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

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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

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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 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

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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 HS Dylan Douglass Sr. LS 5-11 180 Mission Viejo, Calif./Laguna Hills HS Blake Ence RSo. WR 6-0 175 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Augustus Fraser So. LB 6-1 173 Carson, Calif./Culver City HS Chris Grasso Sr. OL 6-4 285 Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS Dayne Hall So. OL 6-2 285 Mililani, Hawaii/Kamehameha HS Tanner Hammond Jr. QB 6-2 200 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS Braxton Hatch So. WR 5-11 185 El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS Tyler Heaton RSo. DL 6-2 280 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Dylan Hendrickson RSo. DL 6-6 215 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Nate Heward RFr. DB 5-10 180 Lindon, Utah/Timpanogos HS Adeeb Jaouni Jr. OL 6-4 260 St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS Darren Jones Jr. DB 6-0 180 New Orleans, La./West Jefferson HS Blake Kilgore RJr. TE 6-4 220 Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS Tyler Krepsz Jr. TE 6-3 240 Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King HS Sei-J Lauago Sr. RB 5-7 170 Paramount, Calif./La Mirada HS Alex Lilliard Sr. LB 6-1 202 San Diego, Calif./Grossmont HS Malaki Malaki So. LB 6-0 205 Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS Setima Malieitulua RSo. OL 6-0 260 Salt Lake City, Utah/Alta HS Gage Manzione RSo. DL 6-4 245 Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS Tyson Martin RFr. OL 6-4 280 Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS Conner McKay RFr. LB 6-1 210 Stansbury, Utah/Stansbury HS William Mckinnis Sr. WR 6-0 185 Edmond, Okla./Oklahoma Christian HS Brennin Miller RSr. DL 5-10 250 Waterloo, Iowa/Dobson HS Conner Miller Sr. WR 6-1 205 Santa Ana, Calif./Bretheran Christian Wes Moeai Sr. DL 6-3 280 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Kyle Murray Jr. DL 6-1 255 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John Bosco HS Darrius Nash RSo. DB 6-1 180 Los Angeles, Calif./San Fernando HS Deven Osborne Jr. WR 6-7 200 Los Angeles, Calif./Culver City HS Joshua Partida Sr. OL 6-3 295 San Diego, Calif./Madison HS William Payne So. DL 6-3 250 La Mesa, Calif./Helix HS Travis Plantier So. LB 6-2 230 Temecula, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS Braden Reber Sr. DB 6-1 185 St. George, Utah/Desert Hills HS Matthew Rodriguez RFr. OL 6-3 276 Chino, Calif./Diamond Bar HS Malcolm Ross-Turner RFr. WR 6-3 190 San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo HS Nahzi Salih RSo. DB 5-11 190 Henderson, Nev./Silverado HS Aaron Simpson Sr. DB 5-9 170 Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena HS Easton Smith RJr. QB 6-4 200 Payson, Utah/Payson HS Xavier Smith Sr. WR 5-10 175 Kansas City, Mo./Ruskin HS Kaejin Smith-Bejgrowicz So. DB 6-0 180 Las Vegas, Nev./Shadow Ridge HS Kyle Whitesides So. OL 6-4 270 Portola Hills, Calif./El Toro HS Hunter Wood RFr. P 6-1 210 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS Will Yamasaki RFr. LB 6-0 215 Goleta, Calif./Dos Pueblo’s HS Anthony Yarbrough RSo. DL 6-3 215 San Diego, Calif./Mount Miguel HS Kentero Yoshikawa RSo. TE 6-2 220 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS

