Azusa Pacific Sports Information Sports Information Director: Joe Reinsch NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL - GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Associate Director: Stephen Hinkel SIMON FRASER (0-3/0-1) AT #15 AZUSA PACIFIC (3-0/2-0) Graduate Assistant: Sarah Macias Phone: (626) 815-5085 Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016 | Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) Social Media: @APUCougars Location: Glendora, Calif. | Citrus Stadium | Seating: 10,000 | Playing Surface: Artificial (FieldTurf) athletics.apu.edu Host Media Information Live Video ($7.95): Azusa Pacific Athletics Story Lines Game Day Weather Talent: Steve Stilwell, Jim Milhon Azusa Pacific has opened the season with three Weather Forecast from Live Stats: Azusa Pacific Athletics consecutive wins for the first time since transitioning wunderground.com Twitter Updates: @APUCougars to an NCAA Division II schedule in 2012. The last Instagram Story: @APUCougars Conditions Clear time the Cougars were 3-0 was the 2010 season. Daytime High Temperature 94° F Azusa Pacific shares the Division II lead in total Tickets Game Time Temperature 88° F Phone: (626) 815-5494 turnover margin (+9), registering 10 takeaways so Wind: 7 mph WSW Online: apu.edu/eventcenter/tickets far (2 fumbles, 8 interceptions) while committing just Humidity: 15% Adults ...... $12 one turnover through three games this season. Seniors (age 65 & over) ...... $7 Cloud Cover: 1% Alumni/Students/Military ...... $7 The Cougars are also tied for the national lead in red Chance of Precipitation: 0% APU students/faculty/staff .... free with APU ID zone offense, converting 11-of-11 trips into the red Sunset: 6:44 p.m. PDT Children (age 7 & under) ...... free zone for eight touchdowns and three field goals. In other national stats, Azusa Pacific ranks third nation- Azusa Pacific ally in interceptions (8), ninth in red zone defense NCAA Division II Win Leaders (54.5 percent), and 18th in sacks (11). (last 40 games)
Azusa Pacific is one of just a dozen NCAA Division II School (Super Region-Conference) W L PCT REC programs which entered the 2016 season with a win 1. Northwest Missouri State (SR3-MIAA) 38 2 .950 3-0 percentage of .800 or better over its past 30 games, 2. Minnesota State-Mankato (SR3-NSIC) 35 5 .875 2-1 and the Cougars rank among Division II’s top-10 Shepherd (SR1-Mountain East) 35 5 .875 3-0 winningest programs over its previous 40 4. Colorado State-Pueblo (SR4-RMAC) 34 6 .850 1-2 games (see chart to right). The national title-game Ferris State (SR4-GLIAC) 34 6 .850 3-0 participants the past two years (Northwest Missouri Henderson State (SR3-GAC) 34 6 .850 3-0 State, Minnesota State-Mankato, Shepherd) top that 7. Azusa Pacific (SR3-GNAC) 33 7 .825 3-0 list of Division II’s most successful programs. Minnesota-Duluth (SR3-NSIC) 33 7 .825 2-1 The Cougars are 33-7 in their last 40 games overall 9. Ohio Dominican (SR4-GLIAC) 32 8 .800 1-2 and 24-4 in their last 28 conference games. Both Slippery Rock (SR1-PSAC) 32 8 .800 3-0 stretches date back to a 2012 Homecoming victory 11. Ashland (SR4-GLIAC) 31 9 .775 3-0 over Central Washington. The Cougars are 16-3 at Harding (SR3-GAC) 31 9 .775 3-0 home during that stretch. Tuskegee (SR2-SIAC) 31 9 .775 3-0
West Georgia (SR2-Gulf South) 31 9 .775 3-0
15. 9 teams tied 30 10 .750
Series History: Azusa Pacific vs. Simon Fraser All-time series: Azusa Pacific leads the all-time series with Simon Fraser, 7-1. The Cougars are 4-0 at home against the Clan, averaging 39 points per game in home games in the series.
Series Streaks Current: Azusa Pacific (7, 2012-present) In Glendora: Azusa Pacific (4, 2012-present)
Longest: Azusa Pacific (7, 2012-present) In Burnaby: Azusa Pacific (3, 2013-present) 2016 Azusa Pacific Schedule 09/01 WEST TEXAS A&M (RV) W 28-10 Series History (all games): Azusa Pacific vs. Simon Fraser
09/10 *at Humboldt State (#13) W 38-27 Date Location Winner Score 09/17 *at Central Washington W 27-17 10/06/2012 Burnaby, British Columbia Simon Fraser 66-38 *GNAC game 09/24 *SIMON FRASER 6 p.m. 11/10/2012 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 41-28 *GNAC game 10/01 *at Western Oregon 1 p.m. 10/12/2013 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 44-36 *GNAC game 10/08 at Colorado Mines 12 p.m. 11/16/2013 Burnaby, British Columbia Azusa Pacific 28-19 *GNAC game 10/15 *HUMBOLDT STATE 6:30 p.m. 09/20/2014 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 32-24 non-conference 11/08/2014 Burnaby, British Columbia Azusa Pacific 21-6 *GNAC game 10/22 *at Simon Fraser 1 p.m. 09/19/2015 Burnaby, British Columbia (Swangard) Azusa Pacific 16-10 non-conference 10/29 *CENTRAL WASHINGTON 6 p.m. 11/14/2015 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 38-17 *GNAC game 11/05 *WESTERN OREGON 6 p.m. 11/12 at Colorado Mesa 1 p.m. 2013 Azusa
HEAD COACH VICTOR SANTA CRUZ WATCH LIFE ON FILM: VICTOR
Head coach Victor Santa Cruz took Azusa Pacific football to a new classification, and he has already established the Cougars as an NCAA Division II destination program. Santa Cruz guided Azusa Pacific through its transition into NCAA membership by leading the Cou- gars to consecutive 10-win seasons and back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion- ships in 2013 and 2014, which were the program's second and third seasons of NCAA competition. In four years of NCAA Division II competition, Azusa Pacific is a GNAC-best 30-14 overall, winning 22 of its past 26 conference games entering the 2016 campaign. In 2013, Santa Cruz took a Cougar team picked fifth in the GNAC preseason poll to a 9-1 league record before concluding the historic season with a dominant postseason win in the Victory Bowl, 67-0 over Greenville College, to give Azusa Pacific its third 10-win season in program history. For his efforts, Santa Cruz was named the 2013 GNAC and National Christian College Athletic Association Coach of the Year. A year later, his team repeated the GNAC title with another 10-win campaign, this time starting the year with a thrilling nationally-televised 26-23 double-overtime win over Division II's all-time winningest program Grand Valley State in front of a school-record crowd of 6,199 plus the national TV audience. The Cougars responded from the season's lone setback with a season-ending nine-game win streak, led by Terrell Watson, who was the NCAA's leading rusher (all divisions) with 195.7 rushing yards per game. The 10-1 campaign was the first time Azusa Pacific produced back-to-back 10-win seasons. In 2015, despite the departures of Watson and offensive tackle Cody Clay to NFL camps, the Cougars extended their streak of producing a 1,000-yard rusher to a fifth