2005 UTAH FOOTBALL

Jon M. Huntsman Center • 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Associate Athletics Director/SID: Liz Abel Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0900 Associate SID: Mike Lageschulte Phone 801.581.3511/3510 • Fax 801.581.4358 Assistant SID: Andy Seeley www.UtahUtes.com Assistant SID: Scott Pettett Office Manager: Sally Anderson

UTAH WILL MEET NO. 24 GEORGIA TECH IN THE EMERALD BOWL 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (6-5, 4-4 MWC/4TH TIE) Utes and Yellow Jackets will play in San Francisco on Dec. 29 Date Opponent Time/Result TV 9- 2 Arizona W/27-24 ESPN Game Emerald Bowl 9-10 Utah State W/31-7 KJZZ Teams Utah (6-5, 4-4 MWC) vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech (7-3, 5-3 ACC) 9-15 at TCU* L/23-20 (1OT) ESPN Location San Francisco (SBC Park/38,437/Sports Turf) 9-22 Air Force* W/38-35 ESPN Date Thursday, Dec. 29 10-1 at North Carolina L/31-17 KJZZ Kickoff 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time 10-8 at Colorado State* L/21-17 KJZZ TV ESPN (Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes) 10-15 San Diego State* (HC) L/28-19 ABC Radio Hot Ticket 700 AM (Matt Thomas, Frank Dolce, Sharrieff Shah) 10-22 at UNLV* W/42-32 ABC Internet UtahUtes.com (All-Access pass) 11-5 Wyoming* W/43-13 Payout $750,000 per team 11-12 New Mexico* L/31-27 KJZZ Tickets Utahtickets.com for tickets in the Utah section 11-19 at Brigham Young* W/41-34 (1OT) ESPN+Plus 12-29 Emerald Bowl 1:30 p.m. PT ESPN HC-Homecoming; *MWC game > Utah (6-5, 4-4 MWC) will play No. 24 Georgia Tech (7-4, 5-3 ACC) in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco’s SBC Park on Thursday, Dec. 29. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. The UTAH TEAM TRAVEL payout is $750,000 per team. It is Utah’s fourth bowl appearance in the last five years and the ninth-consecutive bowl berth for Georgia Tech. Depart SLC: Dec. 25 at 5:00 p.m.; AR Oakland: 5:30 p.m. > Utah is 7-4 all-time in bowl games and 4-0 since 1999. Last year, Utah TEAM HEADQUARTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO broke into the and defeated Big East co-champi- Utah Hyatt Regency San Francisco on Pittsburgh, 35-7, in the Tostitos . Utah’s other bowl wins during 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, 415-788-1234 its current win streak follow: 17-16 vs. Fresno State in the 1999 Las Vegas Bowl, 10-6 over USC in the and 17-0 vs. Southern Ga. Tech San Francisco Marriott Miss in the 2003 Liberty Bowl. Utah’s complete bowl history is on page 2 of 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, 415-896-1600 this release. Georgia Tech’s bowl history is on page 5.

PRACTICE SITES > Utah finished in a tie for fourth in the (4-4). Utah Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, Calif. Tech was 5-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play and tied for third in the 12- Ga. Tech City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Ave.-So.Gym team league.

> The Emerald Bowl will pit one of the nation’s best offensive teams (Utah) against one of its top defensive teams (Georgia Tech). Utah ranks No. 12 UTAH SID CONTACTS & OTHER MEDIA ASSISTANCE in the nation (first in the MWC) in total offense, averaging 466.0 yards per game. Tech is No. 12 in the nation in total defense, allowing 296.4 yards per Liz Abel, Associate Athletics Director/SID game. Utah ranks No. 61 in total defense (372.8 average) and Georgia Tech Arrival in San Francisco: Dec. 26, late afternoon ranks No. 81 in total offense (345.7 average). Complete rankings can be Office: 801-581-3511 found on pages 3 (Utah) and 5 (Georgia Tech) of this release. Cell: 801-209-6346

Andy Seeley, Assistant Sports Information Director Arrival in San Francisco: Dec. 28, evening UTAH INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AT THE EMERALD BOWL Office: 801-581-3771 Utah’s two practices are open to the media (closed to the public). Cell: 801-580-4411 Interviews will be conducted after practice. The walk-through on Dec. 28 is closed. Bruce Woodbury, Community Relations Director Arrival in San Francisco: Dec. 25 (with team) Dec. 26 10 a.m.-noon practice, Laney College, Oakland Cell: 801-560-8659 1:45 p.m., Team Day at Alcatraz Dec. 27 10 a.m.-noon, Practice, Laney College, Oakland Shane Schut, Director of Football Operations Dec. 27 3-4 p.m., Press Conference, MoMo’s Restaurant Arrival in San Francisco: Dec. 25 (with team) Head coach and three players from each team Cell: 801-231-6779 Dec. 28 11 a.m.-noon, Emerald Bowl Team Rally, Union Square (in the case of inclement weather: Westin St. Francis)

www.UtahUtes.com 1 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTAH VS. THE ACC Utah General Information Utah and Georgia Tech have never played in football. The Utes are Location: Salt Lake City, Utah 1-1 against the ACC—beating North Carolina a year ago and losing President: Michael Young to the Tar Heels this season. Both Utah and Tech played UNC this Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill season—their only common opponent. Utah lost to the Tar Heels 31- Conference: Mountain West Conference Enrollment: 28,933 17 in Chapel Hill, while Tech won at home, 27-21. Nickname: Utes Colors: Crimson, White SECOND TIME AROUND Stadium: Rice-Eccles (45,017/FieldTurf) Junior college transfer will get just his second NCAA start in the Emerald Bowl. Ratliff, used sparingly until sophomore Utah Sports Information Contacts starter Brian Johnson suffered a season-ending knee injury on Nov. Associate Athletics Director/SID: Liz Abel 12, led Utah to a 41-34 overtime upset over Brigham Young. Ratliff O: (801) 581-3511; C: (801) 209-6346; H: (801) 596-1650 was stunning in his starting debut—passing for 240 yards and four email: [email protected] touchdowns and running for 112 yards and a score. Johnson finished Assistant SID: Andy Seeley O: (801) 581-3771; C: (801) 580-4411 his season the league’s leader in total offense (No. 4 in the nation). email: [email protected] More information on Utah’s quarterbacks begins on page 4.

KYLE STYLE Utah Football Coach Kyle Whittingham (6-5, 1st year) is just the second Utah football Head Coaching Record coach ever to receive a bowl invitation in his first season as head Year School Overall Conference coach. Whittingham made history in his first game as head coach 2005 Utah 6-5 4-4 when he helped Utah break a 75-year-old school win streak record with a victory over Arizona. He and his team extended the record Education Brigham Young streak to 18 games a week later against Utah State. Named head Bachelor’s in educational psychology (1984) coach on Dec. 8, 2004, Whittingham has been a member of the Ute Master’s in athletic administration (1987) staff since 1994, when he coached the defensive line for Utah’s 10-2 Freedom Bowl champion team. He was promoted to defensive coor- dinator a year later—a position he held until his promotion to head coach. In his 11 years as a Ute assistant, the program compiled an 86-41 record and played in six bowl games (winning five). He served as co-head coach at the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, helping to lead Utah to a 35-7 victory over Pittsburgh. The Ute defense recorded 14 top-20 statistical rankings during Whittingham’s 10 years as the coordinator. Utah led the league in scoring defense in four of the last six years (placing second the other two).

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On The Field Kyle Whittingham (Head Coach) UTAH’S BOWL HISTORY Gary Andersen (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line) Year Bowl Opponent Result Jay Hill (Cornerbacks/Special Teams) 1938 Sun Bowl New Mexico W, 26-0 Kalani Sitake (Inside Linebackers) 1946 Pineapple Bowl Hawaii L, 19-16 Dave Schramm (Running Backs) 1964 Liberty Bowl West Virginia W, 32-6 Aaron Roderick (Receivers) Washington State L, 31-28 Charlie Dickey (Offensive Line) 1993 Freedom Bowl Southern California L, 28-21 1994 Freedom Bowl Arizona W, 16-13 In the Press Box 1996 Copper Bowl Wisconsin L, 38-10 Andy Ludwig (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 1999 Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State W, 17-16 Jay Boulware (Tight Ends/Special Teams) 2001 Las Vegas Bowl Southern California W, 10-6 Derrick Odum (Safeties) 2003 Liberty Bowl Southern Mississippi W, 17-0 Dan Finn (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2004 Fiesta Bowl Pittsburgh W, 35-7 Lance Hunsaker (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Total 7-4

2005 TEAM CAPTAINS Jesse Boone, Steve Fifita, Quinton Ganther, Spencer Toone

www.UtahUtes.com 2 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Utah has more players from California than any other state on UTAH INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS its latest roster. There are 37 Utes from California (second is Player, Category AVG MWC NCAA Utah with 35)—including nine from Northern California. Among Brian Johnson, total offense 337.0 1 4 those going “home” for the holiday are quarterback Brett Ratliff Brian Johnson, pass efficiency 151.0 1 10 (Chico) and leading rusher Quinton Ganther (Richmond). Other Dan Beardall, field goals 1.36 1 27 Utes who hail from Northern Cal: Brent Casteel (San Francisco), Casey Evans, interceptions 0.45 T1 T7 David Dirkmaat (San Jose), Kenape Eliapo (San Francisco), Quinton Ganther, rushing 100.0 3 33 Quinton Ganther, all-purpose 129.6 4 35 Kyle Gunther (Camarillo), Travis LaTendresse (El Dorado Eric Weddle, interceptions 0.36 T4 T23 Hills), Alex Puccinelli (Toluca Lake) and Louie Sakoda (San Brent Casteel, kick returns 23.2 4 49 Jose). Ratliff, Ganther, Dirkmaat, Casteel, LaTendresse and Sa- John Madsen, rec./game 5.50 5 41 koda all start.

UTES ON OFFENSE ALL-CONFERENCE UTES Category AVG MWC NCAA Utah placed five players on the all-Mountain West Conference Rushing Offense 179.4 4 34 first team and another four on the second team in a vote by the Passing Offense 286.6 2 15 league’s coaches. Junior defensive back Eric Weddle was named Pass Efficiency 147.3 2 15 Total Offense 466.0 1 12 the MWC Defensive Player of the Year, marking the second Scoring Offense 29.3 5 43 straight year a Utah DB has won the award (Morgan Scalley was co-MVP in 2004). Weddle was also named to the first team, along UTES ON DEFENSE with senior defensive lineman Steve Fifita, senior offensive line- Category AVG MWC NCAA man Jesse Boone, senior linebacker Spencer Toone and senior Rushing Defense 152.3 4 64 kicker Dan Beardall. Fifita made the all-MWC first team for the Passing Defense 220.5 4 65 second straight year. Earning second-team honors for the Utes Pass Efficiency Defense 12.01 4 55 were junior defensive back Casey Evans, sophomore quarterback Total Defense 372.8 2 61 Brian Johnson, senor running back Quinton Ganther and junior Scoring Defense 25.4 2 58 offensive lineman Tavo Tupola. The Utes did not win any honor- able mention citations.

RED ZONE REPORT A NUMBERS GAME Category ...... Utah ...... Opponents Utah Offense Rushing ...... 179.4 ...... 153.6 Times at or inside opponent 25: 41 Red Zone Scores: 35 (25 TD, 10 FG) Passing ...... 286.6 ...... 219.2 Scoring percentage: 85.4% Total Offense ...... 466.0 ...... 372.8 TD percentage: 71.4% Scoring ...... 29.3 ...... 25.4 Third Downs ...... 41% ...... 40% Red Zone Scoring Breakdown Interceptions ...... 13 ...... 8 Touchdowns (25): UA 0, USU 3, TCU 2, AFA 4, UNC 2, Fumbles-Lost ...... 24-14 ...... 16-8 CSU 2, SDSU 2, UNLV 2, WYO 5, NM 0, BY 3 Sacks ...... 27 ...... 27 Field Goals (10): UA 1, USU 1, TCU 2, AFA 0, UNC 1, CSU 1, Time of Possession ...... 31:16 ...... 28:44 SDSU 1, UNLV 0, WYO 2, NM 0, BY 1

Utah Defense TECH TIES Times opponent at or inside 25: 40 Ute receiver began his career at Georgia Tech Red Zone Scores: 34 (26 TD, 8 FG) in 2002. He left the school after the season for family reasons and Opponent Scoring percentage: 85.0% returned home to Arizona, walking onto the Arizona State squad Opponent TD percentage: 65.0% in the spring of 2003 before transferring to Pima Community College for the 2004 season. He joined the Utes as a mid-year Red Zone Scoring Breakdown: transfer last January. Touchdowns (26): UA 2, USU 1, TCU 3, AFA 5, UNC 1, CSU 2, SDSU 3, UNLV 4, WYO 1, NM 2, BY 2 GRIDBITS Field Goals (8): UA 1, USU 0, TCU 1, AFA 0, UNC 1, CSU 1, SDSU 0, UNLV 2, WYO 0, NM 0, BY 2 Utah has been designated as the home team in the Emerald Bowl and will wear red jerseys …Utah is 0-1 in games played on Dec. 29, losing to Washington State, 31-28, in the 1992 Copper Bowl … Utah is 1-1 in games played in San Francisco, with both games dating back to the 1940s (Utah lost to Santa Clara in 1940 and beat San Francisco in 1946) … Utah is 15-26-2 all-time in games played in the state of California.

www.UtahUtes.com 3 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES UTE BOWL TRIVIA MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS Including the upcoming Emerald , nine of Utah’s 12 all-time bowl appearances have come since 1992 … Utah has a 7-4 bowl record … Team MWC Overall In 1951, Utah was invited to both the Sun Bowl and the Pineapple Bowl, but TCU 8-0 10-1 Brigham Young 5-3 6-5 declined … In 1941, Utah was slated to play Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl, Colorado State 5-3 6-5 but the game was canceled after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Utah 4-4 6-5 New Mexico 4-4 6-5 UTAH’S ALL-TIME RECORD San Diego State 4-4 5-7 Utah’s all-time football record is 564-408-31. The Utes are 350-170-16 at Air Force 3-5 4-7 home, 32-13 in Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998-on), 201-224-13 in road games Wyoming 2-6 4-7 and 13-14-2 in games played at neutral sites. UNLV 1-7 2-9 LAST GAME In his NCAA debut as a starting quarterback, Brett Ratliff guided Utah to ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE UTES a thrilling 41-34 overtime win against rival Brigham Young before a sellout crowd of 64,312 in LaVell Edwards Stadium. Ratliff, who had seen only spot Defensive Player of the Year duty prior to the game, was masterful—passing for 240 yards and 4 TDs, Eric Weddle, DB, Jr. and rushing for 112 yards and a score. Ratliff stunned BYU time and again with his big arm and gutsy running in leading Utah to a 24-3 halftime lead. First Team The Cougars charged back with a 31-point second half but couldn’t score Dan Beardall, PK, Sr. in overtime. Quinton Ganther rushed for 131 yards and receivers Travis Jesse Boone, OL, Sr. LaTendresse and Brian Hernandez contributed 88- and 81-yard games, Steve Fifita, DL, Sr. respectively. Casey Evans totaled a career-high 13 tackles and set up a Ute Spencer Toone, LB, Sr. score by forcing a fumble, which he recovered and returned 30 yards to the Eric Weddle, DB, Jr. BYU 7-yard line. Dan Beardall set a school record by making his 12th-con- Second Team secutive field goal before missing a 49-yard attempt. Casey Evans, DB, Jr. Brian Johnson, QB, So. QUARTERBACK SPOTLIGHT ON BRETT RATLIFF Quinton Ganther, RB, Sr. > Junior Brett Ratliff (6-4, 195) will make his second career start at Utah in Tavo Tupola, OL, Jr. the Emerald Bowl. Ratliff led Utah to victory against BYU on Nov. 19 in his first NCAA start. > He has appeared in four games this season, starting one (BYU), and is 18- NATIONAL HONORS of-36 passing for 261 yards and 4 TDs (1 INT). > Against BYU, he completed 17-of-32 passes for 240 yards and 4 TDs, Lou Groza Award Semi-Finalist while rushing for 112 yards (5.9 average) and a score. In very limited action Dan Beardall, PK, Sr. prior to the regular season finale, he was 1-of-4 passing for 21 yards and an The Sporting News Freshman All-American interception. Brent Casteel, WR/KR, Fr., Honorable Mention > Named MWC Offensive Player of the Week for his work against BYU. Both Utah QBs won the weekly honor this season, with Brian Johnson cited on Nov. 7 after Utah’s 43-13 victory over Wyoming. > Played two years of juco ball at Butte College (Calif.), joined the Utes 2005 UTAH MWC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK midway through camp in August but won the backup job in his second week. Sept. 6 Eric Weddle, defense Sept. 6 Dan Beardall, special teams MORE ON THE QBS Sept. 26 Casey Evans, defense Sept. 24 Eugene Oates, defense > Second-team all-conference quarterback Brian Johnson (6-1, 203, So.), Nov. 7 Brian Johnson, offense Utah’s starter through the first 10 games, suffered a season-ending knee in- Eric Weddle, defense jury on Nov. 12 against New Mexico. He underwent surgery to repair a torn Dan Beardall, special teams ACL on Dec. 1 in Salt Lake City. Johnson finished his season as the MWC’s Nov. 21 Brett Ratliff, offense leader in total offense (337.0) and pass efficiency (151.0). For more on John- Casey Evans, defense son, please see Tracking Brian Johnson on page 5. > Johnson (Nov. 7) and Ratliff (Nov. 21) have both received MWC Offen- sive Player of the Week citations. Johnson’s award came after Utah’s 43-13 victory over Wyoming, while Ratliff’s was for his work against BYU. > Ratliff’s backup for the Emerald Bowl will be Danny Southwick (6-2, 220, Jr.), a transfer from Dixie College. Southwick has yet to play in a game for Utah.

www.UtahUtes.com 4 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES TRACKING BRIAN JOHNSON EMERALD BOWL OPPONENT: GEORGIA TECH Sophomore quarterback Brian Johnson (6-1, 203) was enjoying a great season before his season-ending knee injury in the fourth GEORGIA TECH SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT quarter against New Mexico on Nov. 12. Here’s how the second- Allison George team all-conference selection stacked up in his first year as a starter Office: 404-894-5445, 404-894-6283 Mobile: 678-595-7728 (Johnson’s listings in Utah’s record books can be found later in this Email: [email protected] release). Web Site: www.ramblinwreck.com > No. 1 in the MWC and No. 4 in the nation in total offense (337.0 yards per game). GEORGIA TECH HEAD COACH CHAN GAILEY > No. 1 in the MWC and No. 10 in the nation in pass efficiency Alma Mater: Florida, 1974 (151.0). Record: 28-21 (4th year) > No. 2 in the MWC in passing yards (2,892) and yards per game Career Record: 52-32 (7th year) (289.2). 2005 GEORGIA TECH SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-4, 5-3 MWC) > Completed 63.6% of his passes (210-of-330). Date Opponent Result > 26 total touchdowns (18 touchdown passes and 8 rushing). 9-3 at Auburn W 23-14 > 7 interceptions was the fewest of any MWC QB who has attempt- 9-10 North Carolina W 27-21 ed at least 200 passes. 9-17 Connecticut W 28-13 > Four 300-yard passing games this season and in his career: 417 9-24 at Virginia Tech L 51-7 yards vs. San Diego State, 384 yards vs. Wyoming, 370 vs. New 10-6 N.C. State L 17-14 Mexico and 305 yards vs. Air Force. 10-15 at Duke W 35-10 > Passed for over 200 yards in all 10 games he played in this year. 10-29 Clemson W 10-9 > 4 TD passes against Wyoming and New Mexico tied the Moun- 11-5 Wake Forest W 30-17 11-12 at Virginia L 27-17 11-19 at Miami W 14-10 11-26 Georgia L 14-7 GEORGIA TECH BOWL HISTORY (22-11, .667) GEORGIA TECH ON OFFENSE Year Bowl Opponent Result Category Avg. ACC NCAA 1929 Rose California W 8-7 Rushing Offense 156.2 3 48 1940 Orange Missouri W 21-7 Passing Offense 189.6 9 89 1943 Cotton Texas L 14-7 Total Offense 345.7 9 81 1944 Sugar Tulsa W 20-18 Scoring Offense 19.3 10 98 1945 Orange Tulsa L 26-12 1947 Oil St. Mary’s W 41-19 GEORGIA TECH ON DEFENSE 1948 Orange Kansas W 20-14 Category Avg. ACC NCAA 1952 Orange Baylor W 17-14 Rushing Defense 98.0 3 11 1953 Sugar Mississippi W 24-7 Passing Defense 198.4 6 35 1954 Sugar West Virginia W 42-19 Total Defense 296.4 3 10 1955 Cotton Arkansas W 14-6 Scoring Defense 18.5 5 16 1956 Sugar Pittsburgh W 7-0 1956 Gator Pittsburgh W 21-14 1960 Gator Arkansas L 14-7 1961 Gator Penn State L 30-15 YELLOW JACKET BUZZ 1962 Bluebonnet Missouri L 14-10 Complete information can be found on the Internet at 1965 Gator Texas Tech W 31-21 www.ramblinwreck.com. … Georgia Tech finished the final 1967 Orange Florida L 27-12 season ranked No. 24 in the Associated Press, USAToday 1970 Sun Texas Tech W 17-9 and BCS polls ... The Yellow Jackets are 7-4 overall and 1971 Peach Mississippi L 41-18 5-3 in the ACC (third, tie) … Georgia Tech is coached by 1972 Liberty Iowa State W 31-30 Chan Gailey, who is in his fourth season with the Yellow 1978 Peach Purdue L 41-21 Jackets ... Gailey has head coaching experience at Troy 1985 All American Michigan State W 17-14 State and Samford in the college ranks and was the head 1991 Aloha Stanford W 18-7 coach of the of the NFL in 1998 and 1991 Florida Citrus Nebraska W 45-21 1999 ... Georgia Tech defeated two teams currently in 1997 CarQuest West Virginia W 35-30 the top 10, stopping Miami (14-10) and Auburn (23-14) 1999 Gator Notre Dame W 35-28 … All-America Calvin Johnson was also a 2000 Peach LSU L 28-14 first-team all-ACC selection ... linebacker Gerris Wilkin- 2000 Gator Miami L 28-13 son, defensive back Dawan Landry, defensive end Eric 2001 Seattle Stanford W 24-14 Henderson and running back P.J. Daniels were named 2001 Silicon Valley Classic Fresno State L 30-21 to the all-ACC second team, while offensive tackle Brad 2004 Humanitarian Tulsa W 52-10 Honeycutt earned honorable mention recognition. 2004 Champs Sports Syracuse W 51-14

www.UtahUtes.com 5 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES tain West Conference sophomore record also held by Utah’s UTE SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS (2002) and (2003). Passing Yards > Utah’s second-leading rusher had 152 carries for 478 yards (3.1 average). Brian Johnson 417 vs. SDSU, 2005 > Averaged 47.8 rushing yards per game and led the Utes in rushing TDs Brett Ratliff 240 vs. BYU, 2005 (8). > Rushed for 70-plus yards 3 times: 98 vs. North Carolina, 73 vs. UNLV Rushing Yards and 70 vs. Utah State. Quinton Ganther 155 vs. UNLV, 2005 Brett Ratliff 112 vs. BYU, 2005 > Broke the school and tied the MWC record for completion percentage in Brian Johnson 98 vs. North Carolina, 2005 just his second career start, completing 85.7% of his pass attempts (18-of- Mike Liti 81 vs. New Mexico, 2003 21) against Utah State on Sept. 10. Brent Casteel 74 vs. Arizona, 2005 > MWC Offensive Player of the Week against Wyoming completed 32- of-45 passes for 384 yards and 4 touchdowns and also led Utah in rushing Receiving Yards Travis LaTendresse 192 vs. New Mexcio, 2005 with 67 yards and a TD. John Madsen 155 vs. Utah State, 2005 Brian Hernandez 148 vs. SDSU, 2005 RUNNING BACK SPOTLIGHT ON QUINTON GANTHER Derrek Richards 87 vs. New Mexico, 2005 > Second-team all-conference running back Quinton Ganther (5-10, 214, Brent Casteel 77 vs. TCU, 2005 Sr.) leads Utah in rushing and ranks No. 3 in the MWC (33rd in the na- Tackles tion), averaging 100.0 yards per game. Spencer Toone 14 vs. Air Force, 2005 > 183 rushes for 1,000 yards (5.5 average) and 6 touchdowns. 14 vs. Air Force, 2004 > Became the eighth player in Utah football history to rush for 1,000 yards 14 vs. BYU, 2004 in a season (he missed the Wyoming game with a knee injury) and his Casey Evans 13 vs. BYU, 2005 1,000 yards is the ninth-best single-season total at Utah. Eric Weddle 12 vs. North Carolina, 2005 Ryan Smith 10 vs. Air Force, 2004 > Five 100-yard rushing games this year: 155 vs. UNLV (2005), 131 vs. Eugene Oates 10 vs. UNLV, 2005 BYU (2005), 127 vs. Arizona (2005), 112 vs. Colorado State (2005), and Steve Tate 10 vs. New Mexico, 2005 104 vs. Utah State (2005). He had 93 yards vs. SDSU. Soli Lefiti 10 vs. New Mexico, 2005 > Five 100-yard games is tied for fifth in Utah single-season history, as is Steve Fifita 9 vs. Air Force, 2004 his seven career 100-yard games. Interceptions > Also has 24 catches for 296 yards and 1 TD. Eric Weddle 1 (11 times, 2005 follows) > Career-high 98 receiving yards against San Diego State. 1 vs. New Mexico, 2005 > Leads Utah in all-purpose yards and ranks No. 4 in the MWC with 1,296 1 vs. Air Force, 2005 (129.6 ypg). 1 vs. Utah State, 2005 1 vs. Arizona, 2005 Casey Evans 1 vs. Wyoming, 2005 MORE ON THE RUNNING BACKS 1 vs. UNLV, 2005 > True freshman Darrell Mack (6-0, 202) is Utah’s fourth-leading rusher 1 vs. North Carolina, 2005 (second among the running backs) with 33 carries for 124 yards (3.8 avg). 1 vs. Air Force, 2005 He has played in 8 games. 1 vs. Arizona, 2005 > Sophomore Mike Liti (5-10, 210) has played in 7 games and started 2. Field Goal Long He has 12 rushes for 28 yards. Dan Beardall 47 vs. SDSU, 2005 > Darryl Poston (5-11, 197, Jr.), who has played in 6 games, has 6 carries for 19 yards. The Utes learned on Dec. 1 that the NCAA granted his exten- Punt Long sion request for medical hardship and he will be eligible to play another Louie Sakoda 49 vs. Air Force & UNLV, 2005 season. Kickoff Return Yards Brent Casteel 102 vs. SDSU, 2005 RECEIVER NOTEBOOK > Utah’s receiving corps has taken a beating in regards to ankle injuries Punt Return Yards this season. Leading receiver John Madsen broke his ankle against New Eric Weddle 65 vs. Air Force, 2004 Mexico on Nov. 12 and underwent surgery two days later. He will not play in the bowl game. Brian Hernandez and Travis LaTendresse, Nos. 2-3 in receiving yards, have been hobbled for most of the last half of the season with ankle injuries. Hernandez did not play against New Mexico and LaTendresse missed three games. Both should be full strength for the bowl. > Madsen (6-5, 220, Sr.) finished his senior season with a team-best 55 catches for 672 yards and 6 TDs. > Madsen had three 100-yard games this season and in his career: 155 yards against Utah State, 117 yards vs. Wyoming and 114 yards vs. UNLV. > LaTendresse (6-1, 200, Sr.), Utah’s second-leading receiver, returned to

www.UtahUtes.com 6 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES action against BYU on Nov. 19 after missing three games with a high ankle UTAH FOOTBALL ON NETWORK TV 1981 11-7 New Mexico (T) ABC sprain. 1983 10-15 Wyoming (W) ABC > LaTendresse has 39 catches for 596 yards and 4 TDs. 1991 10-26 San Diego State (L) ABC > LaTendresse had a career-high 192 yards vs. New Mexico, which ranks 1992 12-29 Washington State (L) ESPN eighth in Utah single-game history. He had 139 yards vs. Air Force in his 1993 12-30 Southern California (L) Raycom 1994 10-22 Colorado State (W) ABC other season and career 100-yard game. 12-27 Arizona (W) Raycom > LaTendresse has 119 career catches—good for the No. 8 spot in Utah his- 1995 11-18 Brigham Young (W) ABC tory. He has 1,568 career receiving yards—No. 12 all-time at Utah. 1996 9-7 Stanford (W) ABC > Hernandez (6-0, 183, Jr.) is Utah’s big-play receiver, averaging a team- 9-28 Kansas (W) ESPN2 11-9 New Mexico (W) ESPN2 best 20.5 yards per reception. 11-23 Brigham Young (L) ESPN > In his first year as a Ute, Hernandez has two 100-yard games: 148 yards 12-27 Wisconsin (L) ESPN vs. SDSU and 112 yards vs. Colorado State. 1997 9-13 TCU (W) ESPN2 10-2 Fresno State (L) ESPN > Hernandez has two of the longest receptions of the year by a Ute: a 60- 11-22 Brigham Young (W) ABC yard TD catch vs. Air Force and a 56-yarder against Colorado State. 1998 11-21 Brigham Young (L) ESPN2 > Redshirt freshman Brent Casteel (5-10, 192) is the team’s third-lead- 1999 10-16 Air Force (W) ESPN2 ing receiver with 38 catches. His 426 receiving yards rates fourth. He has 2 10-23 San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus 10-28 Colorado State (L) ESPN receiving touchdowns and 1 rushing TD. 11-6 Wyoming (L) ESPN2 > Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, So.) moved into a starting role with the in- 11-13 New Mexico (W) ESPN+Plus jury to LaTendresse and later Madsen. He has started the last four games. 11-20 Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus 12-18 Fresno State (W) ESPN2 > Of Richards’ 15 receptions, 4 have been for touchdowns. He had a career- 2000 9-2 Arizona (L) ESPN2 high 87 yards and 2 TDs against New Mexico. 9-23 Air Force (L) ABC > Freshmen Marquis Wilson (5-11, 170) and Freddie Brown were both 10-14 San Diego State (W) ESPN+Plus pulled into service midway through the year. Wilson has played in six games 10-28 New Mexico (L) ESPN+Plus 11-4 UNLV (W) ESPN+Plus and started three. Brown has played in three games. 2001 9-29 New Mexico (W) ESPN+Plus 10-20 Wyoming (W) ESPN+Plus OFFENSIVE LINE SPOTLIGHT ON JESSE BOONE 10-27 Colorado State (L) ESPN+Plus 11-3 UNLV (W) ESPN+Plus > First-team all-conference center Jesse Boone (6-5, 305, Sr.) has started in 11-17 Brigham Young (L) ESPN2 every game for the past two seasons. 12-25 Southern California (W) ABC > In addition to his first-team all-conference honors, he made the watch lists 2002 9-21 Michigan (L) ESPN for the Rimington, Outland and Lombardi awards. 9-28 Air Force (L) ESPN+Plus 10-19 Colorado State (L) ESPN+Plus > In 839 plays this season, he did not have a single missed assignment. 10-26 New Mexico (L) ESPN+Plus > Lead the team in knockdowns (43) and pancake blocks (23). 11-23 Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus > 8 knockdowns vs. Arizona, 7 vs. Utah State and 5 vs. both Air Force and 2003 9-11 California (W) ESPN 10-3 Oregon (W) ESPN2 UNLV. 10-18 UNLV (W) ESPN+Plus > Career-high 6 pancake blocks against UNM. 10-25 New Mexico (L) ESPN+Plus > 4 pancake blocks against TCU and BYU 11-1 Air Force (W) ESPN2 > Season-best 5 cuts vs. UNLV. 11-22 Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus 12-31 Southern Mississippi (W) ESPN > Has allowed just 1 sack all season. He went the first 9 games of the season 2004 9-2 Texas A&M (W) ESPN without allowing a sack. 9-25 Air Force (W) ESPN+Plus 10-1 New Mexico (W) ESPN2 OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK 11-6 Colorado State (W) ESPN2 11-13 Wyoming (W) ABC > Play leaders on the offensive line are Jason Boone (841), Jesse Boone 11-20 Brigham Young (W) ESPN2 (839), David Dirkmaat (839), Tavo Tupola (757), Robert Conley (470) 1-1 Pittsburgh (W) ABC and Eric Pettit (462). 2005 9-2 Arizona (W) ESPN 9-15 TCU (L) ESPN > The Boone brothers, Dirkmaat and Tupola have started every game this 9-22 Air Force (W) ESPN season. Conley (4 games) and Pettit (7 games) have split starts at right 10-15 San Diego State (L) ABC guard, although Conley has now secured the position. 10-22 UNLV (W) ABC > Tupola, a second-team all-conference selection, is expected to be in the 11-19 Brigham Young (W) ESPN+Plus 12-29 TBA ESPN starting lineup for the Emerald Bowl after leaving the BYU game with a knee injury on Nov. 19. > Tupola has 20 knockdowns and 5 pancake blocks. UTAH’S RECORD ON NETWORK TV ABC ...... 9-3-1 > Tupola’s 8 cuts vs. New Mexico was the most by a Ute this season. He had ESPN2 ...... 10-4 6 cuts vs. UNLV and 5 cuts against BYU (in just 40 plays) and Utah State. ESPN+Plus ...... 13-6 > Jason Boone (6-4, 290, So.) ranks second on the team in both knockdowns Raycom ...... 1-1 ESPN ...... 5-7 (25) and pancake blocks (10). He had a career-best 8 knockdowns vs. Wyo- Totals ...... 38-21-1 ming and a career-best 4 cuts vs. New Mexico. > Utah’s offensive line did not allow a sack against Arizona or Wyoming.

