Kyle Whittingham (center) has produced nine All-Americans during his career as an assistant and head coach at Utah.

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Sugar Bowl—and Whi ngham was recognized as 2005, his players have won three Academic the Na onal Coach of the Year by the American All-America cita ons and 146 academic all- Football Coaches Associa on (AFCA) and the Paul conference awards. “Bear” Bryant Awards commi ee. Whi ngham began his coaching career The country’s only undefeated FBS team in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at Brigham in 2008, Utah beat four top-25 teams—two that Young. He served as the at fi nished in the top 10. In addi on to his na onal the College of Eastern Utah in 1987 then went to Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National Coach of awards, Whi ngham was named the Mountain Idaho State for a six-year s nt (1988-93)—the last the Year, has won nearly 70-percent of his games West Conference Coach of the Year. two years as the defensive coordinator. in eight years as Utah’s head coach. His 71-32 In their fi rst season in the Pac-12 A for Brigham Young from 1978- overall record includes seven bowl victories and Conference in 2011, the Utes were in conten on 81, Whi ngham earned fi rst-team all-WAC and his teams have played in a every year for a berth in the league championship game WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1981. un l the fi nal week of the regular season. They He played in the fi rst four Holiday Bowls and but one since he took the helm in December of bounced back to beat Georgia Tech in the Sun was named Defensive MVP of the 1981 game. In 2004. Bowl and fi nish with an 8-5 record. Last year’s 2009, he was inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall team won three of its fi nal fi ve Pac-12 games. of Fame. A er his senior season, Whi ngham Utah has registered three 10-win seasons Whi ngham is known for developing NFL played in the Hula and Japan Bowls. He played under Whi ngham, including a 13-0 mark in players and Utah was the third-most represented professionally with the Denver Broncos (1982 2008 that culminated with a 31-17 win over team in the 2013 Super Bowl with four former training camp) and the U.S. Football League’s Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and a No. 2 na onal players: Bal more’s Paul Kruger, Ma’ake (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and New Orleans ranking. Whi ngham is 2-0 in BCS bowl games, Kemoeatu and David Reed, and San Francisco’s Breakers (1984). He played on the Los Angeles having served as the co-head coach of Utah’s Alex Smith. A few months later, Star Lotulelei was Rams’ replacement squad in 1987. victorious 2005 team, and his overall selected in the fi rst round of the NFL Dra with Whi ngham graduated from BYU in 1984 bowl record is 7-1. the 14th overall pick by Carolina. and added a master’s degree from the school in The 2013 season will mark Whi ngham’s As an assistant or head coach, he has had 54 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Provo, 20th anniversary on the Utah coaching staff . In players make NFL rosters: 29 as dra picks and 25 Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. 19 years at the school, he has par cipated in PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES as undra ed free agents. A school-record six Utes They have four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex and 156 wins and 13 bowl games (winning 11). A er were dra ed in 2010, which was ed for fourth in Kylie. Tyler played for the Utes from 2009-11. one season as the defensive line coach in 1994, the na on that year. he spent the next decade as the Utes’ defensive Whi ngham has also coached nine All- coordinator (1995-2004), during which me Americans—seven fi rst team (three consensus) Utah established itself as a top-20 program and and two second team. First-team All-Americans a perennial postseason player. He was elevated were Luther Elliss (1994, consensus defensive to head coach following an undefeated season lineman), Eric Weddle (2006, consensus defensive in 2004, when Utah earned a No. 4 fi nal na onal back), Louie Sakoda (2007, punter), Sakoda (2008, ranking. unanimous consensus place kicker), Zane Beadles From 1999-2009, Utah won nine (2009, off ensive lineman), Shaky Smithson (2010, consecu ve bowl games to e for the second- punt returner), Star Lotulelei (2012, defensive longest bowl win streak in NCAA history. tackle) and Reggie Dunn (2012, kick returner). His Whi ngham was the defensive coordinator for second-team All-Americans were Morgan Scalley the fi rst three games of the streak, the co-head (2004, defensive back) and Caleb Schlauderaff coach for the 2005 Fiesta Bowl win (2004 season) (2010, off ensive lineman). and the head coach for the fi ve bowl victories Whi ngham coached a Mountain West from 2005-09. The Utes also won a bowl game Conference MVP every year from 2004-08: under Whi ngham in 2011—the fi rst postseason Defensive Players of the Year Scalley (2004) and win by the Pac-12 Conference in its inaugural Weddle (2005 and 2006), Special Teams MVP year as a 12-member league. Sakoda (2006, 2007, 2008), and Off ensive MVP As the head coach, he has averaged nearly Brian Johnson (2008). Lotulelei was honored nine wins a season and he already has half of the as the Pac-12’s best defensive lineman in 2011, six 10-win seasons in Utah’s 119-year football winning the Morris Award. history. The Utes won 10 or more games from Whi ngham has mentored 56 fi rst-team 2008-10, while fi nishing in the Top 25 all three all-conference players total. In Utah’s fi rst two seasons (No. 2 A.P. in 2008, No. 18 A.P and

RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD seasons in the Pac-12, his players have won fi ve Coaches in 2009, and No. 23 Coaches in 2010). fi rst-team all-conference honors. His na onal runner-up 2008 team set the Utah has also excelled academically under Kyle Whi ngham has gone 7-1 in bowl games school win mark at 13-0—rou ng an Alabama Whi ngham. Since he became head coach in a er taking over as Utah’s co-head coach in the team that had spent fi ve weeks at No. 1 in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl.