straight year, helping produce the pro- gram's third consecutive winning season by going 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the GNAC. The outstanding coaching staff Santa Cruz has assembled includes NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Slater, who was instrumental in the development of former walk-on tight end Luke Marquardt into an NFL-caliber offensive lineman (currently with the Detroit Lions) and 2014 graduate Cody Clay, who also signed an NFL free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons and participated in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. In addition, running backs coach Ben Buys helped develop Watson into the 2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl MVP, which led to a spot on the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad in 2015 and a new free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns in 2016. For all his recent success on the field, Santa Cruz is just as proud of the impact he's made on the program by placing his emphasis on the transfor- mation of young men who can achieve success after graduation. His focus on academics has resulted in landing a league-high 44 players from Azusa Pacific on the GNAC All-Academic team over the past four seasons while claiming four consecutive GNAC academic team championships. "I'm a passionate guy," said Santa Cruz. "I'm passionate about Jesus Christ, my family and Azusa Pacific. Through competition on the field and in the classroom, I want to see young men exit this program with an understanding of effective process, a sense of self, and the vision to become suc- cessful husbands, fathers, employees and employers." It's a philosophy that has delivered concrete results, as evidenced by Azusa Pacific's recent success both on and off the field. The Cougars used a four-game winning streak at the end of the 2012 season as a springboard into consecutive 10-win seasons and GNAC titles in 2013 and 2014 and a third straight winning season in 2015 as the program has piled up a 30-7 record since winning its Homecoming game in 2012. The first four years of Division II competition came on the heels of back-to-back playoff appearances which wrapped up the program's long-standing affiliation as an NAIA independent program, and Santa Cruz was recognized as the NAIA Independent Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011. The 2011 season, which was Azusa Pacific's final year competing in the NAIA, opened with a narrow 42-40 loss to University of San Diego in a wild shootout that featured 48 combined fourth-quarter points in front of 6,124 (school attendance record at the time). Despite the season-opening defeat, Santa Cruz guided his team to six straight wins by an average margin of 38 points. The only other regular-season loss was a 38-31 setback at Linden- wood, but a resilient set of Cougars regrouped and closed out the regular season with back-to-back blowout wins over fellow NAIA independents Southern Oregon and Menlo to earn a spot in the 16-team NAIA playoffs. Azusa Pacific piled up 587 yards of total offense in a 49-26 first-round playoff win before traveling to Helena, Montana, for the second consecutive postseason, for a quarterfinal matchup with defending national champion Carroll College. The Cougars scored on the game's opening possession and didn't trail until late in the fourth quarter when Carroll chewed up over eight minutes of clock with an 18-play scoring drive to edge the Cougars, 17-14. Santa Cruz's 2011 offense, led by two-time NAIA Independent Offensive Player of the Year QB John van den Raadt, rushed for a school-record 3,915 yards in 2011 (326.2 yards per game) and also set the program's single-season records for scoring (45.6 points per game) and total offense (496.4 yards per game). Van den Raadt, who started 40 consecutive games for Santa Cruz, ended up shattering the program's career record for total offense, finishing with 9,335 yards which included another program-record of 6,639 yards passing. He was the only QB in scholarship college football (non-NCAA Division III) to average 100 yards rushing per game, and he was the leading rusher for Santa Cruz's offense which led the NAIA in rushing (3,915 yards) and scoring average (45.6), and also ranked as college football's most productive rushing offense by averaging 7.6 yards per rush at- tempt, making Azusa Pacific the only four-year college football program at any level in 2011 to average over seven yards per rush. That final round of Cougar success in the NAIA was even more rewarding due to the process it took for an independent program to get there. Santa Cruz annually clashed with some of the nation’s top programs, putting together schedules comprised primarily of top NCAA Division I FCS, Division II, and NAIA programs while traveling nationwide to play teams in Florida, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Oregon, Louisiana, Missouri, Washington, Montana, and Oklahoma. Now in his 16th year on the Cougar coaching staff, Santa Cruz came to Azusa Pacific in 2001, serving five seasons as an assistant before taking over as head coach in 2006. During his first three seasons he served as the offensive coordinator, overseeing the development of the program's all- time leading passer (Luke Winslow) and the fourth-best all-time rusher (Ben Buys) at the time they graduated. Santa Cruz played his collegiate ball at the University of Hawai'i, where he was a four-year linebacker for the Warriors, tallying 139 tackles (83 solo) during his career. He redshirted the 1990 season and then played in 46 games over the next four seasons (1991-94). As a 1992 sophomore, he played on the Rainbows' Western Athletic Conference championship team that beat Illinois in the Holiday Bowl. The son of a former U.S. Marines major, Santa Cruz lived in Hawai'i, Arizona, Japan, Orange County and San Diego, where he became a prep standout at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif. He was the Palomar League Defensive Player of the Year while collecting All-CIF honors as a 1989 senior. Santa Cruz graduated from the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1995, and he completed a master's in organizational leadership from Azusa Pacific in 2010. Santa Cruz, who also teaches in the university's exercise and sport science department, lives in Rancho Cucamonga with his wife Jamie and their three children, Victor, Jr. (14), Izabella (13), and Levi (10). 2013 Azusa
VS. NCAA DIVISION II COUGARS POSTSEASON HISTORY Since 1996, Azusa Pacific is 45-30 vs. NCAA Division II teams. In 2010, the Cougars snapped a 10-game Azusa Pacific qualified for the NAIA playoffs eight times, all since 1998, losing streak to D-II teams by defeating Lincoln (Mo.) and the Cougars made a ninth post-
