Azusa Pacific Sports Information Sports Information Director: Joe Reinsch AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY VS. WEST TEXAS A&M Associate Director: Stephen Hinkel Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 | Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) Graduate Assistant: Sarah Macias Location: Glendora, Calif. | Citrus Stadium | Seating: 10,000 | Playing Surface: Artificial (FieldTurf) Phone: (626) 815-5085 Social Media: @APUCougars 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 produced a 1,000-yard rusher Weather Forecast from Live Stats: Azusa Pacific Athletics each of the past five seasons, with sophomore Kurt wunderground.com Twitter Updates: @APUCougars Scoby extending that streak in 2015 with 1,108 Instagram Story: @APUCougars Conditions Clear yards (6.8 yards per carry) during his redshirt fresh- man campaign. Daytime High Temperature 92° F Tickets Game Time Temperature 80° F Phone: (626) 815-5494 Scoby is one of five returning starters to the Cougar Wind: 8 mph SW Online: apu.edu/eventcenter/tickets offense, and he’ll run behind a massive offensive Humidity: 37% Adults ...... $12 line whose average size among projected starters is Cloud Cover: 0% Seniors (age 65 & over) ...... $7 6-foot-3, 306 pounds. Alumni/Students/Military ...... $7 Chance of Precipitation: 0% APU students/faculty/staff .... free with APU ID The defense features seven returning starters and Sunset: 7:16 p.m. PDT Children (age 7 & under) ...... free 27 letterwinners, including All-GNAC second team honorees Billy Tanuvasa (DL, Sr.) and Taliuaki Azusa Pacific Suliafu (DB, Jr.). NCAA Division II Win Leaders (last 37 games) Azusa Pacific is one of just a dozen NCAA Division II programs with a winning percentage of .800 or better School (Super Region-Conference) W L PCT 2015 over its past 30 games, and the Cougars rank in 1. Northwest Missouri State (SR3-MIAA) 35 2 .946 15-0 Division II’s top-10 winningest programs over its 2. Colorado State-Pueblo (SR4-RMAC) 33 4 .892 12-2 previous 37 games (see chart to right). The top four Minnesota State-Mankato (SR3-NSIC) 33 4 .892 10-2 teams on that list (Northwest Missouri State, Colora- 4. Shepherd (SR1-Mountain East) 32 5 .865 13-1 do State-Pueblo, Minnesota State-Mankato, Shep- 5. Ferris State (SR4-GLIAC) 31 6 .838 11-1 herd) represent the past three national champions Henderson State (SR3-GAC) 31 6 .838 11-2 plus the 2014 and 2015 national runners-up. Minnesota-Duluth (SR3-NSIC) 31 6 .838 9-3 The Cougars are 30-7 in their last 37 games overall Ohio Dominican (SR4-GLIAC) 31 6 .838 8-3 and 22-4 in their last 26 conference games. Both 9. Azusa Pacific (SR3-GNAC) 30 7 .811 6-4 stretches date back to a 2012 Homecoming victory Indianapolis (SR4-GLVC) 30 7 .811 10-2 over Central Washington. 11. Lenoir-Rhyne (SR2-South Atlantic) 29 8 .784 5-5 Azusa Pacific currently has two players on NFL Slippery Rock (SR1-PSAC) 29 8 .784 12-2 training camp rosters (Cleveland RB Terrell Watson, West Chester (SR1-PSAC) 29 8 .784 7-4 Detroit OL Luke Marquardt) & one active CFL player (Edmonton DB Tyler Thornton). Azusa Pacific In Season Openers Azusa Pacific is 23-28 all-time in season openers and 31-19-1 all-time in the first home game of a season. This year’s clash with West Texas A&M is just the fourth time in the past 12 years the Cougars have opened the season at home; Azusa Pacific is 13-7 when the season opener is a home game. Most recently, the Cougars kicked off their first season of active NCAA Division II membership (2014) with a thrilling, nationally-televised 26-23 double-OT win over No. 2-ranked Grand Valley State, propelling the Cou- gars to a 10-1 campaign and second consecutive GNAC title. 2016 Azusa Pacific Schedule 09/01 WEST TEXAS A&M 7 p.m. 09/10 *at Humboldt State 6 p.m. Series History: Azusa Pacific vs. West Texas A&M 09/17 *at Central Washington 1 p.m. All-time series: Azusa Pacific evened the all-time series with West Texas A&M with a 27-24 come-from- 09/24 *SIMON FRASER 6 p.m. behind win over the Buffs in last year’s season opener in Canyon, Texas. The Cougars are 5-4 all-time against 10/01 *at Western Oregon 1 p.m. programs from the state of Texas, going 2-1 at home against teams from the Lone Star State.
