009 (5-6, 2-2 GWC)Head Coach: Ed LambDixie State H W 36-7San Diego State A L 19-35Northern Arizona A L 39-42Utah State A L 34-53Texas State H W 38-16Cal Poly* A L 23-24North Dakota* H W 35-10UC Davis* H W 56-35South Dakota* A L 21-45Eastern Washington H L 28-41San Diego A W 37-32

2008 (4-7, 1-3 GWC)Head Coach: Ed LambAir Force A L 7-41Adams State H W 38-10Montana A L 10-46Northern Arizona H L 14-19Texas State A W 34-20Youngstown State H W 14-7UC Davis* A L 26-49Cal Poly* A L 41-69North Dakota* A W 15-14South Dakota* H L 20-42Northern Iowa H L 24-34

2007 (0-11, 0-4 GWC)Head Coach: Wes MeierMontana A L 17-37North Dakota H L 10-37Southern Illinois H L 10-44McNeese State H L 20-41Montana State A L 3-7Youngstown State A L 22-23UC Davis* H L 21-41North Dakota State* A L 17-52Cal Poly* H L 21-28South Dakota State* A L 27-52Northern Iowa A L 10-48

2006 (3-8, 0-4 GWC)Head Coach: Wes MeierMontana Tech H W 34-0Western State H W 55-3Weber State A L 13-24Texas State H W 30-21Cal Poly* A L 14-18McNeese State A L 27-30Florida Atlantic A L 7-32UC Davis* A L 7-27North Dakota State* H L 7-31South Dakota State* H L 21-31Southern Illinois A L 0-59

2005 (1-9, 1-4 GWC)Head Coach: Wes MeierIdaho State A L 13-38Texas State A L 0-34Northern Arizona A L 7-27Stephen F. Austin H L 17-40UC Davis* A L 21-33Northern Colorado* H W (OT) 20-17North Dakota State* H L 21-37South Dakota State* A L 7-55Cal Poly* A L 10-20Weber State H L 10-27

2004 (6-5, 2-3 GWC)Head Coach: Wes MeierWeber State A W 34-31Sacramento State A L 17-23Stephen F. Austin A L 21-24McNeese State A W 56-14Cal Poly* H L 17-24North Dakota State* A L 21-27UC Davis* H W 19-15Western Montana H W 34-0Northern Colorado* A L 7-42South Dakota State* H W (2OT) 23-17Idaho State H W 45-31

2003 (4-7 - Independent)Head Coach: Gary AndersenNevada A L 23-24Weber State A L 3-13Stephen F. Austin H W 22-21Eastern Washington A L 21-49Western Oregon H W 17-10Texas State H W 31-28McNeese State H L 20-33Cal Poly A L 21-33Northern Colorado H L 25-29St. Mary’s A W 40-7Idaho State A L 17-36

2002 (1-10 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryMesa State H W 7-0At Troy State A L 15-40Eastern Washington H L 14-49Southwest Texas State A L 19-49Stephen F. Austin A L 6-52Cal Poly H L 21-27Montana A L 45-68St. Mary’s H L 14-24Arkansas State A L 16-38Western Illinois H L 28-38Idaho State H L 17-42

Ed Lamb2008-2011(5 Years)26-29 (.473)

Wes Meier2004-07(4 Years)10-33 (.233)

Gary Andersen2003(1 Year)4-7 (.364)

C. Ray Gregory1997-2002(6 Years)28-38 (.424)



2001 (2-9 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryWeber State H W 28-21Mesa State H L 10-13Northern Arizona H L 12-41Western Oregon H L 3-16Western Illinois A L 20-27Cal Poly A L 24-34South Florida A L 12-42Troy State A L 17-20St. Mary’s A L 21-28Butler H W 49-24Idaho State A L 23-30

2000 (7-4 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryFt. Lewis H W 54-16Utah State A L 14-30San Jose State A L 7-47Hampton A L 34-42 (OT)Cal Poly H W 42-13UC Davis A L 20-56Idaho State A W 62-24St. Mary’s H W 43-14Rocky Mountain H W 48-20Morehead State H W 35-21Northern Arizona A W 27-23

1999 (8-3 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryFt. Lewis H W 50-7Boise State A L 27-35McNeese State A W 31-24Montana Tech H W 30-12Cal Poly A L 10-38UC Davis H L 9-24Weber State A W 39-7Idaho State H W 63-47St. Mary’s A W 57-22Southwest Texas State A W 32-28Morehead State A W 51-33

1998 (5-6 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryMontana A W 45-35McNeese State H L 17-66Western Illinois A L 3-31CS Northridge A L 17-44St. Mary’s H W 49-0Ft. Lewis H W 37-6Idaho State A L 33-50Illinois State A L 14-42Cal Poly H W 27-17UC Davis A L 28-35Eastern Washington H W 43-21

1997 (5-6 - Independent)Head Coach: C. Ray GregoryIllinois State H W 44-13Fort Lewis H W 27-14Weber State A L 32-33Arkansas State A W 34-24Montana Tech H W 34-21

Western Illinois H L 6-45Idaho State A L 31-46Southwest Texas State A L 7-21UC Davis H W 37-27Northern Iowa A L 33-53St. Mary’s A L 27-31

1996 (4-7 - Independent)Head Coach: Rich EllersonNorthern Iowa H L 21-31Rocky Mountain H W 35-7Northern Arizona A L 13-43Western State H W 27-24Montana Tech H W 42-17Montana A L 13-44Southwest Texas State H W 41-27Cal Poly A L 34-45New Mexico State A L 21-52St. Mary’s H L 20-38UC Davis A L 19-26

1995 (2-9; 0-3 American West Conf.)Head Coach: Jack BishopAngelo State H L 7-14Montana Tech H W 26-25Western State A L 8-36Idaho State A L 14-48SW Texas State A L 15-65Cal Poly* H L 20-35Nebraska-Kearney H W 28-21St. Mary’s A L 24-26CS Northridge* A L 28-34UC Davis H L 21-37Sacramento State* A L 29-53

1994 (4-7; 1-2 AWC)Head Coach: Jack BishopIdaho H L 10-43Northern Arizona A L 21-59Western State H W 41-26E. New Mexico H W 24-10UC Davis A L 16-41Weber State H L 14-20St. Mary’s H W 28-13Sacramento State* H L 16-27CS Northridge* H W 45-20Portland State A L 16-48Cal Poly* A L 21-35

1993 (3-7-1; 3-1 AWC)Head Coach: Jack BishopNorthern Arizona H L 27-31Angelo State A L 16-18Central Oklahoma A L 20-21UC Davis* H W 28-27Montana State A L 31-32Cal Poly* H L 6-38St. Mary’s A T 35-35Weber State A L 39-43Portland State H L 14-24CS Northridge* A W 20-17Sacramento State* A W 23-17

1992 (6-5; 2-2 Western Football Conf.)Head Coach: Jack BishopNorthern Arizona A W 20-17Weber State A L 24-35Central Oklahoma H L 20-21Angelo State H W 17-10Portland State A L 18-35Santa Clara A L 25-28St. Mary’s H W 26-0Sacramento State H W 17-14CS Northridge H W 49-20Cal Poly A L 14-17Idaho State A W 29-28

1991 (7-3-1; 4-1 WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopWeber State A L 14-33Central Oklahoma A L 21-24Mesa State H W 49-14San Francisco St. A W 42-23Portland State* H L 30-33Santa Clara* H W 37-31St. Mary’s A W 33-18Sacramento State* A W 22-19CS Northridge* A W 56-28Cal Poly* H W 33-21Idaho State H T 35-35

1990 (6-5; 2-3- WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopWeber State H L 21-37Idaho State A L 12-27Central Oklahoma H W 35-0Mesa State A W 31-27Santa Clara* A W 24-20Sacramento State* H W 38-31CS Northridge* H L 24-34St. Mary’s H W 38-17Cal Poly* A L 21-42Cal Lutheran H W 35-10Portland State* A L 19-35

1989 (5-5; 3-2 WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopSt. Mary’s A W 24-23Angelo State H L 34-23Idaho State A L 34-37Sacramento State* A L 19-31Santa Clara* H W 28-21

Rich Ellerson1996(1 Year)4-7 (.364)

Jack Bishop1978-82, 1986-95(15 Years)80-73-4 (.523)



Weber State A L 7-42Portland State* H W 36-26Cal Lutheran* A W 34-20Cal Poly* H W 38-24CS Northridge* A L 30-41

1988 (4-7; 2-4 WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopNorthern Arizona A L 13-55Angelo State A L 7-30Mesa State H W 42-28Weber State A L 30-49Sacramento State* H W 21-17Santa Clara* A L 32-34N.M. Highlands H W 55-25Portland State* A L 24-52Cal Lutheran* H W 24-21Cal Poly* A L 10-23CS Northridge* H L 33-35

1987 (5-5; 2-4 WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopFort Lewis H W 38-20Western State H W 41-10Weber State A L 26-36Portland State* H L 6-38Cal Lutheran* A W 23-18Santa Clara* H L 10-13Fort Lewis A W 42-41CS Northridge* A L 36-56Sacramento State* A L 7-19Cal Poly* H W 10-7

1986 (8-3; 3-3 WFC)Head Coach: Jack BishopNorthern Arizona A W 27-17Fort Lewis H W 39-24Santa Clara* A L 18-31Western Montana H W 50-7Western State A W 55-22CS Northridge* H W 49-20Portland State* A L 17-41Mesa State H W 26-25Sacramento State* H L 31-48Cal Lutheran* H W 34-31Cal Poly* A W 43-33

1985 (3-5-1; 2-4-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)Head Coach: Don ConradWeber State A L 20-62W. New Mexico* H W 27-14Adams State* A L 10-34N.M. Highlands* H L 15-44Mesa State* A L 0-38Fort Lewis* H W 29-19Western Montana H W 36-30Western State* A L 23-28Colorado Mines* A T 16-16

1984 (6-4; 5-3 RMAC)Head Coach: Don ConradWestern Montana A W 24-7Adams State* H L 20-30N.M. Highlands* A W 17-9Mesa State* H# W 7-28Fort Lewis* A L 6-28So. Colorado* A W 17-13Weber State A L 10-29Western State* H W 18-8Colorado Mines* H W 22-10W. New Mexico* A L 6-39

