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MEDIA INTERVIEWS & POLICIES Released Aug. 25, 2014 • No TV cameras or media recording devices permitted at practice Contact: Liz Abel, Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director (801.581.3511) • No instantaneous reports from practice • Still photographers must give 24-hour advance notice WEEK 1 • UTAH VS. IDAHO STATE • STRIPE THE STADIUM • Media observation last 20 minutes of practice on designated days* • Interviews are at the conclusion of practice • Practices are closed to the public (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) * Typically Tuesday & Wednesday; exceptions will be noted below vs. This Week’s Media Access IDAHO STATE BENGALS M, 8.25 ...... 12:00...... Press Conference (Eccles Football Center) (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky)

UTAH WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE When ...... Thursday, Aug. 28 • 5:30 p.m. MDT Where ...... Mondays • Aug. 25-Nov. 24 • Noon MT Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,807/FieldTurf) Location: Spence & Cleone Eccles Field House Media Room TV ...... Pac-12 Networks Live Video Stream: http://pac-12.com/videos/university-utah Archived Video Stream: http://tinyurl.com/kuakc86 Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Jill Savage Participants: Coach Whittingham and 3 players Radio ...... ESPN 700 AM Bill Riley, Frank Dolce, Bo Nagahi PAC-12 WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Satellite Radio ...Sirius 119 Live Stats ...... www.UtahUtes.com Tuesdays • Aug. 26-Nov. 25 • 11:35 a.m. MT () Twitter ...... @utahathletics Call-In # ...... Contact Dave Hirsch at [email protected]

> Utah (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) hosts Idaho State (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) in the season ESPN 700 COACH’S SHOW opener for both teams on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m. MDT in Rice-Eccles Tuesdays • 6:00 p.m. MT • Aug. 26-Nov. 25* Stadium. Some bleacher seats and standing room tickets remain and may be On Site ...... Desert Edge Brewery at Trolley Square purchased at UtahUtes.com, 801-581-UTIX and the Rice-Eccles Stadium box Internet ...... http://tunein.com/radio/Utah-Utes-Radio-Network-s207384/ offi ce. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Radio is ESPN700 AM *No show on Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 and Sirius 119.

> A row of bleachers has been added in the standing room areas on the east, west 2014 UTAH SCHEDULE and north sections of Rice-Eccles Stadium. Forty ADA seats were also added for 8.28 (Thu.) ....Idaho State (Pac-12 Networks) ...... 5:30 p.m. MDT a total of 790 new seats, bringing the capacity of Rice-Eccles Stadium to 45,807 9.6...... Fresno State (Pac-12 Networks) ...... 1:00 p.m. MDT (from 45,017). There is space for standing room behind the new row of bleachers. 9.13...... bye 9.20...... at Michigan ...... TBD > Thursday’s game is the second-annual Stripe the Stadium promotion. Fans are 9.27 (HC) ...... Washington State* ...... TBD asked to wear red or white, depending on where they sit. More information can be 10.4...... at UCLA* ...... TBD found at http://www.utahutes.com/tickets/stripe-the-stadium-14.html. 10.11 ...... bye 10.16 (Thu.) ..at Oregon State* (FOX Sports 1) ...... 7:00 p.m. PDT > Kyle Whittingham’s second game as a member of the Utah football staff was 10.25...... USC* ...... TBD a 66-0 win over Idaho State back in 1994 when he was the defensive line coach. Nov. 1 ...... at Arizona State* ...... TBD Whittingham came to the U. from ISU, where he was an assistant coach from Nov. 8 ...... Oregon* ...... TBD 1988-93. See ‘Connections’ for more Utah-ISU ties. Nov. 15 ...... at Stanford* ...... TBD Nov. 22 ...... Arizona*...... TBD > Utah has won its last six season openers (fi ve straight at home) in a streak Nov. 29 ...... at Colorado* ...... TBD that started with a 2008 win at Michigan. The Utes are 70-49-1 all-time in season *Pac-12 game; HC-Homecoming openers and 52-19-1 when the season opener was at home.

> Utah leads the series with ISU 6-0 and is 36-0 against current Big Sky members. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM See page 2 for complete information on the series. High-res head shots, media guides, game books, notes, statistics and more. Apply for a password at [email protected] > The Aug. 28 game is tied for the earliest opener in school history (2003 vs. Utah State).