University, 59-14, and in 2011 Azusa Pacific split a pair season appearance with last year’s invitation to the National Christian of road games against D-II foes in consecutive weeks, College Athletic Association (NCCAA) defeating future GNAC rival Dixie State, 48-19, before Victory Bowl. The Cougars are 10-7 all transitioning D-II program Lindenwood (Mo.) edged the -time in postseason play. They won their first six NAIA playoff games, NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL RANKINGS Cougars by a 38-31 tally the following week. including all four in 1998 when they Azusa Pacific joined Division II’s Great Northwest won the national championship in their
Athletic Conference in 2012, going 4-6 that year against first-ever postseason appearance. AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Sept. 19, 2016) Below is a game-by-game list of GNAC foes. The Cougars have faced at least two D-II Azusa Pacific’s all-time playoff results. Last 2016 opponents every season since 2003, when Humboldt Rank Week School (1st place votes) Record Pts 1 1 Northwest Missouri State (30) 3-0 750 State was the Cougars’ lone D-II foe. 1998 (NAIA Playoffs) 2 2 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 3-0 713 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) Azusa Pacific 31, Taylor 28 3 3 West Georgia 3-0 687 Azusa Pacific vs. the GNAC 4 4 Shepherd (W.Va.) 3-0 655 (current members) at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 5 5 Ashland (Ohio) 3-0 627 Azusa Pacific 35, C. Washington 28 7 7 Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 566 Opponent Overall 2016 results & schedule 7 6 Ferris State (Mich.) 3-0 550 Central Washington 5-7 W, 27-17 (A); 10/29 (H) at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 8 8 Henderson State (Ark.) 3-0 539 Humboldt State 12-20 W, 38-27 (A); 10/15 (H) Azusa Pacific 26, Huron 24 9 9 Indiana (Pa.) 2-0 493 Simon Fraser 7-1 9/24 (H); 10/22 (A) 10 11 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 3-0 476 at Savannah, Tenn. (championship) Western Oregon 5-5 10/1 (A); 11/5 (H) 11 12 Midwestern State (Texas) 2-0 426 Azusa Pacific 17, Olivet Nazarene 14 12 13 Tuskegee (Ala.) 3-0 386 13 14 Central Missouri 3-0 376 1999 (NAIA Playoffs) 14 15 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3-0 333 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 15 16 Azusa Pacific 3-0 309 Azusa Pacific 31, Doane 12
16 18 Augustana (S.D.) 3-0 268 at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 17 17 Assumption (Mass.) 3-0 256 Azusa Pacific 38, Hastings 35 18 23 Colorado Mesa 3-0 255 19t 19 Florida Tech 3-0 233 at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 19t 20 North Alabama 1-1 233 Georgetown 66, Azusa Pacific 35 21 21 Minnesota State 2-1 135 22 24 Bemidji St. (Minn.) 3-0 126 2000 (NAIA Playoffs) 23 10 Colorado School of Mines 2-1 125 TH at Olathe, Kan. (first round) 24 25 Humboldt State (Calif.) 2-1 71 COUGARS REPEAT AS 17 IN DIRECTORS CUP MidAmerica Naz. 27, Azusa Pacific 21 25 NR Harding (Ark.) 3-0 49 Azusa Pacific’s entrance into full NCAA Division II membership in 2014-15 was among the best first-year 2003 (NAIA Playoffs) Others receiving votes: North Carolina-Pembroke, 28; Emporia St. (Kan.), at Bismarck, N.D. (first round) 20; California (Pa.), 15; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 9; Wingate (N.C.), 8; Notre Dame performances in Division II history, as the Cougars fin- Mary 20, Azusa Pacific 2 (Ohio), 7; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 7; West Texas A&M, 7; Fort Hays St. th ished 17 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup program; (Kan.), 4; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4; Virginia St., 4. th the Cougars repeated 17 place last year in the pro- 2004 (NAIA Playoffs) D2Football.com (Sept. 20, 2016) gram’s second year of NCAA active membership. at Alva, Okla. (first round) Azusa Pacific 16, NW Oklahoma 0 Last The top-20 finish was the best performance by a first- Rank Week School (1st votes) Record year Division II program in the last 14 years; only two at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 1 1 Northwest Missouri State 3-0 Azusa Pacific 24, Sioux Falls 3 schools prior to that finished higher in the Directors’ Cup 2 2 West Georgia 3-0 standings in their first year of Division II membership. at Helena, Mont. (semifinals) 3 3 Grand Valley State 3-0 Carroll 14, Azusa Pacific 10 4 4 Ashland 3-0 5 5 Shepherd 3-0 Top-25 Directors’ Cup Finishes 2005 (NAIA Playoffs) 6 6 Central Missouri 3-0 (First-Year Eligible Division II Members) at Azusa, Calif. (first round)
7 9 North Alabama 1-1 Montana Tech 24, Azusa Pacific 17 UC San Diego (2000-01): 4th 8 7 Ferris State 3-0 9 10 Midwestern State 2-0 Lynn (1996-97): 8th 2010 (NAIA Playoffs) 10 11 Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 Azusa Pacific (2014-15): 17th at Helena, Mont. (first round) 11 12 Henderson State 3-0 Hawaiʻi Pacific (1998-99): 18th Carroll 35, Azusa Pacific 21 12 13 Indiana (Pa.) 2-0 13 14 Slippery Rock 3-0 Lindenwood (2013-14): 23rd 2011 (NAIA Playoffs) 14 15 Sioux Falls 3-0 Central Washington (1999-2000): 25th at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 15 16 Tuskegee 3-0 Azusa Pacific 49, Ottawa 26 16 17 Augustana 3-0 17 19 Minnesota State 2-1 The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup program awards at Helena, Mont. (quarterfinals) 18 20 Emporia State 2-1 points based on an institution’s finish in up to 14 NCAA Carroll 17, Azusa Pacific 14 19 21 Azusa Pacific 3-0 Division II championship sports (seven women’s and 20 22 Humboldt State 2-1 2013 (NCCAA Victory Bowl) 21 23 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 seven men’s). Prior to joining NCAA Division II, Azusa at Rome, Ga. 22 24 Assumption 3-0 Pacific won an unprecedented eight consecutive NAIA Azusa Pacific 67, Greenville (IL) 0 23 8 Colorado Mines 2-1 Directors’ Cup trophies (2005-12). 24 25 Florida Tech 3-0 The best 2015-16 team finishes for Azusa Pacific were 25 18 Valdosta State 1-1 top-10 finishes from women’s soccer and men’s outdoor track and field. In all, 10 Cougar teams made NCAA Divi- sion II postseason appearances, an improvement over 9 teams advancing to the postseason in 2014-15. 2013 Azusa
2015 SEASON GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS & PREVIEWS
Sept. 3, 2015 (away), Azusa Pacific 27, West Texas A&M 24: Chad Jeffries threw for 269 yards and two TDs, completing 17-of-32 passes while spreading completions out to seven different receivers as the Cougars rallied from an early 21-0 deficit to beat one of NCAA Division II’s perenni- al playoff programs in a hostile environment.