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2004* Utah 1-0 0-0 MWC Fiesta (Pi sburgh) W 1994-present Utah INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH 2013 SEASON PLAYER BIOS 2005 Utah 7-5 4-4 MWC Emerald (Georgia Tech) W 2005- Head Coach 2006 Utah 8-5 5-3 MWC Armed Forces (Tulsa) W 2001-04 Defensive Coordinator 2007 Utah 9-4 5-3 MWC Poinse a (Navy) W 2008 Utah 13-0 8-0 MWC Sugar (Alabama) W 2009 Utah 10-3 6-2 MWC Poinse a (California) W 1998-2000 Defensive Coordinator 2010 Utah 10-3 7-1 MWC Las Vegas (Boise State) L Safe es 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 Pac-12 Sun (Georgia Tech) W 1997 Defensive Coordinator 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 Pac-12 Linebackers 1995-96 Defensive Coordinator Utah Career Record: 71-32 Pac-12 Record: 7-11 Conference Record: 42-24 Bowl Record: 7-1 *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl Safe es 1994 Defensive Line 1988-93 Idaho State FROM WHITT TO THE NFL 1992-93 Defensive Coordinator 1988-91 Linebackers/Special Teams Player NFL Team PosiƟ on Ma Asiata Minnesota (free agent) Fullback 1987 College of Eastern Utah Zane Beadles Denver (2nd round) Off ensive Line Defensive Coordinator Blaine Berger Arizona (free agent) Defensive Tackle 1985-86 Brigham Young Tony Bergstrom Oakland (3rd round) Off ensive Line Graduate Assistant Conroy Black Oakland (free agent), Detroit Defensive Back Jesse Boone Cincinna (free agent) Off ensive Line Andy Bowers Arizona (free agent) Defensive End RECORD VS. OPPONENTS Sam Brenner Miami (free agent) Off ensive Line Freddie Brown Cincinna (7th round), Minnesota Wide Receiver Air Force 5-1 Martail Burne Minnesota (free agent), San Francisco Defensive End Alabama 1-0 Brandon Burton Minnesota (5th round) Cornerback Arizona 2-1 Reggie Dunn Pi sburgh (free agent) Wide Receiver Arizona State 0-2 Andre Dyson Tennessee (2nd round), Sea le, N.Y. Jets Defensive Back Boise State 0-2 COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK Luther Elliss Detroit (1st round), Denver Defensive Line Brigham Young 5-3 Jonathan Fanene Cincinna (7th round) Defensive Line California 2-1 Steve Fifi ta Miami (free agent), New England Defensive Line Tevita Finau Philadelphia (free agent), N.Y. Jets Defensive Line Colorado 1-1 John Frank Philadelphia (6th round) Defensive Line Colorado State 5-1 Quinton Ganther Tennessee (7th round), Washington, Sea le, Buff alo Running Back Georgia Tech 2-0 Phil Glover Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis Linebacker Iowa State 1-0 Robert Johnson Tennessee (5th round) Defensive Back Louisville 2-0 Ma’ake Kemoeatu Bal more (free agent), Carolina, Washington, Bal more Defensive Line Michigan 1-0 Dave Kruger Cleveland (free agent) Defensive Line Montana State 1-0 Joe Kruger Philadelphia (7th round) Defensive Line Navy 1-0 Paul Kruger Bal more (2nd round) Defensive Line Travis LaTendresse Kansas City (free agent) Wide Receiver New Mexico 4-2 Moe Lee Bal more (free agent) Defensive Back North Carolina 0-1 Star Lotulelei Carolina (1st Round) Defensive Tackle Northern Arizona 1-0 John Madsen Oakland (free agent), Cleveland Northern Colorado 1-0 Brice McCain Houston (6th round) Defensive Back Notre Dame 0-1 Bronzell Miller St. Louis Rams (7th round), Jacksonville Defensive End Oregon 0-1 Koa Misi Miami (2nd round) Defensive End Oregon State 2-2 Arnold Parker Sea le (free agent) Defensive Back Pi sburgh 3-0 Sione Pouha N.Y. Jets (3rd round) Defensive Line San Diego State 5-1 Bre Ratliff N.Y. Jets (free agent), Cleveland, Tampa Bay Quarterback David Reed Bal more (5th round) Wide Receiver San Jose State 2-0 David Rolf San Diego ((free agent) Tight End TCU 3-3 Antwoine Sanders Bal more (7th round), Miami Defensive Back Tulsa 1-0 Lauvale Sape Buff alo (6th round), Oakland, Tennessee Defensive Line UCLA 2-2 Josh Savage Tampa Bay (free agent), Atlanta, Tennessee, New Orleans Defensive Line UNLV 5-1 Caleb Schlauderaff Green Bay (6th round), N.Y. Jets Off ensive Line USC 0-2 Richard Seals N.Y. Jets (7th round), New Orleans, Buff alo Defensive Line Utah State 5-1 Sean Sellwood Atlanta (free agent) Punter Washington 0-2 Derrick Shelby Miami (free agent) Defensive Line Washington State 2-0 Sealver Siliga Denver (free agent) Defensive Line Sean Smith Miami (2nd round) Defensive Back Weber State 1-0 Paul Soliai Miami (4th round) Defensive Line Wyoming 5-1 R.J. Stanford Carolina (5th round), Miami Defensive Back Totals 71-32 Tevita Stevens Washington (free agent) Off ensive Line Stevenson Sylvester Pi sburgh (5th round) Linebacker Pene Talamaivao Buff alo (free agent), San Diego Defensive Line Kelly Talavou Sea le (free agent), Bal more Defensive Line Spencer Toone Tennessee (7th round) Linebacker Eric Weddle San Diego (2nd round) Defensive Back

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Sitake protégés are now found on several NFL rosters. Lotuleli was dra ed by Carolina in the fi rst COACHING EXPERIENCE round with the 14th overall pick, Misi (Miami) was selected in the second round, Johnson (Tennessee) 2005- Utah and Sylvester (Pi sburgh) both went in the fi h 2012- Assistant Head Coach round, and Toone (Tennessee), R.J. Stanford Defensive Coordinator (Carolina) and Joe Kruger (Philadelphia) were Linebackers seventh-round picks. Shelby (Miami) and Dave Kalani Sitake (pronounced ka-lah-nee sih-TA-kay), 2009-11 Defensive Coordinator Kruger (Cleveland) are undra ed free agents on the fi rst native Tongan defensive coordinator in Linebackers NFL rosters. the NCAA FBS, is in his ninth season at Utah and Sitake’s Freshman All-Americans—both true 2005-08 Linebackers his fi fth as the defensive coordinator. Named freshman safe es—were Brian Blechen in 2010 and 2003-04 Southern Utah the assistant head coach in February 2012, he Eric Rowe in 2011. 2004 Off ensive Line also coaches the linebackers, a position he has He has also earned a reputa on for his Tight Ends 2003 Running Backs overseen since joining the staff in 2005. recrui ng abili es and 247Sports named him to its Class of 2012 Top 50 recruiters. Tight Ends Sitake came to Utah a er two seasons 2002 Brigham Young Sitake has maintained Utah’s long me assis ng at Southern Utah in 2003-04. He coached Graduate Assistant tradi on as one of the top defensive teams in the the Thunderbird running backs and ght ends in Defense na on, most notably in the last two seasons against 2003 and the off ensive line and ght ends in 2004. 2001 Eastern Arizona the prolifi c off enses of the Pac-12 Conference. Of He began his career at Eastern Arizona in Utah’s 16 fi nal top 25 na onal rankings since he Defensive Backs 2001 as the defensive backs coach and special became the defensive coordinator in 2009, seven Special Teams Coord. teams coordinator, and coached two junior college have come in two years as a Pac-12 member. All-Americans (one fi rst team). In 2002, he went to Those top 25 rankings include: 2009—pass Brigham Young as a defensive graduate assistant. BOWL GAMES effi ciency defense (9th), opponent third down conversions (9th), pass defense (16th), total defense (19th), scoring defense (23rd); 2010— RECRUITING AREA 2005 Emerald Bowl 2006 Armed Forces Bowl PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES opponent fourth down conversions (3rd), rushing Los Angeles, Utah, Florida defense (10th), opponent fi rst downs (10th), 2007 Poinse a Bowl scoring defense (25th). 2011— intercep ons (6th), 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl PLAYING CAREER 2009 Poinse a Bowl scoring defense (19th), rushing defense (20th), pass Sitake started at fullback all four years of a Brigham 2010 Las Vegas Bowl effi ciency defense (24th); 2012—opponent fourth Young career that spanned seven years. He played 2011 Sun Bowl down conversions (11th), recoveries (19th), as a freshman in 1994, followed by an LDS Church rushing defense (22nd). mission. He returned for the 1997 season and In their fi rst Pac-12 season in 2011, the started the fi rst three games before undergoing Utes led the conference in scoring defense, pass back surgery and redshir ng. He was a regular effi ciency defense, intercep ons and fourth-down in the star ng lineup in 1998, 1999 and 2000 – conversion defense, while fi nishing third in total missing the last two games of 1999 a er breaking defense and rushing defense. Last year, Utah led his leg against Wyoming. He was named BYU’s the Pac-12 Conference in opponent fi rst downs and Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1998, Impact opponent fourth down conversion defense, while Player of the Year in 1999 and team captain and placing second in rushing defense and fi h in total Most Valuable Running Back in 2000. He went to defense. the Cincinna Bengals as a free agent in 2001, but Sitake has coached eight fi rst-team all- was forced to re re due to a back injury. conference picks (fi ve , three Pac-12 Conference), fi ve NFL dra picks, the 2011 Morris Award winner and two Freshman All- EDUCATION Americans. Brigham Young, 2000 Sitake’s fi rst-team all-MWC defenders were Bachelor of Arts in English linebackers Spencer Toone (2005) and Stevenson Sylvester (2009), linemen Koa Misi (2009) and PERSONAL DATA Chris an Cox (2010), and safety Robert Johnson Hometown: Laie, Hawaii and Provo, Utah (2009). His Pac-12 fi rst-team all-conference Birthplace: Nukualofa, Tonga defenders were both defensive linemen: Star A ended Kirkwood HS in St. Louis, Mo. Lotulelei (2011, 2012) and Derrick Shelby (2011). Birthday: Oct. 10 RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD Lotulelei also won the Morris Award as the Pac-12’s Family: Married to the former Timberly Friddle. top defensive lineman in 2011. Daughters Skye and Sadie; son Kelaokalani (KK).