10/08 at Colorado Mines 12 p.m. Series Streaks 10/15 *HUMBOLDT STATE 6:30 p.m. Current: Azusa Pacific (1, 2015-present) In Glendora/Azusa: none 10/22 *at Simon Fraser 1 p.m. Longest: both teams (1) In Canyon: Azusa Pacific (1, 2015-present)
10/29 *CENTRAL WASHINGTON 6 p.m. Date Location Winner Score 11/05 *WESTERN OREGON 6 p.m. 9/13/2008 Canyon, Texas West Texas A&M 75-13 11/12 at Colorado Mesa 1 p.m. 9/3/2015 Canyon, Texas Azusa Pacific 27-24 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, San- ta 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 pro- gram 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 42-30 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 (Aug. 15, 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. 2015 2015 opponents every season since 2003, when Humboldt Rank Final School (1st place votes) Record Pts 1 1 Northwest Missouri St. (29) 15-0 749 State was the Cougars’ lone D-II foe. 1998 (NAIA Playoffs) 2 3 West Georgia (1) 12-2 676 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) Azusa Pacific 31, Taylor 28 3 4 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 12-3 658 Azusa Pacific vs. the GNAC 4 2 Shepherd (W.Va.) 13-1 638 (current members) at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 5 5 Colorado St.-Pueblo 12-2 581 Azusa Pacific 35, C. Washington 28 6 10 Ashland (Ohio) 10-1 523 Opponent Overall 2015 results 7 13 Minnesota St. 10-2 466 Central Washington 4-7 L, 21-24 (H) at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 8 19 Indiana (Pa.) 9-3 364 Humboldt State 11-20 L, 41-62 (H); L, 16-34 (A) Azusa Pacific 26, Huron 24 t-9 12 Henderson St. (Ark.) 11-2 363 Simon Fraser 7-1 W, 16-10 (A); W, 38-17 (H) t-9 23 Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 363 at Savannah, Tenn. (championship) Western Oregon 5-5 L, 14-17 (A) 11 7 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 12-2 360 Azusa Pacific 17, Olivet Nazarene 14 12 6 Ferris St. (Mich.) 11-1 359 13 16 Humboldt St. (Calif.) 10-2 353 1999 (NAIA Playoffs) 14 9 Midwestern St. (Texas) 10-2 344 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 15 15 North Alabama 9-3 330 Azusa Pacific 31, Doane 12
16 18 Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-2 276 at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 17 11 Tuskegee (Ala.) 10-3 241 Azusa Pacific 38, Hastings 35 18 NR Colorado School of Mines 8-3 228 19 NR Minnesota-Duluth 9-3 196 at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 20 NR Central Missouri 8-3 184 Georgetown 66, Azusa Pacific 35 21 17 Assumption (Mass.) 11-2 144 22 25 Catawba (N.C.) 9-3 140 2000 (NAIA Playoffs) 23 21t Sioux Falls (S.D.) 9-3 125 TH at Olathe, Kan. (first round) 24 8 Emporia St. (Kan.) 11-3 124 COUGARS REPEAT AS 17 IN DIRECTORS CUP MidAmerica Naz. 27, Azusa Pacific 21 25 24 Augustana (S.D.) 9-3 119 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: Florida Tech, 107; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 99; Pittsburg at Bismarck, N.D. (first round) St. (Kan.), 88; West Chester (Pa.), 82; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 74; Charles- performances in Division II history, as the Cougars fin- Mary 20, Azusa Pacific 2 ton (W.Va.), 60; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 53; Colorado Mesa, 50; Harding th ished 17 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup program; (Ark.), 40; Albany St. (Ga.), 34; Virginia Union, 29; California (Pa.), 25; Angelo th St. (Texas), 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 13; Miles (Ala.), 11; Delta St. (Miss.), the Cougars repeated 17 place last year in the pro- 2004 (NAIA Playoffs) 9; Michigan Tech, 9; Western Oregon, 9; West Texas A&M, 8; Fort Hays St. gram’s second year of NCAA active membership. at Alva, Okla. (first round) (Kan.), 6; Bowie St. (Md.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Central Oklahoma, Azusa Pacific 16, NW Oklahoma 0 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2; The top-20 finish was the best performance by a first- Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1; McKendree (Ill.), 1; Newberry (S.C.), 1. year Division II program in the last 14 years; only two at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) Azusa Pacific 24, Sioux Falls 3 D2Football.com (Aug. 22, 2016) schools prior to that finished higher in the Directors’ Cup standings in their first year of Division II membership. at Helena, Mont. (semifinals) Carroll 14, Azusa Pacific 10 Rank School (1st votes) Record 1 Northwest Missouri State 15-0 Top-25 Directors’ Cup Finishes 2005 (NAIA Playoffs) 2 West Georgia 12-2 (First-Year Eligible Division II Members) at Azusa, Calif. (first round)
3 Grand Valley State 12-3 Montana Tech 24, Azusa Pacific 17 UC San Diego (2000-01): 4th 4 Colorado State-Pueblo 12-2 5 Minnesota State 10-2 Lynn (1996-97): 8th 2010 (NAIA Playoffs) 6 Shepherd 13-1 Azusa Pacific (2014-15): 17th at Helena, Mont. (first round) 7 Ashland 10-1 Hawaiʻi Pacific (1998-99): 18th Carroll 35, Azusa Pacific 21 8 North Alabama 9-3 9 Ferris State 11-1 Lindenwood (2013-14): 23rd 2011 (NAIA Playoffs) 10 Central Missouri 8-3 Central Washington (1999-2000): 25th at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 11 Midwestern State 10-2 Azusa Pacific 49, Ottawa 26 12 Emporia State 11-3 The Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup program awards 13 Minnesota Duluth 9-3 at Helena, Mont. (quarterfinals) 14 Humboldt State 10-2 points based on an institution’s finish in up to 14 NCAA Carroll 17, Azusa Pacific 14 15 Indiana (Pa.) 9-3 Division II championship sports (seven women’s and 16 Henderson State 11-2 seven men’s). Prior to joining NCAA Division II, Azusa 2013 (NCCAA Victory Bowl) 17 Slippery Rock 12-2 at Rome, Ga. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 Pacific won an unprecedented eight consecutive NAIA Azusa Pacific 67, Greenville (IL) 0 19 Tuskegee 10-3 Directors’ Cup trophies (2005-12). 20 Sioux Falls 9-3 The best 2015-16 team finishes for Azusa Pacific were 21 Colorado Mines 8-3 top-10 finishes from women’s soccer and men’s outdoor 22 Augustana 9-3 23 Valdosta State 9-3 track and field. In all, 10 Cougar teams made NCAA Divi- 24 Pittsburg State 6-5 sion II postseason appearances, an improvement over 9 25 Indianapolis 10-2 teams advancing to the postseason in 2014-15. 2013 Azusa
2015 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.