2016 Conference Standings Sept. 12, 2015 (home), Humboldt State 62, Azusa Pacific 41: Humboldt State put together five
TEAM (rank) GNAC OVERALL PF PA first-half touchdown drives and went on to post a 62-41 win over No. 17-ranked Azusa Pacific in the Azusa Pacific (15) 2-0 3-0 93 54 Cougars’ home opener. Ja’Quan Gardner rushed for 225 yards and three TDs, The Cougars scored Humboldt State (24) 1-1 2-1 135 107 on five consecutive drives to finish the game, as Jeffries threw for a career-high 319 yards, complet- Central Washington 1-1 1-2 84 90 ing 22-of-35 with two TDs while Kurt Scoby rushed 13 times for 56 yards and two rushing TDs. Western Oregon 0-1 1-2 58 126 Simon Fraser 0-1 0-3 34 171 Sept. 19, 2015 (away), Azusa Pacific 16, Simon Fraser 10: Kurt Scoby’s 84-yard TD run on Azusa Pacific’s second offensive play sparked the Cougars to a 10-point first quarter, and Jeffries Last Week’s Results connected with Josiah Thropay three times including a 12-yard TD strike for the game-winning Azusa Pacific def. Central Washington (H), 27-17 score in the fourth quarter of a 16-10 road win. Scoby rushed for 164 yards on 20 carries, while Humboldt State def. Simon Fraser (H), 56-24 Montana State (H) def. Western Oregon, 55-0 Jeffries completed 23-of-32 passes for 245 yards, and the Cougar defense came up with a pair of third-quarter turnovers and posted a second-half shutout. This Week’s Schedule (all times local) Dixie State at Central Washington, 1:00 pm Sept. 26, 2015 (away), Azusa Pacific 34, Dixie State 5: Azusa Pacific opened GNAC play with Western Oregon at Humboldt State, 6:00 pm a 34-5 over Dixie State in which the Cougars ran for 340 yards as a team. Scoby led the effort with Simon Fraser at Azusa Pacific, 6:00 pm 162 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Andrew Elffers ran in a 70-yard TD in the Team Statistical Leaders fourth quarter. The Cougars took the early lead with two passing touchdowns from Jeffries to Tarik Myles in the second quarter for a 14-0 halftime lead. Mykal Walker (seven tackles including a sack SCORING MARGIN GAMES PF PA MARGIN and an interception) helped the defense keep Dixie State out of the end zone for the first time this 1. Azusa Pacific 3 93 54 +39 2. Humboldt State 3 135 107 +28 season.
3. Central Washington 3 84 90 -6 Oct. 3, 2015 (home), Central Washington 24, Azusa Pacific 21: Azusa Pacific's last-second 4. Western Oregon 3 58 126 -68 5. Simon Fraser 3 34 171 -137 comeback attempt came up a yard short when Kurt Scoby took a desperation shovel pass from Chad Jeffries and scampered around and through the Central Washington defense to within a yard TOTAL OFFENSE RUSH PASS YARDS YPP AVG of the goal line, where he was pulled down after 77 yards as time expired in a 24-21 defeat. Jeffries 1. Humboldt State 607 828 1435 6.8 478.3 threw for 319 yards and rushed for 74 more with two rushing TDs, and Scoby had 18 carries for a 2. Central Washington 454 765 1219 5.0 406.3 game-high 154 yards to lead Azusa Pacific's offense, which outgained Central Washington by a 3. Azusa Pacific 481 447 928 5.1 309.3 margin of 530-302. 4. Western Oregon 238 646 884 4.4 294.7 5. Simon Fraser 198 544 742 3.6 247.3 Oct. 10, 2015 (away), Humboldt State 34, Azusa Pacific 16: No. 11-ranked Humboldt State
TOTAL DEFENSE RUSH PASS YARDS YPP AVG pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 34-16 win. HSU was carried offensively by Ja’Quan Gardner, 1. Azusa Pacific 352 697 1049 4.7 349.7 who rushed 36 times for a school-record 305 yards and three TDs. Jeffries was Azusa Pacific’s 2. Central Washington 436 780 1216 6.0 405.3 rushing leader, carrying 22 times for 90 yards, and he completed 15-of-34 passes for 183 yards 3. Western Oregon 443 901 1344 5.1 448.0 although he was held without a TD pass and threw two interceptions. Ethan Zeidler finished with 4. Humboldt State 855 556 1411 6.5 470.3 game-highs of seven receptions for 113 yards, and redshirt freshman Kurt Scoby was held to 84 5. Simon Fraser 695 740 1435 6.9 478.3 rushing yards on 18 carries, which snapped his three-game streak of rushing for at least 150 yards.