www.UtahUtes.com 7 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES DEFENSIVE LINE SPOTLIGHT ON STEVE FIFITA > Kite Afeaki (6-2, 285, Sr.), who started the first 6 games at > Steve Fifita (6-0, 322) has been named to the all-conference either end or tackle, missed the San Diego State game with a first team for the past two seasons. He was the 2004 Fiesta shoulder injury. He returned against UNLV in a backup role Bowl defensive MVP. and has now seen action in 10 games. > 12.0 tackles for loss ranks third in the MWC—just 0.5 out > Three of Afeaki’s 12 total tackles have been tackles-for-loss. of first. He also has 1.5 sacks. > Leads Utah with 5 sacks (30 yards) and 12.0 tackles for loss (47 yards). He ranks No. 7 in the league in sacks. LINEBACKER SPOTLIGHT ON SPENCER TOONE > 41 total tackles, second among the Utah linemen. He has > First-team all-MWC linebacker Spencer Toone (6-2, 235, also recorded 1 pass break-up. Sr.) ranks second in the MWC in tackles (106) and tackles per > 30.5 career tackles for loss, which is currently No. 6 in Utah game (9.6). Last year, he was also the league’s second-leading history. tackler (115). > Has started in 35 straight games, dating back to his sopho- > Played every defensive snap in the first 8 games before more year, and has 36 starts total. getting a little breather late in the Wyoming game when the second-string defense was in. MORE ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE > 5 double-figure tackle games this year (14 vs. Air Force, 12 > Kelly Talavou (6-2, 319, Jr.) has started all 11 games at vs. Utah State, 12 vs. UNLV, 11 vs. CSU, 10 vs. UNC) and 10 nose tackle and has 30 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and career double-digit tackle games. Toone’s 14 tackles vs. Air 2 pass breakups. Force tied his career high. > Martail Burnett (6-3, 235, So.) has started the last 5 games > Cracked the Utah career top 10 in total tackles with 286 in at open end. He has started a total of 7 games this season. only three years. > Burnett has 46 total tackles, which ranks first among Utah defensive linemen and fifth on the team. He has tallied 6 MORE ON THE LINEBACKERS tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Both of those marks rank third > Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 230, So.), a first-year starter at middle on the team. linebacker, ranks fourth on the team in tackles (71). > Burnett also has a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and a > Jianonni recorded a career-high 9 tackles vs. TCU. He had blocked kick. 8 stops against Air Force, UNLV and New Mexico. > Burnett’s best overall game as a Ute came against Wyoming > Kyle Brady (6-1, 230, So.) nailed down the starting job at when he had 6 tackles, 1 sack, a tackle for loss and a fumble stud linebacker after playing mostly on special teams for the recovery. His career-high tackle game came against Air Force first three games. He has recorded 26 total tackles, 1.5 tackles- (8). for-loss and half a sack > Junior college transfer Soli Lefiti (6-4, 265, Jr.) has started > Brady picked off the first pass of his career against New the last 6 games. Lefiti has played both end positions, but is Mexico, returning the interception 12 yards. It was the first the starter at five-technique end. and only interception by a Ute linebacker this season. > Lefiti has 23 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and 2 pass breakups. All but one of his tackles has come since he became a starter. > Lefiti recorded a career-high 10 tackles against the Lobos, after entering the game with a total of 11.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Afeaki, Kite ...... Ah-fee-ah-kee, Kee-tay LaTendresse ...... La-tawn-dress Sao ...... Sow Aneiro ...... A-near-oh (Ledbetter), Marquess ...... Mar-kwez Sokugawa ...... So-koo-gow-a Arquette ...... Ar-ket Lefiti, Soli ...... La-fee-tee, So-lee Soliai ...... So-lee-eye Bordeleau ...... Board-a-low Liti ...... Litty Stowers ...... rhymes with hours (Burnett) Martail ...... Mar-tell Livai, Siuaki ...... Levi, See-walk-ee Streiff ...... Strife (Casco) Kawika ...... Ka-vee-ka (Mack), Darrell ...... Dur-ell Sutera ...... Sue-tare-a Dirkmaat ...... Dirk-mott Mokofisi, Malakai ...Mo-ko-fee-see, Mal-a-ky Tagovailoa, Fano ...... Tongo-vy-loa, Fa-no Eliapo, Kenape ..... Ee-lee-a-po, Ken-ah-pay Moleni, Pate ...... Mo-lenny, Pot-tay Talavou ...... Tal-a-voh Falatoi ...... fah-la-toy Olevao, Loma ...... Oh-lay-vow, Lo-ma TeGantvoort ...... Ta-gant-vort Fifita ...... Fee-feet-a Pettit ...... Pet-it Tupola, Tavo ...... Too-pole-a, Tah-vo (Ganther) Quinton ...... Quin-TAHN Poston ...... Post (rhymes with most)-on Unutoa, Dymond ...... Oon-a-toe-a, diamond (Garrigan) Afa ...... Ah-fa Puccinelli ...... Pooch-inelly (Wilson), Marquis ...... Mar-keeze Jiannoni ...... Jee-a-no-nee (Ross) Adarrious ...... A-dare-ee-us Joppru ...... Ja-proo Sakoda ...... Sa-code-a

www.UtahUtes.com 8 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES WHERE’S WEDDLE? 2005 SITUATIONAL RECORD The answer is just about everywhere for the MWC Defensive Player of the Year. Utah’s phenomenal play-making defensive back Eric Weddle has shown MWC Streak: Won 1 up all over the field this season. Defensively, Weddle has started at strong safety Home Streak: Lost 1 (5 games), nickel back (3 games) and cornerback (3 games). He is also Utah’s Road Streak: Won 2 leading punt returner, played some quarterback against BYU and has also Vs. Top 25: N/A punted twice and returned a kickoff. He is the holder for field goals and plays When Utah scores first: 1-3 safety on the kickoff coverage teams. When the Opponent scores first: 5-2 > First-team all-MWC and MWC Defensive Player of the Year. When Utah has more rushing yards: 5-3 > Ranks third on the team in total tackles with 75. When Opponent has more rushing yards: 1-2 > Second for the Utes in tackles for loss (11.0), sacks (4) and interceptions (4), When Utah has more passing yards: 3-4 while leading the team in pass breakups (11). When Opponent has more passing yards: 3-1 > Seven of his 11 pass breakups came in a two-week stretch against Wyoming and New Mexico, when he started at left cornerback. When Utah plays at home: 4-2 > Leads the MWC in passes defended (interceptions plus breakups) with 15. He When Utah plays on the road: 2-3 ranks sixth in the MWC in tackles-for-loss and fourth in fumbles forced (3). When Utah plays on grass: 1-3 When Utah plays on artificial turf: 5-2 > 4 pass breakups against New Mexico tied a Utah single-game record. When Utah plays a day game: 3-1 > Has 11 career interceptions and is just the 13th Ute ever to record double- When Utah plays a night game: 4-3 digit interceptions. > Career-best 12 tackles against North Carolina this season. When Utah leads at halftime: 6-3 > Named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6 and Nov. 7. His When Utah trails at halftime: 0-2 first honor came for his work in Utah’s win over Arizona, when he led the Utes When Utah is tied at halftime: 0-0 with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a 24-yard interception When Utah leads after 3 quarters: 6-2 return for a touchdown. He also won the weekly award after Utah’s 43-13 win When Utah trails after 3 quarters: 0-2 over Wyoming, in which he led the Utes with 9 tackles, 3 pass breakups and 1.5 When Utah is tied after 3 quarters: 0-1 When outcome is 10 or more points: 3-1 tackles for loss. When outcome is 7 or less points: 3-2 When the game goes into overtime: 1-1 MORE ON THE SECONDARY > Second-team all-conference selection Casey Evans ranks second on the team When Utah plays the Pac-10: 1-0 in tackles (84) in his first year as the starting free safety. When Utah plays the WAC: 1-0 > Evans is tied for the MWC lead and tied for No. 7 in the nation in intercep- When Utah plays the ACC: 0-1 tions per game (0.45). He has 5 interceptions in 11 games. When Utah plays the Mountain West: 4-4 > Evans was named MWC Defensive Player of the Week twice. He earned the THE LAST TIME honor on Sept. 26 for his career game against Air Force. Evans had 12 total tackles and a tackle for loss. He made a critical fourth-quarter interception at Utah was shut out the Air Force 2-yard line and sealed Utah’s victory by recovering an onside kick Utah vs. Arizona State, Sept. 4, 1993 (38-0) with a minute left in the game. Evans was also named MWC Defensive Player of the Week after he totaled a career-high 13 tackles (8 solo), a forced fumble Utah was held without a touchdown and a fumble recovery in Utah’s victory at BYU. In the second quarter, Evans Utah vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 2000 stripped Cougar fullback Naufahu Tahi on the BYU 30 and returned it to the 7- yard line. It was the only turnover in the game and Utah scored two plays later Utah shut out an opponent to take a 24-3 lead into halftime. Utah vs. Southern Mississippi, Dec. 31, 2003 > Starting right cornerback Eugene Oates was honored as the MWC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24 after a career-high 10 tackles—all solo—2 tack- Utah held an opponent without a TD Utah vs. Arizona, Sept. 11, 2004 les for loss and a 7-yard sack in Utah’s win over UNLV. > Oates has 39 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 3 pass breakups. A kickoff was returned for a touchdown > Steve Tate started at strong safety the last three games of the season. He has By Utah: Morgan Scalley, 90 yards vs. UNLV, 2004 36 total tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss. By Opp: North Carolina, 2005 > Tate recorded his first-ever double-digit tackle game against New Mexico. He tallied 3 solo stops and 7 assists vs. the Lobos, with 1 tackle-for-loss. A punt was returned for a touchdown By Utah: Steve Smith vs. California, Sept. 9, 2000 By Opp: Utah State, 2001

Utah played an overtime game Utah at BYU, Nov. 19, 2005 (1 OT) - W 41-34

www.UtahUtes.com 9 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES KICKING SPOTLIGHT ON DAN BEARDALL BRIAN JOHNSON AND THE RECORD BOOKS > Dan Beardall won first-team all-conference honors in his Single Game first year as Utah’s starting place kicker. He was also a semi- > 85.7% completion rate (18-21) vs. Utah State ranks No. 1 finalist for the Lou Groza National Kicker of the Year. > 483 total yards vs. San Diego State ranks No. 4 > Ranks No. 1 in the MWC and No. 27 in the nation in field > 451 total yards vs. Wyoming ranks No. 8 goals per game (1.36). > 417 passing yards vs. San Diego State ranks No. 10 > Has made 15-of-18 field goals (83.3%). > 224.34 pass efficiency vs. Utah State ranks No. 10 > Made his 12th consecutive field goal against BYU, breaking > 32 completions vs. Wyoming is tied for No. 6 the school record of 11 set back in 1985 by Andre Guardi. His > 21.18 yards per completion vs. New Mexico is No. 3 streak came to an end when he missed a 49-yarder late in the second quarter at BYU. Single Season > 5-7 in field goals of 45-yards or longer. He made a career- > 3,370 total yards ranks No. 4 long 47-yard attempt against San Diego State and has a 46- > 18 touchdown passes ranks No. 7 and two 45-yard field goals to his credit. > 482 total plays ranks No. 4 > Two of Beardall’s three misses were from 49 and 52 yards. > 210 completions ranks No. 6 > Utah’s leading scorer, averaging 7.5 ppg. > 2,892 passing yards ranks No. 7 > Made his first 28 extra point attempts of the season before missing one against Wyoming. He is just the ninth kicker in Career school history to make 25 or more consecutive PATs. > 3,604 total yards ranks No. 11 > 37-38 in PATs. His .974 percentage is tops in the MWC. > 10 games with 200 yards passing is tied for No. 2 > Two-time MWC Special Teams Player of the Week—win- ning the honor in his first ever collegiate start against Arizona IN THE STANDS and again for his play against Wyoming. Utah drew 249,215 fans to its six home games this year for an average of 41,536—the second-best home attendance aver- MORE ON THE SPECIAL TEAMS age in school history behind last year’s 44,112 mark. Three of > Utah has kicked off 64 times with 15 touchbacks. True the top 15 crowds ever to watch a home Utah football game freshman Louie Sakoda has 56 kickoffs with 13 touchbacks, have come this season. The 45,528 in attendance on Sept. 2 fellow true freshman Ben Vroman has 7 kickoffs and 2 touch- vs. Arizona marked the third-largest crowd in school history backs, and Dan Beardall has 1 kickoff (0 touchbacks). and the most ever for a home opener. The Sept. 10 game vs. > Sakoda has been Utah’s starting punter since week one. Utah State drew 44,639 (11th) and the Sept. 22 game vs. Air Averaging 36.7 yards-per-punt, Sakoda’s strength is his place- Force drew 41,935 (15th). The Utes have played in front of a ment ability: 20 of his 49 punts have been downed inside the capacity crowd (45,017) nine times since Rice-Eccles Stadium 20 and 13 have resulted in a fair catch. opened in 1998. > Brent Rawlings (5-7, 171, So.) has 7 punts (6 vs. New Mexico) and averages 36.0 yards per punt. RICE-ECCLES STADIUM TOP CROWDS > Redshirt freshman Brent Casteel has 20 of Utah’s 34 kick- 1. California ...... 2003 ...... 46,768 off returns and is averaging 23.2 yards. His long of 47 came 2. Brigham Young ...... 1998 ...... 45,634 against North Carolina. He also has a 40-yard return to his 3. Arizona ...... 2005 ...... 45,528 credit. 4. Texas A&M ...... 2004 ...... 45,419 > Derrek Richards has also tried his hand on kickoff returns 5. Brigham Young ...... 2004 ...... 45,326 as of late. He has returned 4 kicks for 90 yards, with a long 6. North Carolina ...... 2004 ...... 45,319 of 25, while Fano Tagovailoa has 4 returns and a 26.8-yard 7. Utah State ...... 1999 ...... 45,224 average. 8. Brigham Young ...... 2002 ...... 45,167 > Eric Weddle (23 returns, 6.5 average) and Marquis Wilson 9. Brigham Young ...... 2000 ...... 45,064 (5 returns, 5.0 average) are Utah’s leaders in punt returns. 10. Oregon ...... 2003 ...... 44,676 11. Utah State ...... 2005 ...... 44,639 12. Colorado State ...... 2004 ...... 44,222 13. Louisville ...... 1998 ...... 44,112 14. Air Force ...... 2004 ...... 44,043 15. Air Force ...... 2005 ...... 41,935

www.UtahUtes.com 10 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL NOTES TO A GREATER DEGREE YEAR OF THE UTE Five current Ute football players have received bachelor The 2004-05 athletic year was the best in school history for degrees and are working toward either advanced degrees or Utah and certainly would rival that of any NCAA Division I another undergraduate degree this season. Senior center Jesse college. A summary follows: Boone is in his second year of the MBA program. Boone * Utah became the first school ever to produce the No. 1 draft graduated in May 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. pick in both the NFL and NBA in the same year. Senior linebacker Spencer Toone, a CoSIDA all-district VIII * Utah became the second school, and the first since UCLA in Academic All-American, has a bachelor’s degree in com- 1967-68, to have a national player of the year in both football munication and is now seeking a master’s degree in sports (Alex Smith) and men’s basketball (Andrew Bogut). management. Senior kicker Bryan Borreson has degrees in * Utah became the first school ever to have its football team marketing and management, while senior wide receiver Travis play in a BCS bowl game, its men’s basketball team make the LaTendresse and senior defensive back Kawika Casco both Sweet 16 and its women’s basketball team win a first-round have degrees in exercise and sport science. Borreson, LaTen- NCAA tournament game. dresse and Casco are now working toward degrees in parks, * The Ute gymnastics and ski teams both finished third in the recreation and tourism. nation. * Football went 12-0, won the MWC and played in the Fiesta THE STREAK Bowl—the first non-BCS school to play (and win) a BCS bowl Utah won 18 straight games from Nov. 1, 2003-Sept. 15, 2005 game. Football finished the year ranked No. 4 (A.P.) and No. 5 to break the old school mark of 16 straight wins set in 1928- (Coaches) in the polls. 30. The record win streak began with a triple overtime victory * Men’s basketball finished 29-6, won the MWC and made the at Air Force on Nov. 1, 2003 and ended with an overtime loss NCAA Sweet 16. to TCU on Sept. 15, 2005. Another Ute win streak came to * Women’s basketball was MWC co-champion and made the an end on Oct. 15, 2005 when Utah lost to San Diego State, NCAA second round. snapping a 10-game home win streak that was tied for fourth * Volleyball won the MWC regular season championship. in school history. * Women’s soccer won the MWC tournament. * Men’s and women’s swim teams both won their respective STARTING OVER MWC regular season championships. Utah lost five players to the NFL draft—including No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith—after the conclusion of the best season in school history last January. Smith, who as a junior quarterback finished fourth in the Heisman voting and was the National Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News, led Utah to a 12-0 record, a No. 4 Associated Press ranking and a Fiesta Bowl win over Pittsburgh. Other Utes drafted after the historic first BCS bowl game by a non-BCS- conference member were receiver , offensive guard Chris Kemoeatu, and defensive linemen Sione Pouha and Jonathan Fanene. Their departures, along with others, left Utah with five returning starters on offense and just four on defense.

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WR (X) OPEN END KICKOFFS 26-Derrek Richards (5-11, 175, So.) 93-Martail Burnett (6-3, 235, So.) 35-Louie Sakoda (5-10, 180, Fr.) 89-Freddie Brown (6-3, 215, Fr.) 45-Alex Puccinelli (6-1, 220, So.) 85-Ben Vroman (5-11, 165, Fr.) 48-Dan Beardall (6-1, 193, Sr.) WR (Y) TACKLE 88-Travis LaTendresse (6-1, 200, Sr.) 94-Steve Fifita (6-0, 322, Sr.) PAT/FG 17-Fano Tagovailoa (6-1, 209, Jr.) 99-Kite Afeaki (6-2, 285, Sr.) 48-Dan Beardall (6-1, 193, Sr.) 76-Paul Soliai (6-4, 321, Jr.) 35-Louie Sakoda (5-10, 180, Fr.) or LT 7-Bryan Borreson (5-10, 186, Sr.) 78-Tavo Tupola (6-3, 300, Jr.) NG 71-Mitch Arquette (6-5, 312, Jr.) 98-Kelly Talavou (6-2, 319, Jr.) P 76-Paul Soliai (6-4, 321, Jr.) 35-Louie Sakoda (5-10, 180, Fr.) LG 96-Derek Beardall (6-1, 305, Jr.) 59-Brent Rawlings (5-7, 171, So.) 74-David Dirkmaat (6-7, 310, Sr.) 63-Kyle Gunther (6-4, 300, So.) END LS 97-Soli Lefiti (6-4, 265, Jr.) 50-Brock Condie (5-10, 220, Sr.) C 99-Kite Afeaki (6-2, 285, Sr.) 61-Pete Aneiro (6-0, 195, Jr.) 79-Jesse Boone (6-5, 305, Sr.) 95-Bryce Scanlon (6-2, 270, Fr.) 55-Andrew Johnson (6-2, 304, Sr.) H ROV 32-Eric Weddle (6-0, 200, Jr.) RG 9-Spencer Toone (6-2, 235, Sr.) 88-Travis LaTendresse (6-1, 200, Sr.) 66-Robert Conley (6-1, 317, Fr.) 11-Kawika Casco (5-10, 185, Sr.) 75-Eric Pettit (6-4, 300, Jr.) PR MLB 7-Marquis Wilson (5-11, 170, Fr.) or RT 44-Joe Jiannoni (6-0, 230, So.) 32-Eric Weddle (6-0, 200, Jr.) 69-Jason Boone (6-4, 290, So.) 41-Grady Marshall (6-0, 230, Sr.) 16-Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Jr.) 72-Jason Voss (6-3, 290, Jr.) SLB KR TE 14-Kyle Brady (6-1, 230, So.) 6-Brent Casteel (5-10, 192, Fr.) 18-Chad Jacobsen (6-4, 250, Sr.) 33-Afa Garrigan (6-1, 210, Fr.) 17-Fano Tagovailoa (6-1, 209, Jr.) 81-Willie Sao (6-4, 275, Sr.) 7-Marquis Wilson (5-11, 170, Fr.) RC WR (Z) 8-Eugene Oates (5-11, 183, Sr.) 16-Brian Hernandez (6-0, 183, Jr.) 21-Shaun Harper (5-9, 180, Jr.) or 17-Fano Tagovailoa (6-1, 209, Jr.) 5-Ryan Smith (5-10, 165, So.)

WR (H) NB 6-Brent Casteel (5-10, 192, Fr.) or 21-Shaun Harper (5-9, 180, Jr.) 7-Marquis Wilson (5-11, 170, Fr.) 5-Ryan Smith (5-10, 165, So.)

QB LC 15-Brett Ratliff (6-4, 195, Jr.) 32-Eric Weddle (6-0, 200, Jr.) 11-Danny Southwick (6-2, 220, Jr.) 3-Brice McCain (5-9, 170, Fr.)

TB FS 13-Quinton Ganther (5-10, 214, Sr.) 31-Casey Evans (6-0, 198, Jr.) 12-Darrell Mack (6-0, 202, Fr.) or 24-Tim Harris (6-0, 190, Sr.) 20-Mike Liti (5-10, 210, So.) SS 28-Steve Tate (5-11, 195, So.) 2-Antonio Young (5-11, 195, Sr.)

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Brian Johnson Eric Weddle Opponent Att Cmp Int Yards TD Long Opponent UT AT TT TFL PBU INT Arizona 30 19 0 220 1 47 Arizona 6 4 10 1.5 0 1 Utah State 21 18 0 268 2 47 Utah State 3 1 4 1.0 0 1 TCU 30 15 1 208 0 45 TCU 4 3 7 1.0 0 0 Air Force 29 21 1 305 2 60 Air Force 2 7 9 0 0 1 North Carolina 34 22 1 211 1 21 North Carolina 9 3 12 3.0 0 0 Colorado State 27 15 2 255 1 56 Colorado State 1 2 3 0 0 0 San Diego State 47 31 1 417 0 41 San Diego State 2 1 3 1.0 0 0 UNLV 29 20 0 264 3 39 UNLV 3 2 5 0.5 2 0 Wyoming 45 32 0 384 4 45 Wyoming 7 2 9 1.5 3 0 New Mexico 38 17 1 360 4 52 New Mexico 6 2 8 1.0 4 1 Brigham Young DNP - Injury Brigham Young 4 1 5 0 0 0

Quinton Ganther Spencer Toone Opponent Rush Yards Avg. TD Long Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Arizona 24 127 5.3 0 27 Arizona 3 6 9 0 0 Utah State 15 104 6.9 1 40 Utah State 5 7 12 0 0 TCU 22 47 2.1 1 8 TCU 2 4 6 0.5 0.5 Air Force 20 78 3.9 0 13 Air Force 3 11 14 0.5 0.5 North Carolina 11 55 5.0 0 16 North Carolina 7 3 10 0 0 Colorado State 18 112 6.2 0 20 Colorado State 8 3 11 1.0 0 San Diego State 22 93 4.2 1 12 San Diego State 1 7 8 0 0 UNLV 15 155 10.3 3 63 UNLV 8 4 12 0 0 Wyoming DNP - Injury Wyoming 3 5 8 1.0 0 New Mexico 15 98 6.5 0 24 New Mexico 2 6 8 1.5 1.5 Brigham Young 21 131 6.2 0 34 Brigham Young 5 3 8 0 0

John Madsen Steve Fifita Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Opponent UT AT TT TFL Sacks Arizona 3 14 4.7 0 5 Arizona 0 2 2 0 0 Utah State 8 155 19.4 2 47 Utah State 1 1 2 1.0 1.0 TCU 3 30 15.0 0 15 TCU 4 1 5 1.0 1.0 Air Force 2 28 14.0 0 15 Air Force 1 3 4 0.5 0 North Carolina 8 97 12.1 0 21 North Carolina 6 1 7 3.0 1.0 Colorado State 4 46 11.5 0 17 Colorado State 1 1 2 1.0 0 San Diego State 8 71 8.9 0 23 San Diego State 2 4 6 2.5 0 UNLV 7 114 16.3 2 24 UNLV 2 1 3 1.0 1.0 Wyoming 12 117 9.8 2 22 Wyoming 1 3 4 1.5 0.5 New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico 1 5 6 0.5 0.5 Brigham Young DNP - Injury Brigham Young 0 0 0 0 0

Travis LaTendresse Casey Evans Opponent Rec Yards Avg. TD Long Opponent UT AT TT TFL PBU INT Arizona 5 69 13.8 0 19 Arizona 3 5 8 0.5 0 1 Utah State 3 29 9.7 0 16 Utah State 2 3 5 1.0 0 0 TCU 1 16 16.0 0 16 TCU 5 2 7 0 0 0 Air Force 10 139 13.9 1 26 Air Force 5 7 12 0.5 0 1 North Carolina 3 32 10.7 1 15 North Carolina 6 3 9 1.0 1 1 Colorado State 2 31 15.5 0 20 Colorado State 1 4 5 0 1 0 San Diego State DNP - Injury San Diego State 0 5 5 0 0 0 UNLV DNP - Injury UNLV 6 3 9 0 1 1 Wyoming DNP - Injury Wyoming 1 4 5 0 0 1 New Mexico 9 192 21.3 1 51 New Mexico 4 2 6 1.0 0 0 Brigham Young 6 88 14.7 1 25 Brigham Young 8 5 13 0 0 0

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Game ...... Points ...... 1st Downs ...... Rush Yds ...... Pass Yds ...... Total Yards ...... TOs Arizona ...... 24 ...... 25 ...... 104 ...... 287 ...... 391 ...... 4 Utah ...... 27 ...... 19 ...... 226 ...... 220 ...... 446 ...... 1 Utah State ...... 7 ...... 16 ...... 163 ...... 95 ...... 258 ...... 2 Utah ...... 31 ...... 26 ...... 242 ...... 268 ...... 510 ...... 2 Utah ...... 20 ...... 14 ...... 109 ...... 208 ...... 317 ...... 2 TCU ...... 23 ...... 14 ...... 228 ...... 88 ...... 316 ...... 1 Air Force ...... 35 ...... 26 ...... 251 ...... 234 ...... 485 ...... 3 Utah ...... 38 ...... 23 ...... 152 ...... 305 ...... 457 ...... 2 Utah ...... 17 ...... 22 ...... 167 ...... 211 ...... 378 ...... 5 North Carolina ...... 31 ...... 20 ...... 85 ...... 267 ...... 352 ...... 2 Utah ...... 17 ...... 18 ...... 170 ...... 255 ...... 425 ...... 2 Colorado State ...... 21 ...... 18 ...... 151 ...... 226 ...... 377 ...... 1 San Diego State ...... 28 ...... 17 ...... 166 ...... 219 ...... 385 ...... 0 Utah ...... 19 ...... 30 ...... 175 ...... 417 ...... 592 ...... 2 Utah ...... 42 ...... 23 ...... 242 ...... 264 ...... 506 ...... 1 UNLV ...... 32 ...... 28 ...... 117 ...... 371 ...... 488 ...... 2 Wyoming ...... 13 ...... 15 ...... 146 ...... 133 ...... 279 ...... 3 Utah ...... 43 ...... 25 ...... 179 ...... 384 ...... 563 ...... 0 New Mexico ...... 31 ...... 16 ...... 88 ...... 197 ...... 285 ...... 2 Utah ...... 27 ...... 19 ...... 60 ...... 381 ...... 441 ...... 5 Utah ...... 41 ...... 24 ...... 251 ...... 240 ...... 491 ...... 0 Brigham Young ...... 34 ...... 20 ...... 176 ...... 309 ...... 485 ...... 1

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Opponent Qtr Pl-Yd Time Scoring Play UNLV 1 6-75 2:17 Madsen 24 pass from Johnson Ariziona 2 10-62 3:39 Beardall 36-yard field goal 2 6-71 2:51 Madsen 21 pass from Johnson 2 8-87 4:02 Ganther 47 pass from Johnson 2 10-80 3:25 Ganther 1 run 3 3-80 1:02 Casteel 59-yard run 3 6-55 2:14 Casteel 4 pass from Johnson 3 5-20 1:22 Beardall 45-yard field goal 3 3-81 1:03 Ganther 63 run 3 0-0 0:00 Weddle 24-yard interception return 3 5-77 2:14 Ganther 40 run

Utah State 2 6-79 1:55 Johnson 2-yard run Wyoming 1 7-20 3:17 Beardall 37 field goal 2 1-30 0:10 Madsen 30 pass from Johnson 2 10-47 3:00 Beardall 45 field goal 3 3-17 1:11 Ganther 2-yard run 2 6-81 2:13 Madsen 11 pass from Johnson 4 5-42 1:42 Madsen 2 pass from Johnson 2 6-60 0:56 Madsen 12 pass from Johnson 4 7-37 2:56 Beardall 29-yard field goal 3 11-80 3:32 Johnson 3 run 3 7-22 3:14 Richards 3 pass from Johnson TCU 1 7-70 3:27 Ganther 5-yard run 4 10-75 4:12 Shaheen 1 pass from Johnson 2 15-32 6:26 Beardall 39-yard field goal 4 9-86 3:02 Beardall 22 field goal 3 10-48 2:49 Johnson 1-yard run OT 4-8 N/A Beardall 34-yard field goal New Mexico 1 6-80 1:33 Richards 26 pass from Johnson 1 3-79 1:06 Richards 52 pass from Johnson Air Force 1 11-69 4:46 Johnson 1-yard run 2 6-80 1:19 LaTendresse 51 pass from Johnson 1 8-80 2:53 Johnson 1-yard run 2 1-41 0:09 Casteel 41 pass from Johnson 2 6-33 2:57 Johnson 1-yard run 2 1-12 0:04 LaTendresse 12 pass from Johnson Brigham Young 1 5-60 1:41 Hernandez 3 pass from Ratliff 2 7-54 1:06 Beardall 46-yard field goal 1 9-76 3:03 Jacobsen 15 pass from Ratliff 3 2-77 0:55 Hernandez 60 pass from Johnson 2 7-48 2:49 Beardall 35 field goal 2 2-7 0:43 Ratliff 4 run North Carolina 2 11-67 4:22 Johnson 2 run 3 8-65 4:17 Hernandez 48 pass from Ratliff 3 11-77 4:35 LaTendresse 15 pass from Johnson 4 10-49 5:50 Beardall 44 field goal 4 9-62 3:21 Beardall 35 field goal OT 2-0 N/A LaTendresse 25 pass from Ratliff