2015 Conference Standings Sept. 12, 2015 (home), Humboldt State 62, Azusa Pacific 41: Humboldt State put together five
TEAM CONF OVERALL PF PA first-half touchdown drives and went on to post a 62-41 win over No. 17-ranked Azusa Pacific in the Humboldt State 6-0 10-2 497 258 Cougars’ home opener. Ja’Quan Gardner rushed for 225 yards and three TDs, The Cougars scored Western Oregon 5-1 7-4 267 269 on five consecutive drives to finish the game, as Jeffries threw for a career-high 319 yards, complet- Azusa Pacific 3-3 6-4 324 234 ing 22-of-35 with two TDs while Kurt Scoby rushed 13 times for 56 yards and two rushing TDs. Central Washington 3-3 5-5 288 311 South Dakota Mines 2-4 6-5 336 375 Sept. 19, 2015 (away), Azusa Pacific 16, Simon Fraser 10: Kurt Scoby’s 84-yard TD run on Dixie State 2-4 3-7 230 417 Azusa Pacific’s second offensive play sparked the Cougars to a 10-point first quarter, and Jeffries Simon Fraser 0-6 0-9 133 306 connected with Josiah Thropay three times including a 12-yard TD strike for the game-winning score in the fourth quarter of a 16-10 road win. Scoby rushed for 164 yards on 20 carries, while This Week’s Schedule (all times local) Jeffries completed 23-of-32 passes for 245 yards, and the Cougar defense came up with a pair of Humboldt State at Carson-Newman, 1:30 pm (Thurs.) third-quarter turnovers and posted a second-half shutout. Simon Fraser at Idaho State, 2:30 pm Central Washington at Portland State, 2:30 pm Sept. 26, 2015 (away), Azusa Pacific 34, Dixie State 5: Azusa Pacific opened GNAC play with Western Oregon at Sacramento 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
2015 Team Statistical Leaders 162 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Andrew Elffers ran in a 70-yard TD in the fourth quarter. The Cougars took the early lead with two passing touchdowns from Jeffries to Tarik SCORING MARGIN GAMES PF PA MARGIN Myles in the second quarter for a 14-0 halftime lead. Mykal Walker (seven tackles including a sack 1. Humboldt State 12 497 258 +239 and an interception) helped the defense keep Dixie State out of the end zone for the first time this 2. Azusa Pacific 10 324 234 +90 season. 3. Western Oregon 11 267 269 -2 4. Central Washington 10 288 311 -23 Oct. 3, 2015 (home), Central Washington 24, Azusa Pacific 21: Azusa Pacific's last-second 5. South Dakota Mines 11 336 375 -39 comeback attempt came up a yard short when Kurt Scoby took a desperation shovel pass from 6. Dixie State 10 230 417 -187 Chad Jeffries and scampered around and through the Central Washington defense to within a yard 7. Simon Fraser 9 133 306 -173 of the goal line, where he was pulled down after 77 yards as time expired in a 24-21 defeat. Jeffries TOTAL OFFENSE RUSH PASS YARDS AVG threw for 319 yards and rushed for 74 more with two rushing TDs, and Scoby had 18 carries for a 1. Humboldt State 3164 2505 5669 472.4 game-high 154 yards to lead Azusa Pacific's offense, which outgained Central Washington by a 2. South Dakota Mines 2153 2641 4794 435.8 margin of 530-302. 3. Azusa Pacific 2165 2161 4326 432.6 4. Central Washington 1395 2516 3911 391.1 Oct. 10, 2015 (away), Humboldt State 34, Azusa Pacific 16: No. 11-ranked Humboldt State 5. Dixie State 2383 1395 3778 377.8 pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 34-16 win. HSU was carried offensively by Ja’Quan Gardner, 6. Western Oregon 1407 2379 3786 344.2 who rushed 36 times for a school-record 305 yards and three TDs. Jeffries was Azusa Pacific’s 7. Simon Fraser 772 2007 2779 308.8 rushing leader, carrying 22 times for 90 yards, and he completed 15-of-34 passes for 183 yards although he was held without a TD pass and threw two interceptions. Ethan Zeidler finished with TOTAL DEFENSE RUSH PASS YARDS AVG game-highs of seven receptions for 113 yards, and redshirt freshman Kurt Scoby was held to 84 1. Humboldt State 1369 2717 4086 340.5 rushing yards on 18 carries, which snapped his three-game streak of rushing for at least 150 yards. 2. Azusa Pacific 2166 1341 3507 350.7 3. Central Washington 2018 1744 3762 376.2 Oct. 17, 2015 (home), Azusa Pacific 61, Dixie State 14: Azusa Pacific scored on the ground, 4. Western Oregon 1613 2579 4192 381.1 through the air, and on special teams in a convincing 61-14 non-conference win over Dixie State. 5. Simon Fraser 1612 2388 4000 444.4 The 61-point effort was the fourth-best scoring performance in program history, and it was the first 6. Dixie State 2313 2255 4568 456.8 time the Cougars had scored 60 points in a regular-season game since 2011. Sophomore QB An- 7. South Dakota Mines 2843 2730 5573 506.6 drew Elffers made the most of his first collegiate start, completing nine-of-13 passes for 184