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# NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) Jeshan Allen Nathan Anderson Fr. OL 6-5 225 Roy, Utah/Roy HS Avirex Aupiu Fr. LB 6-0 220 Compton, Calif./Carson HS James Baird Jr. K 5-8 175 Layton, Utah/Northridge HS Syrr Barnes Fr. LB 6-1 215 Lake Forest, Calif./Mission Viejo HS Blaze Boudreau Colton Carter Amod Cianelli Bryce Crowley Shaq Daniels Fr. DB 6-0 170 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS Chaedon Dayton Dallin Denning Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Marco Godinez Chrishawn Gordon Fr. DB 5-11 180 Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center HS Tyrell Grayson Fr. DB 6-0 175 Fresno, Calif./Central HS Isaac Hamilton Kehari Harrigfeld Fr. DL 6-5 240 Idaho Falls, Idaho/Bonneville HS Kaleb Hatch Siotame Ha’unga Fr. OL 6-2 310 Waipahu, Hawaii/Saint Francis HS DJ Heckard Fr. DL 6-5 255 Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran HS Ladimor Hervey Chase Hess Jr. TE 6-4 225 Taylorsville, Utah/Taylorsville HS Xavier Hewing Tyler Hill Jr. DB 6-0 180 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS Walker Holgreen Fr. OL 6-2 285 North Salt Lake City, Utah/Woods Cross HS Mitch Jacobs Fr. DL 6-3 225 Las Vegas, Nev./Green Valley HS Rickie Johnson Fr. WR 6-2 182 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS Andrew Kannely-Robles Jr. RB 6-0 200 Yreka, Calif./Yreka HS Solo Katoa Fr. OL 6-2 270 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Cy Kuboyama-Hayashi Fr. WR 6-0 170 Waipahu, Hawaii/Mililani HS Matthew Lewis Simote Lokotui So. DB 6-2 210 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS Mark Lopez Anthony Marrietta Thomas Marrietta Devin McGee Mayson McIntire Fr. OL 6-3 274 Hemet, Calif./Hemet HS Ty Murphy Jayden Nersinger Fr. DL 6-3 225 Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS D’Arman Notoa Jr. RB 6-0 222 Orem, Utah/Orem HS Temi Nowo Jr. DB 6-0 175 Houston, Texas/George Bush HS Avinash Parikh Jalen Powell Jr. WR 5-10 180 Los Angeles, Calif./Lynwood HS Riley Richard Brett Roundy Lovelace Rufus Fr. DB 6-3 180 Hayward, Calif./Moreau Catholic HS Ben Schmith Fr. OL 6-4 273 Magna, Utah/Cyprus HS Linaudre Schwallie Fr. DL 6-3 275 Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado HS Tyler Shumway Ammon Takau RB 6-1 190 St. George, Utah/Dixie HS Joseph Takau RB 6-1 220 St. George, Utah/Dixie HS Malini Ti’a Fr. DB 5-11 180 Livermore, Calif./Granada HS Keaton Mott-Torre Jr. QB 6-4 210 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS Kobe Tracy Fr. QB 6-3 185 Chubbuck, Idaho/Highland HS Isaiah Ward Fr. LB 6-3 225 Natomas, Calif./Inderkum HS Jaden Webster Braeden Wilson Kody Wilstead RSo. QB 6-7 245 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS Tariq Wright

@DIXIESTATE_FB 5 2019 FOOTBALL PAUL PETERSON HEAD COACH Dixie State University Director cipient of the Boston College Senior of Athletics Dr. Jason Boothe Leadership Award and was named announced on Sunday, Dec. 2, the 2005 Boston College Person of the appointment of Paul Pe- the Year. terson as the Trailblazers’ new Following his collegiate ca- head football coach. reer, Peterson played for the Ottawa Peterson comes to Dixie Renegades of the Canadian Football State after two years as head League. He began his coaching ca- coach at Snow College, where reer at Snow College in 2005 as the he led the Badgers to an 18-4 team’s quarterbacks coach. That sea- record, including a victory in son, he helped guide the Badgers to THE PETERSON FILE the 2017 El Toro Bowl. The Badgers a 9-2 overall record, a No. 8 national Hometown...... Salt Lake City, Utah remained in the NJCAA Top-10 for ranking and a bowl victory. In 2006, the duration of Peterson’s tenure at he moved to BYU where he served as High School...... Bingham, 1998 Snow College, climbing as high as an offensive graduate assistant. That College...... Boston College, 2005 No. 4 during the 2017 season. season, the Cougars logged an 11-2 Family...... Wife, Meghan Under his leadership, Pe- record and closed the season ranked terson’s Badger teams combined to 15th nationally after winning the ...... Sons, Owen, Mack, Cal, Emmett, and Levi earn 30 All-Western States Football Mountain West Conference and the League honors, including the WSFL Las Vegas Bowl. COACHING HISTORY and NJCAA Defensive Player of the Peterson spent one season Year in 2017 and WSFL Offensive Play- (2007) at North Carolina State as a 2018-Present: Dixie State er of the Year in 2018. His Snow Col- defensive graduate assistant under Head Coach, Quarterbacks lege teams were consistently ranked Tom O’Brien, who was his head coach at the top of the NJCAA statistical at Boston College. 2017-18: Snow College categories, highlighted by the na- Peterson graduated from Head Coach tion’s top marks in scoring and total Boston College with a degree in 2012-17: Sacramento State offense. management and has since added Prior to his time at Snow Col- a master’s degree in coaching and Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks lege, Peterson spent five years (2012- athletic administration from Concor- 2008-12: Southern Utah 17) as the offensive coordinator and dia-Irvine. He and his wife, Meagan, Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks quarterbacks coach at NCAA Division are the parents of five sons, Owen, I FCS Sacramento State. As the offen- Mack, Cal, Emmett and Levi. 2007-08: North Carolina State sive coordinator for the Hornets, Pe- Defensive Graduate Assistant, Linebackers terson helped produce some of the most impressive numbers in school 2006-07: BYU history. The 2014 team set or tied Offensive Assistant, Quarterbacks nine school single-season records, in- cluding total points (458), points per game (38.2), (60) and to- PLAYING HISTORY tal yards (5,780). 2005: Ottawa Renegades, CFL Before his time at Sacramen- Quarterback to State, Peterson served four years as the passing game coordinator, as 2003-04: Boston College well as the quarterbacks and wide Quarterback receivers coach at Southern Utah. 2001-02: Snow College During his tenure, he coached three of the most decorated quarterbacks Quarterback in SUU history, highlighted by future NFL draftee Brad Sorensen. Peterson played collegiately EDUCATION at Boston College where he led the Concordia University-Irvine, 2014 Eagles to a pair of bowl victories and Master’s of Coaching & Athletic Administration was named team MVP for the 2004 season. He was a two-time Big East Boston College, 2005 Conference Player of the Week and Bachelor of Science, General Management was the MVP of the Continental Tire Snow College, 2003 Bowl. Peterson posted a 12-2 record as a starter and finished his career Associate of Arts ranked second in career passing per- centage. Off the field, he was a re-