Colorado State 1 14-60 6:13 Weddle 2 run 3 12-80 4:59 Richards 13 pass from Johnson 4 7-73 3:22 Beardall 24 field goal

San Diego State 2 14-93 6:54 Beardall 24 field goal 2 9-71 3:01 Johnson 3 run 2 11-60 1:53 Beardall 47 field goal 3 10-66 3:42 Ganther 3 run

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POS. ARIZ USU TCU AFA UNC CSU SDSU UNLV WYO UNM BYU LT Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tavo Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola Tupola LG David David David David David David David David David David David Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat Dirkmaat C Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Jesse Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone RG Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Eric Robert Robert Robert Robert Pettit Pettit Pettit Pettit Pettit Pettit Pettit Conley Conley Conley Conley RT Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Jason Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone Boone QB Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brian Brett Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Ratliff RB Quinton Quinton Quinton Quinton Mike Quinton Quinton Quinton Mike Quinton Quinton Ganther Ganther Ganther Ganther Liti Ganther Ganther Ganther Liti Ganther Ganther X-WR Travis Travis Travis John Travis John Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek Derrek LaTendresse LaTendresse LaTendresse Madsen LaTendresse Madsen Richards Richards Richards Richards Richards Z-WR John John Brian John Brian John John John John Brian Madsen Madsen Hernandez Madsen Hernandez Madsen Madsen Madsen Madsen Hernandez H-WR Brent Brent Brent Brent Brent Marquis Marquis Casteel Casteel Casteel Casteel Casteel Wilson Wilson Y-WR Fano Fano Fano Travis Travis Brian Marquis Travis Tagovailoa Tagovailoa Tagovailoa LaTendresse LaTendresse Hernandez Wilson LaTendresse TE/HB Chad Ameen Chad Chad Chad Chad Jacobsen Shaheen Jacobsen Jacobsen Jacobsen Jacobsen TE Willie Willie Sao Sao

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POS. ARIZ USU TCU AFA UNC CSU SDSU UNLV WYO UNM BYU

OE Martail Martail Alex Alex Alex Soli Martail Martail Martail Martail Martail Burnett Burnett Puccinelli Puccinelli Puccinelli Lefiti Burnett Burnett Burnettt Burnett Burnett T Steve Steve Kite Kite Kite Kite Steve Steve Steve Steve Steve Fifita Fifita Afeaki Afeaki Afeaki Afeaki Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita NG Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou Talavou E Kite Kite Steve Steve Steve Steve Soli Soli Soli Soli Soli Afeaki Afeaki Fifita Fifita Fifita Fifita Lefiti Lefita Lefiti Lefiti Lefiti RLB Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Spencer Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone Toone MLB Grady Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Marshall Jianonni Jiannoni Jianonni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni Jiannoni SLB Malakai Malakai Malakai Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Mokofisi Mokofisi Mokofisi Brady Brady Brady Brady RC Eugene Eugene Eugene Eugene Eugene Eugene Eugene Eugene Oates Oates Oates Oates Oates Oates Oates Oates LC Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Brice Ryan Shaun Eric Eric Eric Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith McCain Smith Harper Weddle Weddle Weddle FS Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Casey Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans Evans SS Eric Eric Tim Eric Tim Tim Eric Eric Steve Steve Steve Weddle Weddle Harris Weddle Harris Harris Weddle Weddle Tate Tate Tate NB/S Eric Steve Eric Eric Shaun Shaun Shaun Weddle Tate Weddle Weddle Harper Harper Harper

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NO. NAME ARIZ USU TCU AFA UNC CSU SDSU UNLV WYO UNM BYU 1 Thomas Huff x x x x 2 Antonio Young x x x x x x x x x x x 3 Brian Johnson x x x x x x x x x x 3 Brice McCain x x x x x x x x x 4 Justin Walker x 5 Ryan Smith x x x x x x x x 6 Brent Casteel x x x x x x x x x x x 7 Marquis Wilson x x x x x x 8 Eugene Oates x x x x x x x x x x x 9 Spencer Toone x x x x x x x x x x x 10 Darryl Poston x x x x x x 11 Kawika Casco x x x x x x x 11 Danny Southwick 12 Darrell Mack x x x x x x x x 13 Quinton Ganther x x x x x x x x x x 14 Kyle Brady x x x x x x x x x x x 15 Brett Ratliff x x x x 15 Charlie TeGantvoort x 16 Brian Hernandez x x x x x x x x x x 17 Fano Tagovailoa x x x x x x x x x x x 18 Chad Jacobsen x x x x x x x x x x x 20 Mike Liti x x x x x x x 21 Shaun Harper x x x x x x x x x x x 22 Malakai Mokofisi x x x x 23 John Madsen x x x x x x x x x x 24 Tim Harris x x x x x x x x x x x 26 Derrek Richards x x x x x x x x x x x 28 Steve Tate x x x x x x x x x x x 29 Eric Shyne x x x x x x x x 31 Casey Evans x x x x x x x x x x x 32 Eric Weddle x x x x x x x x x x x 33 Afa Garrigan x x x x x 35 Louie Sakoda x x x x x x x x x x x 37 Loma Olevao x x x x x x x x 41 Grady Marshall x x x x x x x x x x x 42 Pate Moleni x x x x 43 Dymond Unutoa x x 44 Joe Jiannoni x x x x x x x x x x x 45 Alex Puccinelli x x x x x x x x x x x 48 Dan Beardall x x x x x x x x x x x 50 Brock Condie x x x x x x x x x x x 51 Brady Nielson x x x x x x x x x x 54 Taylor Miller x x x x x x x 55 Andrew Johnson x x x x x x x x 59 Brent Rawlings x x 63 Kyle Gunther x x 66 Robert Conley x x x x x x x x x x 69 Jason Boone x x x x x x x x x x x 71 Mitch Arquette x x x x x x x x x x x 72 Jason Voss x x x x x x x x x x x 74 David Dirkmaat x x x x x x x x x x x 75 Eric Pettit x x x x x x x x x 76 Paul Soliai x x x x x x x x x x x 78 Tavo Tupola x x x x x x x x x x x 79 Jesse Boone x x x x x x x x x x x 81 Willie Sao x x x x x x x x x x x 82 John Peel x x x x x x 83 Jordan Johnson x x x x x x x x x x x 85 Ben Vroman x 86 Cody Sorensen x x 87 Ameen Shaheen x x x x x x x x x x x 88 Travis LaTendresse x x x x x x x x 89 Freddie Brown x x x 93 Martail Burnett x x x x x x x x x x x 94 Steve Fifita x x x x x x x x x x x 95 Bryce Scanlon x 96 Derek Beardall x x x x x 97 Soli Lefiti x x x x x x x x x x 98 Kelly Talavou x x x x x x x x x x x 99 Kite Afeaki x x x x x x x x x x

www.UtahUtes.com 16 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 1 SEPT. 2 GAME 2 SEPT. 10 Utah 27 Arizona 24 Utah 31, Utah State 7 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium [45,419] Rice-Eccles Stadium [44,639]

SALT LAKE CITY—Sophomore Brian Johnson passed for 220 yards and SALT LAKE CITY—Brian Johnson passed for 268 yards and threw two TD a touchdown in his first start, and coach Kyle Whittingham won in his Utah passes to John Madsen, and Utah ran its school-record winning streak to head coaching debut as the Utes beat Arizona 27-24 and extended their 18 straight games with a 31-7 victory over Utah State. Madsen finished with winning streak to a school-record 17 straight games. Quinton Ganther ran for eight catches for 155 yards—a career best. Quinton Ganther ran for 104 a career-high 127 yards and took a shovel pass from Johnson 47 yards for yards in his second 100-yard game of the season and the Utes (2-0) won the Utah’s first touchdown of the season. Other TDs came on a dazzling 59-yard in-state rivalry for the eighth straight time. Utah remained unbeaten under run by freshman Brent Casteel, playing in his first college game, and a 24- new coach Kyle Whittingham and held Utah State to 258 total yards. Utah yard interception return by Eric Weddle. Johnson shook off some first-quarter State drew first blood in the second quarter and led 7-0 through much of the nerves to lead Utah to 446 yards of total offense split nearly evenly between half. But Johnson led Utah on a 6-play, 79-yard touchdown scoring drive, rushing (226 yards) and passing (220 yards). The Utes led 27-10 after scor- tying things up on a 2-yard keeper with 3:03 left in the half. He struck again ing 17 points in the third quarter, but had to fend off a late charge by Arizona. less than two minutes later with a 30-yard TD pass to Madsen, giving Utah Two big rushing first downs by Ganther took time off the clock and a punt by a lead it never relinquished. Johnson was brilliant overall, completing 18 freshman Louie Sakoda was downed at the Arizona 9-yard-line with 28 sec- of 21 passes for a new school and conference (tie) completion rate of 85.7 onds remaining. Casey Evans sealed the win for Utah with an interception. percent. The Utes tacked on two more touchdowns and a field goal in the second half. Arizona ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 24 Utah ...... 0 ...... 10 ...... 17 ...... 0 ...... 27 Utah State ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 7 Utah ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 31 Scoring Summary UA - Folk 35 field goal 14:16, 2nd Scoring Summary UU - Beardall 36 field goal 10:37, 2nd USU - Bohm 3 run (Jakubiak kick), 13:45, 2nd UU - Ganther 47 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick) 4:29, 2nd UU - Johnson 2 run (Beardall kick), 3:03, 2nd UA - Thomas 13 pass from Kovalcheck (Folk kick) 11:50, 3rd UU - Madsen 30 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 1:27, 2nd UU - Casteel 59 run (Beardall kick) 10:48, 3rd UU - Ganther 2 run (Beardall kick), 12:18, 3rd UU - Beardall 45 field goal 8:44, 3rd UU - Madsen 2 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 13:10, 4th UU - Weddle 24 interception return (Beardall kick) 3:46, 3rd UU - Beardall 29 field goal, 9:44, 4th UA - Wood 21 pass from Kovalcheck (Folk kick) 0:03, 3rd UA - Harris 1 run (Folk kick) 9:23, 4th Team Statistics USU UU First Downs 16 26 Team Statistics UA UU Net Rushing 38-163 49-242 First Downs 25 19 Passing 12-25-1 18-22-0 Net Rushing 33-104 38-226 Passing Yards 95 268 Passing 24-42-2 31-19-0 Total Offense 63-258 71-510 Passing Yards 287 220 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Total Offense 75-391 69-446 Penalties 5-35 5-45 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 1-0 Penalties 7-50 7-64 Punting 8-34.8 4-30.0 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 2-24 Punt Returns 2-8 5-44 Punting 6-42.5 7-36.4 Kickoff Returns 4-100 1-32 Punt Returns 1-0 3-29 Time of Possession 29:15 30:45 Kickoff Returns 3-70 2-36 Third Down Conversions 4-14 3-10 Time of Possession 28:51 31:09 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-1 Third Down Conversions 6-14 5-16 Sacks By 2-16 2-9 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-2 Sacks By 0-0 2-15 Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 15-104-1, Johnson 18-70-1. USU: Individual Leaders Jackson 18-87-0, Bohm 11-56-1. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 24-127-0, Casteel 4-74-1. UA: Bell Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 21-18-0-268-2. USU: Jack- 18-99-0, Kovalcheck 3-23-0. son 25-12-1-95-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 30-19-0-220-1. UA: Koval- Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Madsen 8-155-2, LaTendresse 3-29-0. USU: check 37-21-2-255-2, Austin 5-3-0-32-0. Bohm 5-41-0, Richards 2-22-0. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: LaTendresse 5-69-0, Ganther 2-50-1. UA: Kickoff Returns–Utah: Tagovailoa 1-32. USU: Robinson 4-100. Thomas 7-92-1, Steptoe 6-90-0. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 5-44. USU: Robinson 2-8. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Walker 2-36. UA: Steptoe 3-70. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Toone 12 Sacks: Fifita 1-8, Evans 1-1. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 3-29. UA: Steptoe 1-0. TFL: Fifita 1-8, Evans 1-1, Weddle 1-1. Interceptions: Weddle 1-0. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Weddle 10 Sacks: Afeaki 1-5, Soliai 1- 10. TFL: Afeaki 2-9, Weddle 1.5-5. Interceptions: Weddle 1-24, Evans 1-0.

www.UtahUtes.com 17 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 3 SEPT. 15 GAME 4 SEPT. 22 TCU 23, Utah 20 - OT Utah 38, Air Force 35 Fort Worth, Texas Salt Lake City Amon G. Carter Stadium [25,220] Rice-Eccles Stadium [41,935]

Utah’s school-record 18-game win streak was snapped in overtime against SALT LAKE CITY— Brian Johnson passed for 305 yards on 21-of-29 pass- TCU, 23-20, in Ft. Worth. The loss was Utah’s first since dropping a 47-35 ing, and assisted in five touchdowns, and Utah downed Air Force 38-35. decision to New Mexico on Oct. 25, 2003. The Utes entered the game with Johnson threw two touchdown passes, including a 60-yard bomb to Brian the nation’s second-longest winning streak. Utah appeared on its way to Hernandez that put the Utes up 38-21 in the third quarter, and ran for three another win after a 1-yard keeper by Brian Johnson put the Utes up 17-7 at more. Trailing 14-7 in the second quarter, the Utes scored three unanswered the 10:10 mark in the third quarter. But the offense stalled after that, going touchdowns, including two in seven seconds, and led the rest of the way. scoreless in the fourth quarter and settling for a 34-yard Dan Beardall field Travis LaTendresse had a career night, catching 10 passes for 139 yards goal in overtime. TCU, which tied the score with a 10-point third quarter, won and a touchdown. Defensive career games came from Spencer Toone (14 the game on a 4-yard touchdown pass in overtime. Utah running back Quin- tackles) and Casey Evans (12 tackles). After Air Force gained 242 first half ton Ganther was held to 47 rushing yards—68 below his average. Quarter- yards, Utah gave up just 42 yards in the third quarter. But the Falcons roared back Brian Johnson also had mixed results—connecting with freshman Brent back in the last four minutes of the game, scoring twice to pull within three Casteel for 77 yards—but throwing his first pick of the year and finishing the (38-35). Their onside kick attempt with less than a minute left failed and Utah night 15 of 30 passing for 208 yards. Linebacker Joe Jiannoni had a big night escaped with the victory. for the defense, making nine tackles, including one for a loss Air Force ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 0 ...... 14 ...... 35 Utah ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 20 Utah ...... 7 ...... 24 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 38 TCU ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 6 ...... 23 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary AF - Williams 1 run (Eberle kick), 12:38, 1st UU - Ganther 5 run (Beardall kick), 7:05, 1st UU - Johnson 1 run (Beardall kick), 7:52, 1st TCU - Merrill 3 run (Manfredini kick), 14:57, 2nd AF - Williams 1 run (Eberle kick), 14:15, 2nd UU - Beardall 39 field goal, 8:23, 2nd UU - Johnson 1 run (Beardall kick), 11:22, 2nd UU - Johnson 1 run (Beardall kick), 10:10, 3rd UU - Johnson 1 run (Beardall kick), 5:05, 2nd TCU - Merrill 4 run (Manfredini kick), 8:10, 3rd UU - LaTendresse 12 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 4:48, 2nd TCU - Manfredini 30 field goal, 2:05, 3rd AF - Kirkwood 10 run (Eberle kick), 1:09, 2nd UU - Beardall 34 field goal, OT UU - Beardall 46 field goal, 0:03, 2nd TCU - DePriest 4 pass from Gunn, OT UU - Hernandez 60 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 11:17, 3rd AF - Brown 15 pass from Fitch (Eberle kick), 3:15, 4th Team Statistics UU TCU AF - Fitch 4 run (Eberle kick), 1:08, 4th First Downs 14 14 Net Rushing 50-109 46-228 Team Statistics AFA UU Passing 31-15-1 17-8-0 First Downs 26 23 Passing Yards 208 88 Net Rushing 50-251 43-152 Total Offense 81-317 63-316 Passing 27-13-2 30-21-1 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 3-1 Passing Yards 234 305 Penalties 6-40 5-30 Total Offense 77-485 73-457 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 1-12 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Punting 9-37.4 9-37.0 Penalties 3-25 5-45 Punt Returns 2-12 5-23 Interceptions-Yds 1-0 2-10 Kickoff Returns 4-34.2 4-34.2 Punting 6-34.8 6-41.0 Time of Possession 34:44 25:16 Punt Returns 2-9.5 2-11.0 Third Down Conversions 8-23 4-14 Kickoff Returns 4-20.8 4-20.5 Fourth Down Conversions 2-2 0-0 Time of Possession 27:51 32:09 Sacks By 2-6 3-16 Third Down Conversions 7-14 7-16 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-1 Individual Leaders Sacks By 2-10 2-15 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 22-47-1, Johnson 22-42-1. TCU: Brown 17-163-0, Merrill 16-58-2. Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 20-78-0, Johnson 14-39-3. AFA: Wil- Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 30-15-1-208-0. TCU: Gunn liams 11-68-2, Kendrick 9-43-0. 17-8-0-88-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 29-21-1-305-2. AFA: Carney Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Casteel 4-77-0, Hernandez 3-60-0. TCU: 16-9-1-145-0, Fitch 9-4-0-89-1. Rodgers 4-52-0, DePriest 2-19-1. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: LaTendresse 10-139-1, Hernandez 3-79-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 3-89. TCU: Rodgers 3-87. AFA: Brown 9-184-1, Kirkwood 3-42-0. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 2-12. TCU: Coleman 2-15, Rodgers 3-8. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 2-41. AFA: Kirkwood 2-43. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Jiannoni 9 Sacks: Fifita 1-3, Toone Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 1-6. AFA: Sutton 2-19. 0.5-2, Soliai 0.5-1. TFL: Jiannoni 1, Weddle 1, Fifita 1, Smith 1, Burnett 1, Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Toone 14, Sacks: Toone 0.5, Jiannoni 0.5, Puccinelli 1. Interceptions: none. Burnett 0.5, Brady 0.5. TFL: Toone 0.5, Jiannoni 0.5, Burnett 0.5, Brady 0.5, Fifita 0.5, Evans 0.5. Interceptions: Weddle 1-10, Evans 1-0. www.UtahUtes.com 18 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 5 OCT. 1 GAME 6 OCT. 8 North Carolina 31, Utah 17 Colorado State 21, Utah 17 Chapel Hill, N.C. Fort Collins, Colo. Kenan Stadium [50,000] Hughes Stadium [32,713]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Utah fumbled away the chance to beat North Carolina, FT. COLLINS, COLO.—A goal-line stand by Colorado State sent Utah to losing 31-17 in a mistake-filled afternoon. The Utes turned the ball over five its second straight loss, 21-17. The Utes, who led 14-3 entering the fourth times and were slapped with 12 penalties—one that negated an interception quarter, had three chances from inside the CSU 1-yard line with under a for a touchdown. Quarterback Brian Johnson epitomized Utah’s day. John- minute left, but couldn’t punch home the game-winning touchdown. Quinton son threw for 211 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for a career-high 98 Ganther’s 20-yard rush on fourth down with two minutes remaining, gave yards and another score. But he also threw and interception and had two of the Utes first and goal on CSU’s 4-yard line. His next carry brought Utah Utah’s three fourth-quarter fumbles. Utah’s defense allowed just one touch- to the 1-yard line, where its drive then stalled. Ganther finished with 112 down and a field goal in the first half, despite being pinned inside its 30 five rushing yards. Brian Hernandez had the first 100-yard receiving game of his times (the first UNC touchdown came on the game’s opening kickoff). But career, catching 3 balls for 112 yards, an average of 37.3 yards per catch. in the third quarter, a roughing the passer penalty overruled Eric Weddle’s Brian Johnson completed 15 of 27 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown (2 interception for a touchdown and gave the ball, and the momentum, back to interceptions) in a game where Utah out-gained CSU in total offense (425- UNC. The Tarheels scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and three 377 yards) and ran 16 more plays. Spencer Toone’s 11 tackles (1 for a loss) fumbles prevented the Utes from gaining ground. Weddle led Utah with a led the defense. career-high 12 tackles (3 for a loss). Utah ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 17 Utah ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 17 Colorado St. ....0 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 18 ...... 21 North Carolina .7 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 31 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary UU - Weddle 2 run (Beardall kick), 7:12, 1st NC - Tate 96 kickoff return (Barth kick), 14:47, 1st CS - Mark 24 field goal, 12:22, 2nd UU - Johnson 2 run (Beardall kick), 12:14, 2nd UU - Richards 13 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 10:01, 3rd NC - Barth 32 field goal, 4:21, 2nd CS - Bartz 6 pass from Holland (pass failed), 14:56, 4th UU - LaTendresse 15 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 10:25, 3rd CS - Anderson 2 pass from Holland (pass failed), 11:16, 4th NC - Wright 23 pass from Baker (Barth kick), 3:54, 3rd UU - Beardall 24 field goal, 7:54, 4th NC - Edwards 1 run (Barth kick), 14:02, 4th CS - Bell 49 run (pass failed), 5:05, 4th UU - Beardall 35 field goal, 10:41, 4th NC - Holley 43 pass from Baker (Barth kick), 5:11, 4th Team Statistics UU CSU First Downs 18 18 Team Statistics UU UNC Net Rushing 45-170 30-151 First Downs 22 20 Passing 27-15-2 26-18-1 Net Rushing 38-167 39-85 Passing Yards 255 226 Passing 34-22-1 31-16-2 Total Offense 72-425 56-377 Passing Yards 211 267 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Total Offense 72-378 70-352 Penalties 9-48 4-29 Fumbles-Lost 4-4 1-0 Interceptions-Yds 1-6 2-8 Penalties 12-101 6-65 Punting 3-42.3 4-47.2 Interceptions-Yds 2-12 1-0 Punt Returns 2-10 2-18 Punting 5-38.4 5-39.8 Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-21.5 Punt Returns 0-0 1-3.0 Time of Possession 33:23 26:37 Kickoff Returns 4-27.2 3-49.7 Third Down Conversions 9-17 4-11 Time of Possession 30:25 29:35 Fourth Down Conversions 2-3 1-1 Third Down Conversions 4-13 7-16 Sacks By 0-0 2-13 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-1 Sacks By 2-9 4-23 Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 18-112-0, Johnson 19-48-0. CSU: Individual Leaders Bell 25-140-1, Anderson 1-8-0. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 22-98-1, Ganther 11-55-0. UNC: Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 27-15-2-255-1. CSU: Hol- Edwards 23-44-1, Arnold 8-28-0. land 25-18-1-226-2. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 34-22-1-211-1. UNC: Baker Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 3-112-0, Madsen 4-46-0. CSU: 31-16-2-267-2. Anderson 8-120-1, Sperry 4-63-0. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Madsen 8-97-0, Casteel 5-55-0. UNC: Kickoff Returns–Utah: none. CSU: Herbert 1-23, Hill 1-20. Mason 4-82-0, Hamlett 4-61-0. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 2-10. CSU: Walker 2-18. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel-3-96. UNC: Tate 3-149-1. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Toone 11, Sacks: none. TFL: Toone 1.0, Punt Returns–Utah: N/A. UNC: Tate 1-3. Fifita 1.0. Interceptions: none. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Weddle 12, Sacks: Fifita 1.0. TFL: Weddle 3.0, Fifita 3.0, Evans 1.0. Interceptions: Harris 1-12, Evans 1-0.

www.UtahUtes.com 19 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 7 OCT. 15 GAME 8 OCT. 22 San Diego State 28, Utah 19 Utah 42, UNLV 32 Salt Lake City Las Vegas, Nev. Rice-Eccles Stadium [41,341] Sam Boyd Stadium [19,108]

SALT LAKE CITY—Utah piled up a season-high 592 yards of total offense LAS VEGAS—Quinton Ganther rushed for a career-high 155 yards and but came up short on the scoreboard, losing 28-19 to San Diego State. The 3 touchdowns to lead Utah past UNLV, 42-32, in Las Vegas on Oct. 22. Aztecs stunned Utah by scoring on their first two possessions to jump to a Ganther, who averaged 10.3 yards per rush, had touchdown runs of 63 and 14-0 lead. Utah was poised to cut the lead in half at the start of the second 40 yards in a 21-point Utah third quarter. Quarterback Brian Johnson also quarter, moving inside the SDSU 10-yard line, but came away with just three posted dazzling numbers, completing 20-of-29 passes for 264 yards and 3 points on a 24-yard field goal by Dan Beardall. He later booted a career-long touchdowns. He rushed for 73 yards to finish with 337 yards of total offense. 47-yarder. The Aztecs weren’t out of danger until they recovered a Quinton John Madsen had 114 receiving yards and Utah’s first two touchdowns of Ganther fumble in the end zone late in fourth quarter for a touchback. Brian the game. His second TD grab gave Utah a 14-10 lead and the Utes never Johnson passed for a career-high 417 yards (10th-best in school history) and trailed again. Utah’s lead ballooned to 42-20 after the second of Ganther’s rolled up 483 yards of total offense (fourth all-time at Utah). Brian Hernandez long TD runs, but UNLV struck twice in the final five minutes to close within had a career-high 148 receiving yards, while Ganther finished with 93 yards 10 points. Spencer Toone (12 tackles) and Eugene Oates (10 tackles, 2 rushing (1 TD) and 98 yards receiving. tackles for loss and a sack) led the defense. Casey Evans and Shaun Harper each had an interception. Utah ...... 0 ...... 13 ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 19 SDSU ...... 14 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 28 Utah ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 21 ...... 0 ...... 42 UNLV ...... 3 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... 12 ...... 32 Scoring Summary SD - Webb 60 pass from O’Connell (Palmer kick), 12:34, 1st Scoring Summary SD - O’Connel 1 run (Palmer kick), 8:52, 1st LV - Aguayo 32 field goal, 9:01, 1st UU - Beardall 24 field goal, 10:12, 2nd UU - Madsen 24 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 3:15, 1st SD - Ortiz 5 pass from O’Connell (Palmer kick), 8:03, 2nd LV - Estandia 2 pass from J. Jackson (Aguayo kick), 14:33, 2nd UU - Johnson 3 run (Beardall kick), 5:02, 2nd UU - Madsen 21 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 11:37, 2nd UU - Beardall 47 field goal, 0:07, 2nd LV - Aguayo 36 field goal, 9:44, 2nd UU - Ganther 3 run (rush failed), 2:42, 3rd UU - Ganther 1 run (Beardall kick), 1:39, 2nd SD - Webb 10 pass from O’Connell (Palmer kick), 12:18, 4th UU - Casteel 4 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 11:12, 3rd UU - Ganther 63 run (Beardall kick), 6:40, 3rd Team Statistics SDSU UU LV - Anderson 10 pass from J. Jackson (Aguayo kick), 4:17, 3rd First Downs 17 30 UU - Ganther 40 run (Beardall kick), 1:58, 3rd LV - E. Jackson 1 run (pass failed), 5:00, 4th Net Rushing 166 175 LV - Estandia 7 pass from J. Jackson (run failed), 1:07, 4th Passing 23-17-0 48-31-1 Passing Yards 219 417 Team Statistics UU UNLV Total Offense 57-385 91-592 First Downs 23 28 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Net Rushing 242 117 Penalties 2-10 6-34 Passing 29-20-0 56-30-2 Interceptions-Yds 1-21 0-0 Passing Yards 264 371 Punting 6-46.3 2-33.5 Total Offense 65-506 95-488 Punt Returns 0-0 6-5.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Kickoff Returns 2-17.5 4-25.5 Penalties 10-93 10-70 Time of Possession 26:48 33:12 Interceptions-Yds 2-0 0-0 Third Down Conversions 6-12 10-18 Punting 6-40.7 5-42.0 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-3 Punt Returns 2-3.0 2-4.0 Sacks By 3-15 1-11 Kickoff Returns 5-10.6 6-25.5 Time of Possession 26:27 33:33 Individual Leaders Third Down Conversions 5-11 11-22 Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 22-93-1, Johnson 16-66-1. SDSU: Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 2-4 O’Connell 9-88-1, Bornes 25-78-0. Sacks By 4-25 0-0 Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 47-31-1-417-0. SDSU: O’Connell 23-17-0-219-3. Individual Leaders Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Hernandez 7-148-0, Madsen 8-71-0. SDSU: Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 15-155-3, Johnson 13-73-0. UNLV: Webb 9-142-2, Schilens 4-42-0. Smith 1-61-0, E. Jackson 18-52-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 4-102. SDSU: Amaral 1-17, Franklin 1-18. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 29-20-0-264-3. UNLV: J. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 6-35. SDSU: none. Jackson 54-29-2-356-3. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Toone 8, Sacks: Weddle 1-11. TFL: Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Madsen 7-114-2, Casteel 7-46-1. UNLV: Fifita 2.5, Weddle 1.0. Interceptions: none. Estandia 10-120-2, Anderson 4-92-1. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 2-49. UNLV: E. Jackson 4-114. Punt Returns–Utah: Hernandez 1-7. UNLV: Kirkland 2-8. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Toone 12, Sacks: Oates 1-7, Burnett 1-3, Fifita 1-10, Afeaki 0.5-2, Weddle 0.5-3. TFL: Oates 2.0, Burnett 2.0. Interceptions: Evans 1-0, Harper 1-0. www.UtahUtes.com 20 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 9 NOV. 5 GAME 9 NOV. 12 Utah 43, Wyoming 13 New Mexico 31, Utah 27 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium [39,026] Rice-Eccles Stadium [36,746]

SALT LAKE CITY—Brian Johnson and Eric Weddle starred in a 43-13 Utah SALT LAKE CITY—Utah held a 27-19 halftime lead, but lost the game and its blowout against Wyoming in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Johnson completed 32- starting quarterback in a disastrous second half against New Mexico. Brian of-45 passes for 384 yards and 4 touchdowns and also led Utah in rushing Johnson, who finished the game with 360 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, with 67 yards and a TD. Weddle moved from safety to cornerback to cover suffered a season-ending knee injury after a 12-yard run on Utah’s final the league’s leading receiver and held Jovon Bouknight to 4 receptions for drive. New Mexico was called for a personal foul on the play, moving Utah 43 yards—well below his season average of 105.4 yards per game. Weddle into UNM territory. Second-string quarterback Brett Ratliff completed a also had a team-best 9 tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and 3 pass 21-yard pass on his first play to move Utah to the Lobo 19, but three plays breakups. Wyoming took a 6-3 first-quarter lead, but the Utes erupted for a later he threw an interception to end the comeback try. Travis LaTendresse, 17 unanswered points to take a 20-6 lead into halftime. John Madsen, whose in his first game back from an ankle injury, had a career receiving game with 12 catches was a career-high, had 117 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. 192 yards and Quinton Ganther rushed for 98 yards in his return from the Dan Beardall made all three field goal attempts and tied a school record by disabled list. Utah lost John Madsen, its leading receiver on the season, to a improving his string of field goals without a miss to 11. Utah compiled 563 broken ankle in the first quarter. Soli Lefiti and Steve Tate had 10 tackles—a total yards against the MWC’s leading defense and allowed just 279. career-best for both—to lead the defense.