GAINED LOST yards and two TDs while rushing 11 times for 82 yards. Freshman RB Kurt Scoby produced a game TURNOVER MARGIN (FUMB/INT) (FUMB/INT) MARGIN -high 146 rushing yards and four TDs on 17 carries, and junior LB Sam Flemming led Azusa 1. Humboldt State 25 (6/19) 12 (4/8) +13 Pacific’s defensive effort with 12 tackles to help limit Dixie State to 275 yards of total offense. The 2. Western Oregon 21 (9/12) 19 (8/11) +2 Cougars forced two turnovers, turning both into touchdowns, and kept the Red Storm scoreless 3. Azusa Pacific 16 (7/9) 16 (6/10) +0 through its first seven possessions of the game. 4. Simon Fraser 12 (7/5) 14 (5/9) -2 5. South Dakota Mines 18 (9/9) 21 (13/8) -3 Oct. 24, 2014 (home), Azusa Pacific 56, South Dakota Mines 27: Azusa Pacific entertained a 6. Dixie State 16 (10/6) 20 (6/14) -4 Homecoming crowd of 6,039 with its best single-game offensive production this season in a GNAC 7. Central Washington 16 (4/12) 22 (9/13) -6 game since the Cougars joined the league in 2012, piling up 573 yards including 381 rushing yards (both season highs). The Cougars’ two-game scoring total of 117 points is the second-best two- RED ZONE OFFENSE TDS (RUSH/PASS) FG TOTAL/OPPS % game scoring total in program history. In addition to the team milestones, redshirt freshman RB Kurt 1. Western Oregon 21 (10/11) 3 24/30 80.0 Scoby surpassed 1,000 rushing yards on the season with 197 rushing yards on 18 carries. 2. Humboldt State 41 (26/15) 5 46/58 79.3 Scoby’s effort was supplemented by 98 rushing yards from sophomore QB Andrew Elffers, who 3. Azusa Pacific 26 (19/7) 6 32/41 78.0 punched in three rushing TDs while completing six-of-13 passes for another 192 yards and two TDs 4. Central Washington 20 (14/6) 8 28/37 75.7 5. Dixie State 19 (15/4) 4 23/31 74.2 in his second consecutive start under center.
6. South Dakota Mines 30 (20/10) 5 35/51 68.6 Oct. 31, 2015 (away), Western Oregon 17, Azusa Pacific 14: Azusa Pacific rallied from a 17-0 7. Simon Fraser 10 (4/6) 6 16/26 61.5 halftime deficit with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, but the Cougars’ potential game-winning RED ZONE DEFENSE TDS (RUSH/PASS) FG TOTAL/OPPS % drive was halted in WOU territory with under a minute to play. The Cougar defense held Western 1. Western Oregon 20 (7/13) 11 31/47 66.0 Oregon to just 68 yards of total offense in the second half. 2. Dixie State 30 (20/10) 8 38/54 70.4 Nov. 14, 2015 (home), Azusa Pacific 38, Simon Fraser 17: Sophomore QB Andrew 3. South Dakota Mines 38 (24/14) 1 39/55 70.9 4. Azusa Pacific 23 (17/6) 6 29/40 72.5 Elffers rushed for 118 yards and threw for 185 yards to lead Azusa Pacific to a 38-17 win over 5. Simon Fraser 13 (9/4) 7 20/25 80.0 Simon Fraser in the regular-season finale. He became the first Cougar to rush and throw for over 6. Central Washington 26 (21/5) 4 30/34 88.2 100 yards in the same game since Nick Owens did so in the 2012 regular-season finale, which was 7. Humboldt State 21 (12/9) 8 29/32 90.6 also a home game against Simon Fraser. 2013 Azusa
OFFENSE: SPREAD DEFENSE: EAGLE 13 Tanner Henry Sr. 6-2 180 61 Haden Hobbs Jr. 6-1 240 WR 5 Darrell Adams Jr. R-Fr. 6-2 220 DE 94 Jason Schwartz Jr. 6-3 240
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 So. 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 79 Jonah Wataru So. 6-3 300 24 Sam Flemming Sr. 5-11 225
74 Joe Murphy Fr. 6-3 310 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 OR 12 Chad Jeffries Sr. 6-1 215 CB 27 Lavell Thomas Jr. 5-10 180
2 Kurt Scoby So. 5-8 190 37 Taliuaki Suliafu Jr. 6-0 185 TB 31 Samuela Fanua Sr. 5-8 215 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 8 Weston Carr R-Fr. 6-1 195 CB 19 Kenny Norton III Jr. 6-2 200