GAINED LOST Oct. 17, 2015 (home), Azusa Pacific 61, Dixie State 14: Azusa Pacific scored on the ground, TURNOVER MARGIN (FUMB/INT) (FUMB/INT) MARGIN through the air, and on special teams in a convincing 61-14 non-conference win over Dixie State. 1. Azusa Pacific 10 (2/8) 1 (1/0) +9 2. Central Washington 4 (3/1) 4 (0/4) +0 The 61-point effort was the fourth-best scoring performance in program history, and it was the first 3. Humboldt State 3 (1/2) 6 (2/4) -3 time the Cougars had scored 60 points in a regular-season game since 2011. Sophomore QB An- Western Oregon 4 (1/3) 7 (3/4) -3 drew Elffers made the most of his first collegiate start, completing nine-of-13 passes for 184 5. Simon Fraser 5 (4/1) 10 (3/7) -5 yards and two TDs while rushing 11 times for 82 yards. Freshman RB Kurt Scoby produced a game -high 146 rushing yards and four TDs on 17 carries, and junior LB Sam Flemming led Azusa RED ZONE OFFENSE TDS (RUSH/PASS) FG TOTAL/OPPS % 1. Azusa Pacific 8 (5/3) 3 11/11 100.0 Pacific’s defensive effort with 12 tackles to help limit Dixie State to 275 yards of total offense. The 2. Humboldt State 9 (7/2) 2 11/12 91.7 Cougars forced two turnovers, turning both into touchdowns, and kept the Red Storm scoreless 3. Western Oregon 3 (0/3) 3 6/8 75.0 through its first seven possessions of the game. 4. Central Washington 5 (3/2) 1 6/10 60.0 Simon Fraser 1 (0/1) 2 3/5 60.0 Oct. 24, 2014 (home), Azusa Pacific 56, South Dakota Mines 27: Azusa Pacific entertained a Homecoming crowd of 6,039 with its best single-game offensive production this season in a GNAC RED ZONE DEFENSE TDS (RUSH/PASS) FG TOTAL/OPPS % game since the Cougars joined the league in 2012, piling up 573 yards including 381 rushing yards 1. Azusa Pacific 4 (3/1) 2 6/11 54.5 (both season highs). The Cougars’ two-game scoring total of 117 points is the second-best two- 2. Central Washington 8 (3/5) 2 10/13 76.9 game scoring total in program history. In addition to the team milestones, redshirt freshman RB Kurt 3. Humboldt State 5 (3/2) 3 8/10 80.0 4. Western Oregon 12 (7/5) 3 15/16 93.8 Scoby surpassed 1,000 rushing yards on the season with 197 rushing yards on 18 carries. 5. Simon Fraser 12 (7/5) 1 13/13 100.0 Scoby’s effort was supplemented by 98 rushing yards from sophomore QB Andrew Elffers, who punched in three rushing TDs while completing six-of-13 passes for another 192 yards and two TDs SACKS SACKS/YARDS ALLOWED/YARDS in his second consecutive start under center. Azusa Pacific 11/63 4/31 Central Washington 2/15 13/74 Oct. 31, 2015 (away), Western Oregon 17, Azusa Pacific 14: Azusa Pacific rallied from a 17-0 Humboldt State 8/55 4/31 halftime deficit with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, but the Cougars’ potential game-winning Simon Fraser 7/43 13/101 drive was halted in WOU territory with under a minute to play. The Cougar defense held Western Western Oregon 11/56 7/50 Oregon to just 68 yards of total offense in the second half.
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS CONV ATT PCT Nov. 14, 2015 (home), Azusa Pacific 38, Simon Fraser 17: Sophomore QB Andrew 1. Humboldt State 17 38 44.7 2. Central Washington 19 53 35.8 Elffers rushed for 118 yards and threw for 185 yards to lead Azusa Pacific to a 38-17 win over 3. Azusa Pacific 13 38 34.2 Simon Fraser in the regular-season finale. He became the first Cougar to rush and throw for over 4. Simon Fraser 13 51 25.5 100 yards in the same game since Nick Owens did so in the 2012 regular-season finale, which was 5. Western Oregon 10 43 23.3 also a home game against Simon Fraser. 2013 Azusa
OFFENSE: SPREAD DEFENSE: EAGLE 13 Tanner Henry Sr. 6-2 180 94 Jason Schwartz Jr. 6-3 240 WR 8 Weston Carr R-Fr. 6-1 195 DE 61 Haden Hobbs Jr. 6-1 240
49 Josiah Thropay Sr. 6-4 260 90 Billy Tanuvasa Sr. 6-2 315 TE 87 Shane Hursh R-Fr. 6-5 230 NG 96 Ma’ake Muti So. 5-11 290
60 Ben Northup R-Fr. 6-5 305 92 Traves-Charles Raphael Sr. 6-2 295 LT 63 Timothy Lee Fr. 6-6 300 DT 58 Maeaeafe Alailima Fr. 6-2 250
75 Kendall Rew So. 6-3 310 93 Conrado Simpson Jr. 6-5 270 LG 71 Bryan Weitzman Fr. 6-4 340 DE 18 Robert Bohanna Fr. 6-1 235
66 Sakalaia Hungalu So. 6-1 310 22 Aaron Berry So. 6-2 205 C 75 Kendall Rew So. 6-3 310 24 Sam Flemming Sr. 5-11 225
79 Jonah Wataru So. 6-3 300 9 Mykal Walker So. 6-3 215 RG 64 Jalen Booth Fr. 6-4 345 45 Chris Solomon Jr. 6-0 210
77 Joe Kupcikevicius Jr. 6-5 295 25 Jonathan Thropay Sr. 6-4 220 RT 70 Mataio Fatuesi Fr. 6-5 315 44 Ben Casebier Jr. 5-9 190
11 Andrew Elffers Jr. 6-3 220 7 Tyree Davis Sr. 5-11 180 QB 12 Chad Jeffries Sr. 6-1 215 CB 27 Lavell Thomas Jr. 5-10 180
21 Aaron Baltazar Jr. 5-10 205 37 Taliuaki Suliafu Jr. 6-0 185 TB 2 Kurt Scoby So. 5-8 190 SS 32 Andrew Ramirez So. 5-8 180
83 Ethan Zeidler Sr. 6-0 205 23 Hunter Malberg Sr. 5-11 195 WR 39 Gaige Allen So. 5-8 170 FS 3 LeAndre Jefferson So. 5-10 205
14 Brandon Jackson R-Fr. 6-3 185 1 C.J. Broussard Sr. 6-0 198 WR 5 Darrell Adams Jr. R-Fr. 6-2 220 CB 19 Kenny Norton III Jr. 6-2 200
SPECIALISTS 16 Jamie Cacciatore Sr. 5-8 170 7 Tyree Davis Sr. 5-11 180 PK 36 Jacob Hall So. 6-2 195 KR 21 Aaron Baltazar Jr. 5-10 205
16 Jamie Cacciatore Sr. 5-8 170 7 Tyree Davis Sr. 5-11 180 KO 36 Jacob Hall So. 6-2 195 PR 6 Christian McFarland Fr. 5-11 190
36 Jacob Hall So. 6-2 195 53 Carter Kragero Fr. 5-7 180 P 16 Jamie Cacciatore Sr. 5-8 170 LS 49 Josiah Thropay Sr. 6-4 260
8 Weston Carr R-Fr. 6-1 195 H 11 Andrew Elffers Jr. 6-3 220