1983 (5-5; 4-4 RMAC)Head Coach: Don ConradWestern Montana H W 42-10Northern Arizona A L 3-53Adams State* A L 14-17N.M. Highlands* H W 25-3Mesa State* A L 3-33Fort Lewis* H L 14-24So. Colorado* H W 32-21Western State* A L 13-21Colorado Mines* A W 21-26W. New Mexico* H W 21-13

1982 (6-2-2; 5-1-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Jack BishopNorthern Arizona A L 15-36N.M. Highlands* A T 3-3Mesa State* H T 10-10Fort Lewis* A W 17-12So. Colorado* A L 22-36Sonoma State A W 38-17Western State* H W 36-14Colorado Mines* H W 27-6W. New Mexico* A W 21-13Adams State* H W 52-20

1981 (7-3; 6-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Jack BishopCal Poly-Pomona A L 7-21Sonoma State H W 35-20N.M. Highlands* H W 27-15Mesa State* A L 19-24Fort Lewis* H W 17-13So. Colorado* H W 27-12Western State* A W 35-34Colorado Mines* A L 0-7W. New Mexico* H W 68-10Adams State* A W 35-17

1980 (6-3; 6-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Jack BishopN.M. Highlands* A W 25-20Colorado Mines* H W 20-17Mesa State* H W 44-3Adams State* A L 14-28Cal Poly-Pomona H L 37-38Fort Lewis* H W 41-3W. New Mexico* A W 22-0So. Colorado* H W 49-15Western State* A L 20-21

1979 (4-6; 3-5 RMAC)Head Coach: Jack BishopOccidental H W 56-0Colorado Mines* A L 7-17Mesa State* A W 24-10Adams State* H L 6-32Puget Sound A L 13-28Fort Lewis* A L 6-7N.M. Highlands* H W 35-10W. New Mexico* H W 37-6So. Colorado* A L 13-30Western State* H L 14-56

1978 (7-3; 5-3 RMAC)Head Coach: Jack BishopW. Montana A W 29-20Mesa State* H W 19-13Adams State* A L 9-17Westminster* A W 37-15Fort Lewis* H W 35-3N.M. Highlands* A W 17-14W. New Mexico* A L 10-14So. Colorado* H W 22-21Western State* A L 14-35Colorado Mines* H W 25-12

1977 (8-2; 7-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordCal State LA H W 27-12Mesa State* A L 21-30Adams State* H W 5-3Westminster* H W 44-27Fort Lewis* A L 7-17N.M. Highlands* H W 40-19W. New Mexico* H W 41-10So. Colorado* A W* 0-24Western State* H W 28-16Colorado Mines* A W 34-26

Don Conrad1983-85(3 Years)14-14-1 (.500)

Tom Kingsford1967-77(11 Years)51-51 (.500)



1976 (5-5; 4-5 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordW. New Mexico* A W 24-18Adams State* H L 0-44Westminster* A L 7-10Fort Lewis* H L 17-20N.M. Highlands* A W 3-0So. Colorado* H L 3-32Western State* A L 7-56Mesa State* A W 29-14Colorado Mines* H W 20-17Cal State LA H W 14-7

1975 (3-6; 2-6 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordN.M. Highlands* H W 13-7Cal State LA A W 34-24W. New Mexico* H L 21-24Fort Lewis* A L 13-40Western State* H L 25-28Colorado Mines* A L 7-24Mesa State* H W 30-15Adams State* A L 0-37Westminster* H L 14-35

1974 (3-6; 3-3 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordCal Poly-Pomona A L 27-37Cal State LA A L 12-28W. New Mexico* A L 12-20Fort Lewis* H W 10-8Western State* A L 14-34Colorado Mines* H W 27-20Chico State H L 19-24Adams State* H W 19-14Westminster* A L 3-7

1973 (5-4; 4-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordChico State A L 3-10Cal Poly Pomona H W 35-18US International A L 6-9Fort Lewis* A W 14-12Western State* H L 6-34Colorado Mines* A W 46-10Adams State* A L 16-42Westminster* H W 23-6W. New Mexico* H W 30-14

1972 (6-3; 4-2 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordMontana Tech H W 26-0Cal Poly-Pomona A L 6-22Fort Lewis* H W 42-20Western State* A L 14-37Colorado Mines* H W 21-10US International H W 14-7Adams State* H L 17-20Westminster* A W 23-6W. New Mexico* A W 24-14

1971 (5-5; 3-3 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordMontana Tech A W* 14-29Cal Poly-Pomona H L 7-9CS Fullerton A L 13-42Western State* H L 6-30Colorado Mines* A W 48-14Azuza Pacific H W 43-7Adams State* A L 16-28Westminster* H W 13-7W. New Mexico* H L 20-35Fort Lewis* A W 30-6

1970 (6-3; 5-1 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordUNLV A L 6-28CS Fullerton H L 7-17Western State* A W 24-14Colorado Mines* H W 45-10Azusa Pacific* A W 27-0Adams State* H W 36-10Westminster* A W 24-12W. New Mexico* A L 28-31Fort Lewis* H W 61-14

1969 (4-5; 2-4 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordFort Lewis* A W 51-6Adams State* A L 19-24UNLV H L 12-30Western State* A L 3-7Westminster* A L 10-14Azusa Pacific H W 35-19Oregon Tech A W 29-7N.M. Highlands* H L 0-59W. New Mexico* H L 27-9

1968 (3-6; 1-4 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordN.M. Highlands* A L 0-85Adams State* H L 17-33Azusa Pacific A W 27-18Hiram Scott A L 25-55Westminster* H L 7-14Fort Lewis* H W 35-28UNLV A L 17-26Loyola (Calif.) H W 21-14W. New Mexico* A L 32-53

1967 (3-6; 2-3 RMAC)Head Coach: Tom KingsfordWestern State* A L 6-27Fort Lewis* A L 14-30Adams State* H L 7-45Azusa Pacific H W 54-6Hiram Scott H L 14-33Westminster* A W 16-11W. New Mexico* H W 14-7Loyola (Calif.) A L 26-31Cal Western A L 8-47

1966 (5-3 - Independent)Head Coach: Bill ReeskeWestern State H W 28-22Fort Lewis H L 21-29Adams State A L 16-40Westminster H W 39-24Eastern Oregon A W 19-14College of Idaho A W 14-7W. New Mexico A W 7-3Cal Western H H 9-19

1965 (3-5 - Independent)Head Coach: Bill ReeskeRedlands H L 12-14Westminster A W 33-25Adams State H L 0-28Fort Lewis A L 12-13Eastern Oregon H W 50-19W. New Mexico H W 35-21Western State A L 0-59N.M. Highlands A L 2-33

1964 (4-3-1 - Independent)Head Coach: Bruce OsborneRedlands A L 13-35Fort Lewis H W 16-13Cal Lutheran A W 26-0UC Riverside H W 36-6N.M. Highlands H L 7-27W. New Mexico A W 22-13Oregon Tech A T 7-7Western State H L 3-7

1963 (4-2-0 - Independent)Head Coach: Bruce OsborneCollege of Idaho A L 7-20Fort Lewis H W 21-20No. Arizona H W 7-25*Cal Lutheran A W 23-16Fort Lewis A L 0-27Oregon Tech H W 31-7

*Conference game#SUU won by forfeit

Bill Reeske1965-66(2 Years)8-8 (.500)

Bruce Osborne1963-64(2 Years)8-5-1 (.615)

SOUTHERN UTAH SERIES STANDINGS


Opponent W L T Last Meeting

Adams State . . . . . . . . 6. . . 16 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 38-10 in ‘08

Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . USAFA, 41-7 in ‘08

Angelo State . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . ASU, 14-7 in ‘95

Arkansas State. . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . ASU 38-16 in ‘02

Azuza Pacific . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 43-7 in ‘71

Boise State. . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . BSU, 35-27 in ’99

Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 49-24 in ‘01

California . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . Cal, 50-31 in ‘12

UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . 10 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 34-3 in ‘11

UC Riverside . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 36-6 in ‘64

Cal Lutheran . . . . . . . . 7 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 34-20 in ‘89

Cal State Chico . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . CSC, 24-19 in ‘74

Cal State Fullerton . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . CSF, 42-13 in ‘71

Cal State L.A. . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 27-12 in ‘77

Cal State Northridge . . . 5 . . . 6 . . . 0. . . . . . CSN, 44-17 in ‘98

Cal Poly-Pomona . . . . . 1 . . . 5 . . . 0. . . . . . CPP, 21-7 in ‘81

Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. . . 18 . . . 0. . . . . . CP, 31-27 in ‘11

Central Oklahoma . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . UCO, 21-20 in ‘93

Dixie State . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 52-0 in ‘09

Colorado Mines. . . . . . 12. . . 3 . . . 1. . . . . . Tie, 16-16 in ‘85

Eastern New Mexico . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 24-10 in ‘94

Eastern Oregon . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 50-19 in ‘65

Eastern Washington . 2 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 30-27 in ‘12

Florida Atlantic . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . FAU, 32-7 in ‘06

Fort Lewis . . . . . . . . . 20 . . 10 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 54-46 in ‘00

Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . HU, 42-34* in ‘00

Hiram Scott . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . HSC, 55-25 in ‘68

College of Idaho. . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 14-7 in ‘64

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . UI, 43-10 in ‘94

Idaho State . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . 9 . . . 1. . . . . . ISU, 38-13 in ‘05

Illinois State . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . ISU, 42-14 in ‘98

Loyola-Marymount . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 21-14 in ‘68

McNeese State . . . . . . 2 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . MSU, 41-20 in ‘07

Mesa State . . . . . . . . . 11. . . 6 . . . 1. . . . . . SUU, 7-0 in ‘02

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 5 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 30-20 in ‘13

Montana State . . . . . . 0 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . MSU, 24-17 in ‘13

Montana Tech. . . . . . . . 7 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 34-0 in ‘06

Morehead State . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 35-21 in ‘00

Nebraska-Kearney . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 28-21 in ‘95

Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . UN, 24-23 in ‘03

Nevada-Las Vegas. . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 41-16 in ‘11

N.M. Highlands . . . . . .11 . . .5 . . . 1. . . . . . NMH, 44-15 in ‘85

New Mexico State . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . NMSU, 52-21 in ‘96

Opponent W L T Last Meeting

Northern Arizona . . . . 6. . . 11 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 35-29 in ‘13*

Northern Colorado . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 20-17* in ‘05

North Dakota . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . UND, 33-29 in ‘13

North Dakota State . . . 0 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . NDSU, 52-17 in ‘07

