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2019 FOOTBALL 2019 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY#DIXIEBLAZERS 2019 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location ........................................................St. George, Utah Founded ...........................................1911 (Four-Year 2000) Enrollment .........................................................................9,950 Nickname .............................................................. Trailblazers Mascot .........................................................Brooks the Bison School Colors ............................ Red, Navy Blue & White Affiliation .....................................................NCAA Division II Conference ..............................Rocky Mountain Athletic QUICK FACTS ................................................................................1 Venue .................................Trailblazer Stadium (10,000) President ...................................... Dr. Richard B. Williams 2019 SCHEDULE .........................................................................2 Athletic Director ....................................Dr. Jason Boothe Senior Assc. AD/SWA .........................Maureen Eckroth Website ...........................www.dixiestateathletics.com ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2019 OPPONENTS.................2 FOOTBALL STAFF INFORMATION STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ............................................3 Head Coach ................................Paul Peterson (1st Year) Alma Mater ....................................Boston College, 2006 Offensive Line ............................. John Hughes (1st Year) 2018 INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS ....................................3 Wide Receivers ..................................JD Falslev (1st Year) Running Backs ...................... Peter Tuitupou (1st Year) Defensive Coordinator ..........Tyler Almond (1st Year) 2018 TEAM STATISTICS ..........................................................3 Defensive Line ...........................Loni Fangupo (1st Year) Linebackers ..........................................Misi Tupe (1st Year) 2019 RETURNEES ......................................................................4 Cornerbacks .................................... Mike Smith (1st Year) Director of Football Ops .......... Mike Fassel (1st Year) Volunteer Defense Asst. ....Terrance Grant (1st Year) 2019 NEWCOMERS ...................................................................5 Athletic Trainer .............................Bruno Silva (4th Year) HEAD COACH PAUL PETERSON ......................................6 TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Overall Record ............................................................ 7-4 2018 Conf. Record/Finish .................7-3/T-3rd (RMAC) ASSISTANT COACHES ........................................................7-11 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...............................7/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ............................. 3/8 2018 RESULTS/RMAC STANDINGS ...............................12 PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of NCAA Play ................................................ 2006 2018 STATISTICS .................................................................13-16 All-Time Four-Year Record .......................... 44-97 (.312) All-Time RMAC Record ...................................18-12 (.600) All-Time GNAC Record ..................................16-46 (.258) Conference Titles ....................................................................0 MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Coord./Media Relations ..........Keric Seegmiller Office Phone .................................................. 435-879-4288 Cell Phone ....................................................... 435-668-6978 Email [email protected] Assoc. AD/Media Relations .................. Steve Johnson Office Phone ...................................................435-652-7524 Cell Phone ........................................................435-668-3938 Email ................................................... [email protected] Mailing Address ...........225 South University Avenue St. George, UT 84770 Photo Credits - Dixie State University Creative and Visual Services (Jared Madsen, Scott Garrett, Bryce Parker, Alex Santiago); Dixie State Athletics (Stan Plewe, Steve Johnson, Keric Seegmiller) ; Front Cover Photo - Stan Plewe @DIXIESTATE_FB 1 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Series Last Meeting Sept. 7 Colorado State-Pueblo* St. George 7 p.m. 0-3 2018, L 14-56 Sept. 14 at Fort Lewis* Durango, Colo. Noon 3-1 2018, W 31-3 Sept. 21 at New Mexico Highlands* Las Vegas, N.M. 1 p.m. 2-1 2018, W 28-23 Sept. 28 at South