Wyoming ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 13 New Mexico .....7 ...... 12 ...... 6 ...... 6 ...... 31 Utah ...... 3 ...... 17 ...... 13 ...... 10 ...... 43 Utah ...... 14 ...... 13 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 27

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary WY - Yaussi 39 field goal, 7:32, 1st UU - Richards 26 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 13:27, 1st UU - Beardall 37 field goal, 4:15, 1st NM - Black 31 yard INT return (Byrd kick), 6:40, 1st WY - Yaussi 47 field goal, 0:54, 1st UU - Richards 52 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 5:34, 1st UU - Beardall 45 field goal, 7:15, 2nd NM - Nelson 8 run (kick failed), 13:38, 2nd UU - Madsen 11 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 2:13, 2nd NM - Moore 2 run (kick failed), 10:56, 2nd UU - Madsen 12 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 0:11, 2nd UU - LaTendresse 51 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 3:05, 2nd UU - Johnson 3 run (Beardall kick), 11:28, 3rd UU - Casteel 41 pass from Johnson (kick blocked), 3:05, 2nd UU - Richards 3 pass from Johnson (kick failed), 5:59, 3rd NM - Baskett 50 pass from Nelson (rush failed), 3:58, 3rd WY - Brewer 14 pass from Bramlet (Yaussi kick), 0:52, 3rd NM - Kase 2 run (rush failed), 7:07, 4th UU - Shaheen 1 pass from Johnson (Beardall kick), 11:40, 4th UU - Beardall 22 field goal, 8:01, 4th Team Statistics NM UTAH First Downs 16 19 Team Statistics WYO UTAH Net Rushing 88 60 First Downs 15 25 Passing 30-16-2 41-18-2 Net Rushing 146 179 Passing Yards 197 381 Passing 30-15-1 45-32-0 Total Offense 74-285 73-441 Passing Yards 133 384 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-3 Total Offense 62-279 86-563 Penalties 8-75 8-97 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Interceptions-Yds 2-44 2-12 Penalties 5-39 5-45 Punting 9-40.1 7-31.9 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 1-19 Punt Returns 2-9.5 3-5.3 Punting 5-34.6 3-32.0 Kickoff Returns 4-16.2 5-20.6 Punt Returns 2-1.5 2-4.5 Time of Possession 35:20 24:40 Kickoff Returns 9-24.3 3-28.7 Third Down Conversions 4-17 4-15 Time of Possession 24:55 35:05 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-2 Third Down Conversions 6-15 9-18 Sacks By 9-62 6-42 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 2-3 Sacks By 0-0 3-15 Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 15-98-0, Mack 1-3-0. NM: Moore Individual Leaders 25-70-1, Nelson 16-30-1. Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 10-67-1, Mack 16-65-0. WYO: Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 38-17-1-360-4, Ratliff 1-3-1- Seldon 17-82-0, Moore 5-45-0. 21-0. NM: Nelson 30-16-2-197-1. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Johnson 45-32-0-384-4. WYO: Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: LaTendresse 9-192-1, Richards 3-87-2. NM: Bramlet 30-15-1-133-1. Baskett 8-135-1, Brown 4-24-0. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: Madsen 12-117-2, Hernandez 2-79-0. WYO: Kickoff Returns–Utah: Casteel 2-41. NM: Fulbright 4-65. Bouknight 4-43-0, Wadkowski 2-30-0. Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 3-16. NM: Fulbright 2-19. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Wilson 0-44. WYO: Bouknight 8-219. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Tate, Lefiti 10, Sacks: Marshall 2.0, Punt Returns–Utah: Wilson 2-9. WYO: Marsh 2-3. Toone 1.5, Lefiti 1.0, Evans 1, Fifita 0.5. TFL: Marshall 2.0, Toone 1.5, Lefiti Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Weddle 9, Sacks: Weddle 1.0, Burnett 1.0, Tate 1.0, Weddle 1.0, Evans 1.0, Casco 1.0, Jiannoni 0.5, Fifita 0.5, 1.0, Fifita 0.5, Talavou 0.5. TFL: Weddle 1.5, Fifita 1.5, Toone 1.0, Burnett Burnett 0.5. Interceptions: Weddle 1-0, Brady 1-12. 10.0, Brady 1.0, Tate 0.5, Talavou 0.5. Interceptions: Evans 1-19. www.UtahUtes.com 21 2005 UTAH FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 11 NOV. 19 Utah 41, Brigham Young 34 (OT) Provo, Utah Lavell Edwards Stadium [64,312]

PROVO, UTAH—In his NCAA debut as a starting quarterback, Brett Ratliff guided Utah to a thrilling 41-34 overtime win against rival Brigham Young before a sellout crowd of 64,312 in LaVell Edwards Stadium. Ratliff, who had seen only spot duty prior to the game, was masterful—passing for 240 yards and 4 TDs, and rushing for 112 yards and a score. Ratliff stunned BYU time and again with his big arm and gutsy running in leading Utah to a 24-3 halftime lead. The Cougars charged back with a 31-point second half but couldn’t score in overtime. Quinton Ganther rushed for 131 yards and receivers Travis LaTendresse and Brian Hernandez contributed 88- and 81- yard games, respectively. Casey Evans totaled a career-high 13 tackles and set up a Ute score by forcing a fumble, which he recovered and returned 30 yards to the BYU 7-yard line. Dan Beardall set a school record by making his 12th-consecutive field goal before missing a 49-yard attempt.

Utah ...... 14 ...... 10 ...... 7 ...... 3 ...... 7 ...... 41 BYU ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 21 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 34

Scoring Summary UU - Hernandez 3 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick), 11:51, 1st UU - Jacobsen 15 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick), 5:25, 1st BY - McLaughlin 31 field goal, 0:19, 1st UU - Beardall 35 field goal, 8:05, 2nd UU - Ratliff 4 run (Beardall kick), 4:37, 2nd BY - Brown 5 run (McLaughlin kick), 11:37, 3rd BY - Brown 64 run (McLaughlin kick), 10:04, 3rd UU - Hernandez 48 pass from Ratliff, 5:47, 3rd BY - Watkins 13 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick), 1:32, 3rd UU - Beardall 44 field goal, 10:35, 4th BY - Allen 28 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick), 8:31, 4th BY - McLaughlin 37 field goal, 4:50, 4th UU - LaTendresse 25 pass from Ratliff (Beardall kick), OT

Team Statistics UTAH BYU First Downs 24 20 Net Rushing 251 176 Passing 35-17-0 48-27-0 Passing Yards 240 309 Total Offense 79-491 79-485 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties 12-86 9-74 Interceptions-Yds 0-0 0-0 Punting 6-31.7 5-39.8 Punt Returns 3-4.7 3-7.0 Kickoff Returns 5-21.0 6-19.5 Time of Possession 31:55 28:05 Third Down Conversions 7-16 7-17 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-3 Sacks By 1-9 2-17

Individual Leaders Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ganther 21-131-0, Ratliff 19-112-1. BYU: Brown 20-153-2, Tahi 5-15-0. Passing (Att-Comp-I-Yds-TD)–Utah: Ratliff 32-17-0-240-4. BYU: Beck 47-27-0-309-2. Receiving (No-Yds-TD)–Utah: LaTendresse 6-88-1, Hernandez 4-81-2. BYU: Brown 7-84-0, Harline 4-46-0. Kickoff Returns–Utah: Richards 2-50. BYU: Jones 6-117. Punt Returns–Utah: Weddle 3-14. BYU: Meikle 3-21. Utah Defensive Leaders–Tackles: Evans 13, Sacks: Talavou 1.0. TFL: Burnett 1.0, Talavou 1.0, Beardall 0.5, Puccinelli 0.5. Interceptions: None. www.UtahUtes.com 22 UTAH’S RANKING HISTORY

UTAH VS. RANKED OPPONENTS (AP POLL-- STARTED IN 1936) UTAH’S ALL-TIME AP RANKINGS Year Utah Rank ...... Opponent (Rank) ...... Result ...... H/A/N Year Opponent ...... Rank ...... Result ...... H/A/N ...... Utah Rank 1947 18 ...... Idaho ...... L, 6-7 ...... N 1936 Texas A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 7-20 ...... H 1994 25 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-22 ...... A 1945 Oklahoma A&M ...... 15 ...... L, 6-46 ...... H 1994 21 ...... Hawaii ...... W, 14-3 ...... H 1949 Pacific ...... 19 ...... L, 6-45 ...... A 1994 18 ...... Colorado State (12) ...... W, 45-31 ...... A 1956 UCLA ...... 17 ...... L, 7-13 ...... A 1994 12 ...... UTEP ...... W, 52-7 ...... H 1957 Army ...... 8 ...... L, 33-39 ...... A 1994 9 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 21-23 ...... A 1994 12 ...... Air Force ...... L, 33-40 ...... A 1958 Air Force ...... 14 ...... L, 14-16 ...... A 1994 21 ...... Brigham Young (20) ...... W, 34-31 ...... H 1959 UCLA ...... 20 ...... L, 6-21 ...... A 1994 15 ...... no game 1961 Colorado ...... 8 ...... W, 21-12 ...... A 1994 12 ...... no game 1968 Nebraska ...... 14 ...... L, 0-31 ...... A 1994 14 ...... Arizona (15) ...... W, 16-13 ...... N 1968 Oregon State ...... 18 ...... L, 21-24 ...... H 1994 10 ...... (Final, Jan. 3) 1970 Arizona State ...... 11 ...... L, 14-37 ...... A 1996 24 ...... UTEP ...... W, 34-27 ...... A 1971 Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 21-41 ...... H 1996 24 ...... TCU ...... W, 21-7 ...... H 1971 Houston ...... 15 ...... L, 16-42 ...... A 1996 21 ...... Tulsa ...... W, 45-19 ...... H 1973 Texas Tech ...... 20 ...... L, 22-29 ...... A 1996 20 ...... Rice ...... L, 10-51 ...... A 1973 UCLA ...... 16 ...... L, 16-66 ...... A 2003 24 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 35-47 ...... H 1973 Arizona State ...... 8 ...... W, 36-31 ...... H 2003 25 ...... Southern Miss ...... W, 17-0 ...... N 1974 Arizona ...... 12 ...... L, 8-41 ...... H 2003 21 ...... Final, Jan. 5 1974 Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 0-32 ...... A 2004 1975 Arizona State ...... 10 ...... L, 14-40 ...... H 8-14 20 ...... Texas A&M ...... W, 41-21 ...... H 1975 Arizona ...... 11 ...... L, 14-38 ...... A 9-6 17 ...... Arizona ...... W, 23-6 ...... A 1977 Oklahoma ...... 5 ...... L, 24-62 ...... A 9-12 15 ...... Utah State ...... W, 48-6 ...... A 1977 Houston ...... 19 ...... L, 16-34 ...... H 9-19 14 ...... Air Force ...... W, 49-35 ...... H 1977 Brigham Young ...... 14 ...... L, 8-38 ...... A 9-26 14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 28-7 ...... A 1979 Washington ...... 14 ...... L, 7-41 ...... A 10-3 11 ...... no game 10-10 11 ...... North Carolina ...... W, 46-16 ...... H 1979 Brigham Young ...... 10 ...... L, 0-27 ...... A 10-17 9 ...... UNLV ...... W, 63-28 ...... H 1980 Nebraska ...... 8 ...... L, 9-55 ...... A 10-24 9 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 51-28 ...... A 1980 Brigham Young ...... 13 ...... L, 6-56 ...... H 10-31 7 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 63-31 ...... H 1981 Arizona State ...... 20 ...... L,10-52 ...... A 11-7 7 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 45-28 ...... A 1981 Brigham Young ...... 18 ...... L, 28-56 ...... A 11-14 5 ...... Brigham Young ...... W, 52-21 ...... H 1982 Arizona State ...... 15 ...... L, 10-23 ...... A 12-5 5 ...... Pittsburgh ...... W, 35-7 ...... N 1982 Texas ...... 18 ...... L, 12-21 ...... A 1-4 4 ...... Final 1983 Brigham Young ...... 9 ...... L, 7-55 ...... A 1984 Brigham Young ...... 3 ...... L, 14-24 ...... H UTAH’S ALL-TIME COACHES’ POLL RANKINGS 1985 Brigham Young ...... 11 ...... L, 28-38 ...... A Year Utah Rank ...... Opponent (Rank) ...... Result ...... H/A/N 1986 Arizona State ...... 9 ...... L, 7-52 ...... A 1994 23 ...... no game 1988 Wyoming ...... 12 ...... L, 18-61 ...... A 1994 21 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 38-22 ...... A 1989 Nebraska ...... 4 ...... L, 30-42 ...... A 1994 18 ...... Hawaii ...... W, 14-3 ...... H 1989 Brigham Young ...... 21 ...... L, 31-70 ...... A 1994 15 ...... Colorado State (12) ...... W, 45-31 ...... A 1990 Brigham Young ...... 5 ...... L, 22-45 ...... H 1994 11 ...... UTEP ...... W, 52-7 ...... H 1992 Nebraska ...... 11 ...... L, 22-49 ...... A 1994 8 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 21-23 ...... A 1992 Washington State ...... 18 ...... L, 28-31 ...... N 1994 14 ...... Air Force ...... L, 33-40 ...... A 1994 Colorado State ...... 12 ...... W, 45-31 ...... A ...... 18 1994 20 ...... Brigham Young (20) ...... W, 34-31 ...... H 1994 13 ...... Arizona (15) ...... W, 16-13 ...... N 1994 Brigham Young ...... 20 ...... W, 34-31 ...... H ...... 21 1994 13 ...... no game 1994 Arizona ...... 15 ...... W, 16-13 ...... N ...... 14 1994 12 ...... Arizona (15) ...... W, 16-13 ...... N 1996 Kansas ...... 20 ...... W, 45-42 ...... H 1994 8 ...... Final, Jan. 3 1996 Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 17-37 ...... H 1996 25 ...... Stanford ...... W, 17-10 ...... H 1999 Brigham Young ...... 19 ...... W, 20-17 ...... A 1996 24 ...... UTEP ...... W, 34-27 ...... A 2001 Oregon ...... 7 ...... L, 10-24 ...... A 1996 25 ...... TCU ...... W, 21-7 ...... H 2001 Brigham Young ...... 8 ...... L, 21-24 ...... A 1996 22 ...... Tulsa ...... W, 45-19 ...... H 2002 Michigan ...... 14 ...... L, 7-10 ...... A 1996 19 ...... Rice ...... L, 10-51 ...... A 2003 Oregon ...... 19 ...... W, 17-13 ...... H 2003 23 ...... New Mexico ...... L, 35-47 ...... H 2005* Pittsburgh ...... 19 ...... W, 35-7 ...... N ...... 5 2003 25 ...... Southern Miss ...... W, 17-0 ...... N *2005 Fiesta Bowl; 2004 season 2003 21 ...... Final, Jan. 5 2004 7-30 21 ...... no game 8-29 19 ...... Texas A&M ...... W, 41-21 ...... H 9-7 16 ...... Arizona ...... W, 23-6 ...... A 9-12 14 ...... Utah State ...... W, 48-6 ...... A 9-19 14 ...... Air Force ...... W, 45-39 ...... H 9-26 14 ...... New Mexico ...... W, 28-7 ...... A 10-3 11 ...... no game 10-10 10 ...... North Carolina ...... W, 46-16 ...... H 10-17 10 ...... UNLV ...... W, 63-28 ...... H 10-24 10 ...... San Diego State ...... W, 51-28 ...... A 10-31 8 ...... Colorado State ...... W, 63-31 ...... H 11-7 8 ...... Wyoming ...... W, 45-28 ...... A 11-14 6 ...... Brigham Young ...... W, 52-21 ...... H 12-5 6 ...... Pittsburgh ...... W, 35-7 ...... N 1-4 5 ...... Final

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Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Sep 02, 2005 ARIZONA W 27-24 1-0 0-0 3:37 45528 Sep 10, 2005 UTAH STATE W 31-7 2-0 0-0 3:07 44639 Sep 15, 2005 at TCU* L 23-20 OT 2-1 0-1 3:28 22250 Sep 22, 2005 AIR FORCE* W 38-35 3-1 1-1 3:27 41935 Oct 1, 2005 at North Carolina L 31-17 3-2 1-1 3:39 50000 Oct 8, 2005 at Colorado State* L 21-17 3-3 1-2 3:07 32713 Oct 15, 2005 SAN DIEGO STATE* L 28-19 3-4 1-3 3:28 41,341 Oct 22, 2005 at UNLV* W 42-32 4-4 2-3 3:47 19,108 Nov 5, 2005 WYOMING* W 43-13 5-4 3-3 3:13 39.026 Nov 12, 2005 NEW MEXICO* L 31-27 5-5 3-4 3:29 36,746 Nov. 19, 2005 at BYU* W 41-34 OT 6-5 4-4 4:15 64,312 * indicates conference game

TEAM STATISTICS UU OPP FIRST DOWNS 243 215 Rushing 103 80 Passing 129 116 Penalty 11 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 1973 1690 Yards gained rushing 2270 1994 Yards lost rushing 297 304 Rushing Attempts 459 417 Average Per Rush 4.3 4.1 Average Per Game 179.4 153.6 TDs Rushing 17 16 PASSING YARDAGE 3153 2411 Att-Comp-Int 373-228-8 354-195-13 Average Per Pass 8.5 6.8 Average Per Catch 13.8 12.4 Average Per Game 286.6 219.2 TDs Passing 22 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 5126 4101 Total Plays 832 771 Average Per Play 6.2 5.3 Average Per Game 466.0 372.8 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 34-756 46-1121 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 30-197 21-122 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 13-83 8-85 FUMBLES-LOST 24-14 16-8 PENALTIES-YARDS 85-698 64-502 PUNTS-AVG 58-36.2 68-39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:16 28:44 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 71/173 66/166 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 10/18 7/16

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G GANTHER, Quinto 10 183 1041 41 1000 5.5 6 63 100.0 JOHNSON, Brian 10 152 690 212 478 3.1 8 26 47.8 CASTEEL, Brent 11 35 212 4 208 5.9 1 59 18.9 MACK, Darrell 8 33 127 3 124 3.8 0 18 15.5 RATLIFF, Brett 4 19 129 17 112 5.9 1 24 22.4 LITI, Mike 7 12 29 1 28 2.3 0 6 4.0 POSTON, Darryl 6 6 19 0 19 3.2 0 9 3.2 WEDDLE, Eric 11 4 13 1 12 3.0 1 8 1.1 WILSON, Marquis 6 2 7 1 6 3.0 0 7 1.0 MADSEN, John 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 TAGOVAILOA, Fan 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 9 10 0 16 -16 -1.6 0 0 -1.8 Total...... 11 459 2270 297 1973 4.3 17 63 179.4 Opponents...... 11 417 1994 304 1690 4.1 16 64 153.6

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G JOHNSON, Brian 10 151.01 330-210-7 63.6 2892 18 60 289.2 RATLIFF, Brett 4 142.01 36-18-1 50.0 261 4 48 52.2 TEAM 9 0.00 4-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 WEDDLE, Eric 11 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TAGOVAILOA, Fan 11 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 GANTHER, Quinto 10 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 11 147.31 373-228-8 61.1 3153 22 60 286.6 Opponents...... 11 121.73 354-195-13 55.1 2411 18 60 219.2

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RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G MADSEN, John 10 55 672 12.2 6 47 67.2 LATENDRESSE, Tr 8 39 596 15.3 4 51 74.5 CASTEEL, Brent 11 38 426 11.2 2 41 38.7 HERNANDEZ, Bria 10 31 634 20.5 3 60 63.4 GANTHER, Quinto 10 24 296 12.3 1 47 29.6 RICHARDS, Derre 11 15 220 14.7 4 52 20.0 WILSON, Marquis 6 7 105 15.0 0 25 17.5 TAGOVAILOA, Fan 11 6 66 11.0 0 24 6.0 JACOBSEN, Chad 11 3 58 19.3 1 34 5.3 SHAHEEN, Ameen 11 3 20 6.7 1 12 1.8 MACK, Darrell 8 3 13 4.3 0 6 1.6 BROWN, Freddie 3 2 43 21.5 0 37 14.3 LITI, Mike 7 2 4 2.0 0 6 0.6 Total...... 11 228 3153 13.8 22 60 286.6 Opponents...... 11 195 2411 12.4 18 60 219.2

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk BEARDALL, Dan 15-18 83.3 0-0 4-5 6-6 5-6 0-1 47 1

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points BEARDALL, Dan 0 15-18 37-38 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82 JOHNSON, Brian 8 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 48 GANTHER, Quinto 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 MADSEN, John 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 LATENDRESSE, Tr 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 RICHARDS, Derre 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 HERNANDEZ, Bria 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 CASTEEL, Brent 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WEDDLE, Eric 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 JACOBSEN, Chad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RATLIFF, Brett 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SHAHEEN, Ameen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total...... 40 15-18 37-39 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 322 Opponents...... 37 10-13 27-29 0-3 0 0-4 0 0 279

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total UU 59 125 99 29 10 322 Opponents 47 66 72 88 6 279

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long EVANS, Casey 5 19 3.8 0 19 WEDDLE, Eric 4 34 8.5 1 24 SMITH, Ryan 1 6 6.0 0 6 HARPER, Shaun 1 0 0.0 0 0 HARRIS, Tim 1 12 12.0 0 12 BRADY, Kyle 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total...... 13 83 6.4 1 24 Opponents...... 8 85 10.6 1 31

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd SAKODA, Louie 49 1799 36.7 52 4 13 20 0 RAWLINGS, Brent 7 252 36.0 47 1 3 2 0 WEDDLE, Eric 2 46 23.0 34 0 0 0 0 Total...... 58 2097 36.2 52 5 16 22 0 Opponents...... 68 2684 39.5 61 7 12 19 2

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WEDDLE, Eric 23 149 6.5 0 22 WILSON, Marquis 5 25 5.0 0 7 HERNANDEZ, Bria 1 7 7.0 0 7 MARSHALL, Grady 1 16 16.0 0 0 Total...... 30 197 6.6 0 22 Opponents...... 21 122 5.8 0 20

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KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CASTEEL, Brent 20 464 23.2 0 47 TAGOVAILOA, Fan 4 107 26.8 0 40 RICHARDS, Derre 4 90 22.5 0 27 WALKER, Justin 2 36 18.0 0 22 SAO, Willie 1 4 4.0 0 0 WEDDLE, Eric 1 0 0.0 0 0 TATE, Steve 1 11 11.0 0 11 TOONE, Spencer 1 0 0.0 0 0 WILSON, Marquis 0 44 0.0 0 44 Total...... 34 756 22.2 0 47 Opponents...... 46 1121 24.4 1 96

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G GANTHER, Quinto 10 1000 296 0 0 0 1296 129.6 CASTEEL, Brent 11 208 426 0 464 0 1098 99.8 MADSEN, John 10 3 672 0 0 0 675 67.5 HERNANDEZ, Bria 10 0 634 7 0 0 641 64.1 LATENDRESSE, Tr 8 0 596 0 0 0 596 74.5 Total...... 11 1973 3153 197 756 83 6162 560.2 Opponents...... 11 1690 2411 122 1121 85 5429 493.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G JOHNSON, Brian 10 482 478 2892 3370 337.0 GANTHER, Quinto 10 184 1000 0 1000 100.0 RATLIFF, Brett 4 55 112 261 373 74.6 CASTEEL, Brent 11 35 208 0 208 18.9 MACK, Darrell 8 33 124 0 124 15.5 Total...... 11 832 1973 3153 5126 466.0 Opponents...... 11 771 1690 2411 4101 372.8

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------9 TOONE, Spencer 11 47 59 106 4.5-17 2.5-15 . . . 1-0 1 . . 31 EVANS, Casey 11 41 43 84 4.0-16 2.0-7 5-19 3 . 1-30 1 . . 32 WEDDLE, Eric 11 47 28 75 11.0-46 4.0-29 4-34 11 . 1-0 3 . . 44 JIANNONI, Joe 11 32 39 71 2.5-12 0.5-5 . . . 1-0 . . . 93 BURNETT, Martai 11 17 29 46 6.0-18 3.5-12 . 1 . 1-0 . 1 . 94 FIFITA, Steve 11 19 22 41 12.0-47 5.0-30 . 1 . . . . . 41 MARSHALL, Grady 11 19 22 41 3.0-16 2.0-13 . . . . . 1 . 24 HARRIS, Tim 11 22 18 40 . . 1-12 ...... 8 OATES, Eugene 11 31 8 39 2.0-8 1.0-7 . 3 . . . . . 28 TATE, Steve 11 18 18 36 2.0-4 ...... 98 TALAVOU, Kelly 11 6 24 30 2.0-12 1.5-10 . 2 . . . . . 5 SMITH, Ryan 9 19 8 27 1.5-3 . 1-6 2 . . . . . 14 BRADY, Kyle 11 8 18 26 1.5-8 0.5-5 1-12 ...... 97 LEFITI, Soli 10 9 14 23 2.5-13 1.0-10 . 2 . . . . . 2 YOUNG, Antonio 10 6 11 17 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . Total...... 11 401 416 817 67-274 27-166 13-83 30 . 8-30 5 2 . Opponents...... 11 427 482 909 63.0-256 27-172 8-85 36 . 14-9 14 2 .