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He logged a 63-9 record at Miami before heading to the NFL as the head coach of the COACHING EXPERIENCE Sea le Seahawks. He went 31-33 in four seasons in Sea le (1995-98), returning to the college ranks 2013- Utah in 1999 as the head coach at Oregon State. The Co-Off ensive Coordinator Beavers went 7-5 in 1999 for their fi rst winning Running Backs season in 29 years and followed up with an 11-1 2007-11 Arizona State Dennis Erickson, who compiled a 179-96-1 record season in 2000 that culminated with a Fiesta Bowl Head Coach in 23 seasons as a head college coach and won win against Notre Dame. Erickson fi nished his 2006 Idaho two national championships, came out of a one- OSU tenure with a 31-17 mark from 1999-2002 Head Coach year retirement to become Utah’s co-off ensive and returned to the NFL as the head coach of the 2003-05 San Francisco 49ers coordinator in February, 2013. He will also coach San Francisco 49ers. Head Coach the running backs. A er two seasons with the 49ers and a 9-23 1999-2002 Oregon State record, he again became Idaho’s head coach. Head Coach 1995-98 Sea le Seahawks Erickson won na onal tles in 1989 and Arizona State lured Erickson away a er just one season with the Vandals and he led the Sun Devils Head Coach 1991 as the coach at Miami (Fla.) and was the 1989-94 Miami (Fla.) 2000 SporƟ ng News Na onal Coach of the Year to a share of the Pac-10 tle in his fi rst season. He went 31-31 at ASU from 2007-2011. Head Coach while at Oregon State. He has been the head 1987-88 Washington State coach at six universi es—three of them Pac-12 Before becoming a head coach, Erickson was the off ensive coordinator at San Jose State Head Coach schools (Washington State, Oregon State and 1986 Wyoming (1979-81), Fresno State (1976-1978) and Idaho Arizona State)—and with two NFL teams (Sea le Head Coach COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK (1974-1975), the off ensive backfi eld coach at and San Francisco). 1982-85 Idaho Montana State (1971-1973), Billings High School’s He is the only coach to win Pac-10 Coach of Head Coach head coach (1970) and a Montana State graduate the Year at three schools—sharing the honor in 1979-81 San Jose State assistant (1969). 1988 at Washington State, and winning it outright Off ensive Coordinator in 2000 at OSU and in 2007 at ASU. He was also In 2005, he was inducted into the University 1976-78 Fresno State the Big Sky Coach of the Year while at Idaho and a of Miami Athle c Hall of Fame. Off ensive Coordinator three- me Big East Coach of the Year at Miami. 1974-75 Idaho He has coached 16 fi rst-team All-Americans PLAYING CAREER Off ensive Coordinator in his career (six consensus) and he has had A two- me all-Big Sky quarterback who le ered 1971-73 Montana State players win the Heisman Trophy, the Outland for Montana State from 1966-68, he was Running Backs Trophy, and the Lou Groza, Lombardi, Davey honorable men on All-American as a senior. 1970 Billings HS (Mont.) O’Brien, Johnny Unitas and Bronko Nagurski Head Coach awards. Miami defensive tackle Russell Maryland EDUCATION 1969 Montana State Graduate Assistant was the fi rst overall pick in the 1991 NFL Dra . Montana State, 1970 Erickson got his head coaching start at Bachelor’s in physical educa on Idaho, compiling a 32-15 mark from 1982-85 BOWL GAMES before leaving for Wyoming. A er a 6-6 season in Laramie, he was hired by Washington State, PERSONAL DATA 1988 Aloha Bowl where he went 12-10-1 from 1987-88. A 9-3 Hometown: Evere , Wash. 1989 Sugar Bowl season in 1988 that included a win over No. 1 Birthdate: March 24, 1947 Family: Wife Marilyn. Sons Bryce and Ryan. 1990 Co on Bowl ranked UCLA landed Erickson the job at Miami. He 1991 Orange Bowl coached the Hurricanes for six seasons (1989-94), 1992 Sugar Bowl winning two na onal championships and three 1993 Fiesta Bowl of four Big East Conference tles (Miami was an 1994 Orange Bowl independent his fi rst two seasons). 1999 Oahu Bowl 2002 Insight Bowl 2007 Holiday Bowl 2011 Las Vegas Bowl

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With an eye to the future, Johnson anointed true freshman Travis Wilson the star ng COACHING EXPERIENCE quarterback for the fi nal seven games of the season. He also turned to the run game once 2010- Utah White recovered, implemen ng a game plan that 2013 Co-Off ensive Coordinator allowed the senior to net 1,041 yards and become Quarterbacks the fi rst Ute ever to produce back-to-back 1,000- 2012 Off ensive Coordinator Brian Johnson, the winningest quarterback in yard seasons. Utah led the Pac-12 in me of Quarterbacks Utah football history and the 2009 Sugar Bowl possession, holding the ball an average of 32:07 a 2010-11 Quarterbacks MVP, became the youngest NCAA FBS off ensive game. coordinator in the country on Feb. 2, 2011 at age 24. Johnson, now in his fourth season overall RECRUITING AREA BOWL GAMES on the staff and in the profession, has coached Los Angeles, New Orleans 2010 Las Vegas Bowl the quarterbacks since 2010. This year, he will 2011 Sun Bowl share the coordinator title with one of the most PLAYING CAREER prominent names in college coaching—Dennis He was a three-year starter, two- me bowl Erickson—while retaining oversight of the MVP (2007 Poinse a Bowl, 2009 Sugar Bowl), quarterbacks. 2008 Mountain West Conference Off ensive Player of the Year and four- me Academic All- His fast ascension in coaching has been MWC honoree. Johnson set the school mark for nothing new for the Baytown, Texas, product. Just victories by a star ng quarterback, fi nishing his 16 years old when he signed a Na onal Le er of career with a 26-7 record. A fi nalist for the Johnny Intent with the Utes in 2004, Johnson went on to Unitas Golden Arm and the Manning awards as play in 10 games as a true freshman backup to a senior in 2008, Johnson captained Utah to the Heisman Trophy fi nalist Alex Smith during Utah’s best record in school history (13-0) and a Sugar PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES 12-0 Fiesta Bowl season. Bowl victory over Alabama. He began his Ute The next spring, he became Utah’s star ng career as a true freshman, playing in 10 games quarterback at age 17. In January 2010, a during Utah’s 12-0 BCS-bus ng 2004 season. year a er breaking the school record for wins He started for the Utes in 2005, 2007 and 2008, by a star ng quarterback (he was 26-7 in his redshir ng in 2006 while recovering from knee career), Johnson accepted a posi on as Utah’s surgery. quarterbacks coach. Two years in that role was enough me to EDUCATION convince head coach Kyle Whi ngham to appoint Utah, 2008 his rising star as the new off ensive coordinator. Bachelor’s in mass communica on This season, Johnson has the opportunity to work alongside former three- me Pac-10 Conference PERSONAL DATA Coach of the Year Erickson as the co-coordinator. Hometown: Crosby, Texas Each of Johnson’s fi rst three seasons was Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1987 defi ned injuries at the quarterback posi on. Family: Married to the former Ashley Chapman. Starter Jordan Wynn was injured for part or most of every season and Johnson inserted three diff erent replacements from 2010-12. In both 2010 and 2011, Utah recovered to earn a bowl bid (Las Vegas Bowl and Sun Bowl). Last year’s off ensive fl ow was impacted by the use of three diff erent star ng quarterbacks, as well as an injury to the school’s all- me single-season rushing record holder, John White. RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD

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PLAYING CAREER 2012- Utah Off ensive Line Finn played his collegiate ball at Northern Arizona, 2011 San Diego State where he was a two- me fi rst-team All-American Off ensive Line for the Division I-AA Lumberjacks in 1996 and Dan Finn is in his second season as Utah’s off ensive 2007-10 Idaho 1997. A fi rst-team all-Big Sky selec on from 1995- line coach after four seasons at Idaho (2007-10) Off ensive Line 97, he earned honorable men on accolades as and San Diego State (2011). He actually got his 2005-06 Utah a freshman in 1994. He was NAU’s team captain NCAA FBS start at the U., serving as a graduate Graduate Assistant as a junior and senior and its MVP and off ensive Off ensive Line assistant from 2005-06. player of the year in 1997. He then played 2004 Southern Utah professional football for two years, fi rst in 1998 as Graduate Assistant He coached a second-team all-conference a member of the Denver Broncos’ prac ce squad. Centers/Guards lineman in his fi rst season back, helping senior In 1999, he started at guard for the 2003 Phoenix College Sam Brenner make a successful switch from right champion Franklin Galaxy of NFL Europe. guard to le tackle. Two Ute off ensive linemen Defensive Coordinator earned honorable men on All-Pac-12 honors in 2002 Mesa College 2012—senior Tevita Stevens and true freshman EDUCATION Defensive Line Jeremiah Poutasi. Brenner (Miami Dolphins) and Northern Arizona, 2002 Bachelor’s in liberal studies

Stevens (Washington Redskins) were both signed COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK as undra ed free agents. BOWL GAMES Finn’s line blocked for 1,000-yard rusher PERSONAL DATA 2005 Emerald Bowl John White (1,041 net yards) and fi nished in the Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. 2006 Armed Forces Bowl upper half of the league in sacks allowed per Birthdate: Aug. 23, 1976 2009 Humanitarian Bowl game (2.08). Family: Married to the former Megan Borchert 2011 New Orleans Bowl During his fi rst s nt with the Utes, he helped coach fi rst-team all-Mountain West Conference off ensive linemen Jesse Boone and Tavo Tupola. In his only season at San Diego State, Finn mentored 2011 fi rst-team all-MWC tackle Tommy Draheim. The Aztecs fi nished with an 8-5 record and played in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. He went to SDSU a er four years at Idaho (2007-10), where he coached two all-Western Athle c Conference players, including 2010 fi rst- round NFL dra pick Mike Iupa . As a senior in 2009, Iupa was a consensus All-American and Outland Trophy fi nalist. Idaho played in the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl, bea ng Bowling Green. Finn began his coaching career at Mesa Community College in 2002, working with the defensive line. He spent the 2003 season as the defensive coordinator at Phoenix College. He accepted a graduate assistant posi on with Southern Utah in 2004 and oversaw the centers and guards.

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Hill, a Ute defensive back from 1998-99, coached the corners in 2005, 2006, 2010 and COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011, mentoring the likes of NFL dra picks Weddle, Sean Smith, Brice McCain, R.J. Stanford 2005- Utah and Brandon Burton. Last year, he coached a 2013- Special Teams Coordinator 1,000-yard rusher in John White (1,041 net yards). Tight Ends He has overseen the special teams since his 2012 Special Teams Coordinator Jay Hill, a member of Kyle Whittingham’s original fi rst year—ac ng as the co-coordinator in 2005 Running Backs 2005 staff , has made signifi cant contributions to and 2006 and the coordinator for the past six 2010-11 Special Teams Coordinator Utah’s off ense, defense and special teams. Now seasons. In 2008, he was a fi nalist for the 2008 Cornerbacks in his ninth year as the special teams coordinator, FootballScoop Special Teams Coordinator of the 2007-09 Special Teams Coordinator he has also coached the cornerbacks (2005-06; Year. Tight Ends 2010-11), the running backs (2012), and is in his Along with excep onal kickers, Utah’s 2005-06 Special Teams Co-Coord. second go around with the tight ends, having also coverage teams have also excelled. The 2006 Utes Cornerbacks coached them from 2007-09. led the na on in net pun ng. Utah led the Pac-12 2001-04 Utah in kickoff coverage in 2011 a er leading the MWC 2004 Administra ve Assistant in the same category the four previous seasons. 2003 Graduate Assistant Including four years as a graduate assistant The Utes ranked sixth in the na on in kick return Defense (2001-03) and administra ve assistant (2004), average (25.9) in 2012. 2002 Graduate Assistant Hill’s 12 total years makes him the staff ’s longest Hill has also earned acclaim as a recruiter. Defense tenured member other than Whi ngham. Rivals.com named him to its “Class of 2009 Top 25 2001 Graduate Assistant Hill has served as the posi on coach for Recruiters” and as one of the Top 10 Recruiters in Off ense fi ve All-Americans: defensive back Eric Weddle in the Pac-12 in 2012. 2006, punter Louie Sakoda in 2007, place kicker

Sakoda in 2008, punt returner Shaky Smithson BOWL GAMES in 2010 and kick returner Reggie Dunn in 2012. RECRUITING AREA

PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES Weddle and Sakoda were both consensus All- Utah, Nevada, Sacramento area Americans (Sakoda in 2008). 2003 Liberty Bowl Weddle was dra ed in the second round PLAYING CAREER 2005 (2004) Fiesta Bowl by San Diego and is a Pro Bowl safety for the Hill started at corner for the Utes from 1998-99 2005 Emerald Bowl Chargers. Sakoda, the only unanimous consensus a er transferring from Ricks College, where he 2006 Armed Forces Bowl All-American in Utah football history, was a Lou was a 1997 junior college All-American and the 2007 Poinse a Bowl Groza and Ray Guy fi nalist in 2008. Smithson led team’s defensive MVP. His senior year at Utah, 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl the na on in punt returns yards and average in he led the MWC in intercep ons and was named 2009 Poinse a Bowl 2010. Dunn set fi ve NCAA records, including most Utah’s Defensive MVP and second-team all-MWC. 2010 Las Vegas Bowl 100-yard kickoff returns for a touchdown in a The two- me academic all-conference selec on 2011 Sun Bowl game (2), season (4) and career (5). won a Na onal Football Founda on Unsung Hero On a conference level, Weddle and Sakoda Award in 1999. He later played briefl y in the XFL combined to win fi ve Mountain West Conference for the Orlando Rage. He signed a free agent Player of the Year awards—Weddle as the contract with the Buff alo Bills in 2000. defensive MVP in 2005 and 2006, and Sakoda earning the special teams award from 2006-08. EDUCATION Both were two- me fi rst-team all-MWC Utah, 2000 selec ons: Weddle in 2005 and 2006, Sakoda in Bachelor’s in Spanish 2007 as a punter and in 2008 as a punter and kicker. Utah, 2005 Hill has coached three other fi rst-team all- Master’s in ESS/Sport Psychology conference players: all-MWC kickers Dan Beardall (2005) and Joe Phillips (2010), and all-Pac-12 kick returner Dunn (2012). PERSONAL DATA Birthdate: Mar. 16, 1975 Hometown: Lehi, Utah RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD Family: Married to the former Sara Kern. Daughters, Ashtyn, Alayna and Allie; son, Jacob.