Dakota Mines* Rapid City, S.D. 6 p.m. 2-3 2018, W 51-47 Oct. 5 Black Hills State* St. George 1 p.m. 2-1 2018, W 41-38 Oct. 12 Simon Fraser St. George 7 p.m. 6-4 2015, W 38-35 Oct. 19 at Western Colorado* Gunnison, Colo. 1 p.m. 3-0 2018, W 17-10 Oct. 26 Chadron State* (HC) St. George 1 p.m. 2-1 2018, L 18-30 Nov. 2 Colorado Mesa* St. George 1 p.m. 2-8 2018, L 24-45 Nov. 9 at Colorado Mines* Golden, Colo. Noon 1-2 2018, W 52-45 Nov. 16 Adams State* St. George 1 p.m. 5-4 2018, W 52-10 Home games in bold Times local to site *RMAC game (HC) - Homecoming GETTING TO THE GAME From North-bound I-15: Take exit 8, turn left onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Stadium is on the left side. From South-bound I-15: Take exit 8, turn right onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Stadium is on the left side. From the St. George Airport: Proceed two miles to Southern Parkway (west) from the airport. Follow Southern Parkway for seven miles. Merge on to I-15 North. Take exit 8, turn left onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Sta- dium is on the left side. ALL-TIME RECORD vs. 2019 OPPONENTS Opponent W L PCT. First Meeting Last Meeting Streak Colorado State-Pueblo 0 3 .000 Nov. 5, 2016 Sept. 1, 2018 L3 Fort Lewis 3 1 .750 Dec. 2, 2006 Sept. 8, 2018 W3 New Mexico Highlands 2 1 .667 Sept. 1, 2016 Sept. 15, 2018 W1 South Dakota Mines 2 3 .400 Nov. 1, 2014 Sept. 22, 2018 W1 Black Hills State 2 1 .667 Sept. 17, 2016 Sept. 29, 2018 W2 Simon Fraser 6 4 .600 Oct. 2, 2010 Oct. 10, 2015 W1 Western Colorado 3 0 1.000 Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 13, 2018 W3 Chadron State 2 1 .667 Oct. 8, 2016 Oct. 20, 2018 L1 Colorado Mesa 2 8 .200 Aug. 24, 2006 Oct. 27, 2018 L2 Colorado School of Mines 1 2 .333 Oct. 22, 2016 Nov. 3, 2018 W1 Adams State 5 4 .555 Sept. 2, 2006 Nov. 10, 2018 W3 2 #DIXIEBLAZERS 2019 FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS LOST OL Nathen Aceves 6-1 295 So. QB Michael Sanders 6-3 220 RSr. WR Dejuan Dantzler 5-10 185 Sr. OL Tevia Tolutau 6-2 320 Sr. OL Dayne Hall 6-2 285 So. OL Brandon Turner 6-2 250 Jr. RB Sei-J Lauago 5-7 170 Sr. OL Tima Malieitulua 6-0 260 RSo. DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST WR Deven Osborne 6-7 200 Jr. DL Sebastian Demartini 6-1 275 Sr. TE Kentero Yoshikawa 6-2 220 RSo. DB Mike Jones 5-10 185 Jr. DL Remington Kelly 6-3 235 Sr. DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING DL Charlie Koka 6-2 280 Sr. DB Darren Jones 6-0 180 Jr. DB Jaylen Moore 6-0 185 Jr. LB Alex Lilliard 6-1 202 Sr. LB Shiloh Pritchard 6-1 215 RSr. DL Wes Moeai 6-3 280 Sr. LB Abraham Reinhardt 6-0 220 RJr. DB Trayvon Watson 6-0 185 Sr. SPECIALISTS LOST P Josh Carlson 6-0 165 Fr. K A.J. Yergensen 5-9 160 RSo. 2018 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (Returnees in Bold) Passing Michael Sanders 7 Games/144-235-4/2,190 yards/11 TDs/312.9 YPG/151.6 Eff. Rushing Sei-J Lauago 10 Games/189 Att./820 yards/8 TDs/4.3 YPC/82.0 YPG Total Offense Michael Sanders 7 Games/244 Plays/-56 Rushing/2,190 Passing/2,134 yards/304.9 YPG Receiving Dejuan Dantzler 11 Games/46 Rec./932 yards/7 TDs/20.3 YPC/84.7 YPG All-Purpose Sei-J Lauago 10 Games/820 Rushing/312 Receiving/ 1,132 yards/113.2 YPG Field Goals A.J. Yergensen 11 Games/7-17 (.412)/29 long Scoring A.J. Yergensen 11 Games/7 FG/35 PAT/56 points/5.1 PPG Punting Josh Carlson 9 Games/53 Punts/2,421 yards/45.7 YPP/81 long/14 Punts I-20 Punt Returns Xavier Smith 11 Games/9 Returns/51 yards/5.7 AVG/18 long Kickoff Returns Isaiah Wooden 9 Games/8 Returns/288 yards/1 TD/36.0 AVG/92 long Interceptions Abraham Reinhardt 11 Games/3 INT/80 yards/1 TD Tackles Abraham Reinhardt 11 Games/47 Solo/32 Assisted/79 Total Sacks Anthony Yarbrough 11 Games/7.5 Sacks/33 yards Tackles For Loss Anthony Yarbrough 11 Games/13.5 TFLs/42 yards 2018 TEAM STATISTICAL INFORMATION Total Offense 5,044/458.5 ypg Total Defense 4,799/436.3 ypg Passing Offense 3,558/323.5 ypg Passing Defense 2,640/240.0 ypg Rushing Offense 1,486/135.1 ypg Rushing Defense 2,159/196.3 ypg Pass Efficiency Offense 139.9 Pass Efficiency Defense 126.9 Scoring Offense 342/31.1 ppg Scoring Defense 342/31.1 ppg 59-168/35% Third Down Conversion Off. Third Down Conversion Def. 57-164/35% Kickoff Returns 39-991/2 TD 39-219 yards Punt Returns 19-104/0 TD Sacks @DIXIESTATE_FB 3 2019 FOOTBALL 2019 RETURNEES # NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) Nathen Aceves So. OL 6-1 295 Covina, Calif./Charter Oaks HS Kasey Allison RSr. WR 6-3 190 Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs HS Taylor Alvarez RFr. OL 6-4 240 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS J.T. Anderson RSr. DB 6-2 186 Layton, Utah/Layton HS Shane Bowe So. OL 6-5 267 Mission Viejo, Calif./Tesoro HS Devin Chandler So. DB 5-10 175 San Bernardino, Calif./Upland HS Dejuan Dantzler RSr. WR 5-10 185 Moreno Valley, Calif./Citrus Hill HS Trent Darms Jr. QB 6-1 180 Chico, Calif./Pleasant Valley