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DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS UU OPP * 9/15/2005 at TCU L OT 20-23 25220 FIRST DOWNS 176 154 * Sep 22, 2005 AIR FORCE W 38-35 41935 Rushing 72 58 * Oct 08, 2005 at Colorado State L 17-21 32713 Passing 96 83 * Oct 15, 2005 SAN DIEGO STATE L 19-28 41341 Penalty 8 13 * Oct 22, 2005 at UNLV W 42-32 19108 RUSHING YARDAGE 1338 1338 * Nov 05, 2005 WYOMING W 43-13 39026 Yards gained rushing 1560 1563 * Nov 12, 2005 NEW MEXICO L 27-31 36746 Yards lost rushing 222 225 * Nov 19, 2005 at Brigham Young W OT 41-34 64312 Rushing Attempts 334 307 * denotes conference game Average Per Rush 4.0 4.4 Average Per Game 167.2 167.2 RUSHING Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G TDs Rushing 13 13 GANTHER, Quinto 133 735 21 714 5.4 5 63 102.0 PASSING YARDAGE 2454 1762 JOHNSON, Brian 107 456 164 292 2.7 6 26 41.7 Att-Comp-Int 286-169-7 256-143-8 RATLIFF, Brett 19 129 17 112 5.9 1 24 37.3 Average Per Pass 8.6 6.9 CASTEEL, Brent 25 100 3 97 3.9 0 18 12.1 Average Per Catch 14.5 12.3 MACK, Darrell 22 81 2 79 3.6 0 18 13.2 Average Per Game 306.8 220.2 LITI, Mike 9 22 0 22 2.4 0 6 3.7 TDs Passing 18 14 Total...... 334 1560 222 1338 4.0 13 63 167.2 TOTAL OFFENSE 3792 3100 Opponents...... 307 1563 225 1338 4.4 13 64 167.2 Total Plays 620 563 Average Per Play 6.1 5.5 PASSING Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Game 474.0 387.5 JOHNSON, Brian 150.78 245-151-6 61.6 2193 14 60 313.3 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 27-579 36-802 RATLIFF, Brett 146.07 35-18-1 51.4 261 4 48 87.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-124 17-111 Total...... 147.04 286-169-7 59.1 2454 18 60 306.8 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 8-47 7-85 Opponents...... 125.47 256-143-8 55.9 1762 14 60 220.2 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 12-5 PENALTIES-YARDS 61-488 46-352 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNTS-AVG 42-36.4 49-39.8 MADSEN, John 36 406 11.3 4 24 58.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:27 28:33 LATENDRESSE, Tr 28 466 16.6 3 51 93.2 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 59/134 49/122 CASTEEL, Brent 27 316 11.7 2 41 39.5 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8/14 5/12 HERNANDEZ, Bria 23 565 24.6 3 60 80.7 GANTHER, Quinto 17 209 12.3 0 39 29.9 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long RICHARDS, Derre 14 211 15.1 4 52 26.4 EVANS, Casey 3 19 6.3 0 19 Total...... 169 2454 14.5 18 60 306.8 WEDDLE, Eric 2 10 5.0 0 10 Opponents...... 143 1762 12.3 14 60 220.2 Total...... 8 47 5.9 0 19 Opponents...... 7 85 12.1 1 31 FIELD GOALS FGM-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BEARDALL, Dan 11-13 84.6 0-0 3-3 4-4 4-5 0-1 47 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd SAKODA, Louie 33 1232 37.3 52 3 9 12 0 |------PATs ------| RAWLINGS, Brent 7 252 36.0 47 1 3 2 0 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts WEDDLE, Eric 2 46 23.0 34 0 0 0 0 BEARDALL, Dan 0 11-13 28-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 61 Total...... 42 1530 36.4 52 4 12 14 0 JOHNSON, Brian 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 36 Opponents...... 49 1952 39.8 61 5 6 15 2 GANTHER, Quinto 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 RICHARDS, Derre 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long MADSEN, John 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 WEDDLE, Eric 15 76 5.1 0 20 HERNANDEZ, Bria 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WILSON, Marquis 5 25 5.0 0 7 LATENDRESSE, Tr 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 CASTEEL, Brent 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 31 11-13 28-30 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 247 CASTEEL, Brent 17 368 21.6 0 40 Opponents...... 29 8-8 19-21 0-3 0 0-4 0 0 217 RICHARDS, Derre 4 90 22.5 0 27 |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------9 TOONE, Spencer 8 32 43 75 4.5-17 2.5-15 . . . 1-0 1 . . 31 EVANS, Casey 8 30 32 62 1.5-7 1.0-6 3-19 2 . 1-30 1 . . 44 JIANNONI, Joe 8 27 33 60 2.5-12 0.5-5 ...... 32 WEDDLE, Eric 8 29 20 49 5.5-34 4.0-29 2-10 11 . 1-0 2 . . 93 BURNETT, Martai 8 15 23 38 6.0-18 3.5-12 . 1 . 1-0 . 1 . 28 TATE, Steve 8 18 16 34 2.0-4 ...... 8 OATES, Eugene 8 25 7 32 2.0-8 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 94 FIFITA, Steve 8 12 18 30 8.0-28 3.0-19 ...... 41 MARSHALL, Grady 8 14 14 28 3.0-16 2.0-13 . . . . . 1 . 98 TALAVOU, Kelly 8 5 19 24 2.0-12 1.5-10 . 1 . . . . . 14 BRADY, Kyle 8 6 17 23 1.5-8 0.5-5 1-12 ...... 97 LEFITI, Soli 7 9 13 22 2.5-13 1.0-10 . 2 . . . . . 24 HARRIS, Tim 8 11 10 21 ...... 5 SMITH, Ryan 6 11 3 14 1.0-1 . 1-6 1 . . . . . 21 HARPER, Shaun 8 8 5 13 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 . . . . . Total...... 8 296 308 604 47-196 21-133 8-47 23 . 5-30 4 2 . Opponents...... 8 315 354 669 42.0-192 21-133 7-85 27 2 7-9 8 2 . www.UtahUtes.com 27 UTAH ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. ....Name ...... Pos...... Hgt...... Wgt...... Yr...... Exp...... B-Date ...... Age ...... Hometown/Previous School 99...... Kite Afeaki ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 285 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 4-19-82 ...... 23 ...... Salt Lake City/Weber State 61...... Pete Aneiro ...... SN ...... 6-0 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 8-28-84 ...... 21 ...... Alta Loma, Calif./Mt. San Antonio CC 60...... Terrence Apted ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 310 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 4-6-86 ...... 19 ...... Pago Pago, American Samoa/Fagatuio HS 71...... Mitch Arquette ...... OL ...... 6-5 ...... 312 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 5-14-81 ...... 24 ...... Kaysville, Utah/Davis HS 68...... Zane Beadles ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 275 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 11-19-86 ...... 18 ...... Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS 48...... Dan Beardall ...... K/P ...... 6-1 ...... 193 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 8-24-79 ...... 26 ...... Highland, Utah/Snow College 96...... Derek Beardall ...... DL ...... 6-1 ...... 305 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 9-2-82 ...... 23 ...... Highland, Utah/Snow College 34...... Greg Bird ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 6-17-86 ...... 19 ...... Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS 69...... Jason Boone ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 290 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 4-20-84 ...... 21 ...... Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 79...... Jesse Boone ...... OL ...... 6-5 ...... 305 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 1-28-82 ...... 23 ...... Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 84...... Lance Bordeleau ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 230 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-17-86 ...... 18 ...... Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS 7...... Bryan Borreson ...... K ...... 5-10 ...... 186 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 2-4-83 ...... 22 ...... Woodland Hills, Calif./Chaminade Prep 14...... Kyle Brady ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 11-7-84 ...... 20 ...... Tooele, Utah/Tooele HS 64...... Scott Brothers ...... LS ...... 6-3 ...... 210 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-25-87 ...... 17 ...... Park City, Utah/Park City 89...... Freddie Brown ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 215 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 6-24-86 ...... 19 ...... La Verne, Calif./Citrus JC 93...... Martail Burnett ...... DE ...... 6-3 ...... 235 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 1-10-85 ...... 20 ...... Los Angeles, Calif./David Starr Jordan HS 11 ...... Kawika Casco ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 185 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 6-30-82 ...... 23 ...... Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahainaluna HS 6...... Brent Casteel ...... WR ...... 5-10 ...... 192 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 7-12-85 ...... 20 ...... San Francisco, Calif./Antioch HS 91...... Nate Clark ...... TE ...... 6-3 ...... 235 ...... Fr...... TR ...... 3-11-84 ...... 21 ...... Centerville, Utah/Weber State 50...... Brock Condie ...... SN ...... 5-10 ...... 220 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 7-31-80 ...... 25 ...... Lehi, Utah/Snow College 66...... Robert Conley ...... OL ...... 6-1 ...... 317 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 4-17-86 ...... 19 ...... La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 74...... David Dirkmaat ...... OL ...... 6-7 ...... 310 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-4-82 ...... 23 ...... San Jose, Calif./Fresno CC 14...... Kevin Dunn ...... QB ...... 6-3 ...... 216 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 1-24-87 ...... 18 ...... Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara HS 92...... Kenape Eliapo ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 270 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 3-22-86 ...... 19 ...... San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS 31...... Casey Evans ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 198 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 4-26-84 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 91...... Randy Faletoi ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 312 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 5-15-86 ...... 19 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/McKinley HS 94...... Steve Fifita ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 322 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 5-16-82 ...... 22 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./Fountain Valley HS 90...... Joey Fortunato ...... OL ...... 6-2 ...... 275 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 4-28-87 ...... 18 ...... Abilene, Texas/Cooper HS 13...... Quinton Ganther ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 214 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-15-84 ...... 21 ...... Richmond, Calif./Citrus CC 33...... Afa Garrigan ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 210 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 7-8-86 ...... 19 ...... Hauula, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 35...... Joe Giuliani ...... DB ...... 6-1 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 3-7-86 ...... 19 ...... Simi Valley, Calif./Oaks Christian HS 12...... Dave Goddard ...... K ...... 5-11 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 8-3-87 ...... 18 ...... Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS 43...... Bradon Godfrey ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 190 ...... So...... TR ...... 10-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Layton, Utah/Southern Utah 19...... Stephen Gordon ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 7-11-83 ...... 21 ...... Higley, Ariz./Mesa CC 8...... Tommy Grady ...... QB ...... 6-7 ...... 221 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 3-13-84 ...... 21 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS 63...... Kyle Gunther ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 300 ...... So...... SQ ...... 6-26-85 ...... 19 ...... Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo HS 25...... Drew Hackett ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 9-12-84 ...... 20 ...... Boise, Idaho/Boise State 21...... Shaun Harper ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 180 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 8-12-84 ...... 20 ...... San Diego, Calif./Mission Bay HS 24...... Tim Harris ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 190 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-15-83 ...... 21 ...... Pittsburg, Kan./Fort Scott CC 16...... Brian Hernandez ...... WR ...... 6-0 ...... 183 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-13-84 ...... 21 ...... Phoenix, Ariz./Pima CC 1...... Thomas Huff ...... WR ...... 6-4 ...... 205 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 3-25-85 ...... 19 ...... Phoenix, Ariz./Camelback HS 70...... Jeremy Inferrera ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 285 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 7-30-85 ...... 20 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii 18...... Chad Jacobsen ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 250 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-21-80 ...... 24 ...... Springville, Utah/Springville HS 44...... Joe Jiannoni ...... LB ...... 6-0 ...... 230 ...... So...... SQ ...... 12-27-84 ...... 20 ...... La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta HS 55...... Andrew Johnson ...... OL ...... 6-2 ...... 304 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 5-23-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 3...... Brian Johnson ...... QB ...... 6-1 ...... 203 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 2-16-87 ...... 18 ...... Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS 83...... Jordan Johnson ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 199 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 10-14-85 ...... 19 ...... Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS 80...... Chris Joppru ...... TE ...... 6-6 ...... 235 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-6-87 ...... 18 ...... Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS 88...... Travis LaTendresse ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 200 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 3-30-82 ...... 22 ...... El Dorado Hills, Calif./Linfield 55...... Marquess Ledbetter ...... DE ...... 6-2 ...... 265 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 11-22-82 ...... 21 ...... Louisville, Miss./Louisville HS 97...... Soli Lefiti ...... DE ...... 6-4 ...... 265 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-2-85 ...... 20 ...... Kaneohe, Hawaii/Palomar CC 20...... Mike Liti ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 210 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 5-7-84 ...... 20 ...... Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS 58...... Semisi Livai ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 245 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-28-82 ...... 22 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 12...... Darrell Mack ...... RB ...... 6-0 ...... 202 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-10-86 ...... 18 ...... Spring Valley, Calif./Monte Vista HS 23...... John Madsen ...... WR ...... 6-5 ...... 220 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 5-9-83 ...... 21 ...... West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 41...... Grady Marshall ...... LB ...... 6-0 ...... 230 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 4-4-81 ...... 23 ...... Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 46...... Matt Mason ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 2-9-86 ...... 19 ...... Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield HS 3...... Brice McCain ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 12-10-86 ...... 18 ...... Terrell, Texas/Terrell HS 54...... Taylor Miller ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 7-8-81 ...... 22 ...... Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron HS 22...... Malakai Mokofisi ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 225 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 6-24-85 ...... 19 ...... Laie, Hawaii /Kailua HS 42...... Pate Moleni ...... DL ...... 6-3 ...... 269 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 10-29-82 ...... 22 ...... West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 67...... Greg Newman ...... DE ...... 6-4 ...... 235 ...... So...... TR ...... 4-27-05 ...... 20 ...... Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake HS

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51...... Brady Nielson ...... LB ...... 6-3 ...... 221 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 5-21-82 ...... 23 ...... Ephraim, Utah/Snow College 8...... Eugene Oates ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 183 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-29-81 ...... 23 ...... Jacksonville, Fla./Fort Scott CC 37...... Loma Olevao ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 232 ...... So...... SQ ...... 12-24-81 ...... 22 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 85...... Jonathan Olson ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 175 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 7-29-82 ...... 23 ...... Placerville, Calif./El Dorado HS 82...... John Peel ...... WR ...... 6-2 ...... 196 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 5-9-86 ...... 19 ...... Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS 53...... Daniel Pelfrey ...... K ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-30-83 ...... 21 ...... Orange, Texas/Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS 75...... Eric Pettit ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 300 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 3-31-83 ...... 21 ...... West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan HS 10...... Darryl Poston ...... RB ...... 5-11 ...... 197 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... 8-8-83 ...... 22 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./USC 45...... Alex Puccinelli ...... DL ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... SQ ...... 3-26-85 ...... 19 ...... Toluca Lake, Calif./Notre Dame HS 20...... Byron Putman ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-16-86 ...... 18 ...... Draper, Utah/Alta HS 15...... Brett Ratliff ...... QB ...... 6-4 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 8-8-85 ...... 20 ...... Chico, Calif./Butte College 59...... Brent Rawlings ...... P ...... 5-7 ...... 171 ...... So...... SQ ...... 3-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Sandy, Utah/Alta HS 26...... Derrek Richards ...... WR ...... 5-11 ...... 175 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 12-12-83 ...... 20 ...... American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS 30...... Adarrious Ross ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 163 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 3-23-86 ...... 19 ...... Culver City, Calif./Culver City HS 25...... Kyler Rushton ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-14-82 ...... 22 ...... Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron HS 35...... Louie Sakoda ...... P/K ...... 5-10 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-28-86 ...... 18 ...... San Jose, Calif./Branham HS 56...... Colt Sampson ...... LB ...... 6-4 ...... 217 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 3-18-83 ...... 22 ...... Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 81...... Willie Sao ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 275 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 10-7-81 ...... 22 ...... Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 95...... Bryce Scanlon ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 270 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 9-5-84 ...... 20 ...... Evanston, Wyo./Evanston HS 73...... Ryan Schuler ...... OL ...... 6-7 ...... 275 ...... So...... TR ...... 12-19-84 ...... 20 ...... Sioux Falls, S.D./Northern Iowa 87...... Ameen Shaheen ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 230 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 8-19-80 ...... 25 ...... Salina, Utah/Snow College 29...... Eric Shyne ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 185 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 7-6-82 ...... 23 ...... Pomona, Calif./Reedley CC 40...... Andrew Smart ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 209 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 12-20-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 52...... Aaron Smith ...... LB ...... 5-11 ...... 203 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-15-83 ...... 22 ...... Draper, Utah/Northern State 5...... Ryan Smith ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 165 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 7-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Diamond Bar, Calif./Bishop Amat Mem. HS 27...... Sean Smith ...... RB ...... 6-3 ...... 209 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 7-14-87 ...... 18 ...... Pasadena, Calif./Blair HS 19...... Chris Sokugawa ...... QB ...... 6-0 ...... 206 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... 12-31-83 ...... 20 ...... Waipahu, Hawaii/St. Louis HS 76...... Paul Soliai ...... DT ...... 6-4 ...... 321 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 12-30-83 ...... 21 ...... Pago Pago, American Samoa/Coffeyville CC 86...... Cody Sorensen ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 184 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 10-18-80 ...... 24 ...... Grand Terrace, Calif./Chaffey CC 11 ...... Danny Southwick ...... QB ...... 6-2 ...... 220 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 9-28-81 ...... 23 ...... Provo, Utah/Dixie College 39...... Ray Stowers ...... RB ...... 6-1 ...... 214 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 2-2-85 ...... 20 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS 34...... Jason Streiff ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 1-21-82 ...... 23 ...... Farmington, Utah/Snow College 77...... Casey Sutera ...... DL ...... 6-3 ...... 250 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 7-17-84 ...... 21 ...... Murray, Utah/Southern Utah 17...... Fano Tagovailoa ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 209 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 7-13-83 ...... 22 ...... Leone, American Samoa/Coffeyville CC 98...... Kelly Talavou ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 319 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 10-4-84 ...... 20 ...... Santa Ana, Calif./Idaho 28...... Steve Tate ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... So...... RS ...... 1-11-83 ...... 22 ...... Salt Lake City/Utah State 15...... Charlie TeGantvoort ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 208 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-4-82 ...... 22 ...... Fountain Valley, Calif./Golden West JC 9...... Spencer Toone ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 235 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 8-25-80 ...... 24 ...... Blackfoot, Idaho/Ricks JC 78...... Tavo Tupola ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 300 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 12-23-80 ...... 23 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 38...... Reggie Turner ...... DE ...... 6-1 ...... 239 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 6-23-84 ...... 21 ...... Culver City, Calif./West Los Angeles CC 26...... Travis Uale ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 185 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-13-87 ...... 18 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 43...... Dymond Unutoa ...... DB ...... 5-8 ...... 157 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 3-22-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Grinnell College 72...... Jason Voss ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 290 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 2-17-84 ...... 20 ...... Tempe, Ariz./Valley Christian HS 85...... Ben Vroman ...... K ...... 5-11 ...... 165 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 4-22-87 ...... 18 ...... Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 4...... Justin Walker ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 206 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 8-4-83 ...... 22 ...... Los Angeles, Calif./West L.A. CC 32...... Eric Weddle ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 200 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 1-4-85 ...... 19 ...... Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma HS 13...... JJ Williams ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 195 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-26-86 ...... 19 ...... Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS 57...... Tyler Williams ...... OL ...... 6-1 ...... 291 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-28-87 ...... 18 ...... Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 7...... Marquis Wilson ...... WR ...... 5-11 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 11-11-86 ...... 18 ...... Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS 5...... Jarrell Woods ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-3-86 ...... 18 ...... Northville, Mich./Novi HS 23...... Josh Woods ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-3-86 ...... 18 ...... Northville, Mich./Novi HS 2...... Antonio Young ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 10-13-83 ...... 20 ...... Carson, Calif./Serra HS

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No. ....Name ...... Pos...... Hgt...... Wgt...... Yr...... Exp...... B-Date ...... Age ...... Hometown/Previous School 1...... Thomas Huff ...... WR ...... 6-4 ...... 205 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 3-25-85 ...... 19 ...... Phoenix, Ariz./Camelback HS 2...... Antonio Young ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 10-13-83 ...... 20 ...... Carson, Calif./Serra HS 3...... Brian Johnson ...... QB ...... 6-1 ...... 203 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 2-16-87 ...... 18 ...... Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS 3...... Brice McCain ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 12-10-86 ...... 18 ...... Terrell, Texas/Terrell HS 4...... Justin Walker ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 206 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 8-4-83 ...... 22 ...... Los Angeles, Calif./West L.A. CC 5...... Ryan Smith ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 165 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 7-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Diamond Bar, Calif./Bishop Amat Mem. HS 5...... Jarrell Woods ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-3-86 ...... 18 ...... Northville, Mich./Novi HS 6...... Brent Casteel ...... WR ...... 5-10 ...... 192 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 7-12-85 ...... 20 ...... San Francisco, Calif./Antioch HS 7...... Bryan Borreson ...... K ...... 5-10 ...... 186 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 2-4-83 ...... 22 ...... Woodland Hills, Calif./Chaminade Prep 7...... Marquis Wilson ...... WR ...... 5-11 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 11-11-86 ...... 18 ...... Salt Lake City/Juan Diego HS 8...... Tommy Grady ...... QB ...... 6-7 ...... 221 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 3-13-84 ...... 21 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison HS 8...... Eugene Oates ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 183 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-29-81 ...... 23 ...... Jacksonville, Fla./Fort Scott CC 9...... Spencer Toone ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 235 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 8-25-80 ...... 24 ...... Blackfoot, Idaho/Ricks JC 10...... Darryl Poston ...... RB ...... 5-11 ...... 197 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... 8-8-83 ...... 22 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./USC 11 ...... Kawika Casco ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 185 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 6-30-82 ...... 23 ...... Lahaina, Hawaii/Lahainaluna HS 11 ...... Danny Southwick ...... QB ...... 6-2 ...... 220 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 9-28-81 ...... 23 ...... Provo, Utah/Dixie College 12...... Dave Goddard ...... K ...... 5-11 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 8-3-87 ...... 18 ...... Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS 12...... Darrell Mack ...... RB ...... 6-0 ...... 202 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-10-86 ...... 18 ...... Spring Valley, Calif./Monte Vista HS 13...... Quinton Ganther ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 214 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-15-84 ...... 21 ...... Richmond, Calif./Citrus CC 13...... JJ Williams ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 195 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-26-86 ...... 19 ...... Aurora, Colo./Grandview HS 14...... Kyle Brady ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 11-7-84 ...... 20 ...... Tooele, Utah/Tooele HS 14...... Kevin Dunn ...... QB ...... 6-3 ...... 216 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 1-24-87 ...... 18 ...... Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara HS 15...... Brett Ratliff ...... QB ...... 6-4 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 8-8-85 ...... 20 ...... Chico, Calif./Butte College 15...... Charlie TeGantvoort ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 208 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-4-82 ...... 22 ...... Fountain Valley, Calif./Golden West JC 16...... Brian Hernandez ...... WR ...... 6-0 ...... 183 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-13-84 ...... 21 ...... Phoenix, Ariz./Pima CC 17...... Fano Tagovailoa ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 209 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 7-13-83 ...... 22 ...... Leone, American Samoa/Coffeyville CC 18...... Chad Jacobsen ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 250 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-21-80 ...... 24 ...... Springville, Utah/Springville HS 19...... Stephen Gordon ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 7-11-83 ...... 21 ...... Higley, Ariz./Mesa CC 19...... Chris Sokugawa ...... QB ...... 6-0 ...... 206 ...... Jr...... SQ ...... 12-31-83 ...... 20 ...... Waipahu, Hawaii/St. Louis HS 20...... Mike Liti ...... RB ...... 5-10 ...... 210 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 5-7-84 ...... 20 ...... Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS 20...... Byron Putman ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-16-86 ...... 18 ...... Draper, Utah/Alta HS 21...... Shaun Harper ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 180 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 8-12-84 ...... 20 ...... San Diego, Calif./Mission Bay HS 22...... Malakai Mokofisi ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 225 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 6-24-85 ...... 19 ...... Laie, Hawaii /Kailua HS 23...... John Madsen ...... WR ...... 6-5 ...... 220 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 5-9-83 ...... 21 ...... West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 23...... Josh Woods ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-3-86 ...... 18 ...... Northville, Mich./Novi HS 24...... Tim Harris ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 190 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 9-15-83 ...... 21 ...... Pittsburg, Kan./Fort Scott CC 25...... Drew Hackett ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 9-12-84 ...... 20 ...... Boise, Idaho/Boise State 25...... Kyler Rushton ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-14-82 ...... 22 ...... Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron HS 26...... Derrek Richards ...... WR ...... 5-11 ...... 175 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 12-12-83 ...... 20 ...... American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS 26...... Travis Uale ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 185 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-13-87 ...... 18 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 27...... Sean Smith ...... RB ...... 6-3 ...... 209 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 7-14-87 ...... 18 ...... Pasadena, Calif./Blair HS 28...... Steve Tate ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... So...... RS ...... 1-11-83 ...... 22 ...... Salt Lake City/Utah State 29...... Eric Shyne ...... DB ...... 5-10 ...... 185 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 7-6-82 ...... 23 ...... Pomona, Calif./Reedley CC 30...... Adarrious Ross ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 163 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 3-23-86 ...... 19 ...... Culver City, Calif./Culver City HS 31...... Casey Evans ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 198 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 4-26-84 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Olympus HS 32...... Eric Weddle ...... DB ...... 6-0 ...... 200 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 1-4-85 ...... 19 ...... Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma HS 33...... Afa Garrigan ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 210 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 7-8-86 ...... 19 ...... Hauula, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 34...... Greg Bird ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 200 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 6-17-86 ...... 19 ...... Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS 34...... Jason Streiff ...... DB ...... 5-11 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 1-21-82 ...... 23 ...... Farmington, Utah/Snow College 35...... Joe Giuliani ...... DB ...... 6-1 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 3-7-86 ...... 19 ...... Simi Valley, Calif./Oaks Christian HS 35...... Louie Sakoda ...... P/K ...... 5-10 ...... 180 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-28-86 ...... 18 ...... San Jose, Calif./Branham HS 37...... Loma Olevao ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 232 ...... So...... SQ ...... 12-24-81 ...... 22 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 38...... Reggie Turner ...... DE ...... 6-1 ...... 239 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 6-23-84 ...... 21 ...... Culver City, Calif./West Los Angeles CC 39...... Ray Stowers ...... RB ...... 6-1 ...... 214 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 2-2-85 ...... 20 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani HS 40...... Andrew Smart ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 209 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 12-20-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 41...... Grady Marshall ...... LB ...... 6-0 ...... 230 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 4-4-81 ...... 23 ...... Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 42...... Pate Moleni ...... DL ...... 6-3 ...... 269 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 10-29-82 ...... 22 ...... West Valley City, Utah/Hunter HS 43...... Bradon Godfrey ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 190 ...... So...... TR ...... 10-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Layton, Utah/Southern Utah 43...... Dymond Unutoa ...... DB ...... 5-8 ...... 157 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 3-22-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Grinnell College 44...... Joe Jiannoni ...... LB ...... 6-0 ...... 230 ...... So...... SQ ...... 12-27-84 ...... 20 ...... La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta HS 45...... Alex Puccinelli ...... DL ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... SQ ...... 3-26-85 ...... 19 ...... Toluca Lake, Calif./Notre Dame HS 46...... Matt Mason ...... DB ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 2-9-86 ...... 19 ...... Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield HS

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48...... Dan Beardall ...... K/P ...... 6-1 ...... 193 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 8-24-79 ...... 26 ...... Highland, Utah/Snow College 50...... Brock Condie ...... SN ...... 5-10 ...... 220 ...... Sr...... SQ ...... 7-31-80 ...... 25 ...... Lehi, Utah/Snow College 51...... Brady Nielson ...... LB ...... 6-3 ...... 221 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 5-21-82 ...... 23 ...... Ephraim, Utah/Snow College 52...... Aaron Smith ...... LB ...... 5-11 ...... 203 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-15-83 ...... 22 ...... Draper, Utah/Northern State 53...... Daniel Pelfrey ...... K ...... 5-9 ...... 170 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 10-30-83 ...... 21 ...... Orange, Texas/Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS 54...... Taylor Miller ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 7-8-81 ...... 22 ...... Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron HS 55...... Andrew Johnson ...... OL ...... 6-2 ...... 304 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 5-23-83 ...... 21 ...... Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 55...... Marquess Ledbetter ...... DE ...... 6-2 ...... 265 ...... Sr...... 2VL ...... 11-22-82 ...... 21 ...... Louisville, Miss./Louisville HS 56...... Colt Sampson ...... LB ...... 6-4 ...... 217 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 3-18-83 ...... 22 ...... Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleasant Grove HS 57...... Tyler Williams ...... OL ...... 6-1 ...... 291 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-28-87 ...... 18 ...... Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS 58...... Semisi Livai ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 245 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-28-82 ...... 22 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 59...... Brent Rawlings ...... P ...... 5-7 ...... 171 ...... So...... SQ ...... 3-17-85 ...... 19 ...... Sandy, Utah/Alta HS 60...... Terrence Apted ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 310 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 4-6-86 ...... 19 ...... Pago Pago, American Samoa/Fagatuio HS 61...... Pete Aneiro ...... SN ...... 6-0 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 8-28-84 ...... 21 ...... Alta Loma, Calif./Mt. San Antonio CC 63...... Kyle Gunther ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 300 ...... So...... SQ ...... 6-26-85 ...... 19 ...... Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo HS 64...... Scott Brothers ...... LS ...... 6-3 ...... 210 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-25-87 ...... 17 ...... Park City, Utah/Park City 66...... Robert Conley ...... OL ...... 6-1 ...... 317 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 4-17-86 ...... 19 ...... La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 67...... Greg Newman ...... DE ...... 6-4 ...... 235 ...... So...... TR ...... 4-27-05 ...... 20 ...... Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake HS 68...... Zane Beadles ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 275 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 11-19-86 ...... 18 ...... Sandy, Utah/Hillcrest HS 69...... Jason Boone ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 290 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 4-20-84 ...... 21 ...... Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 70...... Jeremy Inferrera ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 285 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 7-30-85 ...... 20 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/Hawaii 71...... Mitch Arquette ...... OL ...... 6-5 ...... 312 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 5-14-81 ...... 24 ...... Kaysville, Utah/Davis HS 72...... Jason Voss ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 290 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 2-17-84 ...... 20 ...... Tempe, Ariz./Valley Christian HS 73...... Ryan Schuler ...... OL ...... 6-7 ...... 275 ...... So...... TR ...... 12-19-84 ...... 20 ...... Souix Falls, S.D./Northern Iowa 74...... David Dirkmaat ...... OL ...... 6-7 ...... 310 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 7-4-82 ...... 23 ...... San Jose, Calif./Fresno CC 75...... Eric Pettit ...... OL ...... 6-4 ...... 300 ...... Jr...... 1VL ...... 3-31-83 ...... 21 ...... West Jordan, Utah/West Jordan HS 76...... Paul Soliai ...... DT ...... 6-4 ...... 321 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 12-30-83 ...... 21 ...... Pago Pago, American Samoa/Coffeyville CC 77...... Casey Sutera ...... DL ...... 6-3 ...... 250 ...... Jr...... TR ...... 7-17-84 ...... 21 ...... Murray, Utah/Southern Utah 78...... Tavo Tupola ...... OL ...... 6-3 ...... 300 ...... Jr...... 2VL ...... 12-23-80 ...... 23 ...... Kahuku, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 79...... Jesse Boone ...... OL ...... 6-5 ...... 305 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 1-28-82 ...... 23 ...... Fillmore, Utah/Millard HS 80...... Chris Joppru ...... TE ...... 6-6 ...... 235 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 2-6-87 ...... 18 ...... Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS 81...... Willie Sao ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 275 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 10-7-81 ...... 22 ...... Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku HS 82...... John Peel ...... WR ...... 6-2 ...... 196 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 5-9-86 ...... 19 ...... Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS 83...... Jordan Johnson ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 199 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 10-14-85 ...... 19 ...... Mesquite, Texas/Poteet HS 84...... Lance Bordeleau ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 230 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 9-17-86 ...... 18 ...... Simi Valley, Calif./Royal HS 85...... Jonathan Olson ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 175 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 7-29-82 ...... 23 ...... Placerville, Calif./El Dorado HS 85...... Ben Vroman ...... K ...... 5-11 ...... 165 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 4-22-87 ...... 18 ...... Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 86...... Cody Sorensen ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 184 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 10-18-80 ...... 24 ...... Grand Terrace, Calif./Chaffey CC 87...... Ameen Shaheen ...... TE ...... 6-4 ...... 230 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 8-19-80 ...... 25 ...... Salina, Utah/Snow College 88...... Travis LaTendresse ...... WR ...... 6-1 ...... 200 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 3-30-82 ...... 22 ...... El Dorado Hills, Calif./Linfield 89...... Freddie Brown ...... WR ...... 6-3 ...... 215 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 6-24-86 ...... 19 ...... La Verne, Calif./Citrus JC 90...... Joey Fortunato ...... OL ...... 6-2 ...... 275 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 4-28-87 ...... 18 ...... Abilene, Texas/Cooper HS 91...... Nate Clark ...... TE ...... 6-3 ...... 235 ...... Fr...... TR ...... 3-11-84 ...... 21 ...... Centerville, Utah/Weber State 91...... Randy Faletoi ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 312 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 5-15-86 ...... 19 ...... Honolulu, Hawaii/McKinley HS 92...... Kenape Eliapo ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 270 ...... Fr...... HS ...... 3-22-86 ...... 19 ...... San Francisco, Calif./So. San Francisco HS 93...... Martail Burnett ...... DE ...... 6-3 ...... 235 ...... So...... 1VL ...... 1-10-85 ...... 20 ...... Los Angeles, Calif./David Starr Jordan HS 94...... Steve Fifita ...... DL ...... 6-0 ...... 322 ...... Sr...... 3VL ...... 5-16-82 ...... 22 ...... Huntington Beach, Calif./Fountain Valley HS 95...... Bryce Scanlon ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 270 ...... Fr...... RS ...... 9-5-84 ...... 20 ...... Evanston, Wyo./Evanston HS 96...... Derek Beardall ...... DL ...... 6-1 ...... 305 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 9-2-82 ...... 23 ...... Highland, Utah/Snow College 97...... Soli Lefiti ...... DE ...... 6-4 ...... 265 ...... Jr...... JC ...... 4-2-85 ...... 20 ...... Kaneohe, Hawaii/Palomar CC 98...... Kelly Talavou ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 319 ...... Jr...... RS ...... 10-4-84 ...... 20 ...... Santa Ana, Calif./Idaho 99...... Kite Afeaki ...... DL ...... 6-2 ...... 285 ...... Sr...... 1VL ...... 4-19-82 ...... 23 ...... Salt Lake City/Weber State

www.UtahUtes.com 31 HEAD COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM Whittingham stood out from the start. In 1994, he coached a defensive line anchored by consensus All-American Luther Elliss. That team led the league in every defensive category and ranked 18th in the nation in total defense. Utah beat Ari- zona in the Freedom Bowl and finished the 1994 season with a 10-2 mark and ranked in the top 10 in both polls. In 1995, Kyle stepped in as the coordinator—replacing his father Fred, who took a job in the NFL—and the program didn’t miss a beat. Utah led the conference in total defense KYLE WHITTINGHAM three times under his direction (2000, 2001 and 2002). In Record at Utah: 6-5 (1 year) 2002, Utah ranked No. 1 in the MWC in total defense, scoring Career Record: 6-5 (1 year) defense and rushing defense—ranking No. 12 in the nation in the latter. The Ute defense recorded 14 top-20 statistical rank- ings from 1995-2004. But Whittingham’s defenses were best Kyle Whittingham’s first year at the helm of the Utah known for keeping opponents off the scoreboard. Utah led the program provided many memorable moments, but the defining league in scoring defense four times from 1999-2005 (ranking moment is clear: On Nov. 19, a patched-up Utah team upset No. 2 in 2003 and 2004) and finished No. 13, 18, 13, 29, 19 favored BYU on the road to secure a winning season and a and 22 in the nation during that span. year’s worth of bragging rights. The win also elicited an invi- He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his tation from the Emerald Bowl, making Whittingham just the alma mater Brigham Young (1985-86). In 1987, he was both second Ute coach ever to play a postseason game in his first the defensive coordinator at College of Eastern Utah and a year as head coach. player for the Los Angeles Rams’ replacement squad. His first Whittingham’s steady demeanor and background as a full-time NCAA coaching job was at Idaho State, where he longtime coordinator proved invaluable to a team filled with spent six years (1988-93), his last two as defensive coordina- youth and inexperience. Most of the starting lineup from last tor. year’s 12-0, Fiesta Bowl champion team was lost to gradua- A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978-81, Whit- tion—and five (including No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith) became tingham earned first-team all-WAC and WAC Defensive NFL draft picks. Player of the Year honors in 1981. He played in the Hula and Nonetheless, the 2005 Utes succeeded both offensively Japan Bowls after his senior year, then launched a profes- and defensively—leading the Mountain West Conference in sional career that included stints with the Denver Gold and total offense and finishing second in total defense. Whitting- New Orleans Breakers in the U.S. Football League (USFL) ham made history in his very first game as head coach when from 1983-85. Whittingham played on the Los Angeles Rams’ Utah’s 27-24 victory over Arizona extended the school’s win replacement squad in 1987. streak to 17 games—breaking a 75-year-old school record. Whittingham graduated from BYU in 1984 and received A week later, the Utes made that 18 in a row with a win over his master’s in 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Utah State. Provo, Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. They Whittingham was announced as the new head coach on have four children. Dec. 8, 2004. He spent the previous 11 years as a Ute as- sistant—the last 10 as the defensive coordinator. During that time, the program compiled an 86-41 record and played in six bowl games (winning five). In his final year as Utah’s defensive coordinator, the 2004 Utes finished 12-0 and ranked No. 4 in the nation. On January 1, 2005, with Whittingham serving as co-head coach, Utah be- came the first non-BCS team to play in—and to win—a Bowl Championship Series game, beating Pittsburgh 35-7. While the Ute offense, behind finalist Smith, gathered most of the pre-game attention, Whitting- ham’s defense earned equal accolades on the field. The Utes set a Fiesta Bowl record with nine quarterback sacks and held the Big East co-champion Panthers to just 17 rushing yards and a single third-quarter touchdown. As the Mountain West Conference’s longest-tenured and most successful defensive coordinator, Whittingham’s units were always ranked at or near the top of the league. In 2002, the Las Vegas Review recognized his efforts by naming him the MWC Co-Defensive Coordinator of the Year.