SPECIALISTS 16 Jamie Cacciatore Sr. 5-8 170 6 Christian McFarland Fr. 5-11 190 PK 36 Jacob Hall So. 6-2 195 KR 7 Tyree Davis Sr. 5-11 180
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
11 Andrew Elffers Jr. 6-3 220 H 8 Weston Carr R-Fr. 6-1 195
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5 Adams Jr., Darrell ...... duh-RELL Had 100 Yards Rushing...... Andrew Elffers vs. Simon Fraser, 11/14/15 (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 ...... Samuela Fanua vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/24/15 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 ...... Greg Ehrhart vs. Menlo, 11/15/14 (48 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...... Sean Barber vs. Dixie State, 9/14/13 (60 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 ...... Tyler Thornton vs. Dixie State (11/2/13) & vs. Menlo (11/15/14) 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. Dixie State, 10/17/15
AZUSA PACIFIC GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS (2015 season) Date (site) Opponent WR TE/HB/WR LT LG C RG RT QB TB WR WR 09/03 (A) West Texas A&M van Hofwegen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Crutchfield VandenHazel Jeffries Adams Zeidler Robertson 09/12 (H) Humboldt St. van Hofwegen Myles Flores Sunda Auxier Crutchfield Thomas Jeffries Adams Zeidler Robertson 09/19 (A) Simon Fraser Thropay (TE) G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Thomas VandenHazel Jeffries Scoby Zeidler Robertson 09/26 (A) Dixie State Allen Jos. Thropay Flores Sunda Auxier Crutchfield VandenHazel Jeffries Scoby Zeidler Robertson 10/03 (H) Central Wash. Allen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Thomas VandenHazel Jeffries Scoby Zeidler Robertson 10/10 (A) Humboldt St. Allen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Thomas VandenHazel Jeffries Morgan Zeidler Robertson 10/17 (H) Dixie State Allen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Thomas VandenHazel Elffers Scoby Zeidler Robertson 10/24 (H) S. Dakota Mines Allen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Thomas VandenHazel Elffers Scoby Zeidler Robertson 10/31 (A) Western Ore. Allen G. Widmer Flores Sunda Auxier Crutchfield VandenHazel Jeffries Scoby Zeidler Robertson 11/14 (H) Simon Fraser Allen G. Widmer Thomas Hungalu Auxier Crutchfield VandenHazel Elffers Scoby Zeidler Robertson
Date (site) Opponent DE NT DE BANDIT WHIP MLB ROVER CB SS FS CB 09/03 (A) West Texas A&M Hackett Muti Taueli Shaw Manning Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 09/12 (H) Humboldt St. Hackett Muti Taueli Shaw Manning Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 09/19 (A) Simon Fraser Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Sitagata Manning Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 09/26 (A) Dixie State Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Colbert Burnside Walker Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 10/03 (H) Central Wash. Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Sitagata Burnside Walker Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Jefferson Davis 10/10 (A) Humboldt St. Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Sitagata Burnside Walker Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg Davis 10/17 (H) Dixie State Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Manning Burnside Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg Davis 10/24 (H) S. Dakota Mines Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Colbert Burnside Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg Davis 10/31 (A) Western Ore. Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Colbert Sitagata Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 11/14 (H) Simon Fraser Hackett Tanuvasa Taueli Colbert Manning Flemming Jon. Thropay Atkinson Suliafu Malberg CJ Broussard 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 Anthony Craft CB 5-10 170 Sophomore* Business Management Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia 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
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
2013 Azusa
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2013 Azusa