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In his fi rst year as SUU’s off ensive coordinator, the Thunderbirds set school COACHING EXPERIENCE records for passes a empted and completed, and also produced several single-game top-10 2005- Utah performances. 2012- Passing Game Coordinator Prior to SUU, Roderick coached the running Wide Receivers backs at Snow College in 2002. He began his 2011 Wide Receivers Aaron Roderick, Utah’s receivers coach since career as a graduate assistant at BYU, assis ng 2010 Co-Off ensive Coordinator joining the staff in 2005, is in his second season as with the linebackers in 1999 and the receivers in Wide Receivers the team’s passing game coordinator. He not only 2000 and 2001. 2005-09 Wide Receivers has fi eld-level experience, but also called plays 2003-04 Southern Utah from the press box for part or all of the 2009 and RECRUITING AREA Off ensive Coordinator 2010 seasons. Orange County, Inland Empire Quarterbacks Recrui ng Coordinator Roderick was the co-off ensive coordinator PLAYING CAREER 2002 Snow College in 2010, when Utah fi nished 23rd in the na on in Running Backs A er an All-America junior college career at 1999-01 Brigham Young scoring off ense (33.1). Ricks College from 1994-95, Roderick went to For all his coordinator experience, Roderick Graduate Assistant BYU, where he started as a receiver and returner Off ense is best known for his work with the receivers, in 1997 and 1998 and made the academic all- among them school record holder David Reed, conference team. who led the Mountain West Conference in BOWL GAMES COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK receiving yards per game (91.4) in 2009 and set Utah single-season records for recep ons (81) EDUCATION 1999 Motor City Bowl and yards (1,188). A fi rst-team all-league selec on Brigham Young, 1998 2001 Liberty Bowl in 2009, Reed now plays for the Super Bowl Bachelor’s in sociology 2005 Emerald Bowl champion Bal more Ravens, who dra ed him in 2006 Armed Forces Bowl the fi h round. Brigham Young, 2002 2007 Poinse a Bowl Roderick also coached second-team all- Master’s in sociology 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl Mountain West honorees Brent Casteel (2006), 2009 Poinse a Bowl Freddie Brown (2008) and Jereme Brooks (2010). PERSONAL DATA 2010 Las Vegas Bowl Brown was a seventh-round dra pick of the Hometown: Boun ful, Utah 2011 Sun Bowl Cincinna Bengals. Reggie Dunn, a senior on last Birthdate: Dec. 20, 1972 year’s team, signed as an undra ed free agent Family: Daughter Rachel and son Quin. with the Pi sburgh Steelers in the spring of 2013. Roderick’s receivers have put on a show in bowl games. Travis LaTendresse was the Off ensive MVP of the 2005 Emerald Bowl, se ng bowl records for recep ons (16) and yards (214) in a win over Georgia Tech. In Utah’s 2009 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama, Brown had 125 receiving yards. In the 2011 Sun Bowl, DeVonte Christopher’s fourth-quarter touchdown grab on fourth-and-14 sent the game into over me and Utah went on to beat Georgia Tech. Roderick came to Utah a er two seasons (2003-04) as the off ensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recrui ng coordinator at Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds fi nished 21st in the na on in total off ense in 2004, averaging 412.5 yards per game. They also averaged 270.5 passing yards per game (14th in the na on) to set a school record. Receiver Jerome Eason was named fi rst-team all-conference.

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RECRUITING AREA Houston COACHING EXPERIENCE

PLAYING CAREER 2008- Utah 2009- Safe es Scalley was the MWC co-Defensive Player of Recrui ng Coordinator the Year, a unanimous fi rst-team all-conference 2008 Safe es Morgan Scalley is in his sixth year as Utah’s selec on and a second-team A.P. and SI.com 2006-07 Utah All-American as a senior in 2004. A four-year safeties coach and his fourth as the recruiting 2007 Graduate Assistant le erman from 2001-04, he was a second-team coordinator. He has shown the same aptitude for Defense all-MWC defensive back in 2003 and an honorable both positions as he did as an All-America safety 2006 Administra ve Assistant men on all-MWC punt returner in 2001 and for the Utes. 2002. As a senior in 2004, he captained a Utah Scalley has two Freshman All-Americans BOWL GAMES team that went 12-0, won the Fiesta Bowl as the to his credit, with Brian Blechen (2010) and Eric fi rst non-BCS team to play in a BCS bowl game Rowe (2011) both making four teams as true 2006 Armed Forces Bowl and fi nished No. 4 in the na on. freshmen. Scalley had a fi rst-team all-conference 2007 Poinse a Bowl Scalley was a two- me fi rst-team Academic safety in 2009 in Robert Johnson, who now plays 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl All-American (2003-04), the 2004 Anson Mount for the Tennessee Titans. 2009 Poinse a Bowl Scholar Athlete of the Year and the 2004 MWC Scalley’s posi on has earned a reputa on 2010 Las Vegas Bowl Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was awarded two for crea ng turnovers. In his fi ve seasons as 2011 Sun Bowl post-graduate scholarships, including one from their coach, his safe es have accounted for 31 the NCAA. intercep ons. He was presented with the inaugural Scalley is also known as a reless recruiter. In Pat Tillman award during the 2005 East-West 2010, online recrui ng service Rivals.com tabbed Shrine Game, recognizing him for his character, Scalley as its top non-BCS recruiter of the year PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES intelligence, sportsmanship and service. and one of the Top 25 recruiters in the na on A er gradua ng Magna Cum Laude from overall. In 2011, Rivals.com again recognized the U. with a 3.96 GPA, Scalley earned a master’s Scalley, this me as one of the top recruiters in degree in business. the Pac-12 and a “recrui ng coordinator on the rise.” Rivals.com ranked Utah’s 2010 recrui ng EDUCATION class as the best by a school from a non- Utah, 2004 automa c qualifying conference and 32nd overall. Bachelor’s in mass communica on Rivals rated Utah’s 2012 recrui ng class as the 2003, 2004 Academic All-American country’s 25th best while Scout.com gave the Graduated Magna Cum Laude Utes a No. 32 ranking. Before his full- me coaching appointment Utah, 2006 in 2008, Scalley served a two-year appren ceship Master’s in business administra on with his alma mater. In 2006, he worked as an administra ve assistant while earning his MBA. PERSONAL DATA In 2007, he was out on the fi eld as a graduate Hometown: Salt Lake City assistant helping with the linebackers. Birthdate: Oct. 8, 1979 Family: Married to the former Liz Herrscher. Daughters Madeline and Emma and a son Andrew. RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD

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Shah, who earned a bachelor’s (1993), master’s (1995) and Juris Doctorate (2001) from COACHING EXPERIENCE the , le ered four years at Utah, star ng at strong safety from 1990-92. His senior 2012- Utah season was cut short a er three games due to a Cornerbacks career-ending neck injury. A team captain, Shah was named the Sports Having successfully transitioned from law practice Illustrated Na onal Defensive Player of the Week, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE to football practice, Sharrieff Shah is in his second as well as WAC Player of the Week, in Utah’s 1991 year coaching Utah’s cornerbacks. Shah, a Salt win over Oregon State. His 12 total tackles in that 2006-11 Trial A orney Lake City attorney for 11 years, became Utah’s game included fi ve tackles for a loss of 31 yards, Siegfried & Jensen cornerbacks coach in February of 2012. four sacks (19 yards) and two forced . 2001-06 Commercial Li gator Parsons, Behle & La mer His corners accounted for half of Utah’s RECRUITING AREA 1996-02 NFLPA Cer fi ed Agent intercep ons last fall and had a nose for the Los Angeles ball—recovering three fumbles and recording 10 tackles for loss and four sacks. A er playing his PLAYING CAREER senior season under Shah, Moe Lee joined the Shah was an honorable men on all-WAC safety in Bal more Ravens as an undra ed free agent last 1991 and 1992 before his career was ended by a spring. neck injury three games into his senior season in

Shah has stayed closely tethered to the COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK 1993. Shah, a team captain, s ll holds the school game since his days as a three-year Ute starter record for sacks in a game (4) and ranks second and all-Western Athle c Conference safety in the all- me at Utah in tackles for loss in game (5) and early 1990s. tackles for loss yards in a game (31). He le ered From 1996-2002, he was cer fi ed as an from 1990-93, star ng his fi rst three seasons. agent through the Na onal Football League’s Shah also ran indoor track for Utah compe ng in Player Associa on (NFLPA) and trained players the 60-yard dash and long jump from 1990-92. for the NFL combine. From 2000-11, he was the He qualifi ed and competed in the WAC Indoor sideline reporter for ESPN 700, Utah’s fl agship Championships all three years. radio sta on. Before that, he spent three years as a sideline analyst for local television sta ons KUTV and KJZZ in their Ute broadcasts. EDUCATION As an NFL agent, he nego ated mul -million Utah: 1993 dollar contracts and represented players in the Bachelor’s in poli cal science NFL, CFL and NFL Europe. Among his clients was his brother Karim Abdul Jabbar (now known as Utah: 1995 Abdul Karim-Al Jabbar), an NFL running back Master’s in exercise and sport science for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts from 1996-2000. Utah: 2001 From 2006 un l his appointment as Utah’s Juris Doctorate cornerbacks coach, Shah was a trial a orney with Siegfried & Jensen, the largest personal injury PERSONAL DATA law fi rm in the state of Utah. He specialized in Birthdate: January 29, 1971 medical malprac ce and catastrophic automobile Hometown: Los Angeles accidents. Before that, he was a commercial Family: Married to the former Jennifer Lui. Sons li gator with Parsons, Behle & La mer from 2001- Sharrieff Jr. and Omar. 06.

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RECRUITING AREA Dallas, Central Valley California, Hawaii and COACHING EXPERIENCE American Samoa 2012- Utah PLAYING CAREER 2013 Defensive Line 2012 Tight Ends Tuiaki was a four-year star ng running back while Fullbacks playing for Snow College and Southern Utah. Ilaisa Tuiaki’s second year on the Ute staff will be 2009-11 Utah State He was a team captain at SUU. An academic all- spent coaching the defensive line. Tuiaki, whose 2011 Running Backs conference player, he was a two- me winner of a name is pronounced ee-lye-sa too-ee-ah-kee, Recrui ng Coordinator Utah Coali on for the Advancement of Minori es managed the tight ends and fullbacks a year ago 2009-10 Running Backs in Higher Educa on (UCAHME) scholarship. Special Teams Coordinator in his fi rst season as a full-time Utah assistant Addi onally, Tuiaki played rugby at SUU and was 2008 Utah coach. his club team’s captain. Graduate Assistant Defense The defensive line actually marks the second EDUCATION defensive assignment at Utah for Tuiaki. In 2008, 2006-07 Kearns High School Southern Utah, 2006 he worked as a defensive graduate assistant for 2007 Off ensive Coordinator Bachelor degrees in English and physical the Utes, working with the strong side linebackers 2006 Receivers educa on. during Utah’s undefeated Sugar Bowl run. Outside Linebackers Last year, Utah’s ght ends and fullbacks played a prominent role in Utah’s off ensive PERSONAL DATA BOWL GAMES game plan. Tight end Jake Murphy was the Birthdate: Dec. 6, 1978 team’s second-leading receiver and was named Hometown: Provo, Utah 2008 Sugar Bowl honorable men on All-Pac-12 Conference. Tight Family: Married to the former Viola Wolfgramm. 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl end David Rolf would become an undra ed free They have fi ve children: sons Laveatu’u and Lolo and daughters Uini, Leisinia and Heilala. PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES agent with the San Diego Chargers. Prior to rejoining the Utes as a full- me coach, Tuiaki spent three years at Utah State as the running backs coach from 2009-11. He also served as the special teams coordinator in 2009 and 2010 and was the Aggies’ recrui ng coordinator in 2011. Under Tuiaki, Utah State led the Western Athle c Conference and ranked sixth in the na on in rushing in 2011, averaging 282.7 yards per game. Robert Turbin was named the 2011 WAC Off ensive Player of the Year, rushing for 1,517 yards while averaging 6.1 yards per carry, and scoring a school-record 19 touchdowns. That same season, Michael Smith was named co-MVP of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and was MVP of the fi rst Players All-Star Classic in Li le Rock, Ark. Tuiaki got his coaching start as an assistant at Kearns High School (Utah), where he coached the wide receivers and outside linebackers in 2006 and was the off ensive coordinator in 2007. He also taught sophomore English at Kearns during those two years. RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD

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NICK ALAIMALO assistant. In his fi rst season assis ng with the He received a bachelor’s degree Off ensive Graduate Assistant linebackers, he helped coach an honorable in economics from the U. in 2008 and is men on all-Pac-12 Conference selec on in now pursuing a master’s degree in sports