6 #DIXIEBLAZERS 2019 FOOTBALL TYLER ALMOND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Tyler Almond begins his first season on the Dixie State coach, Almond helped produce an additional All-Big Sky Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as defensive honor and another All-America selection. coordinator and coach the safeties. Almond brings over 11 Before his time at Sacramento State, Almond served years of coaching experience to St. George, including seven two years (2008-10) as the running backs coach at Sierra years at the NCAA Division I FCS level. College, where he helped lead the program to the 2009 Almond comes to Dixie State after two seasons as head Valley Conference Championship. coach and assistant athletic director at Christian Brothers Almond began his coaching career at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. In two seasons as High School where he coached linebackers, running backs head coach, Almond posted a 15-9 record and led the Fal- and special teams from 2006-08. He was also in charge of cons to the 2017 Capital Athletic League Championship opponent scouting and assisted in the strength and condi- and to California Interscholastic Federation playoff ap- tioning for the Falcons. pearances in both years. Additionally, Almond sent three Almond graduated from Sacramento State with a bach- players to Division I programs and was named 2017 Capital elor’s degree in kinesiology in 2009. He earned his master’s Athletic League Coach of the Year. degree in athletic administration from Concordia-Irvine Prior to his time at CBHS, Almond spent six years as an in 2014. Tyler and his wife, Marissa, are the parents of two assistant coach at Division I FCS Sacramento State, where daughters, Genevieve and Dottie. he served as linebackers coach (2012-17) and assistant de- fensive line coach (2011-12). During his time as linebackers coach, Almond coached seven All-Big Sky honorees and three All-America selections. As an assistant defensive line MISI TUPE LINEBACKERS COACH Misi Tupe begins his second stint on the Dixie State from 2008-12 under former coaches Ron Haun and Scott Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as lineback- Brumfield. ers coach. Before joining the coaching ranks, Tupe enjoyed an il- Tupe comes to Dixie State after three seasons (2016-18) lustrious college football career. Tupe played his freshman on the defensive staff at Snow College. He joined the staff and sophomore (2004-05) seasons at Dixie State in its final in 2016 as linebackers and secondary coach, before being years as a junior college, earning first team All-WSFL and promoted to associate head coach and defensive coordina- NJCAA All-Region honors. Additionally, Tupe was a finalist tor in 2017. In 2018, Tupe remained as defensive coordinator for the 2005 NJCAA National Player of the Year award. and again assumed the role of linebackers coach. He played two seasons (2006-07) at Texas A&M, where The Badgers posted a 26-5 record in Tupe’s three sea- he finished with 151 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, sons on the sidelines and claimed victory in the 2017 El and one . Tupe earned Big XII Defensive New- Toro Bowl. Tupe coached five All-WSFL honorees and two comer of the Year honors in 2006 and Team Defensive MVP All-Americans, including the 2017 NJCAA Defensive Player honors in 2007. of the Year. Tupe earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M in Prior to his time at Snow College, Tupe served as line- 2008. Misi and his wife, Whitnee, who currently serves as an backers coach at Pine View High School (2015) and Snow assistant coach for DSU Volleyball, are the parents of four Canyon High School (2014). children: Pa’alo, Talimalie, Alai, and Satitoa. Tupe first coached at Dixie State as linebackers coach

@DIXIESTATE_FB 7 2019 FOOTBALL LONI FANGUPO DEFENSIVE LINE COACH Loni Fangupo begins his first season on the Dixie State (2012-13), and the Houston Texans (2012). Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as defensive Prior to his time in the NFL, Fangupo played collegiate- line coach. ly at BYU (2010-11), USC (2009-10), and Mount San Antonio Fangupo comes to Dixie State after two years (2016-18) Junior College (2007-09). as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator under Fangupo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociolo- current DSU head coach Paul Peterson at Snow College. gy from BYU in 2016. The Badgers posted an 18-4 record during Fangupo’s time as defensive line coach, including a victory in the 2017 El Toro Bowl. Additionally, Fangupo coached four All-WSFL honorees in his two seasons. Prior to his time at Snow College, Fangupo served as a student intern at BYU (2015-16) where he assisted with the defensive line. Fangupo played at the highest level of professional and collegiate football. He spent three years in the , where he played for the Kansas City Chiefs (2014-15), (2013-14), Seattle Seahawks MIKE SMITH CORNERBACKS COACH Mike Smith begins his first season on the Dixie State Buccaneers and the New York Jets, before a brief stint with Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as corner- the Ottawa Redbacks of the Canadian Football League in backs coach. 2014. Smith comes to Dixie State after spending the 2018 sea- Smith earned bachelor’s degrees in finance and eco- son as a defensive analyst at BYU. At BYU, Smith helped nomics at Utah State in 2012, followed by a master’s degree analyze and break down offensive and defensive coaching in interdisciplinary studies at Oregon State in 2017. Mike strategies, developed assessments and recommendations and his wife Karrie are the parents of one daughter, Lon- on athletes’ recruitment, and aided in the development of don. coaching and practice sessions. Prior to his time at BYU, Smith served three years (2015- 18) as a football strength and conditioning graduate assis- tant at Oregon State where, among many duties, he helped coach all concepts of the OSU football strength and condi- tioning program. After an exceptional career as running back at Utah State (2009-11), Smith was selected by the Tampa Bay Buc- caneers in the seventh round of the 2012 National Football League draft. Smith spent two years in the NFL with the