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5 Adams Jr., Darrell ...... duh-RELL Had 100 Yards Rushing...... Kurt Scoby vs. West Texas A&M, 9/1/16 (118 yards) 30 Aguiar, Blaine ...... AGG-ee-arr Had 200 Yards Rushing...... Terrell Watson vs. Western Oregon, 11/1/14 (202 yards) 58 Alailima, Maeaeafe .... my-eye-ah-fay ah-lye-LEE-muh Had 300 Yards Rushing...... Terrell Watson vs. Menlo, 11/15/14 (338 yards) *school record 97 Brooks, Khylan ...... KYE-len Scored 2 Rushing TDs ...... Kurt Scoby vs. West Texas A&M, 9/1/16 83 Bryant, Couri ...... KORE-ee Scored 3 Rushing TDs ...... Andrew Elffers vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/24/15 59 Burnside, Jabrion ...... JAB-ree-ahn Scored 4 Rushing TDs ...... Kurt Scoby vs. Dixie State, 10/17/15 Scored 5 Rushing TDs ...... Terrell Watson vs. Simon Fraser (10/12/13), Dixie State (10/18/14), Menlo (11/15/14) 54 Caraveo, Christian...... CAR-uh-vay-oh Had 300 Yards Passing ...... Chad Jeffries vs. Central Washington, 10/3/15 (319 yards) 48 Chaffin, D.J...... CHAY-fin Had 400 Yards Passing ...... Nick Owens vs. Simon Fraser, 10/6/12 (425 yards) 20 Demazeliere, Rexford ...... de-MAH-zuh-leer Threw 5 TD Passes ...... Rudy Carlton vs. Whitworth, 10/20/07 57 Drayton, Kiona ...... Key-OH-nuh Had 10+ Receptions ...... Blake Robertson (12) vs. Simon Fraser, 9/19/15 31 Fanua, Samuela ..... sahm-WELL-uh fuh-NEW-uh Had 100 Yards Receiving...... Ethan Zeidler (104) vs. Dixie State, 10/17/15 66 Hungalu, Sakalaia ... SAH-kah-lye-uh hun-GAH-lou Had 200 Yards Receiving...... Caleb Willis vs. Cal Lutheran, 10/14/00 (249 yards) Two Players with 100 Yards Receiving ...... Ethan Zeidler (117) & Blake Robertson (100) vs. Humboldt State, 9/12/15 43 Johsens, Kauwila...... ko-WHEEL-uh JOE-sens Caught 4 TD Receptions ...... Jon Davis vs. Whitworth, 11/3/07 53 Kragero, Carter ...... CRAW-guh-row Returned a Kickoff for a TD ...... Tarik Myles vs. Central Washington, 10/26/13 (92 yards) 52 Krall, Tevin ...... Crawl Returned a Punt for a TD ...... Tarik Myles vs. Dixie State, 10/17/15 (57 yards) 77 Kupcikevicius, Joe ...... cup-si-KEV-itch-us Returned a Blocked Punt for TD...... Aaron Berry vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/24/15 (14 yards) 96 Muti, Ma’ake ...... mah-AH-kay MOO-tee Returned an Interception for a TD ...... Taliuaki Suliafu vs. Humboldt State, 9/10/16 (63 yards) Returned a Fumble for a TD ...... Jabrion Burnside vs. Simon Fraser, 11/14/15 (0 yards) 84 Orzech, Matthew ...... ORR-zeck Made 3 Field Goals ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Dixie State, 11/9/13 (19, 34, and 25 yards) 28 Sitagata, Faafouina ...... FAH-ah-foe-ee-nah Made 4 Field Goals ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Western Oregon, 10/5/13 (40, 34, 28, and 26 yards) 37 Suliafu, Taliuaki ...... Tall-ee-WALK-ee soo-lee-AH-foo Made a 50+-Yard Field Goal ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Dixie State, 52 yards, 9/14/13 68 Sunda, Ahmad ...... ACH-mahd SOON-dah Had a 60+ Yard Punt...... Jacob Hall vs. Central Washington, 9/17/16 (65 yards) 90 Tanuvasa, Billy ...... tah-new-VOSS-ah Had 70+ Yard Punt ...... D.J. Williams vs. Central Washington, 11/1/97 (74 yards) 25 Thropay, Jonathan ...... THROW-pay Blocked a Field Goal ...... Billy Tanuvasa vs. Western Oregon, 10/31/15 Blocked a Punt ...... Taliuaki Suliafu vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/24/15 49 Thropay, Josiah ...... THROW-pay Blocked a PAT ...... Cody Clay vs. Dixie State, 9/27/14 9 Walker, Mykal...... Michael Intercepted 2 Passes ...... Lavell Thomas vs. Humboldt State, 9/10/16 83 Zeidler, Ethan ...... ZYDE-ler Intercepted 3 Passes ...... Matt Zaengle vs. Central Washington, 11/28/98 Made a 2-Point Conversion ...... Chad Jeffries rush vs. Central Washington, 10/3/15 Forced a Safety ...... vs. West Texas A&M, 9/1/16
AZUSA PACIFIC GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS (current week starters projected from two-deep) Date (site) Opponent WR TE/HB/WR LT LG C RG RT QB TB WR WR 09/01 (H) West Texas A&M Carr Widmer Northup Rew Hungalu Murphy Kupcikevicius Elffers Scoby Zeidler Jackson 09/10 (A)* Humboldt St. Henry Jos. Thropay Northup Rew Hungalu Murphy Kupcikevicius Elffers Scoby Zeidler Jackson 09/17 (A)* Central Wash. Carr Jos. Thropay Northup Rew Hungalu Wataru Kupcikevicius Elffers Fanua Zeidler Jackson 09/24 (H)* Simon Fraser Henry Jos. Thropay Northup Rew Hungalu Wataru Kupcikevicius Elffers Baltazar Zeidler Jackson 10/01(A)* Western Ore. 10/08 (A) Colorado Mines 10/15 (H)* Humboldt St. 10/22 (A)* Simon Fraser 10/29 (H)* Central Wash. 11/05 (H)* Western Ore. 11/12 (A) Colorado Mesa Date (site) Opponent DE NT DE DT/BANDIT WHIP MLB ROVER CB SS FS CB 09/01 (H) West Texas A&M Schwartz Tanuvasa Simpson Sitagata Berry Walker Jon. Thropay Davis Suliafu Malberg Broussard 09/10 (A)* Humboldt St. Schwartz Tanuvasa Simpson Flemming Berry Walker Jon. Thropay Thomas Suliafu Malberg Broussard 09/17 (A)* Central Wash. Schwartz Muti Simpson Flemming Berry Walker Jon. Thropay Davis Suliafu Malberg Broussard 09/24 (H)* Simon Fraser Schwartz Tanuvasa Simpson Raphael Berry Walker Jon. Thropay Davis Suliafu Malberg Broussard 10/01(A)* Western Ore. 10/08 (A) Colorado Mines 10/15 (H)* Humboldt St. 10/22 (A)* Simon Fraser 10/29 (H)* Central Wash. 11/05 (H)* Western Ore. 11/12 (A) Colorado Mesa 2013 Azusa
Azusa Pacific Numerical Roster
NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS MAJOR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 C.J. Broussard CB 6-0 198 Senior Physical Education Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) 2 Kurt Scoby RB 5-8 190 Sophomore* Criminal Justice Duarte, Calif. (Monrovia HS) 3 LeAndre Jefferson DB 5-10 205 Sophomore Criminal Justice Tulare, Calif. (Mission Oak HS) 4 Durron Davidson DB 5-9 150 Freshman Communication Moreno Valley, Calif. (Citrus Hill HS) 5 Darrell Adams Jr. WR 6-2 220 Freshman* Business Management Pleasanton, Calif. (Stellar Prep) 5 Royce Redira DB 5-7 170 Junior* Applied Exercise Science Marina, Calif. (Monterey HS/Hartnell CC) 6 Christian McFarland DB 5-11 190 Freshman Business Management Elk Grove, Calif. (Cosumnes Oaks HS) 7 Tyree Davis CB 5-11 180 Senior Psychology San Diego, Calif. (Grandview HS/Mesa CC) 8 Weston Carr WR 6-1 195 Freshman* Undeclared Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS) 9 Mykal Walker LB 6-3 215 Sophomore Criminal Justice Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS) 10 Preston Campbell QB 5-10 180 Sophomore* Business Management Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS) 10 Wesley Smith DB 6-0 175 Freshman Applied Exercise Science Riverside, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) 11 Andrew Elffers QB 6-3 220 Junior* Business Management Arcadia, Calif. (Maranatha HS) 12 Chad Jeffries QB 6-1 215 Senior Physical Education San Dimas, Calif. (Glendora HS/San Diego State) 13 Tanner Henry WR 6-2 180 Senior* Digital Studies (M.Ed.) Corona, Calif. (Corona HS) 14 Brandon Jackson WR 6-3 185 Freshman* Business Management Sutter, Calif. (Sutter HS) 16 Jamie Cacciatore K 5-8 170 Senior* Business Management Orange, Calif. (El Modena HS) 16 Richard Hoffer WR 5-9 195 Sophomore Business Management Redwood City, Calif. (Woodside HS/Foothill CC) 17 Matthew Hall TE 6-1 225 Junior International Business Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton Union HS/San Diego) 18 Robert Bohanna DE 6-1 235 Freshman Criminal Justice Fresno, Calif. (Central HS) 19 Jason Harman QB 6-1 170 Freshman Finance Anaheim, Calif. (Canyon HS) 19 Kenny Norton III CB 6-2 200 Junior* Business Management Bellevue, Wash. (Issaquah HS) 20 Rexford Demazeliere WR 6-2 225 Freshman* Business Management Long Beach, Calif. (Brethren Christian HS) 21 Aaron Baltazar RB 5-10 205 Junior Business Management Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS/Southwestern CC) 22 Aaron Berry S 6-2 205 Sophomore Physical Education Perris, Calif. (Perris HS) 23 Hunter Malberg DB 5-11 195 Senior Applied Exercise Science North Bend, Wash. (Mount Si HS/Minnesota-Duluth) 24 Sergio Fernandez DB 5-9 170 Freshman* Business Management Stockton, Calif. (Chavez HS) 24 Sam Flemming LB 5-11 225 Senior* Criminal Justice Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 25 Jonathan Thropay DB 6-4 220 Senior* Physics Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 26 Chris Hollis WR 5-7 170 Junior* Sociology Altadena, Calif. (Pasadena HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 27 Zikel Reddick RB 5-10 200 Freshman Applied Exercise Science Simi Valley, Calif. (Grace Brethren HS) 27 Lavell Thomas DB 5-10 180 Junior Communication Studies Riverside, Calif. (Arlington HS/Riverside CC) 28 Faafouina Sitagata LB 6-0 260 Senior Physical Education Pago Pago, American Samoa (Kananafou HS/Harbor CC) 29 Adrian Shocks DB 6-1 200 Sophomore Finance Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS/San Francisco) 30 Blaine Aguiar K 5-11 185 Sophomore* Applied Exercise Science Atascadero, Calif. (Atascadero HS) 30 Jerald Campbell DB 5-9 180 Freshman Physical Education Lemoore, Calif. (Lemoore HS) 31 Samuela Fanua RB 5-8 215 Senior Applied Exercise Science Milpitas, Calif. (Milpitas HS/San Mateo CC) 32 Andrew Ramirez S 5-8 180 Sophomore* Applied Exercise Science New Bern, N.C. (Havelock HS) 33 Michael Boyd DB 5-10 190 Junior Applied Exercise Science Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga HS/Evangel) 34 Rey Osuna LB 5-7 180 Sophomore* Business Management Chula Vista, Calif. (Olympian HS) 36 Jacob Hall K/P 6-2 195 Sophomore Undeclared Greenville, Ill. (Greenville HS) 37 Taliuaki Suliafu SS 6-0 185 Junior* Sociology Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS) 38 Brady Vander Dussen LB 6-1 210 Freshman* Business Marketing Visalia, Calif. (Central Valley Christian HS) 39 Gaige Allen WR 5-8 170 Sophomore* Athletic Training Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS) 40 Willie Fair LB 6-0 225 Freshman* Applied Exercise Science Chula Vista, Calif. (Steele Canyon HS) 41 Ray Riley RB 5-10 195 Freshman* Business Management Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 42 Reggie Bland LB 5-9 200 Sophomore* Business Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic HS) 42 Nate Turner DB 5-11 190 Freshman Psychology Tracy, Calif. (Tracy HS) 43 Kauwila Johsens LB 6-1 215 Freshman* Business Management Santa Cruz, Calif. (Monte Vista Christian HS) 44 Ben Casebier LB 5-9 190 Junior* History Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS) 45 La’Quante Harris DB 5-9 150 Freshman Criminal Justice Fresno, Calif. (McLane HS) 45 Chris Solomon DB 6-0 210 Junior Applied Exercise Science West Covina, Calif. (West Covina HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 46 Abe Berg LB 5-9 210 Freshman* Business Management Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 47 Coleman Schwab WR 6-1 180 Freshman* Business Marketing Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum HS) 47 Jalen Swanigan DB 5-5 145 Sophomore Applied Exercise Science Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers HS/Sierra CC) 48 D.J. Chaffin WR 5-9 185 Freshman* Communication Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (Farrington HS) 49 Josiah Thropay TE 6-4 260 Senior Accounting Monrovia, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 49 Ed Ware WR 5-10 170 Sophomore Criminal Justice Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian HS/Pacific Lutheran)