www.UtahUtes.com 32 UTES TO WATCH 99 71 KITE AFEAKI MITCH ARQUETTE Defensive Line Offensive Line 6-2, 285, Sr. 6-5, 312, Jr. 1VL 1VL Salt Lake City Kaysville, Utah Weber State Davis HS

2005–Played in 10 games and started the first 6 … finished 2005–Saw action in all 11 games as the backup left tackle and the regular season with 5 solo and 7 assisted tackles for a total on special teams … season-high 49 plays at left tackle against of 12 … tallied 3 tackles-for-loss for 12 yards, including 1.5 BYU … 1 pancake block against TCU. sacks for 7… 4 tackles (2 tackles for a loss of 9 yards) and 1 2004–Played on special teams in 10 games, including the sack of 5 yards against Arizona … made 2 solo stops against Fiesta Bowl … saw limited action for the offensive line and Brigham Young. received a 67% grade against San Diego State (9 plays) and 2004–Appeared in 11 games and made first career start against Colorado State (3 plays). New Mexico at defensive end … 12 total tackles on the year, 2003–Played in seven games, mostly for special teams … 3 of which were solos … 1 tackle for a total loss of 2 yards played some downs at right guard against Utah State and … 2 pass break-ups, both versus San Diego State … assisted Wyoming … 100% grade on 3 plays vs. Wyoming and 75% on tackles for a loss against Utah State and New Mexico… grade on 4 plays vs. Utah State. a career-high 4 tackles against Colorado State … 3 assisted 2002–Redshirt. tackles against Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News PRIOR TO UTAH: Played for Weber State from 2000-01, all-state offensive lineman in 1998 ... all-region by Ogden redshirting his first year and playing in nine games in 2001 Standard Examiner ... lettered two years in football and one … 9 solo and 6 unassisted tackles (12.0 total) in 2001 … also year in basketball for Davis High (Utah). forced 1 fumble and had a tackle for loss … attended Salt Lake Community College in 2003-04 … played for West High PERSONAL: Son of Rodney and Cindy Arquette ... last School in Salt Lake City, where he was second-team all-state name is pronounced Ar-KET ... father is vice president of and twice named first-team all-region … team captain. news and operations for KSL Radio in Salt Lake City ... enjoys piano ... economics major … full name is Mitchell PERSONAL: Son of Viliami and Henilieta Afeaki Clarke Arquette … born May 14, 1981. (pronounced ah-fee-ah-kee) … father is Director of Pacific Island Affairs … cousin of former Ute basketball player Paul Afeaki … married to the former Uina Mokofisi … daughter Finau and son Henilieta … avid rugby player … sociology major … full name is Kitekeiaho Fatai Motulalo Afeaki … first name is pronounced kee-tay … born April 19, 1982 on the island of Tonga, where he lived until 1996 when his family moved to Salt Lake City.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2004 11/1 3 9 12 1.0-2 0 2005 10/6 5 7 12 3.0-12 1.5-7 Totals 21/7 8 16 24 4.0-14 1.5-7

www.UtahUtes.com 33 UTES TO WATCH 48 96 DAN BEARDALL DEREK BEARDALL Place Kicker Defensive Line 6-1, 193, Sr. 6-1, 305, Jr. SQ JC Highland, Utah Highland, Utah Snow College Snow College

2005–First-team all-conference place kicker and Lou Groza 2005–Appeared in five games … made 2 assisted tackles … semi-finalist … started in all 11 games … made 15-of-18 figured in on a tackle-for-loss against both Utah State and field goal attempts (83.3) … ranked first in the MWC in field Brigham Young for a total of one. goals per game (1.36) and 27th in the nation …37-of-38 (97.4) extra-point tries is also tops in the league … broke20-year- PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two seasons at Snow College … old school record by making 12 consecutive field goals … team captain … led team to the Golden Isles Bowl in 2003 connected on his first 28 PATs, becoming only the ninth Utah and to the Top of the Mountain Bowl in 2004 … first team all- kicker to make 25 or more consecutive PATs … 5-for-7 from conference and honorable mention all-state at American Fork beyond 40 yards … career-long 47-yarder vs. San Diego State High (Utah) … team captain as a senior played varsity ball as … made 3-of-3 attempts against Wyoming with a long of a junior and senior … four-sport athlete with letters in football, 45 … drilled a 46-yarder against Air Force …missed only 1 track and field, soccer and wrestling. attempt inside the 40, making all 10 attempts inside 36 yards … 6-for-6 in PATs versus UNLV … went 5-for-5 on PATs PERSONAL: Son of Mont and Rachelle Beardall … two against Air Force and Brigham Young … hit all four PATs brothers and one sister… brother Dan is Utah’s starting kicker against Utah State …named MWC Special Teams Player of … married to the former Cory Chipman … enjoys hunting, the Week after the Arizona and Wyoming games … MWC fishing, camping and horse riding … born Sept. 2, 1982. citation against Arizona came in his first NCAA start. 2004–Saw the field against Utah State and North Carolina YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK … 2-for-2 in PAT attempts against Utah State … handled 4 2005 5/0 0 2 2 1-2 0 kickoffs, averaging 34.2 yards per kick. 69 JASON BOONE PRIOR TO UTAH: Played at Snow College in 2001-02 Offensive Line … 75-yard punt was best in conference … averaged 42.0 6-4, 290, So. yards per punt in two years at Snow … originally transferred 1VL to South Carolina, practicing there in August 2003, before Fillmore, Utah leaving program … prepped at American Fork High (Utah) … Millard HS all-region in football in only season he played … set playoff record with 47-yard field goal … American Fork’s Special Teams Player of the Year … lettered four years in soccer and 2005-Started all 11 games … on the field for 841 plays (98% was AFHS team captain … all-state in soccer and his school’s of Utah’s total offensive plays) … recorded 10 pancake blocks Offensive Player of the Year. and 25 knockdowns … totaled 8 knockdown and a 94% grade on 79 plays against Wyoming … tallied 4 knockdowns and PERSONAL: Son of Mont and Rachelle Beardall … two an 85% grade in both the New Mexico and Arizona games … brothers and one sister … brother Derek is a Ute walk-on … posted 3 knockdowns and an 86% grade in 81 plays at BYU. married to the former Tawni Payne … enjoys hunting and 2004–Appeared in the last 11 games … 7 knockdowns during fishing … worked with his dad as a big game guide on a ranch the regular season … 100% grade against UNLV with 3 in eastern Utah when he was growing up … economics major knockdowns in 14 plays … 1 knockdown and an 89% grade in … full name is Daniel J. Beardall … born Aug. 24, 1979. 9 plays versus San Diego State … named Academic all-MWC and to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. YEAR G/GS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TOT XP-XPA 2003–Redshirt. 2004 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 2005 11/11 0 4 6 5 0 15 37-38 HIGH SCHOOL: All-state offensive and defensive tackle Total 13/11 0 4 6 5 0 15 39-40 … played for Millard High’s (Utah) 2001 state championship team … also wrestled for Millard’s 2002 state champion team … honor roll.

PERSONAL: Son of Coley Boone and Sherry Peterson ... both parents attended BYU ... father played football for BYU ... from family of 10 children (five boys, five girls) ...

www.UtahUtes.com 34 UTES TO WATCH brother Jesse is a senior offensive lineman for Utah … brother PERSONAL: Son of Coley Boone and Sherry Peterson ... Aaron played wide receiver for Kentucky and has signed both parents attended BYU ... father played football for BYU with the … sister Amy played basketball ... from family of 10 children (five boys, five girls) ... brother and volleyball at George Mason University and played semi- Jason is a sophomore offensive lineman for Utah … brother pro ball for the San Diego Waves of the NWBL ... enjoys Aaron played wide receiver for Kentucky and has signed with hunting and camping … business major … full name is Jason the Carolina Panthers … sister Amy played basketball and Rostenbach Boone … born April 20, 1984. volleyball at George Mason University and played semi-pro ball for the San Diego Waves of the NWBL ... enjoys fishing 79 and rabbit hunting ... graduated in May 2004 with a double JESSE BOONE major in economics and business administration … is now in Offensive Line the MBA program at Utah … scored a 640 on the GMAT … 6-5, 305, Sr. full name is Jesse Rostenbach Boone ... born Jan. 28, 1982. 3VL Fillmore, Utah 14 Millard HS KYLE BRADY Linebacker UTAH: First-team all-conference center … named to the 6-1, 230, So. preseason , Outland and 1VL watch lists … smart, strong and versatile … 348-pound power Tooele, Utah clean ranks fourth on the team. Tooele HS 2005-Started all 11 games at center … involved in 839 plays and was graded as never missing an assignment … allowed 2005–Played in all 11 games and made 4 starts … 26 total only one sack all season … tallied 23 pancake blocks and tackles … 1.5 tackles for a loss of 8 yards and assisted on 1 43 knockdowns … recorded 8 knockdowns vs. Arizona and sack (5 yards) … returned an interception for 12 yards against 7 against TCU … 5 knockdowns against both Air Force and New Mexico, the only pick by a Utah linebacker this season UNLV … career-high 6 pancake blocks against New Mexico … 6 tackles and assisted on a sack versus Air Force … 5 … 4 pancake blocks against TCU and BYU … season-best 5 tackles against San Diego State … had 5 games with 3 tackles cuts vs. UNLV … team captain. or more. 2004–Played in and started all 12 games at center … second 2004–Saw action in all 12 games … 20 tackles, 5 solo and team all-conference … in 11 regular season games, he played 15 assisted … assisted on 1 tackle for loss … career-high 6 775 snaps with 49 knockdowns … tied for the team lead for tackles, 4 solo, against Utah State … figured in on 5 tackles total plays by an offensive lineman (775) … had 5 games with against UNLV, including one for a loss … assisted on 4 tackles 5 or more knockdowns … a career-high 8 knockdowns vs. vs. Colorado State and 3 against Texas A&M … academic all- San Diego State with an 86% average grade … 7 knockdowns MWC … elected to the Utah Football Leadership Committee. against both North Carolina and BYU with an 84% and 2003–Redshirt. 87% grades, respectively … back-to-back games with 6 knockdowns vs. Utah State and Air Force … Academic all- HIGH SCHOOL: Utah’s 2002 “Mr. Football” … first-team MWC … also made the Athletics Academic Honor Roll. all-state and region MVP as a junior and senior … Utah 3A 2003–Started first three games at left tackle before an ankle MVP as a senior … 2002 Prep Star Western Region first team injury in game three sidelined him for the remainder of the … honorable mention all-state and all-region as a sophomore season … averaged 4.0 knockdowns and 79.5% overall grade … state’s career interception record holder (31) … senior … 6 knockdowns vs. Utah State … 3 knockdowns in just 11 year rushed for 1,400 yards, had 700 receiving yards, scored plays vs. Cal before getting injured … academic all-MWC. 28 touchdowns and had 15 interceptions … Tooele High won 2002–Played in seven games … lettered … averaged 2002 3A Utah state football championship … team captain in 93% in total blocking efficiency … averaged 97% in pass football and basketball … also lettered in baseball and track blocking and 87% in run blocking … averaged 100% hustle … first-team all-state and all-region in baseball as a junior and … 2 knockdowns were against San Diego State … against second-team all-state as a sophomore … honor roll. Michigan, was 100% in blocking efficiency (run, pass, total). 2001–Redshirt. PERSONAL: Son of Roger and Elaine Brady … oldest of eight children (7 boys and 1 girl) … exercise and sport science HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state and all-region ... two- major … full name is Kyle Roger Brady … born Nov. 7, 1984. year starter for Millard High (Utah) played both ways ... team captain ... Millard was region champ in 1998 and ‘99 YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK ... lettered three years in football and one in basketball and 2004 12/0 5 15 20 0.5-0 0 2005 11/4 8 18 26 1.5-5 0.5-5 wrestling ... National Honor Society three years ... high honor Total 23/4 13 33 46 2.0-5 0.5-5 roll four years ... student body secretary as senior and vice president as sophomore.

www.UtahUtes.com 35 UTES TO WATCH 89 science major … full name is Martail Marta Burnett … first FREDDIE BROWN name is pronounced mar-tell … born Jan. 10, 1985. Wide Receiver 6-3, 215, Fr. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2004 9/0 3 2 5 1.0-5 1.0-5 La Verne, Calif. 2005 11/0 17 29 46 6.0-18 3.5-12 Citrus College Total 20/0 20 31 51 7.0-23 4.5-17

2005-Played in 3 games, making 2 catches for 43 yards … 11 long reception of 37 yards against Wyoming … other catch for KAWIKA CASCO 6 yards came against New Mexico. Defensive Back 5-10, 185, Sr. PRIOR TO UTAH-Came to Utah in time for 2005 fall camp 2VL as a late scholarship addition … redshirted at Citrus College in Lahaina, Hawaii 2004 so he has four years of eligibility left, starting this fall … Lahainaluna HS at Damien High (Calif.), he was first-team all-league in both football and basketball … lettered three times in both sports 2005–Took the field in 7 games … 7 total stops, 4 of which … 45 catches for 685 yards and 5 touchdowns as a senior were solo tackles … 2 tackles in each the UNLV and New in 2003 … set the school record for longest reception (97 Mexico games … added a sack of 8 yards against New yards) … career numbers were 61 receptions, 895 yards and 6 Mexico … credited with a pass breakup at Brigham Young. touchdowns … Damien High won back-to-back league titles 2004–Tore his ACL in the first game of the season and had (2002-03) … honor roll student all four years … son of Fred surgery … named to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. and Susan Brown ... father is a counselor at LAUSD … born 2003–ACL surgery in preseason. June 24, 1986. 2002–Played in all 11 games, mostly for special teams, but also saw time at safety … made game-saving play as time YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG expired in Utah’s 23-18 win over Wyoming, stripping ball 2005 3/0 2 43 21.5 0 37 from Wyoming receiver in the end zone … 1 total tackle and 1 forced fumble … lettered. 93 2001–Played in six games, mostly for special teams … 3 total MARTAIL BURNETT tackles were all against Wyoming. Defensive End 2000–Redshirt. 6-3, 235, So. 1VL HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-sport athlete lettered in football, Los Angeles, Calif. baseball, wrestling, track and swimming at Lahainaluna David Starr Jordan HS HS (Hawaii) ... three-time all-conference in football and wrestling ... all-conference swimmer one year ... team captain 2005–Played in all 11 games and started 7, including the last for football and wrestling teams ... football team won Maui 5, at open end … 46 total tackles is most of Utah’s defensive Interscholastic League titles in 1997 and ‘98. linemen and ranks fifth overall … recorded 6 tackles for a loss, 3.5 of which were sacks … also has 1 fumble recovery PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Stacy Casco ... father ran and 1 pass break-up … career-high 8 tackles vs. Air Force … track at Northern Colorado ... two brothers and one sister ... 6 tackles against both Wyoming and Brigham Young … 5- enjoys singing and surfing ... exercise and sport science major tackle, 2-sack outing versus UNLV … made a fumble recovery ... full name is Christian Kawika Casco ... name is pronounced against Wyoming and had a pass break-up versus New Mexico ka-vee-ka ... born June 30, 1982. … also blocked a kick. 2004–Played in 9 games, mostly for special teams … 5 YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT INT PBU tackles, 3 solo, on the year … had a QB sack of 5 yards 2001 6/0 1 2 3 0 0 against Utah State … tallied 3 tackles vs. USU … also had a 2002 11/0 1 0 1 0 1 2005 7/0 4 3 7 0 1 pair of tackles vs. UNLV. Totals 24/0 6 5 11 0 1 2003–Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference and all-area … David Starr Jordan High (Calif.) team captain … lettered in three sports … first person from his high school in 18 years to qualify for state track and field meet … student vice president of athletics.

PERSONAL: Son of Willie Burnett, Jr. and Kristy Brewer … three brothers … married to the former Misty Eby … political

www.UtahUtes.com 36 UTES TO WATCH 6 50 BRENT CASTEEL BROCK CONDIE Wide Receiver Long Snapper 5-10, 192, Fr. 5-10, 220, Sr. RS SQ San Francisco, Calif. Lehi, Utah Antioch HS Snow College

2005–Honorable mention All-American by The Sporting 2005–Started all 11 games at long snapper … has 3 tackles. News played in all 11 games and started in 5 … H-back’s 38 2004–Played for the scout teams. receptions ranks third on the team and 426 yards rates fourth … 35 rushes for 208 yards … led team and ranked fourth in PRIOR TO UTAH: Played for Snow College’s 2003 the MWC with 20 kickoff returns for 464 yards … averaging conference championship team … Snow played in Golden 11.2 yards per catch, 5.9 yards per rush and 23.2 yards per Isles Bowl … prepped at Hillcrest High (Utah) and lettered in kick return … ranks ninth in the MWC in all-purpose yards football and baseball. (99.8 per game) … 7 grabs for 46 yards and a score against UNLV … snagged 2 passes for 46 yards and score against PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Marolyn Condie … one of New Mexico … had two games with 5 catches, including a five children … enjoys camping and water sports … exercise 5-catch, 47-yard effort versus Air Force … 4 catches for 77 and sport science major … full name is Brock Mills Condie … yards against TCU … rushed for career-high 74 yards and a born July 31, 1980. TD against Arizona … returned 4 kicks for 102 yards against San Diego State. 66 2004–Redshirt. ROBERT CONLEY Offensive Line HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league and all-conference 6-1, 317, Fr. … Antioch High (Calif.) team captain … also lettered in RS basketball. La Marque, Texas La Marque HS PERSONAL: Son of Charles Casteel and Jacqueline Broden … has three sisters … undergraduate studies major … full 2005-Redshirt freshman has played in all 11 games, starting name is Brenton Casteel … born July 12, 1985. the last 4 at right guard … in on 470 plays … has 6 pancake blocks and 7 knockdowns … posted 2 knockdowns against YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG New Mexico and BYU. 2005 11/5 38 426 11.2 2 41 2004–Redshirt was named to the Utah Athletics Academic YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG Honor Roll. 2004 11/ 35 208 5.9 1 59 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state, all-district and all- county as a senior in 2003 … helped La Marque HS (Texas) win 2003 23-4A Division II State Championship … 68 pancake blocks in 2003 … also lettered in power-lifting (465- pound bench and 700-pound squat) … Who’s Who Among Young Americans.

PERSONAL: Son of Ezzard Conley and April Williams … two sisters (Christina and Chasmine) … undergraduate studies major … full name is Robert Blake Conley … born April 17, 1986.

www.UtahUtes.com 37 UTES TO WATCH 74 31 DAVID DIRKMAAT CASEY EVANS Offensive Line Defensive Back 6-7, 310, Sr. 6-0, 198, Jr. 1VL 2VL San Jose, Calif. Salt Lake City Fresno CC Olympus HS

2005-Started all 11 games at left guard … in on 839 total 2005–Second-team all-MWC defensive back started all 11 plays (tied for second among the offensive linemen) … has games at free safety … 5 interceptions tied for league lead 8.5 pancake blocks and 20 knockdowns … recorded a season- (No. 7 in the nation) … 8 passes defended is second on the high 5 knockdowns in 81 plays vs. BYU …had 4 knockdowns team … 84 total tackles ranks second on the team and ninth in 66 plays at TCU … tallied 3-knockdown games against in the MWC … earned MWC Defensive Player of the Week San Diego State and UNL, and graded out at 95% and 91%, honors twice, after the Air Force and BYU games … also respectively. has 4.0 tackles for a loss, which includes 2.0 sacks … made 2004–Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts … after 5 or more tackles in all 11 games … posted two double-digit coming off the bench in the first game, he started five straight tackle games with a career-high 13 vs. Brigham Young and 12 games at left guard, the next two at right tackle and the against Air Force … forced and recovered a fumble against remaining four back at left guard … in the regular season, he BYU … made 9 tackles with an interception against UNLV played 775 downs with 23 knockdowns … tied for the team … 8 stops and an interception vs. Arizona … 7 tackles at TCU lead for total plays by an offensive lineman (775) … 86% and 6 vs. New Mexico. grade with two knockdowns against North Carolina … 84% 2004–Played in all 12 games … 36 tackles, 17 solo and 19 grade against Air Force … season-high 4 knockdowns in back- assisted … 2.5 tackles for losses of six yards … season-high to-back games against Utah State and Air Force … 70% or 6 tackles against Arizona and Colorado State … 5 solo tackles better grade in nine games … made the Athletics Academic and 1 forced fumble vs. Arizona … 5 tackles in season-opener Honor Roll. vs. Texas A&M … 4 tackles against North Carolina, including 2003–Redshirt. 1.5 tackles for a loss of 3 yards … 4 stops versus Wyoming, three of which were unassisted … elected to the 2004 Utah PRIOR TO UTAH: All-Central Valley Conference player Football Leadership Committee. for Fresno City College … Fresno CC was CVC champion 2003–Critical player for special teams … played in 11 games in 2001 … three-time all-league player for Silver Creek HS … fumble recovery against BYU allowed Utes to run out the (Calif.) … league’s Most Valuable Lineman in 2000 … Silver clock in a 3-0 victory … 5 total tackles included 4 solo. Creek won 2000 conference championship … won science honors in high school. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state in 2000-01 … region 5 MVP as senior in 2001 … 1,002 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns PERSONAL: Son of Gerrit and Gloria Dirkmaat … both (16 rushing, 4 receiving), 69 tackles and 9 interceptions in parents went to BYU … three sisters … sisters Megan and 2001 … returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns … played Rebecca both rowed for Cal and Megan rowed for the U.S. in for Olympus High’s (Utah) 2001 region 5 championship team the 2004 Olympic Games … sociology major … full name is … also lettered in basketball and lacrosse … all-region in Gerrit David Dirkmaat … born July 4, 1982. basketball in 2002 … Olympus was region hoop champ in 2000 … honor roll … Rice Athletic Scholarship.

PERSONAL: Son of Terry and Kathy Evans … three brothers and two sisters … social behavioral science and health major … full name is Casey Matthews Evans … born April 26, 1984.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL FR 2003 11/0 4 1 5 0-0 1 2004 12/1 17 19 36 2.5-6 0 2005 11/11 41 43 84 4.0-16 1 Totals 34/12 62 63 125 6.5-22 2

www.UtahUtes.com 38 UTES TO WATCH 94 13 STEVE FIFITA QUINTON GANTHER Defensive Line Running Back 6-0, 322, Sr. 5-10, 214, Sr. 3VL 1VL Huntington Beach, Calif. Richmond, Calif. Fountain Valley HS Citrus CC

UTAH: Two-time first-team all-MWC defensive lineman 2005–Second-team all-conference running back has played has started 35 straight games, dating back to his sophomore in 10 games, starting 9 (missed the Wyoming game with a season, and has 36 total starts … 30.5 career tackles for loss knee injury) … 183 rushes for 1,000 yards (5.5 average) and is currently No. 6 all-time at Utah … played every position 6 touchdowns … eighth player in Utah football history to rush on the defensive line in 2005 … faces double and even triple for 1,000 yards in a season and the first since 2001 … 1,000 teams on most every play … strongest player on the team yards is the ninth-best single-season total at Utah … five 100- squats 675 pounds and benches 460 pounds. yard games ranks fifth in Utah single-game history: 155 vs. 2005–First-team all-conference … started all 11 games … 41 UNLV, 131 vs. BYU, 127 vs. Arizona, 112 vs. Colorado State, total tackles includes 12 for a loss … ranks third in the league and 104 vs. Utah State … seven career 100-yard games also in tackles-for-loss while his 5 sacks is tied for seventh … ranks fifth … 24 catches for 296 yards and 1 TD … career- collected 7 tackles against North Carolina, 3 of which were high 98 receiving yards (along with 93 rushing yards) against for a loss of 11 total yards …6 tackles vs. San Diego State, 2.5 San Diego State … leads Utah in all-purpose yards and ranks of which were for a loss … had a 6-tackle night against New No. 4 in the MWC with 1,296 (129.6 ypg) … team captain. Mexico … tallied 5 stops at TCU … recorded a tackle-for-loss 2004–Honorable mention all-MWC … appeared in 12 games in all but two games and a sack in 6 … team captain. and started in 5 (2 at running back and 3 at receiver) … team’s 2004–First team all-MWC … Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP … second-leading rusher carried the ball 109 times for 654 yards started in all 12 games at nose guard … 45 total tackles and (6.0 average) … averaged 54.5 yards per game … 2 rushing 23 solo tackles were the most by a Ute lineman … 4.5 sacks and 1 receiving touchdown … 100-yard games against New was tied for the team lead … 9 tackles for loss ranked second Mexico (106) and BYU (133) … 81 yards led all backs against … MVP performance at the Fiesta Bowl included 5 tackles, 2 Colorado State … season-bests from the line of scrimmage tackles for loss and a 12-yard sack … career-high 9 stops vs. were a 56-yard run vs. BYU and an 8-yard reception vs. Air Force … returned an interception for a 6-yard score vs. Colorado State … attempted one pass … returned one kick UNLV and had 2 pass break-ups vs. San Diego State … made for 28 yards vs. SDSU. an appearance at running back against BYU and scored a 4- yard touchdown … 2 total rushes for 5 yards. PRIOR TO UTAH: All-American and all-conference running 2003–Honorable mention all-conference … started all 12 back for Citrus College … set Citrus records for single-season games at nose guard … 31 total tackles … 8 tackles for loss and career rushing and all-purpose yards … rushed for 1,490 and 3 sacks … career-high 6 tackles vs. Texas A&M … 5 yards and 18 TDs and had 20 receptions for 189 yards and 1 tackles (2 TFL) in Liberty Bowl win over Southern Miss … TD in 2003 … led Citrus to 2003 Western State Conference also had 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss vs. Colorado State. championship and Southwestern Bowl … prepped at John 2002–Played in 11 games, starting one … 16 total tackles … F. Kennedy HS (Calif.) … all-conference … JFK High team 1.5 tackles for loss … 1 interception for 14 yards … 2 fumble captain … set school single-game rushing record … also recoveries … 1 pass breakup … 3 tackles, 1 for loss, vs. CSU. lettered in baseball and set the school single-season record for 2001–Redshirt. batting average.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two years all-conference ... all-county PERSONAL: Son of Henry Ganther, Brenda Ganther and ... Fountain Valley High (Calif.) team captain and defensive Shannon Montgomery … one of 11 children … has daughter, player of the year ... 62 unassisted tackles in 1999 ... recovered Somia … sociology major … first name is pronounced Quin- 4 fumbles (1 for TD) and had 17 tackles for loss ... on offense, TAHN … nickname is “Q” … full name is Quinton Roy scored on runs of 55 and 65 yards. Ganther … born July 15, 1984 in Oakland, Calif.

PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Lita Fifita ... sociology major YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS AVG TD LONG ... last name is pronounced fee-feeta ... born May 16, 1982. 2004 12/5 109 654 6.0 2 56 2005 10/9 183 1000 5.5 6 63 Total 22/14 292 1654 5.7 8 63 YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2002 11/1 8 8 16 1.5-0 0-0 2003 12/12 15 16 31 8.0-24 3-10 2004 12/12 23 22 45 9.0-44 4.5-33 2005 11/11 19 22 41 12.0-47 5.0-30 Totals 46/36 65 68 133 30.5-115 12.5-73

www.UtahUtes.com 39 UTES TO WATCH 33 and 2001 … did not start playing football until high school AFA GARRIGAN … won CIF Sportsmanship/Citizenship award … 2002 U.S. Linebacker National Football Award recipient … also lettered in track and 6-1, 210, Fr. baseball … recognized by Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society RS for getting one of nation’s best math scores on PSAT … U.S. Hauula, Hawaii Achievement Academy award for being a national math Kahuku HS winner … chose Utah over Arizona ... Who’s Who Among American HS Students. 2005–Saw the field in 5 games, mostly on special teams … tallied 2 tackles … made 1 solo stop against both North PERSONAL: Son of Jerry and La Tanya Harper … interested Carolina and New Mexico. in becoming an engineer or accountant … mother ran track for 2004–Redshirt made the Dean’s List and was named to the Chattanooga State … sociology major … full name is Shunta Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. Jerrell Harper … born Aug. 12, 1984 in Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 all-state and Most Outstanding YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU 2003 12/5 14 15 29 0-0 5 Defensive Player award winner for Kahuku High (Hawaii) … 2004 12//0 5 4 9 0-0 0 Kahuku went 14-0 and won 2002 state championship. 2005 11/3 10 6 16 1-1 2 Totals 35/8 29 24 43 1-1 7 PERSONAL: Son of the late Gregory Garrigan and Karie Garrigan … both parents went to BYU-Hawaii … has three 24 siblings … exercise and sport science major … full name is TIM HARRIS Clayneal Pononuiharohano Afaihene Garrigan … born July 8, Defensive Back 1986 in Tahiti. 6-0, 190, Sr. 1VL YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK Pittsburg, Kan. 2005 5/0 2 0 0 0-0 0 Fort Scott CC

21 2005–Has played in all 11 games and started 3 … 40 total SHAUN HARPER tackles includes 22 solo stops … 1 interception return of 12 Defensive Back yards … ranks eighth on the team in total tackles … recorded 5-9, 180, Jr. 7 tackles against Utah State, 4 of them solo tackles … made 6 2VL tackles against both Arizona and North Carolina … had 5 solo San Diego, Calif. stops and an interception against UNC … tallied 5 solo tackles Mission Bay HS (6 total) against San Diego and 4 total stops against Wyoming. 2004–Played in 11 games, only missing the Wyoming game 2005–Played in 11 games and made 3 starts … starts when … 13 tackles on 5 solo stops and 8 assisted … a season-best Utah opens up in the nickel package …16 total tackles six tackles vs. UNLV, two of which were unassisted … made 2 includes 10 solo… also has 2 pass breakups, 1 tackle for a loss stops in each the Utah State and Colorado State games … had and 1 interception … recorded a season-high 6 tackles, 4 of one tackle in three games. which were solo, and an interception at UNLV … figured in on 4 tackles at BYU … posted a pair of tackles against Arizona PRIOR TO UTAH: Played safety for Fort Scott CC from and Wyoming, adding a pass breakup against the Cowboys. 2002-03 … all-state, all-conference and all-area high school 2004–Saw the field in all 12 games … made 9 stops … 5 solo player for Pittsburgh High School (Kan.) … 11 tackles and tackles and 4 assisted … season-high 3 stops vs. Utah State, 2 interceptions in Kansas Shrine Bowl … Pittsburgh won all unassisted … 2 total tackles vs. Wyoming and UNLV … conference championship his senior year … also lettered in elected to the 2004 Utah Football Leadership Committee. track and field. 2003–Played in every game and started five (four at right corner and one at left corner) … started in the Liberty Bowl PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Angela Harris … mother is … career-high 5 tackles vs. New Mexico … 4 tackles vs. Utah a police officer … one brother and one sister … has baby State and San Diego State … 5 pass breakups was tied for son, Timothy, Jr. … sociology major … full name is Timothy second-most on team … also played for special teams … 29 Clarence Harris … born Sept. 15, 1983 in Memphis, Tenn. total tackles. 2002–Redshirt. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU 2004 11/0 5 8 13 0-0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-county and all-Western 2005 11/3 22 18 40 0-0 0 Totals 22/3 27 26 53 0-0 0 League … Mission Bay High (Calif.) Most Improved Player in 2001 … Mission Bay was CIF Division 3 champion in 2000

www.UtahUtes.com 40 UTES TO WATCH 16 1 BRIAN HERNANDEZ THOMAS HUFF Wide Receiver Wide Receiver 6-0, 183, Jr. 6-4, 205, So. JC 1VL Phoenix, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Pima CC Camelback HS

2005–Starter when healthy has played in 10 games and started 2005–Has played in 4 games. 4 … 31 receptions for 634 yards and 3 TDs … averages a 2004–Saw action in 5 games … made one catch for 24 yards team-high 20.5 yards per catch … posted a season-high 148 vs. Utah State. yards on 7 catches against San Diego State … tallied 112 2003–Redshirt. yards on 3 catches against Colorado State … made 4 grabs for 81 yards and 2 TDs versus Brigham Young … collected HIGH SCHOOL: Two years all-conference … all-city 79 yards and a TD on 3 snags against Air Force … hauled in a (Phoenix) first team … Informant first team … Super All- career-high 60-yarder against the Falcons … returned 1 punt State first team in 2002 … named state’s Best All-Around for 7 yards against UNLV. player by Super All-State, which said he was Arizona’s best prep wide receiver and basketball player and its high PRIOR TO UTAH: Began his college career at Georgia hurdles champion … broke every Camelback High (Ariz.) Tech in fall of 2002—leaving for family medical reasons after receiving record … 790 receiving yards and 11 TDs in 2002 the fall semester …walked on at Arizona State in spring of … Camelback won Metro Conference championship in 2001- 2003 … transferred to Pima Community College in spring of 02 … also lettered in basketball and track … state 110 high 2004 and made first-team all-region, first-team all-conference hurdle champion as a junior in 2002 … Nike basketball All- and honorable mention JC Gridwire All-American … 50 American … McDonald’s All-America Select team … honor receptions for 767 yards and 8 touchdowns in the regular roll … Native American Club … Teen Council. season … prepped at Mountain Pointe High School (Ariz.), where he was the four-time Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year PERSONAL: Son of Thomas Huff, Sr. and Abigail Robinson … first-team all-region as a senior and second-team his junior … mother played volleyball for South Mountain College … year … all-around MVP at the University of Miami football aunt played for women’s professional football team in Arizona camp following his junior year … Mountain Pointe’s team … business major … full name is Thomas Waymen Huff … captain as a senior in 2002 … first-team all-region receiver nickname is “Huff” … born Mar. 25, 1985. and returner in 2002 and the Central Region Offensive Player of the Year … also made the all-city, all-Southeast Valley YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG and all-Tribune teams as a senior … 5A state all-star team 2004 5/0 1 24 4.8 0 24 2005 4/0 0 0 0 0 - … set Mountain Pointe records for receptions in a season Totals 9/0 1 24 4.8 0 24 (49), receiving yards in a season (699), career receptions (75) and career receiving yards (1,233) … Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete … competed for 2002 5A state champion track team … on state champion 4x400 relay and runner-up 4x100 relay team … Tempe City Outstanding Athlete of the Year … National Honor Society … graduated 18th out of a class of 516

PERSONAL: Son of Julio and Karen Hernandez … oldest of six children … sister Katie attends Arizona State and brother Scott plays football at Mesa Community College … finance major … full name is Brian Julio Hernandez … born April 13, 1984.

YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2005 10/4 31 634 20.5 3 60

www.UtahUtes.com 41 UTES TO WATCH 18 assisted sack of 5 yards against Air Force … recovered a CHAD JACOBSEN fumble vs. Arizona. Tight End 2004–Saw action in 8 games … 17 tackles, 4 solo and 13 6-4, 250, Sr. assisted … 1.5 tackles for losses 4 yards … season-best 8 1VL tackles vs. UNLV, including 1.5 for a loss of 4 yards … 3 Springville, Utah tackles each against Texas A&M and Utah State … 2 tackles Springville HS against Air Force. 2003–Redshirt. 2005–Has played in all 11 games and started 4 … 3 catches for 58 yards and a TD … 5-yard TD reception against Brigham HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-Desert Valley League Young was the first TD of his career … 2 catches for 43 yards (first-team in 2001) … 2001 all-CIF … La Quinta High vs. Wyoming. … posted a career-long 34-yard reception School (Calif.) Most Valuable Linebacker in 2001, Most against Wyoming. Valuable Offensive Back in 2002 and team MVP in 2002 … 2004–Played for the scout team … earned a letter. La Quinta won Division VIII CIF and Desert Valley League 2003–Played in six games on special teams before season- championships in 2000 and 2001 … also wrestled … National ending knee injury. Honor Society … President’s Award. 2002–Played for scout teams. 2001–Redshirt … also practiced with the Utah basketball PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Tracey Jiannoni team. (pronounced jee-a-no-nee) … three brothers and one sister … business major … full name is Joseph Michael Jiannoni … HIGH SCHOOL: All-state in football and basketball ... born Dec. 27, 1984. National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame award winner ... Salt Lake Tribune 4A basketball MVP ... Utah YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL INT 2004 8/0 4 13 17 1.5-4 0 County basketball MVP ... led state in scoring as a senior, 2005 11/10 32 39 71 2.5-12 0 averaging 30 points per game ... as a senior, led Springville Total 19/10 36 52 88 4.0-16 0 High (Utah) to runner-up finish in 1999 4A state tournament ... high honor student graduated with 3.8 GPA. 55 ANDREW JOHNSON PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Alice Jacobsen ... father Offensive Line played football at BYU and is the director of athletics at Utah 6-2, 304, Sr. Valley State College ... youngest of four children ... brother 1VL Eric played football for Utah and was an all-conference Salt Lake City defensive back in 1987 ... wife Jamie and son CJ … Cottonwood HS economics major … full name is Chad McKay Jacobsen ... born Sept. 21, 1980. 2005–Backup center has action in eight games, mainly on special teams. YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2004–Appeared in all 12 games … had a 73% grade on 12 2002 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 6/0 0 0 0 0 0 plays against North Carolina … played 9 downs and averaged 2004 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 a 78% grade against San Diego State … 64% grade on 14 2005 11/4 3 58 19.3 1 34 plays vs. UNLV … took the field for 13 plays vs. Colorado Totals 11/4 3 58 19.3 1 34 State and six against Texas A&M. 2003–Played in every game for field goal team … played some at center against BYU. 44 2002–Played for the scout teams. JOE JIANNONI 2001–Redshirt. Linebacker 6-0, 230, So. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-region in 1999 and 2000 ... SQ honorable mention all-state ... starting center and long snapper La Quinta, Calif. for Cottonwood High (Utah) ... 2000 team captain ... played in La Quinta HS 29 straight varsity games ... earned four letters in football and three in track. 2005–Has played in all 11 games, starting the last 10 … 71 tackles ranks fourth on the team … has 2.5 tackles for a loss PERSONAL: Raised by legal guardians Dennie and Barbara and assisted on 1 sack … 9 tackles at TCU (8 solo) … four Dunn, who are both Utah graduates ... speech communication 8-tackle games (3 in the last 4 games) … turned in a pair major … full name is Andrew Bud Johnson ... born May 23, of 7-tackle games, against Utah State and San Diego State 1983. … assisted in a tackle for loss in four games, including an

www.UtahUtes.com 42 UTES TO WATCH 3 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district and second-team all- BRIAN JOHNSON state quarterback for Robert E. Lee High (Texas) … District Quarterback MVP … passed for 2,900 yards and 33 touchdowns and 6-1, 203, So. rushed for 540 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2003 … completed 1VL 71.6% of his pass attempts … also lettered in basketball. Baytown, Texas Robert E. Lee HS PERSONAL: Son of Stacey and Shonna Johnson … father played football for UTEP … two sisters, Bianca and Britteny, 2005–Second-team all-conference quarterback started in the play basketball … mass communication major … full name is first 10 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury Brian Delance Johnson … born Feb. 16, 1987. against New Mexico on Nov. 12 (had surgery to repair torn ACL on Dec. 1) … finished No. 1 in the MWC and No. 4 YEAR G/GS ATT CMP IT PCT YDS TD LONG 2004 10/0 21 14 1 66.7 142 1 33 in the nation in total offense (337.0 yards per game) … also 2005 10/10 330 210 7 63.6 2892 18 60 No. 1 in the MWC (10th in the nation) in pass efficiency Total 20/10 351 224 8 63.8 3034 19 60 (151.0) … 2,892 passing yards (289.2 average) ranks No. 2 in the MWC … completed 63.6% of his passes (210-of-330) YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS AVG. TD LONG 2004 10/0 21 92 4.4 1 16 … accounted for 26 touchdowns (18 touchdown passes and 2005 10/10 152 478 3.1 8 26 8 rushing) … 7 interceptions is the fewest of any MWC QB who has attempted at least 200 passes ... four 300-yard passing 83 games this season and in his career: 417 yards vs. San Diego JORDAN JOHNSON State, 384 yards vs. Wyoming, 370 vs. New Mexico and 305 Wide Receiver yards vs. Air Force … passed for over 200 yards in all 10 6-1, 199, Fr. games he played in … 4 TD passes against Wyoming and RS New Mexico tied the Mountain West Conference sophomore Mesquite, Texas record also held by Utah’s Brett Elliott (2002) and Alex Smith Poteet HS (2003) … Utah’s second-leading rusher has 152 carries for 2005-Has played in 11 games, mostly on special teams … 4 478 yards (3.1 yards per rush) … averaged 47.8 rushing yards tackles (3 solo) … recorded 3 solo tackles against Wyoming per game and led the Utes in rushing TDs (8) … rushed for … figured in on an assisted tackle vs. New Mexico. 70-plus yards 3 times: 98 vs. North Carolina, 73 vs. UNLV 2004–Redshirt. and 70 vs. Utah State … broke the school and tied the MWC record for completion percentage in just his second career HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 Poteet High (Texas) captain rushed start, completing 85.7% of his pass attempts (18-of-21) against for 650 yards and 7 touchdowns… also lettered in basketball Utah State on Sept. 10 … MWC Offensive Player of the and track … on school record-setting 4 x 100 meter relay Week against Wyoming completed 32-of-45 passes for 384 team (41.3 seconds) … qualified for Junior Olympics in 100 yards and 4 touchdowns, and also led Utah in rushing with 67 and 200 meters and 4 x 100 relay … ran 100 meters in 10.7 yards and a TD.… tossed 3 TDs and passed for 264 yards on seconds and 200 meters in 21.3 seconds … one of four local a 20-of-29 performance against UNLV … completed 21-of- winners for Rotary Cub award. 29 passes for 305 yards and 2 scores against Air Force (also rushed for 3 scores) … rushed for a career-high 98 yards, PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Jennifer Johnson … mother scoring 1 TD, on 22 carries against North Carolina. played basketball for Oklahoma City University … two older 2004–Appeared in 10 games … 4.4 yards per rush and siblings (Jared and Alycia) … mass communication major is completed 14-of-21 passes for 142 yards for the year … 2 interested in a career in broadcasting … full name is Jordan touchdowns, one rushing and one passing … pass efficiency Lewayne Johnson … born Oct. 14, 1985. of 129.7 … completed at least one pass in eight games … passed for a career-best 53 yards and one touchdown on 5-of-8 YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL INT passing vs. Utah State … 2-for-2 vs. San Diego State with a 2005 11/0 3 1 4 0-0 0 career-long 33-yard pass … 2-for-2 for 40 yards and a 20-yard completion vs. North Carolina … rushed for a career-best 55 yards on 10 attempts and one score vs. Colorado State … career-long 16 yard rush vs. CSU … 3 rushes for 20 yards vs. Air Force … 5 scampers for 12 yards against North Carolina … named academic all-MWC and to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

www.UtahUtes.com 43 UTES TO WATCH 88 97 TRAVIS LATENDRESSE SOLI LEFITI Wide Receiver Defensive End 6-1, 200, Sr. 6-4, 265, Jr. 3VL JC El Dorado Hills, Calif. Kaneohe, Hawaii Linfield College Palomar CC

UTAH: Ranks No. 8 all-time in career receptions at Utah 2005–Started in 6 games and played in 10 … 23 total tackles, with 119 … 1,568 career receiving yards is No. 12 all-time at includes 2.5 for a loss and 1.0 sacks … defended 2 passes Utah … was granted a medical hardship extension from the … career-high 10 tackles, with 1 sack, against New Mexico NCAA in March of 2005 … possession receiver runs good … made 4 stops and assisted on a tackle for loss against San routes and is fearless over the middle … one-time walk-on Diego State … 3 tackles against Colorado State … 2 tackles was awarded a scholarship prior to the 2004 season. in addition to a pass defended in the each the Wyoming and 2005–Has played in 8 games, starting in 6 … missed 3 games Brigham Young games. with an ankle injury … 39 catches for 596 yards and 4 TDs … averages 15.3 yards per grab … career-best 192 yards and PRIOR TO UTAH-First-team all-Mission Conference while a TD vs. New Mexico … 10 receptions for 139 yards and a at Palomar JC … Palomar was the 2003 Mission Conference score vs. Air Force … 88 yards and a TD vs. Brigham Young. co-champion … prepped at Castle High School (Hawaii)—the 2004–Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 … third on the 2002 state runner-up and OIA champion …first-team all-state team in catches (27) and receiving yards (411) … led team in and Hawaii all-star … also lettered in basketball … son of Joe yards per catch (15.2) … 87 yards against Wyoming, 69 yards and Sue Lefiti … sociology (criminology) major … name is vs. Texas A&M, and 53 yards and a TD vs. San Diego State … pronounced so-lee la-fee-tee … born Apr. 2, 1985. career-best 45-yard catch vs. Texas A&M and a 40-yarder vs. North Carolina … snagged a 36-yard reception vs. Wyoming. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2003–Played in all 12 games and started 10 (nine at Z and one 2005 10/6 9 14 23 2.5-13 1.0-10 at H receiver) … team’s third-leading receiver had 32 catches 20 for 366 yards and 1 TD … averaging 11.4 yards per catch … MIKE LITI career-high 89 yards vs. Air Force … 70 yards vs. Wyoming. Running Back 2002–Played in 10 games, making five starts … 21 total 5-10, 210, So. catches for 195 yards and 1 touchdown … career-high 7 1VL catches for 65 yards and a touchdown against Michigan … Santa Ana, Calif. in first NCAA game, had 3 catches for 40 yards against Utah Foothill HS State … lettered. 2001–Redshirt. 2005–Played in 7 games, starting 2 … 12 carries for 28 total PRIOR TO UTAH: Attended Linfield College for one year yards … also has 2 receptions for 4 yards … 5 carries for 14 … initially tried out for football team, but did not play in any yards against Wyoming … starts came against Wyoming and games … prepped at Oak Ridge High (Calif.) … first-team North Carolina (6 yards). all-conference all-purpose player … second-team all-city … 2004–Redshirt was named to the Utah Athletics Academic Optimus all-star … led high school team to 42-3 record (13-0 Honor Roll. in 1998) … also lettered in basketball … honor roll all four 2003–Played in nine games and started three … broke his years. collarbone in first quarter against Wyoming on Nov. 15 and missed season finale against BYU … true freshman began PERSONAL: Son of Danny and Lynn LaTendresse … father season as the backup but stepped in as the starter with four played football for San Jose City College … only child … games remaining in the regular season when former Ute has competed in Tae Kwon Do since age 5 … won 7 Junior Brandon Warfield was injured … career-best 81 yards on 13 Olympic gold medals and was second at U.S. Open in Tae carries vs. UNM … 47 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Air Force Kwon Do … has second degree black belt … exercise and … 42 total carries for 207 yards and 3 TDs … 4.9 yards per sport science major … full name is Travis Daniel LaTendresse carry is best of U. running backs … also had 3 receptions for (pronounced La-tawn-dress) … born Mar. 30, 1982. 25 yards and 1 kickoff return for 25 yards.

YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-CIF Southern Section in 2002 10/5 21 195 9.3 1 29 2001-02 … 2002 Division VI CIF-SS Offensive Player of the 2003 12/10 32 366 11.4 1 25 Year … Orange County Register 2002 Offensive Player of 2004 12/11 27 411 15.5 2 45 the Year … 2002 L.A. Times Back of the Year … 2002 Sky 2005 8/6 39 596 15.3 4 51 Totals 42/32 119 1568 13.2 8 51 View Conference Offensive MVP … all-league three years …

www.UtahUtes.com 44 UTES TO WATCH fourth-leading all-time rusher in Orange County history (5,699 23 yards) … set Foothill High School (Calif.) records in single JOHN MADSEN season rushing yards (2,344), career rushing yards (5,699), Wide Receiver single-season touchdowns (33) and career touchdowns (78) … 6-5, 220, Sr. player of the week 10 times in his career … once had 99-yard 2VL touchdown run … interested in Polynesian culture and dance. West Valley City Snow College PERSONAL: Son of the late Kolotolu and Seini Liti (pronounced litty) … three brothers and one sister … 2005–Team’s leading receiver will miss the bowl game due to undergraduate studies major … full name is Maikolo Liti … ankle surgery … broke his ankle against New Mexico on Nov. born May 7, 1984. 12 … played in 10 games and made 9 starts … team-best 55 catches for 672 yards and 6 TDs … averaged 12.2 yards per YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG catch … 8 catches for 155 yards and 2 TDs on against Utah 2003 9/3 42 207 4.9 3 32 2005 7/2 12 28 2.3 0 6 State … 12 grabs for 117 yards and 2 TDs versus Wyoming Total 16/5 54 235 4.4 3 32 … 7 snags for 114 yards and 2 scores against UNLV … five games with 7 or more catches. 12 2004–Played all 12 games and started 9 … versatile receiver DARRELL MACK played mostly at E (7 starts), but also filled in a X (1 start) and Running Back Z (1 start) … 27 grabs for 377 yards … averaged 14.0 yards 6-0, 202, Fr. per catch and caught 5 TD passes … career-high 6 catches for HS 50 yards and a TD vs. North Carolina … 4 receptions vs. Utah Spring Valley, Calif. State (69 yards and 1 TD) and Pittsburgh, in the Fiesta Bowl Monte Vista HS (27 yards, 1 TD) … 3 receptions against both Texas A&M (53 yards, 1 TD) and San Diego State (62 yards) … career-long 2005–True freshman is co-backup at running back and has 58-yard reception vs. SDSU … returned one kickoff for 21 played in 8 games … 33 rushes for 124 yards … averages 3.8 yards vs. Wyoming. yards per rush … also has 13 yards on 3 receptions … rushed 2003–Played in all 12 games and started against Colorado for a career-high 65 yards on 16 touches against Wyoming State and San Diego State … walk-on led Utes with 2 catches … scampered for 36 yards on 9 carries against Utah State … for 82 yards and 1 TD against Texas A&M … 1 reception for caught 2 passes for a career-high 9 yards against Wyoming. 15 yards against UNLV … also played for special teams … lettered. PRIOR TO UTAH-First-team all-state, all-CIF and all- league as a senior in 2004 … East County MVP and Union PRIOR TO UTAH: Did not play high school football … first Tribune first team … rushed 247 times for 2,452 yards and 27 year playing football was in 2002 at Snow College (practiced touchdowns in 2004 … as a junior, he made first-team all-CIF with Snow in 2001 but did not play) … Snow went 8-2 and and all-league and was East County Rookie of the Year … ranked 16th in the nation in 2002 … lettered three years in MVP of the CIF Championship after rushing 52 times for 254 baseball and two years in basketball for Hunter High School yards … 2003 season rushing totals: 237 attempts for 1,626 (Utah) … all-conference in baseball twice and basketball once yards … raised by grandparents Larry and Fairleigh Moore … … honor roll every term. enjoys deep sea fishing and golf … first name is pronounced du-rell … born Oct. 10, 1986. PERSONAL: Son of John and Leann Madsen … one sister … enjoys fishing and golfing … economics major … full name is YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS AVG TD LONG John Christopher Madsen … born May 9, 1983. 2005 8/0 33 124 3.8 0 18 YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2003 12/2 3 97 32.3 1 45 2004 12/9 27 377 14.0 5 58 2005 10/9 55 672 12.2 6 47 Totals 34/20 85 1146 13.5 12 58

www.UtahUtes.com 45 UTES TO WATCH 41 HIGH SCHOOL-All-state and all-area … all-district as GRADY MARSHALL a running back and defensive back … county and Terrell Linebacker High (Texas) MVP … played cornerback, wide receiver and 6-0, 230, Sr. running back and returned punts and kickoffs … also lettered 3VL in basketball and track … ran 100 meters in 10.3 seconds … Salt Lake City on 400 meter relay team that placed second in the state (40.6 Skyline HS seconds) … son of Darrell Brockins and Tammie McCain … has six siblings and two stepbrothers … brothers Tony and 2005–Played in 11 games, starting in 1 … tied for sixth on Ricky play college basketball … undergraduate studies major the team with 41 total tackles … also has 3 tackles for a loss, … born Dec. 10, 1986. 2 sacks and a blocked kick … made 7 stops against Arizona … posted 6 tackles in each the Air Force and New Mexico YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK PBU 2005 9/1 10 2 12 0 0 0 outings … blocked a kick vs. Air Force … tallied 2 sacks for 13 yards against New Mexico … recorded 5 tackles against 54 both Utah State and Colorado State. TAYLOR MILLER 2004–Saw action in all 12 games … led Utah with 3 of the Linebacker team’s 7 blocked kicks … had 7 solo tackles and 9 assisted 6-1, 230, So. for a total of 16 tackles … blocked punts vs. Air Force, North 1VL Carolina and UNLV … made 3 stops vs. Air Force and BYU Las Vegas, Nev. … 2 tackles vs. Utah State and North Carolina … assisted on 1 Cimarron HS tackle for a loss of 1 yard against UNC … elected to the 2004 Utah Football Leadership Committee. 2005–Played in 7 games, mostly on special teams … solo 2003–Played in all 12 games … career-high 3 tackles against tackle came against Wyoming. Utah State, Oregon and BYU … 18 total tackles and 1 forced 2004–Played 10 games, mostly on special teams … 2 assisted fumble (vs. Texas A&M) … lettered … academic all-MWC. tackles for the season … figured in on one stop in each the 2002–Played in all 11 games … 6 total tackles … 2 tackles vs. Texas A&M and Colorado State games … academic all-MWC. UNLV … lettered. 2003–Redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state … Skyline High School HIGH SCHOOL: Nevada 1999 Defensive Player of Year (Utah) team captain … Skyline won three state championships ... USA Today honorable mention All-American ... first- (1997-99) … also lettered in baseball. team all-state and all-conference ... Cimarron High (Nev.) state defensive player of year in 1998-99 ... 114 tackles, 3 PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Diana Marshall … father interceptions and 1 TD as senior ... 14 tackles in 1999 state was an all-conference defender for Utah and mother went to championship game ... Cimarron was state 4A champ in 1998- Utah State … two sisters and one brother … served an LDS 99 ... lettered two years in football and four years in track ... church mission to Australia in 2000-02 … enjoys camping scholar athlete. … business major … sociology major … full name is Graden James Marshall … born April 4, 1981. PERSONAL: Son of Larry and Rhonda Miller ... both parents YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK attended BYU ... father played football for BYU and St. Louis 2002 11/0 4 2 6 0 0 Cardinals of the NFL ... enjoys outdoor sports ... business 2003 12/0 9 9 18 0 0 major … full name is Taylor Stewart Miller ... born July 8, 2004 12/0 7 9 16 0.5-1 0 1981. 2005 11/1 19 22 41 3.0-16 2.0-13 Totals 46/1 39 42 81 3.5-17 2.0-13 YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU 2004 10/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 3 2005 7/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 BRICE MCCAIN Total 17/0 1 2 3 0-0 0 Defensive Back 5-9, 170, Fr. HS Terrell, Texas Terrell HS

2005–True freshman corner has appeared 9 games and made 1 start … 12 total tackles includes 10 solo stops … season-high 5 tackles (4 solos) against Colorado State … posted 2 tackles against Utah State, San Diego State and Brigham Young.

www.UtahUtes.com 46 UTES TO WATCH 42 8 PATE MOLENI EUGENE OATES Defensive Line Defensive Back 6-3, 269, Fr. 5-11, 183, Sr. RS 1VL West Valley City, Utah Jacksonville, Fla. Hunter HS Fort Scott CC

2005–Saw action in the first four games of the season. 2005–Saw the field in all 11 games and started 8 … will 2004–Redshirt. start at right corner in the Emerald Bowl … earned MWC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his game against HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as a senior in 1999 ... UNLV, when he recorded a career-high 10 tackles (all solo), Hunter High (Utah) team captain ... lettered twice in football including 2 tackles for loss and 1 sack … 39 total tackles, 31 and track. of which were solos … 3 pass breakups, 2 tackles for loss and 1 sack … 6 tackles against San Diego State … credited with PERSONAL: Son of Fisi and Liahona Moleni (pronounced pass breakups against Arizona, North Carolina and Brigham Mo-lenny) ... both parents went to BYU ... has four sisters Young. and six brothers ... brothers Fisi (1996-99) and Stan (2001) 2004–Saw action in 10 games … made 7 solo stops and 8 both lettered for Utah … enjoys singing and music ... political assisted for 15 tackles … tallied career-high 6 tackles vs. science major … first name is pronounced Pot-ay... full name Texas A&M, 3 unassisted … made 3 unassisted stops vs. Utah is Alipate Mauriri Moleni ... born Oct. 29, 1982 in Hamilton, State … 1 tackle vs. San Diego State, an 8-yard QB sack, and New Zealand. a pass break-up … had 2 tackles vs. UNLV.

51 PRIOR TO UTAH: All-conference cornerback for Fort Scott BRADY NIELSON College … led conference in interceptions in 2002 with 5 … Linebacker all-conference football and basketball player for William M. 6-3, 221, Jr. Raines High (Florida) … 10 interceptions his senior year. RS Ephraim, Utah PERSONAL: Son of Edward Oates and Laurie White … one Snow College sister (Latoya) … sociology major … full name is Eugene Oates … nickname is Geno … born Sept. 29, 1981. 2005–Saw action in 10 games, almost exclusively on special teams … only tackle came against BYU. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT INT PBU 2004–Redshirt was named to the Utah Athletics Academic 2004 10/0 7 8 15 0 1 2005 11/8 31 8 39 0 3 Honor Roll. Totals 21/8 38 16 54 0 4

PROIR TO UTAH: Two-year starter for Snow College … 37 led Snow to the Georgia Bowl of Champions and to a No. 4 LOMA OLEVAO ranking in the nation … State 2A MVP for football in 1999 Linebacker … led Manti High School (Utah) to a 13-0 mark and a state 6-1, 232, So. title in 1999 … also lettered in basketball and track … state SQ champion in the 300m hurdles and all-state in basketball … Kahuku, Hawaii honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society. Kahuku HS

PERSONAL: Son of Roger L. Nielson and Nyra Nielson … 2005–Took the field in 8 games, mostly on special teams … 3 both parents went to Utah State … father was on the Aggie tackles included 2 stops against Utah State and 1 tackle against track and football teams … brothers Tyler played football at Wyoming. Snow College and Rory ran track at BYU … also has a sister, 2004–Played for the scout teams … made the Dean’s List and Christy … enjoys sports, horses and outdoors … economics named to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. major … born May 21, 1982. 2003–Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered from 1998-99 for Kahuku High (Hawaii) ... honor roll.

PERSONAL: Son of Fakaloloma and Akanesi Olevao (pronounced Oh-lay-vow) ... brother of former Ute linebacker and current Tennessee Titan Kautai Olevao ... elementary

www.UtahUtes.com 47 UTES TO WATCH education major … full name is Fakaloloma Isosefina Olevao HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-region ... earned three ... born Dec. 24, 1981. letters at West Jordan High (Utah) ... team captain two years.

YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU PERSONAL: Son of Glen and Stacey Pettit ... enjoys water 2005 8/0 2 1 3 0 0 and snow skiing ... sociology major … full name is Eric Steele Pettit ... born Mar. 31, 1983. 82 JOHN PEEL 10 Wide Receiver DARRYL POSTON 6-2, 196, Fr. Running Back RS 5-11, 197, Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. SQ Chaparral HS Huntington Beach, Calif. USC 2004–Saw action in first five games of the season. 2004–Redshirt injured knee in preseason camp and underwent 2005–Recently received a medical extension from the NCAA surgery … named to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. … has played in 6 games, recording 6 rushes for 19 yards (3.2 average) … 4 touches for 14 yards against Wyoming … HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time first-team all-region and all-state season-best 9-yard run against Wyoming … also plays on … Junior All-American in 2002 … Super All-State team … special teams. N.E. Valley Player of the Year … set state records for most 2004–Played in one game before suffering a season-ending touchdowns in a career (40) … holds every receiving record knee injury that required surgery … saw action in season- at Chaparral High (Ariz.) … as a senior, had 55 receptions opener versus Texas A&M … had one carry for three yards. for 1,180 yards and 19 TDs … career stats included 145 receptions, 2,700 yards and 40 TDs … Chaparral was 2002 PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in four games at USC as a true Arizona 4A state champion … team made 4A state semi-finals freshman in 2001, rushing 8 times for 16 yards and 1 TD … and was East Sky region champ in 2003. also caught a 10-yard pass … sprained his knee and missed four games before returning for 2001 Las Vegas Bowl against PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Claudia Peel … father played Utah, when he rushed 3 times for 12 yards … played in the football and mother played tennis and track at Northern first three games of 2002, rushing 4 times for minus 2 yards Illinois … mother now runs marathons … sister Jamie is a and a touchdown before a season-ending back injury … student at Arizona State … business major … full name is because his injury happened so early in the season, he was Jonathon Daniel Peel … born May 9, 1986 in Bloomington, Ind. able to redshirt … as a senior at Edison High (Calif.) in 2000, he was named a Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All- 75 American, Super Prep all-Far West and Prep Star all-Western ERIC PETTIT Region player … also named to Long Beach Press Telegram Offensive Line Best of the West first team and all-CIF Division I … rushed 6-4. 300, Jr. 263 times for 1,619 yards (6.2 average) with 20 TDs and had 1VL 280 receiving yards with 2 TDs in 2000, when Edison went West Jordan, Utah 10-3 … in 1999, he rushed for 1,800 yards and 29 TDs, with West Jordan HS 12 receptions for 339 yards … his career rushing totals set a new school record: 3,419 yards and 29 touchdowns … also 2005–Started the first 7 games at right guard and played in sprinted for Edison’s track team, finishing fifth in the 100 9 total … 3 pancake blocks and 9 knockdowns … tallied a meters at the 2000 CIF Division I meet. season high 3 knockdowns in 33 plays against Wyoming … had knockdowns against Air Force and CSU, earning an 80% PERSONAL: Son of Darryl Poston Sr. and Jonnica Whitney grade against CSU. … economics major … full name is Darryl Michael Poston … 2004–Played in 8 games and started 3 at left guard … 6 born Aug. 8, 1983. knockdowns in 186 plays … on the field for 62 plays in the first six games but played in 57 vs. UNLV … had a season- YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG best 3 knockdowns against UNLV … 50 plays and a 90% 2001* 4/0 8 16 2.0 1 9 grade vs. San Diego State … 87% grade on 17 plays against 2002* 3/0 4 -2 -0.5 1 Colorado State … 2 knockdowns against Utah State. 2004 1/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 2005 6/0 6 19 3.2 0 9 2003–Played against San Diego State and Wyoming … graded Totals 14/0 19 36 1.9 2 9 out at 100% on 3 plays vs. SDSU and at 75% on 6 plays vs. *at USC Wyoming. 2002–Redshirt.

www.UtahUtes.com 48 UTES TO WATCH 45 Tri-Counties Bank , which Butte won … also ALEX PUCCINELLI played in 2004 bowl game … attended high school at Chico Defensive Line High (Calif.) … all-conference … Chico HS team captain and 6-1, 230, So. Offensive Player of the Year … set school records for average SQ passing yards per game (249.0) and single-game attempts (56) Toluca Lake, Calif. and completions (36) … Chico High was conference champ Notre Dame HS in 1999 and 2000 … son of Gaylon and Karen Ratliff … father played football and ran track for Cal Poly Pomona … 2005–Played in 11 games and had 3 starts at open end … 6 sociology major … nickname is Ratty … born Aug. 8, 1985. total tackles … recorded 2 stops each in the TCU and San Diego State games … also tallied 1 tackle for a loss of 5 yards YEAR G/GS ATT CMP IT PCT YDS TD LONG 2004 5/1 36 18 1 50.0 261 4 48 against TCU. 2004–Appeared in 5 games and made 3 assisted tackles … 59 figured in on stops vs. Texas A&M, Utah State and UNLV … BRENT RAWLINGS elected to the Utah Football Leadership Committee. Punter 2003–Redshirt. 5-7, 171, So, SQ HIGH SCHOOL: All-state … MVP of San Fernando Valley Sandy, Utah … Mission League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Alta HS … over 100 tackles and 23 sacks as senior in 2002 … Notre Dame High School (Calif.) team captain … also lettered in 2005–Played in 2 games, totaling 7 punts … averages 36 yards baseball … academic all-CIF. per punt with a long of 47 at UNLV … put 2 punts inside the 20 … had 6 punts against New Mexico, averaging 34.2 yards PERSONAL: Son of Pat and Ronnie Puccinelli … father per punt. played baseball for University of Arizona and Chicago Cubs 2004–Played for the scout teams … named to the Utah and is now a baseball scout … one brother, John, plays Athletics Academic Honor Roll. baseball for Florida Marlins … undergraduate studies major 2003–Redshirt. … full name is Alexander Richard Puccinelli … born Mar. 26, 1985. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football and baseball at Alta YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU High (Utah) … honor roll and Honor Society. 2004 5/0 0 3 3 0 0 2005 11/3 3 3 6 1.0-5 0 PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Sallie Rawlings … both parents Total 16/3 3 6 9 1.0-5 0 are attorneys and graduates of Long Beach State … sister Brittany is a cheerleader for Juan Diego Catholic High School … sociology major … full name is Brent Daniel Rawlings … 15 born Mar. 17, 1985. BRETT RATLIFF Quarterback YEAR G/GS NO YDS AVG LONG I20 6-4, 195, Jr. 2005 2/0 7 252 36.0 47 2 JC Chico, Calif. Butte College

2005–Got his first NCAA start in the season finale against BYU and led Utah to an overtime victory … won MWC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against BYU, completing 17-of-32 passes for 240 yards and 4 TDs, while rushing for 112 yards (5.9 average) and a score … has appeared in four games total and is 18-of-36 passing for 261 yards and 4 TDs … prior to the BYU game, he was 1-of-4 passing for 21 yards and an interception … completed his first pass of the season for 21 yards against New Mexico when starter Brian Johnson went down with an injury … interception was also against UNM.