8 #DIXIEBLAZERS 2019 FOOTBALL JOHN HUGHES OFFENSIVE LINE COACH John Hughes begins his first season on the Dixie State He started his coaching career at his alma mater, Hum- Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as offensive boldt State University, where he was the tight ends coach line coach. in 2012. Hughes comes to Dixie State after serving as offensive He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in communi- line coach at Western Colorado during the 2018 season. cation from Humboldt State in 2012, earning All-GNAC Ac- Prior to Western State, Hughes served two years (2016- ademic Team honors his junior and senior years. He was a 18) as a graduate assistant on the offensive line at the Uni- three-year starter on the offensive line after starting his col- versity of Colorado. Hughes helped the Buffaloes to their legiate career at Western Washington. He earned his mas- most wins since 2001 during the 2016 season. ter’s degree in sport science and coaching administration At CU, Hughes oversaw all breakdowns of opponents’ at Akron in May 2016. defensive schemes, specializing in their front seven, stunts, and pressures. Along with various other duties, Hughes prepared weekly scouting reports, oversaw individual po- sition drill work with the offensive line and assisted in the recruitment of offensive linemen. Hughes joined CU after a stint at the University of Akron, serving as a graduate assistant on defense working with the linebackers for the 2015 season. The previous two years (2013-14), he was a defensive assistant and the assistant de- fensive line coach for Sacramento State University. PETER TUITUPOU RUNNING BACKS COACH Peter Tuitupou begins his first season on the Dixie State Conference team. He played in San Jose State’s 29-21 win Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as running over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl as a senior. backs coach. He played two seasons at Snow College (2007-08), Tuitupou comes to Dixie State after two years (2016-18) where he was named a first-team All-American as a sopho- as a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado, where more when he caught 21 passes for 251 yards (11.9 per) and he assisted with the tight ends, offensive line, and special four touchdowns. teams. Peter and his wife, Seriah, are the parents of four chil- Tuitupou made the move to CU from private business, as dren; daughter Kalolaine and sons Soni, Tevita and Kalai. he was working as a sales manager for a solar company in California for two years. Previously, he spent the 2013 sea- son with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League after signing as an undrafted free agent. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in commu- nication studies from San Jose State University in 2012, where he lettered twice at tight end for coach Mike Mac- Intyre, who was the Spartans’ coach at the time. He was primarily a blocker in SJSU’s offensive scheme, catching 14 passes for 183 yards (13.1 per) in his career, which also saw him be named twice to the Academic All-Western Athletic

@DIXIESTATE_FB 9 2019 FOOTBALL JD FALSLEV WIDE RECEIVERS COACH JD Falslev begins his first season on the Dixie State Foot- and a second team All-Independent wide receiver. Falslev ball coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as wide receivers was also selected as a team captain as a senior in 2013. Fol- coach. lowing his time at BYU, Falslev had a brief stint with the To- Falslev comes to Dixie State after four seasons on the ronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2014. offensive staff at BYU, serving as an offensive analyst during Falslev earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise and well- the 2018 season after three seasons (2015-18) as an offen- ness at BYU in April 2013. sive graduate assistant. He played four seasons (2010-13) at BYU, where he was a three-time first team All-Independent punt return honoree MIKE FASSEL DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPS

Mike Fassel begins his first season on the Dixie State the team until January of 2013. In his time with the Loco- Football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as director of motives, Fassel also assisted the director of player person- football operations and special teams coach. nel by maintaining the player database and providing play- Fassel comes to Dixie State from Snow College, where er evaluations. Fassel also negotiated and secured team he spent the 2017 season as the Director of Football Oper- housing for players, coaches and staff, while also handling ations, as well as serving as the wide receivers and special the team’s 20,000 sq. ft. facility. teams coach for the Badgers. Fassel brings several years of In addition to working in the football operations busi- experience in football operations with him after serving ness, Fassel spent time as an associate for a national retail previous stints at Princeton University and the Las Vegas group from 2008-10 and a relationship manager for Farm Locomotives of the United Football League. Plus Financial from 2013-16. Prior to working at both the collegiate and professional Fassel returned to football at the start of 2017 at Snow level, Fassel spent his playing days as a three-year starter College, where he split time as the Director of Football Op- and letter-winner as both a kicker and holder at Boston erations and an assistant coach. In his time at Snow Col- College, where he graduated in 2004 before earning his lege, Fassel assisted the head coach with all facets of the master’s degree in the summer of 2005. football program, including recruiting, strength and condi- After completing his collegiate career at Boston Col- tioning, scheduling, team travel, equipment and more. He lege, Fassel was hired as the Director of Football Operations was also responsible for coaching All-American returner and Recruiting Coordinator for Princeton University. In that Leon Morgan, as well as the No. 1 ranked offense in the NJ- role, he was responsible for the overall operation of the CAA. football program, while he also assisted the special teams Growing up, Fassel spent time as an equipment assis- coordinator with coaching the specialists. In nearly three tant during the summers for the Denver Broncos, New York years with the program, Fassel coordinated all meals, cam- Giants and Oakland Raiders, all teams his father, Jim Fassel, pus housing, team travel and recruiting weekends, while coached for from 1991-2003. also serving as an assistant camp director for the football Fassel and his wife, Elizabeth, have a daughter, Sum- program. mer, and son, William. In 2010, Fassel was hired as Director of Football Oper- ations for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL, where he was responsible for the operation and administration of