Northern Iowa . . . . . . . 0 . . . 5 . . . 0. . . . . . UNI, 34-21 in ‘11

Occidental . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 56-0 in ‘79

Oregon Tech. . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 1. . . . . . SUU, 29-7 in ‘65

Portland State. . . . . . . 2 . . . 8 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 49-42 in ‘13

Puget Sound . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . PSC, 28-13 in ‘79

Redlands . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . UR, 13-12 in ‘65

Rocky Mountain . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 48-20 in ‘00

Sacramento State . . . . 6 . . . 7 . . . 0. . . . . . SAC, 27-22 in ‘13

Saint Mary’s . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 5 . . . 1. . . . . . SUU, 40-7 in ‘03

San Diego . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 32-3 in ‘10

San Diego State. . . . . . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SDSU, 35-19 in ‘09

San Francisco State. . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 42-23 in ‘91

San Jose State. . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . SJS, 16-11 in ‘10

Santa Clara . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . SCU, 28-25 in ‘92

Sonoma State . . . . . . . 2 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 38-17 in ‘82

South Alabama . . . . . . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . First meeting

South Dakota . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . USD, 24-19 in ‘11

South Dakota State . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . SDSU, 29-28 in ‘11

Southern Colorado. . . . 6 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 17-13 in ‘84

Southern Illinois . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . SIU, 44-10 in ‘07

South Florida . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . USF, 42-12 in ‘01

Stephen F. Austin . . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . SFA, 40-17 in ‘05

UT San Antonio . . . . . . 1 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 45-22 in ‘11

Texas State . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . TSU, 42-28 in ‘10

Troy State. . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 2 . . . 0. . . . . . TSU, 40-15 in ‘02

U.S. International . . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . USIU, 9-6 in ‘73

Utah State . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 3 . . . 0. . . . . . USU, 34-3 in ‘13

Washington State. . . . 0 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . First meeting

Weber State . . . . . . . . 4. . . 15 . . . 0. . . . . . WSU, 24-22 in ‘13

Western Illinois. . . . . . . 0 . . . 4 . . . 0. . . . . . WIU, 38-28 in ‘02

Western Montana. . . . . 6 . . . 0 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 34-0 in’04

Western New Mexico . 16. . . 6 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 27-14 in ‘85

Western Oregon. . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 17-10 in ‘03

Western State . . . . . . . 11 . . 16 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 55-3 in ‘06

Westminster . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 5 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 37-15 in ‘78

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . UW, 28-20 in ‘10

Youngstown State . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 0. . . . . . SUU, 14-7 in ‘08

Four-Year Record. . . 220 . 234 . . 6 * - Overtime

SOUTHERN UTAH RECORD BOOK


Single Game Records

Total OffenseTotal Plays66- Brad Sorensen at Montana, 201266- Cody Stone at Cal Poly, 200861- Brad Sorensen vs. North Dakota, 201161- Casey Rehrer vs. Cal Poly, 200461- Casey Rehrer at Stephen F. Austin, 200460- Casey Rehrer at CS Sacramento, 200460- Jerry Dyer vs. Western New Mexico, 197459- Cade Cooper vs. Eastern Washington, 200958- Casey Rehrer at North Dakota St, 200457- Brad Sorensen at Texas State, 2010

Total Yards474- Cody Stone at Cal Poly, 2008423- Jerry Dyer vs. W. New Mexico, 1974417- Cade Cooper at Northern Ariz., 2009409- Brad Sorensen at North Dakota, 2010408- Brad Matthews vs. St. Mary’s, 1990400- Brad Sorensen at UC Davis, 2010399- Brad Sorensen at Texas State, 2010397- Casey Rehrer vs. Idaho State, 2004393- Brad Sorensen at Northern Arizona, 2011391- Brad Sorensen vs. E. Washington, 2012

RushingMost Carries44- Steve Clodfelter vs. W. New Mexico, 197237- Joe Dupaix vs. Northern Iowa, 199635- Brook Madsen vs. Cal Poly-SLO, 199634- Matt Cannon at Montana, 199834- Brook Madsen vs. St. Mary’s, 199734- Zed Robinson vs. Sacramento State, 199132- Zed Robinson vs. Santa Clara, 199131- Matt Cannon at Boise State, 199931- Kelvin Minefee vs. St. Mary’s, 198931- Dustin Randolph at Western Illinois, 2001

Most Net Rushing Yards343- Zed Robinson vs. Santa Clara, 1991278- Zed Robinson vs. St. Mary’s, 1991270- Bob Dyer vs. Western Montana, 1985262- Matt Cannon at Idaho State, 2000255- Matt Cannon vs. Rocky Mountain, 2000253- Kelvin Minefee vs. Mesa State, 1988242- Matt Cannon vs. Cal Poly, 1998234- Rod Madsen vs. Eastern Washington, 1998226- Brook Madsen at Montana, 1996222- Curry Ancar vs. Sonoma State, 1982

Most Rushing TD’s4- Major Gray vs. UC Davis, 20094- Matt Cannon vs. Fort Lewis, 20004- Brook Madsen at Morehead State, 19994- Matt Cannon vs. Idaho State, 19994- Matt Cannon at Weber State, 19994- Brook Madsen at Montana, 19984- Brook Madsen vs. Cal Poly-SLO, 19964- Kelvin Minefee vs. Santa Clara, 19894- Thane Marshall vs. Ft. Lewis, 19874- Steve Clodfelter vs. Colorado Mines, 1971

PassingMost Attempts58- Cody Stone at Cal Poly, 200854- Brad Sorensen vs. North Dakota, 201154- Jerry Dyer vs. Western New Mexico, 197453- Brad Sorense at Montana, 201253- Brad Sorensen at Eastern Washington, 201049- Brad Sorensen at Texas State, 201048- Cade Cooper at Utah State, 200948- Cade Cooper at Northern Ariz., 200948- Ryan Zimmerman vs. McNeese St., 200348- Rick Robins vs. St. Mary’s, 1995

Most Completions38- Brad Sorensen vs. North Dakota, 201135- Brad Sorensen at North Dakota, 201035- Cade Cooper vs. Eastern Washington, 200934- Brad Sorensen at Eastern Washington, 201034- Cody Stone at Cal Poly, 200833- Brad Sorensen vs E. Washington, 201333- Brad Sornsen vs. Weber State, 201233- Cade Cooper at Northern Arizona, 200932- Brad Sorensen at South Dakota, 201131- Brad Sorensen at Cal, 2012*

Most Yards Passing469- Cody Stone at Cal Poly, 2008434- Brad Sorensen at Eastern Washington, 2010425- Cade Cooper at Northern Arizona, 2009413- Brad Sorensen at North Dakota, 2010397- Brad Sorensen at UC Davis, 2010392- Brad Sorensen vs. E. Washington, 2012384- Jerry Dyer vs. W. New Mexico, 1974363- Brad Sorensen at North Dakota, 2012363- Brad Mathews vs. St. Mary’s, 1990352- Brad Sorensen at Texas State, 2010345- Cade Cooper vs. Eastern Wash., 2009

Most TD Passes5- Brad Sorensen at UC Davis, 20105- James Armendariz at San Francisco St., 19914- Brad Sorensen at Cal, 2012*

Pass ReceivingMost Catches16- Tysson Poots at UC Davis, 200815- Tysson Poots vs. Eastern Wash., 200914- Fesi Sitake at Eastern Washington, 201013- Tysson Poots at North Dakota, 201013- Stan Jones vs. Chico State, 197413- Stan Jones vs. Westminster, 197413- Doug Berry vs. Westminster, 197413- Doug Berry vs. W. New Mexico, 197412- Tysson Poots at UC Davis, 201012- Fesi Sitake at North Dakota, 201012- Tysson Poots at Cal Poly, 200912- Jerry Spackman, 1966

Cody Stone

Brook Madsen

Tysson Poots



Most Yards Receiving255- Willard Urie vs. Western State, 1974252- Doug Berry vs. Ft. Lewis, 1970246- Tysson Poots at Cal Poly, 2008240- Doug Berry vs. Colorado Mines, 1970210- Tysson Poots at North Dakota, 2010195- Mike Key vs. Cal State-Northridge, 1992191- Tysson Poots at UC Davis, 2010185- Leonard Walterscheid vs. Western State, 1975174- Fesi Sitake at Eastern Washington, 2010174- Stan Jones vs. Western New Mexico, 1974

Most TD Catches4- Tysson Poots at Cal Poly, 20084- Ryan Moynier vs. San Francisco St., 19913- Fatu Moala vs. N.M. Highlands, 20123- Tysson Poots at UC Davis, 20103- Tysson Poots vs. Eastern Wash., 20093- Austin Minefee at Northern Ariz., 20093- Jerome Eason at Stephen F. Austin, 20043- Charles Henderson vs. Texas State, 20033- Lenny Walterscheid vs. Western St., 19753- Bill Lamb vs. Western State, 1966

Punting Average (5+ Attempts)54.4- Jeff McComb vs. Santa Clara, 198753.2- Trevor Ward at Air Force, 200851.6- Brock Miller vs. Weber State, 201250.0- Trevor Ward vs. North Dakota, 200950.0- Trevor Ward vs. Eastern Wash., 200949.7- Steve McDowell vs. Cal Lutheran, 198949.4- Brandon Perkins vs. No. Colorado, 200649.0- Trevor Ward vs. Cal Poly, 200449.0- Steve McDowell vs. St. Mary’s, 199148.9- Trevor Ward vs. Western Montana, 2004

Punt Returns-Most Yards194- Nick Susnjar vs. Western Montana, 1986 161- Mike Key vs. St. Mary’s, 1992147- Mike Key vs. Central Oklahoma, 1992138- Fesi Sitake vs. Dixie State, 2010117- NIck Miller vs. Adams State, 2008113- Dave Faddis vs. W. New Mexico, 1981106- Fesi Sitake vs. UC Davis, 2009103- Brady Measom vs. UT-San Antonio, 2011100- Mike Key vs. Santa Clara, 199299- Roy Ferguson vs. UNLV 1969

Most Yards, KO Returns208- Nick Miller at North Dakota State, 2007203- Austin Minefee at Northern Iowa, 2011184- Nick Miller at Montana, 2008183- Dennis Wells vs. CS Northridge, 1987173- Josh Smith at Portland State, 2012165- Nick Miller at UC Davis, 2008164- Nick Miller at Cal Poly, 2008160- Travis Armitstead at Montana, 2002152- Dennis Wells vs. Mesa State, 1987151- Kyle Wilson vs. N. M. Highlands, 1985