Trevor Reilly—also Utah’s 2012 tackle leader. management. The 27-year-old na ve of INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH 2013 SEASON PLAYER BIOS A er one season Before coming to the U., Anderson coached LaMarque, Texas, was born on April 17, 1986. as a Utah administra ve the defensive backs at Snow College from 2006- assistant, Nick Alaimalo 10. moved into a graduate Anderson graduated from Utah State in KELLY TALAVOU Defensive Graduate Assistant assistant role last spring. Alaimalo (pronounced 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary al-uh-ih-mal-oh), who assists Dennis Erickson educa on. He and his wife, the former Jordan with the running backs, served as his Finlinson, have a daughter, Jayden. A na ve of Kelly Talavou, a former administra ve assistant in 2010 at Arizona State. Brigham City, Utah, Anderson was born on Mar. fi rst-team all-conference Alaimalo played running back at El Camino 3, 1985. defensive tackle for the College in 2004 and at New Mexico Highlands Utes who went on to a from 2005-07, where he also played linebacker. four-year NFL career, is now working with the A er college, he played fullback and linebacker ROBERT CONLEY Off ensive Graduate Assistant defensive line as a graduate assistant. He spent for the New Mexico Wildcats of the Arena last season as a student assistant coach while Indoor Football Associa on. comple ng his bachelor’s degree. Alaimalo has a bachelor’s degree in Robert Conley, a Talavou started 24 games for the Utes from business (2008) and a master’s degree in human former four-year star ng 2005 and 2006 and was named fi rst-team all- resource management (2009) from New Mexico right guard for the Utes, is Mountain West Conference his senior season. Highlands. He is now in graduate school at Utah now in his second season Signed as an undra ed free agent by the Atlanta in the educa onal psychology program. helping coach the off ensive line as a graduate Falcons, Talavou spent his rookie year in Sea le Alaimalo and his wife Joi have a daughter assistant. Conley, who served in a similar role and then played three seasons (2008-10) with Kaleah. The na ve of Carson, Calif., was born for one season at Utah State before returning to the Bal more Ravens. Aug. 25, 1986. his alma mater, worked with 2012 second-team Talavou began his college career at Idaho, all-Pac-12 Conference tackle Sam Brenner, as le ering in 2002 and 2003 before transferring to JAYSON ANDERSON well as honorable men on selec ons Jeremiah Utah, where he redshirted in 2004. COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK Defensive Graduate Assistant Poutasi and Tevita Stevens. The na ve of Santa Ana, Calif., earned his Conley also experienced honors as a player, bachelor’s degree in sociology from the U. in the making the all-Mountain West Conference spring of 2013 and is now pursuing a master’s Jayson Anderson is in fi rst team as a senior for Utah’s 2008 Sugar degree in educa onal psychology. He was born his second season as an Bowl champion team. He was a third-team Oct. 4, 1984. on-fi eld graduate assistant All-American by Rivals.com. Conley was an coach for the Utes and his honorable men on all-conference choice in third year overall with the program. In 2011, 2006 and made the second-team in 2007. Anderson worked as a defensive administra ve

GREG ARGUST HELEN BUCHANAN MARK BURK TODD CAMPBELL PABLO CANO VINCENT CONTI MIKE CORBETT RANDY COY JR. Strength & Conditioning Executive Assistant to Rice-Eccles & JMHC Director of Broadcasting Assistant Director of Administrative Assistant Director of Administrative Assistant the Head Coach Director and Video Player Personnel Assistant Football Operations Assistant

MATT DIMMITT AARON ELLISON KRISTY ELLISON ADAM FRY DR. PAT GREIS CODY HEIDBREDER JORDAN HICKS Football Video Administrative Administrative Administrative Team Physician Assistant Equipment Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Assistant Assistant Assistant Manager Assistant

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DOUG ELISAIA JEFF RUDY FRED WHITTINGHAM JR. Director of Strength & Director of Football Director of Player Conditioning Operations Personnel

Doug Elisaia Eighth-year Director Fred Whi ngham Jr., (pronounced ellee-sy-a) is of Football Opera ons Jeff now in his second year as in his eighth year as Utah’s Rudy is involved with almost the Utah football Director of director of strength and every aspect of the program Player Personnel, oversees condi oning and his ninth year overall. He came that occurs outside the sidelines. Coordina ng the recrui ng opera ons, directs camps and clinics and to Utah in 2005 as an assistant strength coach and logis cs of the football program and overseeing the is the NFL liaison for the team. became the director a year later. football budget are his two primary responsibili es, A former fi rst-team Academic All-America Elisaia is a member of the Na onal Strength but Rudy also assists with recrui ng, team travel, football player for and and Condi oning Associa on and the Collegiate camps and clinics, marke ng and public rela ons, three-year star ng running back, Whi ngham Strength and Condi oning Coaches Associa on. special func ons and administra ve projects. led BYU in rushing for three consecu ve seasons. He came to the Utes from Kentucky, where Rudy, who played a lead role in the new He was a team captain, a two- me academic from 2002-04 he was the assistant strength and football center that opened in July, is in his ninth all-conference selec on and was named BYU’s condi oning coach for the Wildcat football team year overall at Utah having spent the 2005 season Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete for all and also worked with the baseball team. as a program assistant. sports in 1990. He graduated from BYU with a From 2000-01, he was employed by Wayne Before joining the Utah staff , Rudy was the bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in State as the defensive line coach and football athle cs director and off ensive coordinator at communica ons. team’s strength and condi oning coach. He served Ontario High School in California from 2003-05. He Whi ngham played professionally for the Los in a similar capacity at McPherson College for the coached the off ensive line at Chaff ey College from Angeles Rams’ prac ce squad in 1990 and in the 1998-99 seasons. 2000-03, during which me the team played in the World League of in 1991 for the Elisaia played defensive tackle at Iowa Southern California Bowl three mes (2000-02). Riders and as a member of the Team Wesleyan from 1991-95 and led the team in From 1998-00, Rudy coached the off ensive line at Dallas prac ce squad. tackles as a senior while earning NAIA Academic Bonita High School (Calif.), helping the team to the Prior to joining the Utah football staff , All-America honors. The three-year team captain 1999 C.I.F. state championship. In 1997, he was an Whi ngham spent nearly 20 years with the graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in assistant coach at Cedar High School in Utah. McGraw-Hill companies and Simon & Schuster physical educa on and a minor in athle c training Rudy played football at Southern Utah where as a sales and marke ng execu ve in the higher and coaching. he was an honorable men on all-America West educa on publishing industry. He directed Born in Redwood City, Calif., Elisaia was raised Conference off ensive lineman and SUU’s two- me McGraw-Hill Higher Educa on’s West Sales Region, in Pago Pago, American Samoa. As a senior at African-American Scholar-Athlete of the Year. encompassing universi es and colleges west of Leone High School, he was named the American Rudy graduated from SUU in 1998 with a the Mississippi and accoun ng for annual sales Samoa High School Athle cs Associa on’s Scholar- bachelor’s degree in physical educa on. He earned revenues of $100 million. Athlete of the Year. He was recognized by the a master’s degree in administra on of physical Fred Whi ngham Jr. is the brother of Utah PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES government of American Samoa as the Outstanding educa on from Azusa Pacifi c in 2006. The 39-year- head football coach Kyle Whi ngham and son Off ensive Lineman at the Samoan Goodwill Games, old na ve of Ontario, Calif., is married to the of the late Fred Whi ngham Sr., a Utah assistant held in Honolulu. former Brandie Blood. They have a son Dalton and coach in the 1990s. He has three children: Ashley, The 41-year-old Elisaia and his wife Leata daughters Peyton and Kayton. Samuel and Rachel. have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and Colleen, and one son, Samuelu.