10 #DIXIEBLAZERS 2019 FOOTBALL TERRANCE GRANT DEFENSE QUALITY CONTROL Terrance Grant begins his first season on the Dixie State ence honors and led the rams to a Producers Dairy Bowl. football coaching staff in 2019, and will serve as the defen- Later, he played at San Jose State (2004-06) under head sive quality control coach. Additionally, he will assist defen- coaches Fitz Hill and Dick Tomey. Reconstructive knee sur- sive coordinator Tyler Almond with the safeties. gery prevented Grant from playing his senior season, but Grant comes to Dixie State after serving as Almond’s inspired him to transition into coaching and performance wide receivers coach and passing coordinator at Christian training. Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management Prior to his time at CBHS, Grant spent nearly a decade Wellness and Fitness at California University of Pennsylva- coaching at various high schools as a coordinator, wide re- nia in 2017. Grant and his wife, Shareena, are the proud par- ceivers coach, and strength and conditioning coach. ents of three children: Terrance Jr., Tiana, and Trenton. Throughout his career, he has contributed to an Under Armour All-American, sent numerous players to Division 1 programs, and ran a privately owned training business where he worked with high school, collegiate and profes- sional athletes. As a collegiate player, Grant was the leading receiver at Fresno City College in 2003 where he earned All-Confer- BRUNO SILVA ATHLETIC TRAINER Bruno Silva enters his fourth season on Dixie State’s Bruno became BOC certified and received a state li- Athletic Training staff and will serve as head trainer for the cense in athletic training in 2011. He is the father of two Trailblazer football team. amazing sons - Hyde and Ayrton. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he attended Weber State University, where he played on the rugby team and graduated with two degrees - a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training, and a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Therapy with a coaching minor. Bruno then went on to attend Nova Southeastern Uni- versity in Davie, Fla., where he earned his Master’s Degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in Sports Medicine. His professional experience includes NFL internships with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans, along with Arena Football, NCAA FCS and high school athletic work, and with performing arts at Disneyland.

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2018 DIXIE STATE FOOTBALL RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT Sept. 1, 2018 at #14 CSU-Pueblo* L, 14-56 6,499 Sept. 8, 2018 FORT LEWIS* W, 31-3 5,498 Sept. 15, 2018 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS* W, 28-23 2,251 Sept. 22, 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA MINES* W, 51-47 3,176 Sept. 29, 2018 at Black Hills State* W, 41-38 1,147 Oct. 6, 2018 at #2 Grand Valley State L, 14-35 10,763 Oct. 13, 2018 WESTERN COLORADO* W, 17-10 2,303 Oct. 20, 2018 at Chadron State* L, 18-30 2,002 Oct. 27, 2018 at Colorado Mesa* L, 24-45 2,582 Nov. 3, 2018 #6 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES* W, 52-45 4,274 Nov. 10, 2018 at Adams State* W, 52-10 1,500

Home Games in Bold * - Denotes Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Game

2018 RMAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS

TEAM RMAC PCT OVERALL PCT HOME AWAY NEU STREAK

x- CSU-Pueblo 9-1 .900 11-2 .846 5-0 6-2 0-0 L1

x- Colo. Sch. of Mines 9-1 .900 10-2 .833 6-1 4-1 0-0 L1

Chadron State 7-3 .700 7-3 .700 5-0 2-3 0-0 L1

Dixie State 7-3 .700 7-4 .636 5-0 2-4 0-0 W2

Colorado Mesa 6-4 .600 7-4 .636 3-2 4-2 0-0 W3

South Dakota Mines 4-6 .400 5-6 .455 5-1 0-5 0-0 W1

Adams State 4-6 .400 4-7 .364 3-2 1-5 0-0 L5

New Mexico Highlands 4-6 .400 4-7 .364 3-2 1-5 0-0 L1

Black Hills State 2-8 .200 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 0-0 W1

Western Colorado 2-8 .200 2-9 .182 1-4 1-5 0-0 L2

Fort Lewis 1-9 .100 1-9 .100 1-4 0-5 0-0 L6

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2018 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Team Statistics (as of May 22, 2019) All games