ScoringMost Points28- Steve Coldfelter vs. Colorado Mines, 197126- Kelvin Minefee vs. Santa Clara, 198924- Major Gray vs. UC Davis, 200924- Tysson Poots at Cal Poly, 200824- Matt Cannon vs. Ft. Lewis, 200024- Brook Madsen at Morehead State, 199924- Matt Cannon vs. Idaho State, 199924- Matt Cannon at Weber State, 199924- Brook Madsen at Montana, 199824- Brook Madsen vs. Cal Poly-SLO, 1996

24- Ryan Moynier vs. San Francisco St., 199124- Thane Marshall vs. Ft. Lewis, 1987

Most Field Goals5- Ryan Griffith vs. Dixie State, 20093- Ryan Griffith at San Diego, 20093- Dave Pretzer at Idaho State, 20013- Dave Pretzer vs. St. Mary’s, 20003- Herkey Marxen vs. Angelo State, 19893- Herkey Marxen vs. Mesa State, 19873- Colton Cook vs. Sacramento State, 20123- Colton Cook vs. Weber State, 20123- Colton Cook vs. Eastern Washington, 20122- Colton Cook at Northern Arizona, 2011*

Most Kick PAT’s9- Dave Pretzer vs. Idaho State, 19998- Ryan Griffith vs. UC Davis, 20098- Jordan Ortiz vs. Western State, 20068- Steve Pulver at McNeese State, 20048- Dave Pretzer at Idaho State, 20007- Brock Miller at UC Davis, 20107- Dave Pretzer vs. Butler, 20017- Dave Pretzer at St. Mary’s, 19997- Matt Gordon vs. Cal State-Northrige, 19926- Steve Pulver vs. Idaho State, 2004*

DefenseMost Tackles31- Scott Stapely vs. Adams State, 197524- John Lundstrom vs. Adams State, 197924- John Lundstrom vs. Mesa State, 197723- Doug Bills vs. Western State, 197922- Dave Castro vs. Fort Lewis, 197822- Dave Castro vs. W. New Mexico, 197721- Steve Smith at Arkansas State, 200221- John Lundstrom vs. Westminster, 197620- Dave Smith vs. W. New Mexico, 198320- John Lundstrom vs. Fort Lewis, 197820- Dave Castro vs. Mesa State, 197820- Dave Cullimore vs. Western State, 1975

Most Sacks6- Jeff Galyean vs. Rocky Mountain, 19965- Lane Martino vs. Western State, 19775- Lane Martino vs. Colorado State, 19764- John Lundstrom vs. Ft. Lewis, 19784- Dave Castro vs. Mesa State, 19773- Joe Young at Troy State, 20013- Jimmy Brimmer vs. St. Mary’s, 19973- Jimmy Brimmer vs. Idaho State, 19973- Gary Reed vs. Sacramento State, 19973- Jeff Galyean vs. Sacramento State, 19933- Dave Porter vs. Cal State-Northridge, 19913- Tyler Osborne at Cal Poly, 2011

Most Interceptions2- Nick DiPadova at St. Mary’s, 2003 *

* Mark reached multiple times. Last instance islisted.

Single Season Records

Total OffenseTotal Plays543- Casey Rehrer, 2004507- Brad Sorensen, 2012495- Brad Sorensen, 2011464- Cody Stone, 2008454- Brad Sorensen, 2010442- Wes Marshall, 2006414- Chad Richard, 1986406- Rick Robins, 1995374- Joe Dupaix, 1996362- Rick Robins, 1993

Ryan Griffith

Casey Rehrer



Most Yards3,439- Casey Rehrer, 20043,170- Brad Sorensen, 20103,094- Brad Sorensen, 20113,064- Brad Sorensen, 20122,693- Matt Cannon, 19992,688- Cody Stone, 20082,580- Chad Richard, 19862,437- Matt Cannon, 20002,376- Matt Cannon, 19982,308- Wes Marshall, 2006

RushingMost Carries271- Joe Dupaix, 1996254- Zed Robinson, 1991244- Daniel Harris, 1993234- Brook Madsen, 1997234- Brook Madsen, 1996228- Kelvin Minefee, 1988223- Steve Clodfelter, 1972219- Kelvin Minefee, 1989218- Charles Henderson, 2002218- Matt Cannon, 2000

Most Net Rushing Yards1,828- Zed Robinson, 19911,602- Matt Cannon, 20001,553- Matt Cannon, 19981,405- Brook Madsen, 19961,310- Matt Cannon, 19991,246- Joe Dupaix, 19961,214- Brook Madsen, 19971,202- Daniel Harris, 19931,190- Kelvin Minefee, 19881,130- Curry Ancar, 1982

Most Rushing TD’s23- Matt Cannon, 199922- Matt Cannon, 200019- Kelvin Minefee, 198918- Zed Robinson, 199114- Matt Cannon, 199813- Brook Madsen, 199912- Brook Madsen, 199612- Joe Dupaix, 199612- Kelvin Minefee, 198811- Rod Madsen, 1998

PassingMost Attempts439- Brad Sorensen, 2012425- Brad Sorensen, 2011423- Cade Cooper, 2009406- Cody Stone, 2008390- Brad Sorensen, 2010376- Casey Rehrer, 2004323- Wes Marshall, 2006311- Rick Robins, 1995300- Jerry Dyer, 1974256- Rick Carter, 1989

Most Completions288- Brad Sorensen, 2011273- Brad Sorensen, 2012276- Cade Cooper, 2009261- Brad Sorensen, 2010247- Casey Rehrer, 2004199- Cody Stone, 2008183- Wes Marshall, 2006162- Rick Robins, 1995149- Jerry Dyer, 1974124- Rick Robins, 1993124- Rick Carter, 1989124- Buck Paopao, 1970

Most Yards Passing3,163- Brad Sorensen, 20103,143- Brad Sorensen, 20113,139- Brad Sorensen, 20122,988- Cade Cooper, 20092,846- Casey Rehrer, 20042,669- Cody Stone, 20082,229- Rick Robins, 19952,096- Jerry Dyer, 19741,942- Wes Marshall, 20061,900- Rick Carter, 1989

Most TD Passes31- Cade Cooper, 200924- Cody Stone, 200823- Brad Sorensen, 201221- Brad Sorensen, 201021- Casey Rehrer, 200418- Chad Richard, 198617- Brad Sorensen, 201117- James Armendariz, 199117- Dave Mollica, 198016- Wes Marshall, 2006

Pass ReceivingMost Catches85- Tysson Poots, 201085- Tysson Poots, 200983- Tysson Poots, 200882- Fesi Sitake, 201080- A.J. Smith, 200479- Fesi Sitake, 200974- Doug Berry, 197067- Mike Key, 199266- Stan Jones, 197465- Fatu Moala, 2012

Most Yards Receiving1,236- Tysson Poots, 20081,230- Tysson Poots, 20101,201- Doug Berry, 19701,081- Tysson Poots, 20091,061- Bob Stookey, 1990955- Mike Key, 1992888- Stan Jones, 1974882- Ben Dodson, 1977877- Fesi Sitake, 2010868- Mark Holland, 1980

Zed Robinson

Brad Sorensen

Fesi Sitake



Most TD Catches15- Tysson Poots, 200914- Tysson Poots, 200811- Tysson Poots, 20109- Fatu Moala, 20129- Fesi Sitake, 20099- Bob Stookey, 19908- Joey Hew Len, 20068- Ryan Moynier, 19918- Mark Holland, 1980 7- Jerome Eason, 2004*

PuntingHighest Punting Average (20+ Attempts)48.0- Trevor Ward, 2009 (35-1,680)44.5- Tate Lewis, 2011 (31-1,380)44.4- Jeff McComb, 1987 (42-1,863)43.2- Brock Miller, 2012 (67-2,896)42.8- Trevor Ward, 2008 (63-2,695)42.4- Steve McDowell, 1989 (44-1,864)42.0- Steve McDowell, 1991 (39-1,637)41.8- Matt Gordon, 1992 (61-2,552)41.3- Trevor Ward, 2004 (44-1,819)41.3- Ron Lindburg, 1994 (51-2,106)

Punt ReturnsMost Yards Returned555- Mike Key, 1992 (45 Returns)384- Nick Miller, 2008 (24)319- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975 (19)291- Justin Walterschied, 2003 (25)269- Fesi Sitake, 2010 (25)244- Clint Brown, 2000 (22)242- Larue Burley, 2006 (24)235- Tom Martin, 1973 (21)215- Fesi Sitake, 2009 (15)214- Kevin Cuthbertson, 1995 (22)

Highest Punt Return Average (10+ Returns)18.8- Buck Paopao, 1968 (10)17.5- Ryan Felipe, 2004 (10)16.8- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975 (19)16.1- Clint Brown, 1998 (12)16.0- Nick Miller, 2008 (63)14.3- Fesi Sitake, 2009 (15)13.7- Jerry Pitts, 1967 (11)12.3- Brady Measom, 2011 (15)12.3- Mike Key, 1992 (45)12.2- Curtis Borum, 1999 (13)

Kickoff ReturnsMost Yards, KO Returns993- Nick Miller, 2008 (49 returns)914- Nick Miller, 2007 (41)753- Dennis Wells, 1987 (32)742- Andre White, 1990 (32)731- Austin Minefee, 2011 (25)666- Kyle Wilson, 1985 (24)660- Josh Smith, 2012 (30)635- Travis Armitstead, 2002 (33)602- Sam Paterson, 1995 (28)580- Larue Burley, 2006 (24)

Kickoff Return Average (10+ Returns)30.1- Kelvin Minefee, 1988 (17- 512)29.7- Anthony Brown, 1994 (19-565)29.4- Daniel Harris, 1992 (11- 323)29.4- Dennis Wells, 1986 (19-558)29.4- Austin Minefee, 2911 (25-731)29.1- Lenny Walterscheid, 1976 (18- 524)28.7- Jerry Pitts, 1967 (20-573)27.8- Kyle Wilson, 1985 (24-666)27.2- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975 (17- 462)26.9- Tom Martin, 1973 (19- 512)26.5- Sam Elliott, 1997 (13- 344)

Most Field Goals19- Colton Cook, 201215- Ryan Griffith, 200914- Colton Cook, 201113- Dave Pretzer, 200113- Herkey Marxen, 198912- Brock Miller, 201010- Steve Pulver, 20039- Matt Rhea, 19979- Herkey Marxen, 19878- Steve Pulver, 2008*