PRIOR TO UTAH-All-conference in 2004 … set Butte College career touchdown record (41) … MVP of 2003

www.UtahUtes.com 49 UTES TO WATCH 26 and center field … son of Raymond and Mary Sakoda … DERREK RICHARDS undergraduate studies major … born Oct. 28, 1986. Wide Receiver 5-11, 175, So. YEAR G NO AVG LONG I20 1VL 2005 11 49 36.7 52 20 American Fork, Utah 81 American Fork HS WILLIE SAO Tight End 2005–Played in 11 games and started the last 5 … 15 catches 6-4, 275, Sr. for 220 yards and 4 TDs … averaging 14.7 yards per catch 1VL …career-best 87 yards (2 TDs) against New Mexico … also Laie, Hawaii had a career-long 54-yard catch against New Mexico … has 4 Kahuku HS kickoff returns for 90 yards … returned 2 kickoffs for 50 yards and had a long return of 27 yards at Brigham Young. 2005–Played in 11 games and started twice … also had a 2004–Saw action in 11 games … made 2 catches for 53 yards tackle on special teams … kickoff return vs. UNLV went for 4 … caught a pass for 33 yards vs. San Diego State and for 20 yards. yards vs. North Carolina … also returned a kick for 40 yards 2004–Played in 11 games, taking the field in each regular against Utah State … 1 rush for no gain vs. UNC. season game. 2003–Redshirt. 2003–Played in six games (three for special teams and three as tight end) … started the season as a defensive lineman. HIGH SCHOOL: Scored 12 touchdowns as a senior at American Fork High (Utah) in 2002 … set school 100 meter HIGH SCHOOL: All-state as a senior in 1998 ... Kahuku record (10.7 seconds) … track team captain finished second at High (Hawaii) team captain ... lettered in football, basketball state championships in 100 and 200 meter dashes. and track. PERSONAL: Son of Don Richards … father graduated from PERSONAL: Son of Talalasi and Milo Sao (pronounced sow) Utah State … one sister … economics major … full name is ... sociology major … full name is William Tulafono Sao … Derrek Adams Richards … born Dec. 12, 1983. born Oct. 7, 1981 in Long Beach, Calif. YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2004 11/0 2 53 26.5 0 33 YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2005 11/5 15 220 14.7 4 52 2004 11/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 22/5 17 273 16.1 4 52 2005 11/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 22/2 0 0 0.0 0 0 35 95 LOUIE SAKODA BRYCE SCANLON Punter/Kicker Defensive Line 5-10, 180, Fr. 6-2, 270, Fr. HS RS San Jose, Calif. Evanston, Wyo. Branham HS Evanston HS 2005–True freshman has been Utah’s starting punter has 2005-Appeared in 1 game (Wyoming). started in all 11 games … 49 punts have gone for 1,799 yards, 2004–Redshirt. an average of 36.7 yards … 20 of his punts (41%) were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line … season-long 52- HIGH SCHOOL: All-state and all-conference as a senior yarder came against Colorado State … averaged 42.3 yards on in 2002 … Evanston High School (Wyo.) team captain two 3 punts against the Rams … averaged 41.0 yards on 6 punts years … 160 tackles his senior season … also all-state in against Air Force … 5 of his 9 punts against TCU and 4 of 7 wrestling … state and Rocky Mountain national champion at against Arizona ended up inside the 20. 215 pounds … won Rocky Mountain Nationals in wrestling … three-time scholar-athlete … senior class vice president. HIGH SCHOOL–Two-time all-league player for Branham HS (San Jose, Calif.) … named Most Outstanding Special PERSONAL: Son of Floyd Scanlon and Diana Majors … Teams Player … two-time all-academic team … connected father played football at Missouri … one of five children … on 95 percent of his field goal attempts (98-for-103) … had a half Samoan … second cousin to Junior Seau of the Miami long field goal of 47 yards as a senior … averaged 51 yards Dolphins … pharmacy major … full name is Bryce Viliamu per punt as a junior … also helped baseball team to league Scanlon … born Sept. 5, 1984 in San Diego. title in 2004 … three-year varsity baseball player at pitcher

www.UtahUtes.com 50 UTES TO WATCH 87 at Pomona High (Calif.) … son of Larry and Pinky Shyne … AMEEN SHAHEEN three siblings … sociology (criminology) major … born July Tight End 6, 1982. 6-4, 230, Jr. RS YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK Salina, Utah 2005 9/0 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 Snow College 5 RYAN SMITH 2005–Tight end/H-back has played in all 11 games and started Defensive Back one … 3 catches for 20 yards and 1 TD … made 2 grabs for 5-10, 165, So. 8 yards and a score versus Wyoming … made one catch for a 1VL season-long 12 yards against Air Force. Diamond Bar, Calif. 2004–Redshirt. Bishop Amat Memorial HS PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two seasons at Snow College 2005–Played in 9 games and made 6 starts … 27 tackles … second team all-conference as a freshman … led Snow includes 19 solo stops … 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception College to the conference title and to the Golden Isles Bowl and 2 pass breakups … tallied a season-high 8 tackles with 1 championship in 2003 … 72 catches for 1000-plus yards … pass defended against Arizona … recorded 5 tackles against all-state, all-region and team captain at North Sevier High TCU … 5 tackles and a pass defended vs. Air Force … (Utah) … led football team to a 2A Regional Championship interception came against Colorado State (6-yard return). in 1996 … also lettered in basketball, baseball and track … 2004–Second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting two-time all-state in basketball … Deseret News 2A Defensive News … started all 12 games at right corner … led Utes with Player of the Year as a senior … state champion in 110 high 7 pass breakups … 44 total tackles …3 tackles for loss and 2 hurdles … led 1997 basketball and track teams to 2A state sacks … forced 2 fumbles and recovered 1 … named MWC championships. Defensive Player of the Week after 10-tackle (7 solo) game against Air Force … also forced 2 fumbles, had an interception PERSONAL: Son of Larry and MiShele Shaheen … two and a pass break-up vs. AFA … 4 tackles and 2 pass breakups brothers and one sister … father played baseball at Southern in Utah’s Fiesta Bowl victory over Pittsburgh … 6 stops, Utah … served an LDS church mission in Honolulu … enjoys 1 tackle for loss and a pass break-up vs. Arizona … 2 pass all sports and fishing… business major … born Aug. 19, 1980. break-ups against BYU. YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2003–Redshirt. 2005 11/1 3 20 6.7 1 12 HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-league as a junior and senior 29 … first-team all-valley as senior (second-team as junior) … ERIC SHYNE L.A. Times first-team all-valley … senior year, averaged 28 Defensive Back yards per punt return and 37 yards per pass reception … 31 5-10, 185, Jr. solo tackles and 15 pass breakups in 2002. JC Pomona, Calif. PERSONAL: Son of Lance and Marlene Smith … father Reedley CC works for the Los Angeles Police Department … one sister …pre-law major … full name is Ryan Chauncey Smith … 2005–Played in 9 games … played mostly on special teams born July 17, 1985. to start the season, but has worked his way into the rotation at corner … 7 total tackles … season-high 4 tackles against YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT PBU INT 2004 12/12 26 18 44 7 1 Wyoming … recorded 2 stops against UNLV and 1 against 2005 9/6 19 8 27 2 1 Brigham Young. Total 21/18 45 26 71 9 2

PRIOR TO UTAH-Started college career at Washington before transferring to Reedley Community College … has two years of eligibility remaining …first-team all-conference at Reedley … key stats included 6 interceptions, 5 blocked field goals and 6 blocked punts … Reedley won the Northern California championship and played in the Producers Dairy Bowl … three-sport high school athlete (football, basketball, track) was all-conference and all-CIF in football … league MVP … rushed for over 1,600 yards as a junior and senior

www.UtahUtes.com 51 UTES TO WATCH 76 17 PAUL SOLIAI FANO TAGOVAILOA Defensive Line Wide Receiver 6-4, 321, Jr. 6-1, 209, Jr. RS 1VL Pago Pago, American Samoa Leone, American Samoa Coffeyville CC Coffeyville CC

2005–Former offensive tackle has transitioned well to the 2005–Started the first 3 games and played in all 11 games … defense … played in all 11 games … 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles 6 catches for 66 yards (11.0 yards per catch) … 4 kick returns for a loss … made 4 stops against Utah State, including an for 107 yards … 2 receptions for 32 yards versus San Diego assisted tackles for loss of 2 yards … 10-yard sack against State … 1 reception against Utah State, TCU, Wyoming and Arizona. BYU … season-long 24 yard catch against Utah State … long 2004–Redshirt. kickoff return was for 40 yards at BYU … 32-yard kickoff return vs. Utah State. PRIOR TO UTAH: First-team juco All-American in 2003 2004–Took snaps at quarterback in 8 games … completed and honorable mention All-American in 2002 … two-time 2-for-2 passes for 49 yards … 11 rushes for 45 yards … 15.6 all-conference offensive lineman for Coffeyville CC… Nuuuli all-purpose yards per game … 1-for-1 against both Utah State Poly-Tech High (American Samoa) team captain as a senior. and San Diego State … completed a season-long 45-yarder vs. SDSU … rushed 5 times against USU for 20 yards … PERSONAL: Son of Florence Levao and stepfather Rev. Foto scampered twice for 11 yards vs. Arizona, including a season- Levao … mother played softball for San Francisco State … long 9-yard run … returned 2 kicks and 3 punts … had season one of eight children … enjoys volleyball, basketball, soccer bests with a 33-yard kick return against UNLV and a 26-yard and boxing … sociology major … full name is Paul Fuapapa punt return vs. Colorado State. Soliai … born Dec. 30, 1983 in Orange County, Calif. PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in 2003 bowl game for YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK Coffeyville CC … three-sport high school athlete lettered in 2005 11/0 1 4 5 1.5-12 1.0-10 football, basketball and track … Samoa Athlete of the Year and football championship MVP … Leone High won the 86 American Samoa championship. CODY SORENSEN Wide Receiver PERSONAL: Guardians are Fiti and Lesina Bese … brother 6-1, 184, Jr. Junior Tagovailoa plays football at Coffeyville CC… RS sociology major … full name is Fanolua Tagovailoa … name Grand Terrace, Calif. is pronounced fa-no, tongo-vy-loa … born July 13, 1983. Chaffey CC UTAH: Walk on could get a look on special teams. YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2005 11/3 6 66 11.0 0 24 2005–Saw action in two games. 2004–Redshirt made the Dean’s List and was named to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO UTAH: An all-state and All-America honoree at Chaffey College (Calif.) … league champions in 2002 … owns every receiving record at Chaffey … lettered three years at Colton High (Calif.) … three-times named all-conference … also lettered in baseball and basketball … captained all three squads as a senior … National Honor Society member … honor roll student.

PERSONAL: Son of Kory Sorensen and Roxann Sorensen … four brothers and one sister … brother Trevan played football at UNLV for three years (97, 00-01) … enjoys camping, hiking, movies and sports … sociology major … full name is Cody Edward Sorensen … born Oct. 18, 1980.

www.UtahUtes.com 52 UTES TO WATCH 98 2004–Redshirt made the Dean’s List and was named to the KELLY TALAVOU Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. Defensive Line 6-2, 319, Jr. PRIOR TO UTAH: Transfer from Utah State played in 10 RS games at safety and for special teams in 2001 … 26 total Santa Ana, Calif. tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 fumble… left for LDS Idaho church mission after 2001 season … 2000 5A MVP and all- state quarterback while playing for Skyline High (Utah) … 2005–Started all 11 games at nose guard … 30 total tackles, state’s Mr. Football led 5A in rushing yards (1,660), rushing 2 for a loss, and 1.5 sacks … made a season-high 5 stops, touchdowns (24) and yards per carry … also passed for 664 including an assisted tackle for loss against San Diego State yards and 2 TDs as a senior … played for state championship … 4 tackles against Utah State … had 3 games with 3 tackles, teams in 1998 and 1999 … high honor roll. including 3 stops and a pass breakup against Brigham Young … 2 tackles and a pass breakup at North Carolina. PERSONAL: Son of Wynn and Chris Tate … both parents 2004–Transfer from Idaho enrolled in U. in spring 2004 graduated from Utah … one brother and two sisters … … could practice but not play per NCAA transfer rules … grandfather, Hal, played football for Utah … brother-in-law sidelined by shoulder injury and subsequent surgery in mid- plays football for Utah State … married to the former Savanna October. Thompson … business major … full name is Stephen Tate … born Jan. 11, 1983. PRIOR TO UTAH: Lettered as a true freshman for Idaho in 2002 and again in 2003 … played in all 11 games as a YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2001* 10 15 11 26 2-5 1-3 freshman and had 23 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and a sack 2005 11/4 18 17 35 1.5-3 0-0 … played in all 11 games as a sophomore in 2003 and had Totals 21/4 33 28 61 3.5-8 1-3 30 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss and a sack … career-high *at Utah State 9 tackles against Montana … spent his senior year of high school at Fountain Valley High (Calif.), where he was a 15 two-way starter … 2001 Sunset League MVP … all-county CHARLIE TEGANTVOORT defensive tackle … Fountain Valley’s Offensive Lineman of Linebacker the Year as a senior, he had 36 solo tackles and 6 tackles for 6-1, 208, Sr. loss … MVP of the Los Angeles/Orange County all-star game. 1VL Fountain Valley, Calif. PERSONAL: Son of Kelemete and Puaula Talavou … one Golden West JC of six children … younger brother Fulio plays football for Arizona State … sociology major … full name is Kelly 2005–Appeared in one game, seeing action against UNLV. Simone Talavou … born Oct. 4, 1984. 2004–Appeared in one game, playing against UNLV … made the Dean’s List and was named to the Utah Athletics Academic YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK Honor Roll. 2002* 11/1 10 13 23 2-1 1-0 2003–Redshirt. 2003* 11/9 15 15 30 4-16 1-8 2005 11/11 6 24 30 2-12 1.5-10 Totals 33/21 31 52 83 8-29 3.5-18 PRIOR TO UTAH: Led Golden West JC’s secondary in *at Idaho tackles in 2002 … captain of defensive backfield … High School Football Hall of Fame … first-team all-Sunset League 28 … led Fountain Valley High (Calif.) in sacks. STEVE TATE Defensive Back PERSONAL: Son of Douglas and Gweneth TeGantvoort 5-11, 195, So. (pronounced ta-gant-vort) … both parents graduated from RS Minnesota and became teachers … two sisters … exercise and Salt Lake City sport science/psychology major … full name is Charles Philip Utah State TeGantvoort … born July 4, 1982.

2005–Played in all 11 games, making 4 starts … has started the last 3 games at strong safety … 35 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss … posted a season-high 10 stops, including a tackle for loss, against New Mexico … 9 tackles against Air Force included solo stops … 7 tackles against BYU, six of which were solos … 5 tackles—one an assisted tackle for loss—against Wyoming.

www.UtahUtes.com 53 UTES TO WATCH 9 River won 1997 and ’98 state championships … lettered in SPENCER TOONE basketball, baseball and track … honor roll. Linebacker 6-2, 235, Sr. PERSONAL: Son of William and Stacy Toone … four 2VL brothers and one sister … speech communication science Blackfoot, Idaho major graduated with a bachelor’s degree in May and begins Ricks JC work on an MBA program in the fall … full name is Spencer William Toone … born Aug. 25, 1980. UTAH: Two-time all-conference selection was a first-teamer this season and honorable mention in 2004 … three-year YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2003 12/9 17 48 65 3-4 0-0 starter … 10 career double-digit tackle games … ranks 10th 2004 12/12 40 75 115 4-7 1-2 all-time at Utah in total tackles with 286. 2005 11/11 47 59 106 4.5-17 2.5-15 Totals 35/32 104 182 286 11.5-28 3.5-17 2005–First-team all-conference linebacker started all 11 games at rover … leads team and ranks second in the MWC 78 in total tackles with 106 … 9.6 tackles per game ranks 30th TAVO TUPOLA in the nation … 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … forced 1 Offensive Line fumble and had 1 fumble recovery … played every defensive 6-3, 300, Jr. snap in the first eight games before getting a breather late in 2VL the Wyoming game … five double-figure tackle games (14 Kahuku, Hawaii vs. Air Force, 12 vs. Utah State, 12 vs. UNLV, 11 vs. CSU, 10 Kahuku HS vs. UNC) … 14 tackles vs. Air Force tied his career high … recorded 1.5 sacks for a total of 10 yards against New Mexico 2005–Second-team all-conference offensive lineman started and recovered a fumble against Wyoming. all 11 games at left tackle … took part in 757 plays … 20 2004–Honorable mention all-conference … played and started knockdowns and 5 pancake blocks … 8 cuts vs. New Mexico in all 12 games … Utah’s tackle leader with 115 total stops was the most by a Ute this season … 6 cuts vs. UNLV and 5 … 115 tackles was tied for second-most in the MWC … 4 cuts against both BYU (in just 40 plays) and Utah State … tackles for a loss, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 pass breakups, 1 sack season-high 4 knockdowns against Arizona … season-high and 1 forced fumble … 4 double-digit tackle games was tied 93% grade in 68 plays against UNLV. for the team lead … 14 tackles vs. both Air Force and BYU 2004–Started all 12 games at left tackle … in regular season … 13 stops and a fumble recovery vs. Arizona and 11 tackles games, participated in 760 plays (third most among Utah’s against Colorado State … 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble offensive linemen) … averaged 69.1 plays per game … 32 and a pass breakup vs. San Diego State … also had 9 tackles total knockdowns … season-best 10 knockdowns against BYU vs. North Carolina … 8 tackles, an assisted sack and a pass … 4 knockdowns against CSU and North Carolina … 89% breakup in Utah’s win over Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl grade against Utah State and Colorado State, 86% vs. North …elected to the Utah Football Leadership Committee … 4.0 Carolina and 83% vs. BYU … elected to the Utah Football fall semester GPA … CoSIDA Academic all-District VIII first- Leadership Committee. team selection … also made the all-MWC academic team and 2003–Played in 11 games and started last nine at left tackle … the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll. despite not playing against Texas A&M, led the team with 47 2003–Played in all 12 games and started nine at rover knockdowns in the regular season… average grade was 80% linebacker … team’s fourth-leading tackler (65) … 3 tackles … 9 knockdowns vs. UNLV was the best for a Ute offensive for loss, 2 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery … blocked lineman all season … 8 knockdowns against Cal … named potential game-winning field goal attempt by Air Force to team’s co-offensive line player of the game vs. Air Force and send game into overtime, which Utah won (in 3 overtimes) Wyoming … graded out at 94% vs. AFA. … career-high 10 tackles vs. Air Force … 8 tackles against 2002–Redshirt. Southern Miss in Liberty Bowl … elected to Utah’s football leadership committee … attended NCAA Leadership HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as a senior in 1998 ... Conference in Orlando in May 2003 … CoSIDA Academic Kahuku High was 1998 state runner-up ... lettered four years all-District VIII second-team selection … academic all-MWC. in football and basketball ... honor roll. 2002–Redshirt. PERSONAL: Son of Vaenuku and Saineha Tupola ... PRIOR TO UTAH: Played one year at Ricks Junior College sociology major … full name is Tavo Tupola-Toatai ... name is prior to LDS church mission … led Ricks in tackles and pronounced tah-vo too-poll-a … born Dec. 23, 1980. kickoffs returned for touchdowns in 1999 … had 97 yard kickoff return … Ricks won 1999 Real Dairy Bowl … at Snake River High School (Idaho), he was an all-state free safety in 1997 and an all-state running back in 1998 … Snake

www.UtahUtes.com 54 UTES TO WATCH 43 32 DYMOND UNUTOA ERIC WEDDLE Defensive Back Defensive Back 5-8, 157, Sr. 6-0, 200, Jr. SQ 2VL Salt Lake City Alta Loma, Calif. Grinnell College Alta Loma HS

2005–Saw action in two games. UTAH: Versatile first-team all-conference defensive back and 2004–Appeared in four games … fractured his scapula in 2005 MWC Defensive Player of the Year can do it all: has December and missed the bowl game … made one solo tackle started at strong safety (5 games), nickel back (3 games) and against Utah State … named to the Utah Athletics Academic cornerback (3 games) … is also Utah’s leading punt returner, Honor Roll. played some quarterback against BYU, has punted twice and 2003–Redshirt. returned a kickoff … holder for field goals also plays safety on the kickoff coverage teams … 11 career interceptions is tied PRIOR TO UTAH: Played one year for Grinnell College for the sixth-most ever at Utah. … lettered in football and track at Skyline High (Utah) … second-team all-state … played for Skyline’s 1999 state 2005–MWC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all- championship team … honor roll. conference defensive back … started all 11 games … leads the MWC in passes defended with 15 (4 interceptions,11 pass PERSONAL: Son of George and Bonni Unutoa (pronounced breakups) … 11 tackles for loss ranks second on the team and oon-a-toe-a) … one brother and two sisters … exercise and sixth in the MWC … 75 total tackles ranks third on the team sport science major … full name is Dymond Mark Unutoa … and 13th in the conference … has 3 of Utah’s 5 total forced born Mar. 22, 1983. fumbles … 7 of his 11 pass breakups came in a two-week stretch against Wyoming and New Mexico, when he started at YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL PBU left corner … 4 pass breakups against New Mexico tied a Utah 2004 4/0 1 0 1 0 0 single-game record … career-best 12 tackles against North Carolina this season … two-time MWC Defensive Player of 72 the Week won honor for wins over Arizona and Wyoming … JASON VOSS against Arizona, he led the Utes with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles Offensive Line for loss, a forced fumble and a 24-yard interception return for 6-3, 290, Jr. a touchdown … recorded 9 tackles, 3 pass breakups and 1.5 1VL tackles for loss against Wyoming … starting punt returner has Tempe, Ariz. a team-high 23 returns for a 6.5-yard average … career-long Valley Christian HS 44-yard punt return against Utah State. 2004–Second-team all-MWC choice played and started in 11 2005–Saw action in all 11 games, mostly as a special-teamer games (missed Arizona game with a knee injury) … despite … backup at right tackle. missing one game and all but a few games of another, he 2004–Regular on special teams … appeared in 11 games … was Utah’s third-leading tackler (75) and led the secondary played 12 downs on the offensive line vs. North Carolina for a in tackles … 4 interceptions was second on the team and 5 91% grade … 89% grade on 9 plays vs. San Diego State … 14 pass breakups ranked third … tied for the team lead with 4 downs of work vs. UNLV and 6 against Texas A&M. double-digit tackles games … led all tacklers in the Fiesta 2003–Played for defensive scout teams. Bowl with career-high 11 stops … also had a sack, tackle for 2002–Redshirt. loss and pass breakup against Pittsburgh in the bowl game … tied season tackle high with 11 in back-to-back games HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-state as senior in 2001 against North Carolina and UNLV … 2 pass break-ups and … three-time first-team all-conference … 2001 senior all- an interception vs. North Carolina … 10 tackles against Air star team … Valley Christian High (Ariz.) team captain as Force … returned an interception for 34 yards to go along junior and senior … also lettered in track and basketball … with 6 tackles and a pass breakup against San Diego State set school record in discus (158’6”) and shot put (48’8”) … … recovered a fumble for 31 yards and had an interception National Honor Society … four-time Student-Athlete Award against Colorado State … 1 interception and 8 tackles against … showed dairy heifers for 4-H. BYU … elected to the Utah Football Leadership Committee … made the Athletics Honor Roll and the Dean’s List with his PERSONAL: Son of John and Cheryl Voss … one brother 3.50 GPA fall semester. and two sisters … business major … full name is Jason Scott 2003–Named a first-team Freshman All-American by Scripps/ Voss … born Feb. 17, 1984 in New Mexico. FWAA (Football Writers of America Association) and College Sports Report.com… second-team Freshman All-American by

www.UtahUtes.com 55 UTES TO WATCH The Sporting News and College Football News … honorable yards (12.4 average), 6 rushing touchdowns, 9 touchdowns mention all-MWC … played in all 12 games and started the off of interceptions … led Juan Diego High (Utah) to 2A state last nine at right corner … tied for league lead with 4 forced championship in 2002 and 2004 … also lettered in basketball fumbles … led Utes in interceptions (3) … 4 sacks ranked and track … three-time all-state in basketball and team captain second on team … 60 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 pass two years … basketball team was 2003 region champion breakups and 1 fumble recovery … part of some of the biggest … 2A state 100-meter champion in 2003-04 and 200-meter plays of the season … in closing minutes of Utah’s upset win champion in 2003 and 2005 … set the state record for the 200 over No. 19 Oregon, he forced, then recovered, a fumble while meters in 2005 … on state record-setting 4 x 100 relay team sacking Oregon’s QB on Utah’s 38-yard … helped preserve in 2005 … plays the saxophone … also enjoys painting and Utah’s 3-0 victory over BYU by forcing a fumble on the BYU drawing … son of Sean Robinson and Derrick Fisher … one 22 that was recovered by Utah, which then ran out the clock brother … first name is pronounced mar-keeze … full name is … season-best 10 tackles vs. Wyoming … academic all- Marquis Keith Wilson … born Nov. 11, 1986. MWC. YEAR G/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time league offensive and defensive 2002 6/1 7 105 15.0 0 25 MVP … three-time all-league … two-time all-CIF … first- 2 team L.A. Times and Daily Bulletin … second-team all- ANTONIO YOUNG Southern Section CIF … Rival & Student Sport Magazine Defensive Back all-region team … Alta Loma High (Calif.) Best Receiver and 5-11, 195, Sr. MVP … team captain and rookie of the year … senior year 3VL had 129 tackles, 5 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, 5 recovered Carson, Calif. fumbles, 587 yards rushing, 22 touchdowns, 965 yards passing Serra HS and 5 TD passes … Alta Loma HS was 2000 Mt. Baldy League champion … also lettered in basketball and baseball. 2005–Played in 10 games as a backup safety and on special PERSONAL: Son of Steven and Deborah Weddle … one teams … 17 total tackles ...1 tackle for loss and 1 fumble sister … special education major … full name is Eric Steven recovery … season-high 6 stops at BYU … made 3 tackles, Weddle … born Jan. 4, 1985. including a tackle for loss, against UNLV … 3 tackles against Utah State and 2 at TCU. YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT TFL SACK 2004–Saw the field in 11 games … 14 total tackles ... season- 2003 12/9 29 31 60 4.5-33 4-30 high 5 stops against UNLV … 3 tackles, including a tackle for 2004 11/11 47 28 75 4.5-21 1-3 a loss of 1 yard against Texas A&M … 3 stops against BYU . 2005 11/11 47 28 75 11-46 4-29 2003–Played in all 12 games, mostly for special teams … 8 Totals 34/31 123 87 210 20.0-110 9-62 tackles … 2 tackles vs. Colorado State, both solo. 7 2002–Played in eight games for special teams and had 1 tackle MARQUIS WILSON … lettered. Wide Receiver 2001–Redshirt. 5-11, 170, Fr. HS HIGH SCHOOL: All-American ... first-team all-CIF, all- Draper, Utah conference and all-region ... league defensive back of the year Juan Diego HS ... lettered in football and track at Serra High (Calif.) ... 60 tackles, 12 pass deflections, 4 interceptions as senior ... played both ways ... 572 yards rushing, 226 yards receiving and 5 2005–True freshman came out of a planned redshirt year at TDs ... Serra won 2000 league championship. the midway point … played in the final 6 games and started against San Diego State and Wyoming … 7 receptions for PERSONAL: Son of Antonio Young and Katheryn Browder 105 yards (15.0 average) … also had 2 rushes for 6 yards … ... father played football at Long Beach State ... mother has snagged 3 passes for 50 yards against New Mexico … made 2 degrees from Pepperdine and Long Beach State ... sociology catches for 33 yards, including a career-long 24-yarder, against major … full name is Antonio Vincent Young II ... born Oct. Wyoming … had one catch in both the San Diego State and 13, 1983. UNLV games … has also worked on the return teams … 5 punt returns for 25 yards … 44 yards in kickoff returns (on YEAR G/GS UT AT TOT INT PBU zero returns). 2002 8/0 1 0 1 0 0 2003 12/0 4 4 8 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL-Three-time all-state and 2A Utah state MVP 2004 11/0 6 8 14 0 0 2005 10/0 6 11 17 0 0 … set state records for career touchdown receptions (35), Totals 41/0 17 23 40 0 0 receiving yards (2,370) and yards per reception (21.7) … other career totals include: 109 receptions, 43 rushes for 532

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