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COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM CONNECTIONS Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham and offensive coordinator Dave Whittingham Snapshot Christensen fi rst crossed paths at Idaho State in the early 1990s. Year at Utah: 10th Whittingham served on the Bengal staff from 1988-1993, coaching Career Record: 76-39 the linebackers and special teams his fi rst three seasons and serving as Bowl Record: 7-1 the defensive coordinator from 1992-93. Christensen coached the ISU BCS Bowl Record: 2-0 running backs and offensive line from 1990-1991. Two former Utes Total Years on Utah Staff (Asst & HC): 20 (1994-present) are on the current ISU coaching staff: Spencer Toone (co-defensive coordinator/safeties) and Steve Fifi ta (defensive line). Toone was an Whittingham Accolades all- linebacker for the Utes in 2005 and 2008 National Coach of the Year led the team in tackles in 2004 and 2005. Fifi ta was an all-conference Final National Rankings: 2008 (#2), 2009 (#18), 2010 (#23) defensive tackle in 2004 and 2005 and was the defensive MVP of the 10-Win Seasons: 2008 (13-0), 2009 (10-3), 2010 (10-3) 2005 . First Bowl Win by a Pac-12 Team (2011 vs. Georgia Tech) Total Wins at Utah (Asst & HC): 161 (most in Utah history) TWO MINUTE DRILL Kyle Whittingham, who is 76-39 in nine seasons as Utah’s head Whittingham’s Year by Year Record coach, has participated in 161 total Utah victories in 20 years as a Year School Overall Pac-12 Result/Bowl head and assistant coach—the most by any football coach in school 2004* Utah* 1-0* W (Pittsburgh/Fiesta) history. For more on Whittingham, see the sidebar on page 2 … 16 2005 Utah 7-5 W (Georgia Tech/Emerald) starters return for the Utes (8 offense, 6 defense, 2 kickers) … Utah 2006 Utah 8-5 W (Tulsa/Armed Forces) has All-America candidates at both kicking positions in placekicker 2007 Utah 9-4 W (Navy/Poinsettia) 2008 Utah 13-0 W (Alabama/Sugar) Andy Phillips and punter Tom Hackett … Brian Blechen and Eric 2009 Utah 10-3 W (California/Poinsettia) Rowe will start for their fourth season—Blechen at strong safety 2010 Utah 10-3 L (Boise State/Las Vegas) and Rowe at corner (after three years at free safety) … Dominique 2011 Utah 8-5 4-5 W (Georgia Tech/Sun) 2012 Utah 5-7 3-6 2013 Utah 5-7 2-7 UTAH-IDAHO STATE SERIES Totals Utah 76-39 9-18 7-1* Series Snapshot *Co-head coach in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl Utah leads the series with Idaho Series Record: Utah leads 6-0 State 6-0, including a 5-0 mark in Salt Education First Game: 1944 (Utah 24-0) Lake City. The Utes have won by an Bachelor’s in educational psychology (BYU, 1984) Last Game: 1994 (Utah 66-0) average of 38.7 points per game. Kyle Master’s in athletic administration (BYU, 1987) Series Streak: Won 6 Whittingham was in his fi rst year as a Last Utah Win: 1994 (66-0) Ute assistant the last time these teams Last ISU Win: n/a FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS met back in 1994. Whittingham, who In Salt Lake City: 5-0 Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Communications: Liz Abel had spent the fi ve previous seasons In Pocatello: 1-0 O: (best daytime number) 801-581-3511; C: 801-209-6346; at Idaho State, was Utah’s defensive Neutral Site: 0-0 [email protected] line coach in the 66-0 blowout of the Bengals in ’94. Assoc. Communications Director: Brooke Frederickson O: 801-581-8302; C: 801-493-9254 [email protected] Last Meeting Utah 66, Idaho State 0 Asst. Communications Director: Mike DeVine Sept. 10, 1994 • Salt Lake City O: 801-581-8997; C: 801-580-4502; [email protected] Utah raced past Idaho State 66-0 in the second game of the 1994 season, piling UTAH FAST FACTS up 278 rushing yards and six , including 95 yards and three TDs by freshman Juan Johnson. Mike McCoy completed 14-of-21 passes for 150 yards and Location: Salt Lake City, Utah two touchdowns in just over a half before calling it a day. Ernest Boyd intercepted President: David W. Pershing, Ph.D. two passes and Cal Beck picked off one in the fi rst Ute shutout in four seasons. Athletics Director: Chris Hill, Ph.D. Conference: Pac-12 Idaho State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Enrollment: 32,077 Utah ...... 7 ...... 14 ...... 24 ...... 21 ...... 66 Nickname: Utes Colors: Red & White Stadium: Rice-Eccles (45,807/FieldTurf) Series History (6-0) Website: www.UtahUtes.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/utahathletics 1944...... W ...... 24-0 ...... Sep. 30 ...... H 1987...... W ...... 51-16 ...... Sep. 26 ...... H Facebook: www.facebook.com/uathletics 1944...... W ...... 38-12 ...... Oct. 21 ...... A 1988...... W ...... 41-16 ...... Sep. 10 ...... H 1978...... W ...... 56-0 ...... Sep. 9 ...... H 1994...... W ...... 66-0 ...... Sep. 10 ...... H YouTube: www.youtube.com/uathletics