Most Kick PAT43- Ryan Griffith, 200943- Dave Pretzer, 200040- Dave Pretzer, 199936- Steve Pulver, 200434- Jason Haslam, 199133- Jerry Holstrom, 199832- Eric Hall, 199631- Herkey Marxen, 198830- Colton Cook, 201230- Joe Wells, 1980

ScoringMost Points138- Matt Cannon, 1999132- Matt Cannon, 2000114- Kelvin Minefee, 1989112- Zed Robinson, 199198- Brook Madsen, 199690- Tysson Poots, 200988- Ryan Griffith, 200987- Colton Cook, 201284- Tysson Poots, 200884- Brook Madsen, 199984- Matt Cannon, 199884- Kelvin Minefee, 1988

DefenseMost Tackles186- Dave Castro, 1978174- Clint Christiansen, 1990156- John Lundstrom, 1977151- John Lundstrom, 1978145- Clint Christiansen, 1991133- Nick DiPadova, 2003132- Todd Olsen, 1987126- John Alcorn, 1990124- Scott Robins, 1984122- Chris Garza, 1995

JustinWalterscheidNick Miller

Matt Cannon



Most Sacks18- Jeff Galyean, 199618- Lane Martino, 197713.5- Jimmy Brimmer, 199713.5- Jeff Galyean, 199513- Lane Martino, 197812- Lane Martino, 197611- Tyler Osborne, 201111- Marques Harris, 200411- Dave Porter, 199211- Jason Thornburg, 199011- Richard Kingsland, 198011- Gil Rodriguez, 1977

Most Interceptions8- John Borla, 19776- Dennis Wells, 19876- Rick Martin, 19846- Sam Gallegos, 19826- Trace Burningham, 19806- Ed Page, 19706- Scott Ackerman, 19695- By Many

Career Records

Total OffenseTotal Plays1,456- Brad Sorensen, 2010-121,429- Rick Robins, 1992-951,197- Matt Cannon, 1997-20001,046- Wes Marshall, 2003-20071,004- Chad Richard, 1984-87858- Casey Rehrer, 2003-04769- Scott Burns, 1976-79706- Brook Madsen, 1995-99676- Cody Stone, 2007-08610- Joe Dupaix, 1996-97

Total Yards9,377- Brad Sorensen, 2010-128,930- Matt Cannon, 1997-20007,468- Rick Robins, 1992-955,223- Chad Richard, 1984-87

4,922- Casey Rehrer, 2003-044,874- Wes Marshall, 2004-073,887- Cody Stone, 2007-083,748- Brook Madsen, 1995-19993,647- Scott Burns, 1976-793,231- Joe Dupaix, 1996-97

RushingCarries757- Matt Cannon, 1997-2000706- Brook Madsen, 1995-99469- Zed Robinson, 1991-92465- Rod Madsen, 1998-2001449- Joe Dupaix, 1996-97447- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-89406- Chad Richard, 1984-87396- Rick Robins, 1992-95387- Charles Henderson, 2000-03371- Winfred Anderson, 1977-79

Net Rushing Yards5,489- Matt Cannon, 1997-20003,919- Brook Madsen, 1995-992,746- Zed Robinson, 1991-922,687 - Rod Madsen, 1998-20012,239- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-891,956- Joe Dupaix, 1996-971,933- Austin Minefee, 2008-111,884- Curry Ancar, 1980-831,815- Daniel Harris, 1992-931,770- Winfred Anderson, 1977-79

Rushing TDs69- Matt Cannon, 1997-200043- Brook Madsen, 1995-9931- Rod Madsen, 1998-200131- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-8926- Zed Robinson, 1991-9220- Austin Minefee, 2008-1120- Joe Dupaix, 1996-9716- Scott Firestone, 1988-91

16- Thane Marshall, 1986-8915- Charles Henderson, 2000-0315- Winfred Anderson, 1977-79

PassingAttempts1,254- Brad Sorensen, 2010-121,023- Rick Robins, 1992-95724- Wes Marshall, 2004-07598- Casey Rehrer, 2003-04598- Chad Richard, 1984-87595- Scott Burns, 1976-79584- Cody Stone, 2007-08463- Jerry Dyer, 1974-75441- Matt Cannon, 1997-2000423- Cade Cooper, 2009

Completions822- Brad Sorensen, 2010-12518- Rick Robins, 1992-95368- Wes Marshall, 2004-07352- Casey Rehrer, 2003-04304- Cody Stone, 2007-08276- Cade Cooper, 2009267- Chad Richard, 1984-87261- Brad Sorensen, 2010261- Scott Burns, 1976-79217- Jerry Dyer, 1974-75

Yards9,445- Brad Sorensen, 2010-127,441- Rick Robins, 1992-954,128- Chad Richard, 1984-874,018- Wes Marshall, 2004-073,993- Casey Rehrer, 2003-043,531- Matt Cannon, 1997-20003,470- Scott Burns, 1976-793,163- Brad Sorensen, 20103,125- Buck Paopao, 1969-703,026- Jerry Dyer, 1974-75

Marques Harris

Kelvin Minefee and Rick Carter

Rick Robins



TD Passes61- Brad Sorensen, 2010-1241- Rick Robins, 1992-9532- Chad Richard, 1984-8731- Cade Cooper, 200930- Casey Rehrer, 2003-0429- Cody Stone, 2007-0829- Wes Marshall, 2004-0729- Scott Burns, 1976-7918- James Armendariz, 1990-9118- Jerry Dyer, 1974-75

Receptions282- Tysson Poots, 2007-10194- Fesi Sitake, 2004, 2008-10155- Doug Berry, 1967-70143- A.J. Smith, 2003-04111- Jared Ursua, 2008-11110- Jerry Spackman, 1966-67104- Jerome Eason, 2004-05104- Bob Stookey, 1988-91102- Don Gross, 1971-7294- Stan Jones, 1973-74

Receiving Yards3,970- Tysson Poots, 2007-102,393- Doug Berry, 1967-702,081- Fesi Sitake, 2004, 2008-102,076- Bob Stookey, 1988-911,388- Jerry Spackman, 1966-671,383- Tex Anthony, 1969-711,358- A.J. Smith, 2003-041,276- Jerome Eason, 2004-051,259- Jared Ursua, 2008-111,220- Rob Edwards, 1983-86

TD Receptions28- Tysson Poots, 2007-1017- Bob Stookey, 1988-9116- Fesi Sitake, 2004, 2008-1014- Doug Berry, 1967-7013- Jared Ursua, 2008-1112- Joey Hew Len, 2005-0612- Jerome Eason, 2004-0512- Ryan Moynier, 1990-9211- Thane Marshall, 1986-8911- Rob Edwards, 1983-86

Punting Average (50+ Punts)42.6- Brock Miller, 2010-12 (85-3,623)42.3- Trevor Ward, 2004, 2007-09 (202-8,542)41.8- Steve McDowell, 1989-91 (121-5,063)41.8- Matt Gordon, 1992 (61-2,552)41.4- Jeff McComb, 1985-87 (145-5,996)41.3- Ron Lindburg, 1994 (51-2,106)41.2- Brandon Perkins, 2002-05 (69-2,842)39.3- Craig VanWoerkom, 1994-95 (95-3,735)39.1- Dave Pretzer, 1999-2002 (72-2,813)38.9- Bill McKane, 1968-70 (119-4,632)

Punt Returns748- Clint Brown, 1997-2000 (67 returns)559- Nick Miller, 2007-08 (43)555- Mike Key, 1992, (45)506- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975-76 (39)464- Fesi Sitake, 2004, 2008-10 (38)456- Kevin Cuthbertson, 1991-95 (56)450- Justin Walterschied, 2003-04 (40)380- Larue Burley, 2005-06 (38)346- Tom Martin, 1974-75 (35)331- Curry Ancar, 1981-83 (32)

Average (20+ Returns)13.2- Jerry Pitts, 1965-67 (21-278)13.0- Nick Miller, 2007-08 (43-559)12.9- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975-76 (39-506)12.3- Mike Key, 1992 (45-555)12.2- Fesi Sitake, 2004, 2008-10 (38-464)11.3- Justin Walterschied, 2003-04 (40-450)11.1- Clint Brown, 1997-2000 (67-748)10.3- Curry Ancar, 1981-83 (32-331)10.0- Larue Burley, 2005-06 (38-380)9.8- Tom Martin, 1974-75 (35-346)

Kickoff Return Yards1,907- Nick Miller, 2007-08 (90 returns)1,680- Dennis Wells, 1985-88 (65)1,026- Kyle Wilson, 1985-86 (41)986- Lenny Walterscheid, 1975-76 (35)917- Jerry Pitts, 1965-67 (35)891- Nate Sundloff, 1998-2001 (43)878- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-89 (39)

836- Justin Walterscheid, 2003-04 (35)816- Daniel Harris, 1992-93 (35)813- Austin Minefee, 2008-11 (29)

Average (25+ Returns)28.2- Lenny Walterschied, 1975-76 (35-986)28.0- Austin Minefee, 2008-11 (25-731)26.3- Dennis Wells, 1985-87 (64-1,680)26.2- Jerry Pitts, 1965-66 (35-917)25.0- Kyle Wilson, 1985-86 (41-1,026)23.9- Justin Walterscheid, 2003-04 (35-836)23.3- Daniel Harris, 1992-93 (35-816)23.2- Andre White, 1990 (32-742)22.7- Larue Burley, 2005-06 (33-749)22.5- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-89 (39-878)

ScoringPoints416- Matt Cannon, 1997-2000282- Brook Madsen, 1995-99258- Tysson Poots, 2007-10225- Herkey Marxen, 1986-89222- Rod Madsen, 1998-2001205- Dave Pretzer, 1999-2002198- Kelvin Minefee, 1988-89160- Zed Robinson, 1991-92156- Colton Cook, 2011-12146- Thane Marshall, 1986-1989

Field Goals38- Herkey Marxen, 1986-8933- Colton Cook, 2011-1233- Steve Pulver, 2003-0828- Dave Pretzer, 1999-200216- Joe Wells, 1978-8015- Ryan Griffith, 2006-0912- Brock Miller, 2010-1110- Rick Harrison, 1982-8310- Bill McKane, 1967-709- Matt Rhea, 19979- Jason Haslam, 1991, 19959- Andy Parry, 1983-85