Team Statistics DSFB OPP SCORING 342 342 Points Per Game 31.1 31.1 Points Off Turnovers 69 61 FIRST DOWNS 247 221 R u s h in g 73 90 P a s s in g 145 108 P e n a lt y 29 23 RUSHING YARDAGE 1486 2159 Yards gained rushing 1840 2539 Yards lost rushing 354 380 Rushing Attempts 404 418 Average Per Rush 3.7 5.2 Average Per Game 135.1 196.3 TDs Rushing 21 24 PASSING YARDAGE 3558 2640 C o m p - A t t - I n t 240-418-10 193-356-10 Average Per Pass 8.5 7.4 Average Per Catch 14.8 13.7 Average Per Game 323.5 240.0 TDs Passing 20 18 TOTAL OFFENSE 5044 4799 Total Plays 822 774 Average Per Play 6.1 6.2 Average Per Game 458.5 436.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-991 49-927 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-104 28-255 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-200 10-198 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.4 18.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.5 9.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.0 19.8 -LOST 13-5 22-14 PENALTIES-Yards 99-986 86-823 Average Per Game 89.6 74.8 PUNTS-Yards 63-2696 68-2658 Average Per Punt 42.8 39.1 Net punt average 36.5 36.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 64-3385 66-3849 Average Per Kick 52.9 58.3 Net kick average 37.6 35.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 2 7 2 7 : 3 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 59/168 57/164 3rd-Down Pct 35% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 12/28 7/15 4th-Down Pct 43% 47% SACKS BY-Yards 39-219 25-163 MISC YARDS 2 90 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 46 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-17 10-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (35-48) 73% (33-41) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-48) 58% (24-41) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS (35-40) 88% (40-42) 95% ATTENDANCE 17502 24493 Games/Avg Per Game 5/3500 6/4082 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Dixie State 67 99 90 86 0 342 Opponents 85 111 87 59 0 342

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2018 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Individual Statistics (as of May 22, 2019) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Sei-J Lauago 10-10 189 893 73 820 4.3 8 62 82.0 Aaron Simpson 9 44 4.9 0 16 Lawrence Starks 10-0 88 444 25 419 4.8 4 60 41.9 Xavier Smith 9 51 5.7 0 18 Trent Darms 8 - 3 36 181 84 97 2.7 3 31 12.1 Elijah Isiah 1 9 9.0 0 9 Isaiah Wooden 9 - 3 7 75 14 61 8.7 1 59 6.8 Total 19 104 5.5 0 18 Easton Smith 8 - 2 27 88 35 53 2.0 1 24 6.6 Opponents 28 255 9.1 0 25 Conner Miller 11-0 14 53 0 53 3.8 3 12 4.8 Desmond Davis 1 - 1 16 54 12 42 2.6 0 15 42.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 11-0 5 25 1 24 4.8 0 11 2.2 Trayvon Watson 3 35 11.7 0 33 Tanner Hammond 1 - 0 3 20 5 15 5.0 0 20 15.0 Abraham Reinhardt 3 80 26.7 1 66 Xavier Smith 11-2 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 0.5 Shiloh Pritchard 2 55 27.5 1 36 Josh Carlson 9 - 0 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.7 Augustus Fraser 1 30 30.0 1 30 TEAM 7 - 0 7 0 41 -41 -5.9 0 0 -5.9 Alex Lilliard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Michael Sanders 7 - 6 9 1 57 -56 -6.2 1 1 -8.0 Total 10 200 20.0 3 66 Total 11 404 1840 354 1486 3.7 21 62 135.1 Opponents 10 198 19.8 2 62 Opponents 11 418 2539 380 2159 5.2 24 97 196.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Elijah Isiah 10 226 22.6 0 37 Michael Sanders 7 - 6 151.60 144-235-4 61.3 2190 11 67 312.9 Isaiah Wooden 8 288 36.0 1 92 Trent Darms 8 - 3 92.18 45-92-3 48.9 506 1 49 63.2 Trayvon Watson 7 188 26.9 1 92 Easton Smith 8 - 2 159.79 51-90-3 56.7 862 8 83 107.8 Aaron Simpson 6 93 15.5 0 21 Conner Miller 11-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Xavier Smith 5 170 34.0 0 41 Total 11 139.92 240-418-10 57.4 3558 20 83 323.5 Malaki Malaki 1 2 2.0 0 2 Opponents 11 127.57 193-356-10 54.2 2640 18 70 240.0 Tane Tuifua 1 0 0.0 0 0 Darren Jones 1 24 24.0 0 24 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Total 39 991 25.4 2 92 Dejuan Dantzler 11-11 46 932 20.3 7 83 84.7 Opponents 49 927 18.9 0 73 Xavier Smith 11-2 38 619 16.3 4 51 56.3 Sei-J Lauago 10-10 28 312 11.1 0 35 31.2 Returns no. yds avg td lg Conner Miller 11-0 24 358 14.9 2 37 32.5 Trayvon Watson 1 12 12.0 0 12 Brad Duran 8 - 5 21 201 9.6 1 26 25.1 Mike Jones 1 12 12.0 0 12 Giovanni Sanders 10-3 19 295 15.5 0 49 29.5 Total 2 24 12.0 0 12 Kasey Allison 4 - 3 13 211 16.2 2 48 52.8 Opponents 1 -2 -2.0 1 0 Deven Osborne 10-6 13 148 11.4 1 31 14.8 Lawrence Starks 10-0 10 93 9.3 0 48 9.3 Kentero Yoshikawa 7 - 6 9 107 11.9 1 21 15.3 Isaiah Wooden 9 - 3 7 177 25.3 2 41 19.7 Cody Hobbs 7 - 2 7 65 9.3 0 17 9.3 Blake Kilgore 8 - 2 3 22 7.3 0 13 2.8 Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 11-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 Desmond Davis 1 - 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Total 11 240 3558 14.8 20 83 323.5 Opponents 11 193 2640 13.7 18 70 240.0