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Azusa Pacific Numerical Roster NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS MAJOR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 51 Will Kamps LB 6-0 220 Freshman Undeclared Ripon, Calif. (Ripon Christian HS) 52 Tevin Krall DL 6-1 260 Sophomore* Social Work Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 53 Carter Kragero LS 5-7 180 Freshman Finance Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) 54 Christian Caraveo NT 6-0 275 Junior* Business Management Alhambra, Calif. (Alhambra HS) 55 Daniel Khouri LB 5-8 190 Freshman Business Management Newport Beach, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 57 Kiona Drayton LB 5-11 255 Junior* Athletic Training Santa Ana, Calif. (Segerstrom HS) 58 Maeaeafe Alailima DL 6-2 250 Freshman Undeclared La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS) 59 Jabrion Burnside LB 5-11 225 Sophomore* Business Management San Diego, Calif. (Helix HS) 60 Ben Northup OL 6-5 305 Freshman* Biology Glendora, Calif. (Glendora HS/Fresno State) 61 Haden Hobbs DE 6-1 240 Junior* Accounting Visalia, Calif. (Redwood HS) 62 Eric Bey OL 6-2 280 Freshman Undeclared Covina, Calif. (Western Christian HS) 62 Clay Garcelli DL 6-2 230 Freshman* Allied Health Ontario, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 63 Tim Lee OL 6-6 300 Freshman Criminal Justice Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Linfield Christian HS) 64 Jalen Booth OL 6-4 345 Freshman Applied Exercise Science San Diego, Calif. (San Diego HS) 65 Joe Marino OL 6-6 260 Freshman Business Marketing Escondido, Calif. (Classical Academy) 66 Sakalaia Hungalu OL 6-1 310 Sophomore* Undeclared Honolulu, Hawai‘i (McKinley HS) 67 Simon Tautala DL 6-3 265 Freshman* Business Management Perris, Calif. (Perris HS) 68 Ahmad Sunda OL 6-3 310 Senior Biochemistry Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon HS) 69 Jasaan Andrews OL 6-3 300 Freshman Finance Oakland, Calif. (Skyline HS) 70 Mataio Fatuesi OL 6-5 315 Freshman History Honolulu, Hawai‘i (Moanalua HS) 71 Bryan Weitzman OL 6-4 340 Freshman Economics Oak Park, Calif. (Oak Park HS) 72 Eric Esquer OL 6-4 255 Freshman Business Management Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley HS) 73 DeRhaun Mallett OL 6-5 345 Freshman Philosophy Shoreline, Wash. (Mariner HS) 74 Joe Murphy OL 6-3 310 Freshman Business Management Downey, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) 75 Kendall Rew OL 6-3 310 Sophomore* Finance Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 75 Youssef Zaki OL 6-0 300 Freshman Accounting San Dimas, Calif. (San Dimas HS) 76 Ricky Vichot OL 6-6 315 Junior* Applied Exercise Science Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 77 Joe Kupcikevicius OL 6-5 295 Junior Physical Education Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 78 Jorge Reynoso OL 6-5 300 Sophomore Business Management Mira Loma, Calif. (Notre Dame HS/Menlo) 79 Jonah Wataru OL 6-3 300 Sophomore* Business Management Honolulu, Hawai‘i (Iolani HS) 80 Harrison Huff WR 5-10 165 Freshman Physics Azusa, Calif. (Gladstone HS) 81 Michael Stallone WR 5-9 185 Junior Business Management Redlands, Calif. (Redlands HS/Riverside CC) 82 Taj Apodaca WR 5-9 145 Freshman Business Management Vista, Calif. (Oceanside HS) 83 Ethan Zeidler WR 6-0 205 Senior* Management (M.B.M.) Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata HS) 84 Matthew Orzech TE 6-3 245 Senior Graphic Design Menifee, Calif. (Paloma Valley HS) 85 Lucas Widmer WR/TE 6-3 220 Sophomore* Applied Exercise Science Lathrop, Calif. (Sierra HS) 86 Nico Chavez WR 5-11 180 Freshman* Applied Exercise Science Rupert, Idaho (Minico HS) 87 Shane Hursh TE 6-5 230 Freshman* Philosophy Fairbanks, Alaska (North Pole HS) 89 Joey Lewis WR 5-11 175 Freshman* Undeclared Concord, Calif. (De La Salle HS) 89 Sam Vander Dussen TE 6-2 210 Freshman* Systems Engineering Visalia, Calif. (Central Valley Christian HS) 90 Billy Tanuvasa DL 6-2 315 Senior* Sociology Corona, Calif. (Corona HS/Santa Ana CC/UNLV) 91 Harrison Morgan DL 5-11 250 Freshman* Business Management Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 92 Traves-Charles RaphaelDL 6-2 295 Senior Business Management Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Taft HS/Pierce CC) 93 Conrado Simpson DE 6-5 270 Junior Business Management Rosemead, Calif. (Rosemead HS/East Los Angeles CC) 94 Jason Schwartz DE 6-3 240 Junior* Business Marketing Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos HS) 95 Couri Bryant DE 6-2 235 Freshman* International Business San Diego, Calif. (Scripps Ranch HS) 96 Ma’ake Muti DL 5-11 290 Sophomore* Business Management Wahiawa, Hawai‘i (Leilehua HS) 97 Khylan Brooks DL 6-2 230 Sophomore* Accounting Glendora, Calif. (Charter Oak HS) 99 Alton Brown DL 6-2 270 Junior* Physics Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde HS/Mt. San Jacinto CC)
HEAD COACH: Victor Santa Cruz ASSISTANTS: Cesar Rivas-Sandoval (assistant head coach/defensive coordinator), Rudy Carlton (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Bo Beatty (whips & bandits), Ben Buys (running backs/run game coordinator), Spencer Danielson (linebackers/recruiting coordinator), Gabe Higerd (safeties/ special teams coordinator/strength & conditioning), Matt Johnson (tight ends), Justin Riddle (wide receivers/video coordinator/director of football oper- ations), Jackie Slater (offensive line), Manako Tuifua (defensive line), Jake Thomas (offensive assistant), Tyler Davis (defensive assistant) 2013 Azusa
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