Chad Richard

Trevor Ward

Kyle Wilson



Kick PATs121- Dave Pretzer, 1999-2002111- Herkey Marxen, 1986-89106- Steve Pulver, 2003-0768- Joe Wells, 1978-8057- Colton Cook, 2011-1249- Jason Haslam, 1991, 199543- Ryan Griffith, 2006-0942- Bill McKane, 1967-7033- Jerry Holstrom, 199832- Eric Hall, 1996

DefenseTackles554- John Lundstrom, 1976-79342- Robert Takeno, 2006-09334- Dave Castro, 1977-78322- Tim Nicolodemous, 1988-91319- Clint Christiansen, 1990-91314- Steve Smith, 2002-05257- Gil Rodriguez, 1974-77256- Jerry Cowan, 1998-2001253- Nick DiPadova, 2003-04254- John Alcorn, 1989-90

Sacks50- Lane Martino, 1976-7941- Jeff Galyean, 1993-9618.5- Cody Larsen, 2009-1218.5- Mike Shepard, 1996-9918.5- Dave Porter, 1991-9217.5- Tyler Osborne, 2010-1115.5- Dave McMullin, 1989-9215- Jason Thornburg, 1989-9015- Gil Rodriguez, 1974-7713.5- Jimmy Brimmer, 1995-98

Interceptions12- Tom Martin, 1972-7412- John Borla, 1977-7811- Tim Nicolodemous, 1988-9111- Trace Burningham, 1980-8111- Don Conrad, 1968-7110- Dennis Wells, 1986-879- Darren DeGracie, 1991-928- Josh Roberts, 1998-998- Chad Huntsman, 1996-998- Colin Pretlow, 2007-10

Longest Plays

Longest Rushing Play99- Kelvin Minefee vs. Mesa State, 198897- Michon Johnson at Idaho State, 198993- Matt Cannon vs. Rocky Mountain, 200093- Matt Cannon vs. McNeese State, 199889- Matt Cannon vs. St. Mary’s, 200088- Gary Mason vs. Western State, 198185- Sidney Holmes, vs. St. Mary’s, 199085- Amos James vs. Cal State LA, 197782- Winifred Anderson, at W. New Mexico,197881- Matt Cannon vs. Rocky Mountain, 200081- Shawn Jones vs. Western State, 1994

Longest Pass Play96- Joe Dupaix to Matt Cannon vs. IllinoisState, 199794- Tom Kingsford to Lenny Walterscheid vs.Western State, 197584- Rick Robins to Shawn Jones vs. UC Davis199384- Dave Mollica to Mark Holland vs. N.M.Highlands, 198083- Chad Richard to Troy Moynier vs. WesternState, 198682- Brad Sorensen to Mitch Jessop vs. Sacramento State, 201281- Jeff Hookano to Craig Hilton, 198380- Rick Robins to Melvin Lowe vs. St. Mary’s,199379- Cody Stone to Jeremy Edards at NorthDakota State, 200779- Kirk Hafen to Gordon Rawlinson, 1982

Longest Punt91- Trevor Ward at Air Force, 200880- Dave Elkins vs. Western State, 198476- Rick Harrison vs. Ft. Lewis, 198374- Jeff Rowberry vs. Adams St., 197872- Brock Miller at Utah State, 201271- Brock Miller vs. Weber State, 201271- Trevor Ward at UC Davis, 200871- Dave Pretzer vs. UC Davis, 199970- Trevor Ward vs. Northern Iowa, 200869- Trevor Ward at Air Force, 200869- Bill McKane, 1965

Longest Punt Return95- Roy Ferguson at UNLV, 196994- Michon Johnson at Mesa St., 198892- Wade Bender vs. Western St., 196678- Larue Burley at Weber St., 200676- Mike Key at St. Mary’s, 199272- Mike Key vs. Central Oklahoma, 199269- Mike Key at Northern Arizona, 199267- Buck Paopao vs. Ft. Lewis, 196965- Ryan Felipe at McNeese State, 200465- Clint Brown vs. Eastern Washington, 1998

Longest Kickoff Return100- Anthony Brown at Northern Arizona, 1994100- Anthony Brown vs. Sacramento St., 199499- Austin Minefee at Northern Iowa, 201198- Kelvin Minefee vs. N.M. Highlands, 198898- Dennis Wells vs. Western Montana, 198595- Josh Smith at Portland State, 201295- Dennis Wells vs CS Northridge, 198695- L. Walterscheid vs. W. New Mexico, 197693- Adrian Waddy vs. Weber State, 200193- Jerry Pitts vs. Ft. Lewis, 1966

Longest Field Goal60- Roy Ferguson vs. Western St., 196960- Bill McKane vs. Hiram Scott, 196852- Steve Pulver vs. Southern Illinois, 200752- Andy Parry vs. Western N.M., 198551- Steve Pulver at Texas State, 200851- Dave Pretzer at Western Illinois, 200151- Jason Haslam at Idaho State, 199550- Brock Miller vs. Dixie State, 201049- Colton Cook vs. Montana State, 201249- Ryan Griffith at San Diego State, 200949- Benji Nelson vs. Idaho, 1994

Longest Interception Return91- Babe Malafau vs. Colo. Mines, 198390- Tom Martin vs. Colo. Mines, 197385- Scott Henderson vs. Ft. Lewis, 198384- Ryan Smith vs. Morehead State, 200079- Tim Nicolodemous vs. Mesa State, 199074- Erron Vonner at UNLV, 201173- Blake Fenn at UC Davis, 201069- Brandon Perkins at McNeese State, 200462- Brandon Perkins vs. Northern Colo., 200360- Trace Burningham, vs. NM Highlands, 1981

Clint Christiansen

Winifred Anderson

Steve Pulver



Longest Fumble Return99- Akeem Anifowoshe vs. Texas State, 200968- Marcus Burgess vs. Rocky Mountain, 199667- Levi Erickson at North Dakota St., 200454- Aaron Fernandez vs. Youngstown State, 200849- Miles Killebrew vs. N.M. Highlands, 201248- Robert Takeno at Cal Poly, 200646- Nick DiPadova at Cal Poly, 200346- Clint Brown at Morehead State, 199935- Spencer Woolston at Boise State, 199929- Marques Harris vs. UC Davis, 200429- Kurt Elliott at St. Mary’s, 2003

Team Records

Single Game

Total Plays106 vs. New Mexico Highlands, 197899 vs. New Mexico Highlands, 198898 vs. Westminster, 197795 at Idaho State, 199892 vs. Montana Tech, 199789 at Montana, 199888 at Idaho State, 200088 at Northern Iowa, 199787 vs. North Dakota, 201187 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 2003

Total Yards736 at Idaho State, 2000734 at St. Mary’s, 1999734 vs. Idaho State, 1999667 vs. St. Mary’s, 1990634 vs. Ft. Lewis, 2000614 vs. Montana-Western, 2004613 vs. Ft. Lewis, 1998600 vs. Rocky Mountain, 2000588 at Montana, 1998579 at Idaho State, 1998

Rushing Plays78 vs. Cal Poly, 200077 at Montana, 199876 vs. Southern Colorado, 197875 at Idaho State, 200072 vs. Idaho State, 199971 at Idaho State, 1998

71 at Illinois State, 199870 at Weber State, 199770 vs. Idaho State, 200269 vs. Western Illinois, 2002

Rushing Yards679 at Idaho State, 2000546 vs. Idaho State, 1999541 vs. Butler, 2001535 vs. Eastern Washington, 1998523 at St. Mary’s, 1999497 vs. Montana Tech, 1996493 at Montana, 1998472 vs. Cal Poly, 2000463 vs. Rocky Mountain, 2000461 vs. St. Mary’s, 2000

Passes Attempted59 at Cal Poly, 200855 at UC Davis, 200655 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 200354 vs. North Dakota, 201154 vs. Western New Mexico, 197453 at Montana, 201253 at Eastern Washington, 201053 at Utah State, 200949 at Texas State, 201049 vs. Northern Arizona, 200849 at Nevada, 2003

Passes Completed38 vs. North Dakota, 201135 at North Dakota, 201035 vs. Eastern Washington, 200934 at Eastern Washington, 201034 at Cal Poly, 200833- vs. Eastern Washington, 201233- vs. Weber State, 201232 at South Dakota, 201132 vs. North Dakota, 200931 at California, 201231 at South Dakota State, 2011

Touchdown Passes5 at UC Davis, 20105 vs. San Francisco State, 19914- at Portland State, 20124- vs. New Mexico Highlands, 20124 vs. Dixie State, 20104 at San Diego, 20094 at Northern Arizona, 20094 vs. North Dakota, 20094 at Cal Poly, 20084 vs. Western State, 20064 at McNeese State, 20044 at Weber State, 20044 vs. Texas State, 20034 vs. Montana Tech, 19954 vs. Western State, 19864 vs. Western New Mexico, 19774 vs. Mesa State, 1976

Passing Yards469- at Cal Poly, 2008434- at Eastern Washington, 2010431- at Northern Arizona, 2009413- at North Dakota, 2010397- at UC Davis, 2010392 vs. Eastern Washington, 2012389 at Northern Arizona, 2011384 vs. Western New Mexico, 1974370 vs. South Dakota, 2008369 vs. Ft. Lewis, 1970

Points68 vs. Western New Mexico, 198163 vs. Idaho State, 199962 at Idaho State, 200061 vs. Ft. Lewis, 197057 at St. Mary’s, 199956 at McNeese State, 200456 at Cal State Northridge, 199156 vs. Occidental, 197955 at UC Davis, 2010 55 vs. Western State, 200655 vs. New Mexico Highlands, 198855 at Western State, 1986

Fewest Yards Allowed33 vs. Fort Lewis, 199953 vs. College of Idaho, 196680 vs. Western Montana, 1986103 vs. Western State, 2006114 vs. Montana Tech, 2006151 vs. Ft. Lewis, 1998153 vs. San Diego, 2010156 vs. Western Oregon, 2001159 at Troy State, 2001173 at North Dakota, 2010

Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed-35 vs. Azusa Pacific, 1971-29 vs. St. Mary’s, 1998-26 vs. Fort Lewis, 1999-20 vs. New Mexico Highlands, 20122 vs. Oregon Tech, 19696 vs. Western State, 200610 at Idaho State, 200012 vs. Idaho State, 199918 vs. St. Mary’s, 199424 at Troy State, 2001