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2018 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Individual Statistics (as of May 22, 2019) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g A.J. Yergensen - 7-17 35-40 - - - - - 56 Michael Sanders 7 244 -56 2190 2134 304.9 Sei-J Lauago 8 ------48 Easton Smith 8 117 53 862 915 114.4 Dejuan Dantzler 7 ------42 Sei-J Lauago 10 189 820 0 820 82.0 Conner Miller 5 - - - 1 - - - 32 Trent Darms 8 128 97 506 603 75.4 Lawrence Starks 4 ------24 Lawrence Starks 10 88 419 0 419 41.9 Isaiah Wooden 4 ------24 Isaiah Wooden 9 7 61 0 61 6.8 Xavier Smith 4 ------24 Conner Miller 11 15 53 0 53 4.8 Trent Darms 3 - - - - 0-1 - - 18 Desmond Davis 1 16 42 0 42 42.0 Kasey Allison 2 - - - 1 - - - 14 Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 11 5 24 0 24 2.2 Shiloh Pritchard 1 ------1 8 Tanner Hammond 1 3 15 0 15 15.0 Deven Osborne 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 Xavier Smith 11 2 5 0 5 0.5 Easton Smith 1 - - - - 1-2 - - 6 Josh Carlson 9 1 -6 0 -6 -0.7 Augustus Fraser 1 ------6 TEAM 7 7 -41 0 -41 -5.9 Trayvon Watson 1 ------6 Total 11 822 1486 3558 5044 458.5 Michael Sanders 1 - - - - 2-2 - - 6 Opponents 11 774 2159 2640 4799 436.3 Kentero Yoshikawa 1 ------6 Brad Duran 1 ------6 Abraham Reinhardt 1 ------6 Tevia Tolutau - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 Darren Jones ------0 Total 46 7-17 35-40 1-1 3 3-5 - 1 342 Opponents 45 10-12 40-42 0-1 1 1-2 - - 342

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk A.J. Yergensen 7-17 41.2 1-2 6-8 0-6 0-1 0-0 29 2 Josh Carlson 53 2421 45.7 81 6 7 14 17 1 Cody Hobbs 6 248 41.3 48 1 1 2 0 0 FG Sequence Dixie State Opponents TEAM 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 CSU-Pueblo 27,25 - Trent Darms 1 27 27.0 27 0 0 0 0 0 Fort Lewis (29),40,32 (35) Total 63 2696 42.8 81 7 8 16 17 3 New Mexico Highlands - (28),30,26 Opponents 68 2658 39.1 69 4 19 20 10 1 South Dakota Mines (19) (28),(31) Black Hills State 39 (28) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Grand Valley State 36 - A.J. Yergensen 64 3385 52.9 2 3 2018 Dixie State Football Western Colorado (27) (28) Total Dixie64 3385 State52.9 Overall2 3 18.9 Individual37.6 27 Statistics (as of May 22, 2019) Chadron State 33,31,(22) (26) Opponents 66 3849 58.3 20 0 25.4 35.7 All29 games Colorado Mesa (24) (33) Colo. Sch. of Mines (23),18 (38) All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Adams State 32,(22) (19) Sei-J Lauago 10 820 312 0 0 0 1132 113.2 Dejuan Dantzler 11 0 932 0 0 0 932 84.7 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Xavier Smith 11 5 619 51 170 0 845 76.8 Isaiah Wooden 9 61 177 0 288 0 526 58.4 Lawrence Starks 10 419 93 0 0 0 512 51.2 Conner Miller 11 53 358 0 0 0 411 37.4 Giovanni Sander 10 0 295 0 0 0 295 29.5 Elijah Isiah 8 0 0 9 226 0 235 29.4 Trayvon Watson 11 0 0 0 188 35 223 20.3 Kasey Allison 4 0 211 0 0 0 211 52.8 Brad Duran 8 0 201 0 0 0 201 25.1 Deven Osborne 10 0 148 0 0 0 148 14.8 Aaron Simpson 11 0 0 44 93 0 137 12.5 Kentero Yoshika 7 0 107 0 0 0 107 15.3 Trent Darms 8 97 0 0 0 0 97 12.1 Abraham Reinha 11 0 0 0 0 80 80 7.3 Cody Hobbs 7 0 65 0 0 0 65 9.3 Shiloh Pritchard 11 0 0 0 0 55 55 5.0 Easton Smith 8 53 0 0 0 0 53 6.6 Desmond Davis 1 42 4 0 0 0 46 46.0 Kaejin S. Bejgro 11 24 14 0 0 0 38 3.5 Augustus Fraser 7 0 0 0 0 30 30 4.3 Darren Jones 11 0 0 0 24 0 24 2.2 Blake Kilgore 8 0 22 0 0 0 22 2.8 Tanner Hammon 1 15 0 0 0 0 15 15.0 Malaki Malaki 11 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 Josh Carlson 9 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -0.7 TEAM 7 -41 0 0 0 0 -41 -5.9 Michael Sanders 7 -56 0 0 0 0 -56 -8.0 Total 11 1486 3558 104 991 200 6339 576.3 Opponents 11 2159 2640 255 927 198 6179 561.7 @DIXIESTATE_FB 15 2019 FOOTBALL