LANCE HUNSAKER JEREMY LAPAN AUSTIN LEWIS SIONE MAHE JOE MCBETH DR. DAVE PETRON DAVE ROGERS KELLY SHARITT Coordinator of Football Administrative Equipment Assistant Administrative Assistant Athletic Team Physician Director of Football Director of Equipment Academics Assistant Assistant Trainer Digital Media Operations RECORD BOOK BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW SERIES HISTORY HISTORY BOOK BOWL RECORD RON SNARR NU’U TAFISI JORDAN THOMAS SKIP WHITMAN SCOTT WILLIS KAMERON YANCY ERIC YOCHEM Director of Strength & Conditioning Football Operations Video Coordinator Strength & Conditioning Administrative Head Football Trainer Athletic Fields Assistant Intern Assistant Assistant

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CHRIS HILL, Ph.D. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT | 27TH YEAR INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH 2013 SEASON PLAYER BIOS

West Region Athle c Director of the Year, fi nalist for the 2011 Athle c Director of the Year by HIGHLIGHTS SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, 2011 Utah YMCA Man of the Year, 2004 Mountain Men’s Basketball West Conference’s Commissioner’s Award, 1981 NCAA Tournament 13 mes Milton Bennion Fellowship, 1984 Utah Recrea on Final Four 1998 (runner-up) Therapy Associa on Outstanding Service award Elite Eight 1997, ’98 Just 37 years old when he was appointed as and 1996 Utah MS Sportsperson of the Year. Sweet 16 1991, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’05 Utah’s director of athletics, Chris Hill, Ph.D., has The former Rutgers’ basketball captain Conference Champion 12 mes spent the last 26 years developing the school’s was inducted into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame Football athletics department into one of national in 1998. In 2001, the Na onal Consor um for Bowl Record 11-4 prominence. Academics and Sports awarded him its Degree BCS Bowl Record 2-0 Comple on and Outreach and Community Service Conference Champion 5 mes He was instrumental in Utah’s invita on to Honor Award. He currently serves on the Catholic Women’s GymnasƟ cs join the Pac-12 Conference in the summer of 2010, Community Services Board of Directors. NCAA Champion 1990, ’92, ’94, ’95 a move preceded by the football team’s historic The New Jersey na ve has served in fi ve capaci es at the U., star ng in 1973-74 as a NCAA Runner-up 2000, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 BCS appearances in the 2004 and 2008 seasons. NCAA Super Six 18 mes Utah has won nine NCAA team championships graduate assistant basketball coach on Bill Foster’s during Hill’s tenure—four by the gymnas cs team staff . A er coaching boys’ basketball at Salt Lake’s Women’s Basketball and fi ve by the ski team—and has fi nished as Granger High from 1975-79 (he was the 1975 4A NCAA Tournament 15 mes the na onal runner-up 15 mes. Those runner- Coach of the Year), Hill returned to the U. as an Elite Eight 2006 up fi nishes include a No. 2 na onal ranking by assistant coach to Jerry Pimm (1979-81). From Sweet 16 2001, ‘06 COACHES & STAFF SERIES HISTORY BOWL HISTORY 2012 IN REVIEW RECORD BOOK the football team a er its victory over Alabama 1983-85, he taught in the University’s special Conference Champion 10 mes in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, and by the 1998 men’s educa on department before coming back to Skiing basketball team. athle cs as the Crimson Club director (1985-86). In 1987, he became the director of athle cs. NCAA Champion 1988, ‘93, ’96, ’97, 2003 He has hired three coaches who won NCAA Runner-up 9 mes Na onal Coach of the Year honors at Utah: Hill was the execu ve director of United football coaches (2004) and Kyle Cerebral Palsy of Utah from 1981-85, during which Volleyball Whi ngham (2008), and men’s basketball coach me he developed a housing project for people NCAA Sweet 16 2001, ‘08 Rick Majerus (1998). with severe physical disabili es. NCAA Tournament 10 mes Hill has served on several na onal As an undergraduate, Hill won three le ers in boards, including the NCAA Division I Men’s basketball at Rutgers and co-captained the 1971- SoŌ ball Basketball Commi ee (2004-09), chair of the 72 team. His bachelor’s degree from Rutgers is College World Series 1991, ’94 NCAA Championships/Compe on Cabinet in math educa on (1972). He holds a master’s in NCAA Tournament 11 mes (1997-98) and the NCAA Management Council educa on (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in educa onal administra on (Utah, 1982). Soccer Administra ve Commi ee. He was on NACDA’s NCAA Tournament 5 mes execu ve commi ee from 2002-06. His wife Kathy, a faculty member in the The football program, which had not U.’s Department of Special Educa on in severe Baseball played in a bowl game since 1964 prior to Hill’s disabili es, received the 2010 College of Educa on NCAA Tournament 2009 appointment as athle cs director, is 11-4 in bowl Service Award and the 2012 ASUU Student games during his term. Utah’s other athle c Choice Award for Excellence in Teaching. They programs have also thrived under his leadership. have two children, Aly and Christopher; two HILL’S FACILITY LEGACY The men’s basketball team has played in 13 granddaughters, Addie and Lily, and a grandson, NCAA Tournaments—advancing to the Sweet 16 Jack. George S. Eccles Tennis Center (1989) fi ve mes and the Elite Eight twice. In 1998, the Aly played soccer for the University of Ute Baseball Field (1994) Runnin’ Utes advanced to the NCAA Championship Oregon and has a master’s degree in social Volleyball Crimson Court (1994) game against Kentucky. The women’s basketball work from Utah. She teaches students with Ute Soccer Field (1995) team has 15 NCAA appearances, playing in the severe disabili es in the Salt Lake City School Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998) Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 2006, and District. Christopher has a bachelor’s degree in Dumke Gymnas cs Center (1998) was the 2013 WNIT runner-up. The gymnas cs organiza onal communica on and a law degree Burbidge Athle cs Academic Center (2001) team has made 18 NCAA Super Six appearances from the U.’s S.J. Quinney School of Law. He Spence Eccles Field House (2004) (second most in the country)—and the ski team is employed by the Pac-12 Enterprises in San Alex Smith Strength & Condi oning Center (2009) has fi nished fi rst or second in the na on 14 mes Francisco and is married to Darci Motoki, who McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex (2010) under his watch. received her B.A. in psychology and philosophy McCarthey Football Prac ce Fields (2012) He has received a number of awards, from College and her M.A. in psychology Ute So ball Stadium (2013) including: 2011 Na onal Associa on of Collegiate from Claremont University. She is a consultant for Football Center (2013) Directors of Athle cs (NACDA) Under Armour Accenture in San Francisco.

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DAVID W. PERSHING, Ph.D. PRESIDENT | 2ND YEAR

Now as President, Dr. Pershing con nues his commitment to the undergraduate experience with new ini a ves and programs aimed at enriching academic excellence on campus. A gi ed teacher and prolifi c researcher, President Pershing is the recipient of the David W. Pershing proudly celebrates more University of Utah’s Dis nguished Teaching and than three decades of service to the University Dis nguished Research Awards and the U’s of Utah. Named as the 15th President in 2012, Rosenbla Prize for Excellence. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publica ons, President Pershing leads a diverse team of won more than 20 research grants totaling faculty and staff as the chief executive at one of approximately $60 million, and earned fi ve the world’s top research universities. patents. He was named Engineering Educator of the Year by the Utah Engineering Council in President Pershing joined the University 2002 and is a winner of the Governor’s Medal of Utah as an Assistant Professor of Chemical for Science and Technology. He was director of Engineering in 1977. He was named a the University of Utah’s Center for Simula on Presiden al Young Inves gator by the Na onal of Accidental Fires and Explosions, fueled by a President David W. Pershing spoke at the Utah Science Founda on in 1984, became Dean of $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of Athle cs “Invest in Excellence” kickoff event in the College of Engineering in 1987, and named a Energy. April 2012. Dis nguished Professor of Chemical Engineering President Pershing holds a bachelor’s in 1995. In 1998, Dr. Pershing was named Senior degree from Purdue University and a Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Aff airs responsible from the University of Arizona, both in chemical for approximately 1,000 faculty and 25,000 engineering. students in the colleges of the main campus. PLAYER BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S UTAH INFORMATION UTAH BIOS 2013 SEASON HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF COACHES

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF

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