Fewest Passing Yards Allowed0 vs. Montana Tech, 19726 vs. College of Idaho, 196622 at Cal Poly, 200930 vs. Westminster, 197730 vs. Western State, 197134 vs. San Diego, 2010 35 at Central Oklahoma, 199146 vs. Ft. Lewis, 199849 vs. Eastern New Mexico, 199457 at Idaho State, 1992

Season

Total Plays: 841 in 1986Total Yards: 5,291 in 2000Rushing Attempts: 695 in 1998Rushing Yards: 4,336 in 2000TDs Rushing: 49 in 2000Passes Attempted: 457 in 2003Passes Completed: 292 in 2011Passing Yards: 3,257 in 2010TD Passes: 33 in 2009Most Points Scored: 399 in 1999Fewest Points: 126 in 2005Most Points Allowed: 427 in 2002Fewest Points Allowed: 96 in 1963Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 2,107 in 1978Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed:

1,089 in 1969 (Nine Games)1,116 in 2004 (11 Games)

Fewest Passing Yds Allowed: 956 in 1970

Akeem Anifowoshe



Southern Utah University AthleticsMission Statement

Southern Utah University’s Athletic Department is dedicated to providing quality programs that assist in complimenting and ful-filling the University’s educational objectives and mission. The athletic program adheres to the policies and procedures of the NCAA and the rules of any conference, league or associa-tion of which it is a member. The Athletic Department is committed to excellence in academics as well as athletics and focuses on fielding competitive teamsat the Division I level. Participation in intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the student’s overall educational experience. The University strives to reach the highest possible graduation rate for all of its student-athletes while focusing on their social,cultural and intellectual development. The Athletic Department recognizes the importance of equity in all of its programs and promotes diversity in both student-ath-letes and staff. Student-athletes, coaches and all others associated with intercollegiate athletics are expected to embrace the princi-ples of sportsmanship and ethical conduct.

SOUTHERN UTAH ADMINISTRATION


Former commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) RichKendell, one of Utah’s most honored and distinguished educators, is servingas Southern Utah University’s interim president while the search proceeds toreplace former President Michael T. Benson.

Over an incredible educational career, Kendell has been recognized as one ofthe best in both public and higher education. During his ten years as superin-tendent of Utah’s Davis School District he was named the Utah Superintend-ent of the year and was a four-time National Superintendent of the Yearfinalist. He was also tabbed as the Utah Education Association’s Administratorof the Year.Kendell’s career ranges from being an English teacher at Ogden High Schoolto being an associate dean of two different schools at the University of Utah,with many positions in between. Dr. Kendell was a research analyst for USHEsome 30 years ago before moving over to the U. of U. to help lead its graduateschool and its school of education, and he later took on the role of acting chairof the University’s Department of Leadership and Policy.

Dr. Kendell served as Deputy to Governor Michael O. Leavitt for public educa-tion, higher education and economic development, and also served as execu-tive director of the Utah Partnership. Kendell was also awarded the G. HomerDurham Regents Professorship by the Utah State Board of Regents.

He is a fellow with the Wheatley Institution at Brigham Young University, a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award at theUniversity of Utah, has been named the Distinguished Teacher Educator of the Year by the Utah Association of Teacher Edu-cators, and was honored by Weber State University with the Lewis Shurtleff Award for contributions to education. Dr. Kendellalso has an endowed chair in his name at Southern Utah University.

Kendell earned his B.S. in English at Weber State and then earned both an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy at theUniversity of Utah. His entire professional career, spanning some 35 years, has been dedicated to education. He and his wife,Joan, have four children and twelve grandchildren.

INTERIM PRESIDENT

Rich Kendell

SOUTHERN UTAH ADMINISTRATION


Ken Beazer is in his eighth year as Southern Utah’s Athletic Director and during his tenure he hasoverseen tremendous growth in the Thunderbird athletic program.

Since Beazer’s arrival in 2006 SUU has added the sports of women’s volleyball, women’s golf andmen’s tennis and his efforts were instrumental in the Thunderbirds’ move into the Big Sky Conferencein the summer of 2012.

Beazer has also been active in professional and community boards. He currently serves as second vice president of the FCSAthletic Directors Association and will take over the presidency of that body next year. He also serves on the NCAA FootballRules Committee and serves on the board of directors of the Utah Chapter of the NationalFootball Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

Beazer came to Southern Utah from Utah State University, where he had served as director ofathletic development for the past four-plus years. While at USU, Beazer developed and initi-ated the largest capital campaign in the history of the school’s athletic department, includingfund-raising for a planned $25 million renovation of Romney Stadium.

Prior to his time at Utah State, Beazer spent nine years at Snow College, the first three as de-fensive coordinator on the football coaching staff and the final six – from 1995 to 2001 – asthe school’s director of athletics. As a coach his teams ranked among the NJCAA’s top five de-fenses two of his three seasons, while as AD at Snow he implemented the college’s first Ath-letic Foundation Board as well as an annual giving program. He also spent two seasons as agraduate assistant football coach at Washington State University.

Beazer is a 1989 graduate of Weber State University with a degree in broadcast communica-tion. He also holds a master of arts degree in communication from Washington State, as wellas an associate of arts in the same field from Snow College.

Beazer and his wife, Cidnee, are the parents of four children: Rhett, Adrienne, Jadon and Har-rison.

KEN BEAZERSUU DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

KEN BEAZER ON SUU ATHLETICS:

Southern Utah University is truly aplace where academics come first. Thestrong academic commitment of the staffand coaches is manifest in the overall ac-ademic accomplishments our teamsachieve on an annual basis. The Univer-sity’s strong academic emphasis, coupledwith the dedicated efforts of the studentathletes, allows the Athletics Departmentto continually post high marks in the class-room. The academic climate offered at SUUenables the institution to attract and retainhigh quality student athletes with soundcharacter and a clear understanding ofpersonal responsibility. Thunderbird Athlet-ics was recently rewarded by its fellow in-stitutions with an unprecedented, fourthconsecutive Mid-Continent ConferenceSportsmanship Award, setting a new stan-dard by which all institutions are nowmeasured. Southern Utah is fortunate to have agreat relationship with the community,bringing new meaning to the term, “cam-pus community.” Cedar City residents arehospitable, friendly and eager to serve,creating an ideal setting for personalgrowth. Thunderbird student athletes read-ily accept their responsibility of role mod-els and spent countless hours in the localschools mentoring children. Southern Utah University’s commit-ment to athletics is manifest in its firstclass athletic facilities, providing the nec-essary amenities for a student athlete toachieve his/her athletic goals and com-pete at higher levels. Southern Utah University is an idealplace to achieve academic and athletic ex-cellence and reach the high expectationswe all have. Southern Utah University isone of the best locations to experience atrue college atmosphere.


Jon BakerAssistant Volleyball Coach

Scott BaumanHead Gymnastics Coach

Drew AllenAsst. Basketball Coach (M)

Deborah BakerHead Volleyball Coach

Nick BartlettMarketing & Promoitons

Todd BrownAssoc. AD/Compliance

Richard ChurchHead Golf Coach

Morgan HardyMedia Relations

Kyle CottamMedia Relations

Adam FarsiAssistant Soccer Coach

Neil GardnerAsst. AD/Media Relations

Dr. Deborah HillFaculty Athletic Rep.

Becky HoganHead Soccer Coach

Kyle HoslerAsst. AD/Business

Tracee HochAssistant Softball Coach

Eric HouleHead Track Coach

Nate HouleAssistant Track Coach

Jake HuttonAssistant Strength Coach

Jeff HuntAssistant Gymnastics Coach

Adam LongmoreAssistant Volleyball Coach

Kari LouthanAssistant Gymnastics Coach

Casey McClellanAssistant Golf Coach

Jill MahoneySWA/Asst. Basketball (W)

Kit JanesOperations

Lenny LeeHead Tennis Coach

Kyle MagnussonHead Softball Coach

Kyle NewhouseMedia Relations/Sponsors

Ricky MendiniAssoc. AD/Sports Medicine

Todd OkesonAsst. Basketball Coach (M)

Nick RobinsonMen’s Basketball Coach

JR PayneHead Basketball Coach (W)

Matt RoanThunderbird Club

Angela RodriguezAthletic Trainer

Sadie SpencerSpirit Squad

Shon SpevakTicket Manager

Toriano TownsAsst. Basketball Coach (W)

Teshia WilliamsAdministrative Assistant

Zac WillsonAthletic Trainer

Dutch WorkmanTeam Chiropractor

Chad BellAsst. Basketball Coach (M)

SOUTHERN UTAH ATHLETICS STAFF

Nick Freitas, two-time all-SummitLeague performer and 2009 draft

pick of the Minnesota Twins

Challis Pascucci, a 2010 all-Summit League honoree

Cam Levins, NCAA champion inthe 5,000 and 10,000 meters

Kristin Fronk, a two-time all-Summit League performer

Two-time Summit LeaguePlayer of the Year

Marci Pratt

SUU alumnus David Palmerwas named the Japan

Baskeball League’s MVP

Nate Page competed atthe 2009 NCAA Golf

Championships

Three-time all-SummitLeague honoree

Ana Pelaez-Mailoto

Three-time first-team all-SummitLeague performer Ksusha Nazarova

Elise Wheeler, an All-American,as well as the 2009 NCAA

Regional and WAC Gymnast of the Year

Kristy Koplin competed at the 2010NCAA Outdoor Track & Field

Championships in the hammer

Tysson Poots, 2010 GWC Offensive Player of the Year

and a first-team all-American,now with the Utah Blaze

Fred House, Mid-ContinentConference MVP

SOUTHERN UTAH ATHLETICS


The athletics weight room islocated in the East Wing ofthe Harris Center, ovelooking Eccles Coliseum

Southern Utah’s football facilities are undergoing a constantupgrade. This summer the University installed Hellas Matrixturf, while last year the locker room was remodeled. Thecoaches offices, lounge and weight room all have under-gone renovations in recent years as well. The Coliseumtraining area has also undergone a thorough renovation,more than quadrupling in size.



Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum is home to SUU football as well as to the SUU track &field teams and the Utah Summer Games. Fans enjoy SUU football in comfort, surrounded by spectacular scenery as the stadium provideschair-backed seats as well as luxury suites on the press box level. Eccles Coliseum’s visual backdropranks among the most beautiful in the country, with the surrounding mountains providing a strikingsetting for college football. The stadium follows the Grecian architectural scheme of the Harris Center located at the south endof the Coliseum. Seating capacity is 8,500, including sky-box suites, box seats and 1,000 chair-back re-served seats in addition to bleacher seating. The coliseum also boasts a comfortable, first-class press box as well as a scoreboard, new for the2010 season, which incorporates a video wall and message center. The football offices are housed in the lower level of the press box, while locker rooms, a recentlyrenovated training room, storage areas and concession stands are located beneath the west grand-stands. In addition to the football amenities, the Coliseum also boasts a recently rebuilt and resurfacedtrack and field facility. The stadium is named in honor of the late George S. and Dolores Dore’ Eccles, whose foundationmade a major contribution to the reconstruction project.





Head Trainer Ricky Mendini

Southern Utah’s training facilities include a recently expanded train-ing room in Eccles Coliseum as well as three fully-equipped medicaland training facilities located elsewhere on campus. SUU’s trainingfacilities also include an Olympic-sized pool. With a fully-certifiedstaff as well as a student training program SUU is prepared to handleall the training needs of its 17 sports’ student-athletes.

Athletics is an important part of your life right now but what’s next whenyour playing days are over? Southern Utah University can help you pre-pare for a successful career in a variety of fields. SUU offers eight master’sprograms and over 120 bachelor’s programs in its five schools and col-leges, as well as a range of certificates, associate and pre-professional de-grees in a wide variety of disciplines.

School of Business

In addition to master’s degrees in accountancy and business administra-tion, the SUU School of Business offers bachelor’s degrees in seven ma-jors, with eleven additional areas of specialization. In the 2010-11academic year, SUU’s graduating seniors scored at the 85th percentile onthe ETS Major Field Exam in Business, placing them in the top 15 percentof the nation’s graduates. Business students at SUU have had many greatopportunities to hone their skills in the real world by working with localbusinesses to provide services, coordinate special events and participatein strategic assessment and planning activities. In addition to businessstudies, SUU offers a military science program through Army ROTC.

College of Education and Human Development

The SUU College of Education offers two master’s degrees as well asseven primary majors and five areas of licensure. The SUU physical edu-cation department – known as ‘The Coaching Factory’ because of the suc-cess of its graduates – is housed in one of the finest facilities of its kind inthe West. The Sorenson Physical Education Building houses an Olympic-sized swimming pool, three basketball courts, five racquetball courts,state-of-the-art kinesiology and exercise laboratories and technology-equipped classrooms. The college offers its students many opportunitiesfor hands-on learning, including field experience and study abroad pro-grams. College of Humanities and Social Sciences

SUU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers two master’s de-grees and 21 undergraduate degrees with an expanse of study in 25 differ-ent areas. SUU’s campus newspaper, The University Journal, has wonmore awards over the past 12 years than any university newspaper in 14Western states. Students of humanities and social sciences are offered avariety of internship opportunities in most disciplines of the college. In-terns are able to gain valuable practical educational experience, academiccredit and often financial compensation. The Michael O. Leavitt Center forPolitics and Public Service places numerous interns each semester at thelocal, state and federal level.

College of Performing and Visual Arts

The College of Performing and Visual Arts at SUU offers a Master of FineArts in arts administration as well as bachelor’s degrees in the areas of artand design, music, and theatre arts & dance. The MFA program is the onlyone of its kind in the western USA. Professional affiliations include theTony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, the American Folk Balletand the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery.

College of Science & Engineeringz

SUU’s College of Science is home to studies in agriculture, biology, chem-istry, geography, geology, nursing and nutrition. The college has seen 90percent of its graduates applying to professional pharmacy schools and 87percent of applicants to medical schools accepted. In 2011, the Center forHealth and Molecular Sciences building opened, offering students updatedlab facilities, a five-room rooftop greenhouse and expanded facilities forSUU’s emerging nursing program. Also housed in the college are studiesin computing, integrated engineering and technology. The college of CIETat SUU prepares students to compete on a global level in careers relatedto computer science, information systems, mathematics, technology andengineering. The college offers 14 bachelor’s degrees and associates de-grees in eight different areas of study.

Southern Utah is justifiably proud of its academic record.This past year over 100 SUU student-athletes carried cumula-tive GPAs above 3.20 and during fall semester 51 SUU athletesearned Dean’s List recognition. Last year the athletics depart-ment as a whole carried a 3.07 GPA. SUU’s women’s gymnastics team has claimed seven aca-demic national championships, including a run of six straightfrom 2001 trough 2006, and the team has not finished out of thetop-three since 1991! In addition, the men’s track & field andwomen’s softball teams have each won a pair of academic na-tional championships in recent years and the 2002 women’scross country team was second-best in the nation. This past season SUU’s football team was honored by theNFCA for showing the best APR improvement in the Great WestConference, while the men’s basketball team received a similaraward from The Summit League. SUU’s athletes have access to an academic center whichhouses individual and group study areas, a computer lab and afull-time academic coordinator.


SOUTHERN UTAH ACADEMICS

THIS IS SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY


Southern Utah University is a comprehensive institution of-fering programs for students with many interests and goals.The University provides undergraduate liberal education inthe arts, humanities and sciences; authorized professionalwork in teacher education, business and technology; andspecialized training in vocational teacher education.

SUU has been accorded a host ofoutstanding academic honors in re-cent years. Consumers Digestnamed the University among theTop Ten in its list of quality andvalue in colleges and universities inAmerica for the second time inthree years. The Princeton Reviewhas tabbed SUU as a Best Value In-stitution, while U.S. News and WorldReport has listed the University asone of America’s Best Colleges. ThePrinceton Review has also namedSUU as one of its “Best In TheWest” for the past eight years.

SUU students select their coursesfrom departments and programs in

the School of Business; the College of Computing, Inte-grated Engineering & Technology; the School of Continuing& Professional Studies; the College of Education & HumanDevelopment; the College of Humanities & Social Sciences;the College of Performing & Visual Arts; and the College ofScience. More than 600 faculty and staff members serveSUU’s 7,516 undergraduate and graduate students.

Academic programs inbusiness, teacher educa-tion, industrial education,broadcasting and theatrearts have received wide ac-claim for their excellence.Affiliated with the univer-sity are a number of cul-tural arts and performinggroups, which support themission of SUU.

SUU is also home to theTony Award-winning UtahShakespearean Festivalwith its Adams MemorialTheatre, based upon the original Globe Theatre, and the Ran-dall Jones Theatre, one of the finest indoor theatres in theWest.

Campus facili-ties rangefrom the tradi-tional ivy-cov-ered Old Mainand Braith-waite LiberalArts Center –built in 1898and 1899 – tothe multi-useSharwanSmith Center,a facility which houses the Centrum Arena – SUU’s basket-ball and gymnastics venue – as well as classrooms, a ball-room, the University’s student union, its bookstore andvarious offices.

State-of-the-Art campus fa-cilities that have opened re-cently include the EmmaEccles Jones EducationBuilding and a new phase ofapartment-style on-campushousing; while the CarterCarillon Tower has become,almost overnight, a charac-teristic landmark of thecampus.

Another exciting develop-ment on campus was theground-breaking for con-struction of the University’snew Science Center.

The University also ownsand operates a 1,000-acrefarm in western Cedar Val-ley and a 3,700-acre ranchin Cedar Canyon.

SUU is host to the Tony Award-winning Utah ShakespeareanFestival.

Because of their proximity and grandeur, ZionNational Park and Cedar Breaks National Mon-ument are claimed by SUU’ students as part oftheir campus. Geology and life science fieldtrips take advantage of these national treas-ures, in addition to Bryce Canyon, GrandCanyon, Capitol Reef and Great Basin Na-tional Parks, which are also close by.

The University’s skiing classroom is atthe 11,300-foot Brian Head Ski Resort, lessthan an hour away, while the recreational op-portunities offered by Lake Powell are less than

two hours away.

SUU has a history unique in the annals of Americanhigher education. In 1897, the entire population of CedarCity, then a small pioneer town, engaged in the building ofOld Main, the first building of the University. Beginning theproject in mid-winter because of a harsh deadline imposedby the legislature, the men and women of the communitydonated materials, money and labor to complete the build-ing on time.

Today the university campus has grown to comprise133 acres, landscaped with fountains, tall spruce and pinetrees, plazas, statuary, latticed walkways and expansivelawns, offering the kind of education you’d expect to re-ceive at a small, private school at thelow price of a public institution.

Former US Secretary ofHealth and Human Services

and Utah Governor MikeLeavitt, a Cedar City native

and an SUU alumnus.


THIS IS SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN UTAH FOOTBALL Located in the heart of southern Utah’s Color Country, CedarCity has received numerous “Best Places To Live In The USA”awards over the years. A vital, growing mountain community withfour distinct seasons, Cedar City boasts 310 clear days a year.Cedar City has a population of 22,000 while surrounding IronCounty has 35,000 residents. The home of Southern Utah University, Cedar City is alsohome to the American Folk Ballet and the UtahShakespearean Festival (both affiliated with the Uni-versity), as well as the Iron Mission State Park,Cedar Ridge Golf Course and a variety of recre-ational facilities including four city parks, two base-ball/softball complexes and a bicycle/walking path,all within minutes of the SUU campus.

Within an easy day’s drive are five national parks – Zion,Bryce, Grand Canyon, Great Basin and Capitol Reef – several stateparks and recreation areas and a host of hunting, fishing and otheroutdoor recreational opportunities, including Brian Head Ski Re-sort, just a 45-minute drive from campus. Cedar City is also one of the safest places in the country, asUtah is consistently rated as one of the nation’s safest states and

Iron County is perennially one of the state’ssafest counties.


2013 Thunderbird ScheduleDate Opponent Site Time8-29 At South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6:30 p.m.9-7 Fort Lewis Cedar City, Utah 6:05 p.m.9-14 At Washington State Pullman, Wash. 3:30 p.m.9-21 At Sacramento State Sacramento, Calif. 6:05 p.m.9-28 At Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. 1:35 p.m.10-5 UC Davis* Cedar City, Utah 1:05 p.m.10-12 Portland State (HC)* Cedar City, Utah 2:05 p.m.10-19 at Eastern Washington* Cheney, Wash. 5:05 p.m.10-26 Idaho State* Cedar City, Utah 1:05 p.m.11-9 at Weber State* Ogden,Utah 1:05 p.m.11-16 at Montana State* Bozeman, Mont. 4:05 p.m.11-23 Northern Arizona* Cedar City, Utah 1:05 p.m.* Big Sky Conference gameAll times site of game

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