2018 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of May 22, 2019) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 3 Abraham Reinhardt 11-9 47 32 79 13.5-40 3.5-20 3-80 1 . 1-0 . . . 9 Mike Jones 11-11 46 26 72 3.0-13 . . 5 . 2-12 . . . 2 Shiloh Pritchard 11-11 39 24 63 8.0-31 2.5-18 2-55 1 3 1-0 4 . 1 13 Trayvon Watson 11-11 38 17 55 8.5-31 2.0-10 3-35 7 . 2-12 1 . . 5 Alex Lilliard 11-11 26 22 48 4.5-17 0.5-8 1-0 3 . . . . . 8 Darren Jones 11-10 30 9 39 1.0-2 . . 13 . . . . . 99 Sebastian DeMartini 11-11 15 18 33 8.5-36 5.5-24 . . 1 . 1 . . 92 Remington Kelly 11-11 16 15 31 7.0-31 5.0-27 . 2 6 . 2 2 . 21 Jaylen Moore 6-6 19 8 27 . . . 5 . . . . . 19 J.T. Anderson 9-4 17 8 25 1.0-2 . . 4 . . . . . 41 Anthony Yarbrough 11-4 18 6 24 13.5-42 7.5-33 . 1 6 2-0 2 . . 33 Tane Tuifua 11-0 12 10 22 4.5-10 ...... 42 Wes Moeai 11-8 5 16 21 7.0-37 3.5-26 . 1 3 1-0 . . . 47 Malaki Malaki 11-0 10 10 20 3.0-8 . . 3 . . . 1 . 23 Elijah Isiah 8-1 12 4 16 . . . 4 . 1-0 1 . . 52 Tyler Heaton 9-0 4 10 14 1.5-9 1.5-9 . . . 1-0 . . . 27 Lionel Masivi 11-0 8 6 14 1.0-5 0.5-4 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 40 Kyle Murray 8-1 11 2 13 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . 2 . . . . 29 Darrius Nash 11-0 7 6 13 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 51 Vi'i Sialoi 9-0 4 8 12 1.5-3 ...... 44 Jordan Nichols 4-2 7 3 10 1.0-1 ...... 45 Donovan Williams 11-0 6 3 9 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 90 Charlie Koka 11-7 6 3 9 3.0-14 2.0-13 . . 2 . 1 . . 30 Travis Plantier 9-0 3 5 8 ...... 1 . . 46 Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 11-0 5 3 8 ...... 37 Nahzi Salih 8-0 2 6 8 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 34 Augustus Fraser 7-0 5 3 8 1.0-4 1.0-4 1-30 1 . . . . . 31 Ryen Wilson 7-1 3 3 6 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 91 Laisene Sewell 2-0 . 6 6 1.0-9 0.5-8 ...... 28 Devin Chandler 5-0 3 2 5 ...... 7 Dejuan Dantzler 11-11 1 4 5 ...... 35 Dylan Beridon 3-0 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 54 Tyson Roberts 7-0 2 3 5 ...... 24 Aaron Simpson 11-0 3 2 5 ...... 1 . . 22 Bryce Willette 2-0 2 . 2 ...... TM TEAM 7-0 2 . 2 1.0-2 . . . . . 1 . . 38 Dylan Douglass 8-0 . 1 1 ...... 71 Tevia Tolutau 11-11 1 . 1 ...... 15 Michael Sanders 7-6 . 1 1 ...... 83 Blake Kilgore 8-2 1 . 1 ...... 12 Deven Osborne 10-6 1 . 1 ...... 18 Brad Duran 8-5 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 82 Blake Ence 7-0 1 . 1 ...... 73 Nathen Aceves 11-10 1 . 1 ...... 87 A.J. Yergensen 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Xavier Smith 11-2 . 1 1 ...... 25 Sei-J Lauago 10-10 1 . 1 ...... Total 11 445 308 753 99-365 39-219 10-200 53 24 14-24 15 3 1 Opponents 11 479 311 790 90-309 25-163 10-198 55 44 5--2 7 6 .

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