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NEXT OPPONENT: IDAHO STATE Hatfi eld (CB/WR) is slated to be Utah’s fi rst two-way player since Eric Weddle in 2006. Weddle, a consensus All-America safety his Idaho State Sports Information Contact senior season, also saw frequent action at quarterback and running Steve Schaack back. Now an all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers, Weddle Offi ce: 208-282-2621 led Utah in (7) and rushing touchdowns (5), while Cell: .208-406-3570 Email: [email protected] completing 2-of-4 passes for 43 yards and a in 2006 … Web Site: www.isubengals.com The Utes will debut one set of their new uniforms on Thursday … Utah is playing a Big Sky Conference team for the fourth-straight IDAHO STATE HEAD COACH MIKE KRAMER season. The Utes played (and beat) Montana State in 2011, Northern Alma Mater (year): Idaho (1977) Colorado in 2012 and Weber State in 2013. Career Record (year): 83–103 (16th year) Record at Current School (year): 6-28 (4th year) IN THE HUDDLE Dres Anderson, Junior Salt, Brian Blechen, and ISU SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 BIG SKY) Andy Phillips were elected team captains … Kaelin Clay (#8) and Marcus Sanders-Williams (#58) are among several players Date Opponent Time/Result who have new numbers, but the only ones on the depth chart ... 8-28 at Utah 5:30 p.m. MT Six positions are expected to be manned by fi rst-time starters 9-6 at Utah State 6:00 p.m. MT 9-13 Chadron State 2:35 p.m. MT against ISU: right tackle (J.J. Dielman), (Delshawn 9-27 Sacramento State 2:05 p.m. MT McClellon), left end (Hunter Dimick or Jason Fanaika), nose 10-4 at Eastern Washington 1:30 p.m. PT tackle (Clint Shepard, Sese Ianu or Lowell Lotulelei), stud 10-11 Simon Fraser 2:35 p.m. MT linebacker (Uaea Masina) and free safety (Tevin Carter) … 10-18 Southern Utah 2:35 p.m. MT Sophomore Delshawn McClellon will likely get the starting nod at 10-25 at Northern Colorado 1:30 p.m. MT H receiver over JC transfer Tim Patrick … Either Justin Thomas 11-1 at Portland State 4:35 p.m. PT or Wykie Freeman will start at nickel back … Uaea Masina has 11-8 Cal Poly 2:35 p.m. MT edged ahead of Pita Taumoepenu in the stud linebacker two deep. 11-15 at Montana State 12:00 p.m. MT 11-22 Weber State 2:35 p.m. MT OUTSIDE THE LINES The fi rst Kyle Whittingham radio show of the season is Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. on ESPN700. The show will be broadcast live from the Desert Edge Brewery at Trolley Square and is free to the public … The pre-game Ute Walk will start at 3:00 p.m. on the corner of Guardsman Way and 500 South. The fi rst 100 text line participants will win customized, wooden coasters at the Ute Walk. To sign up for the Utah Football promotional text line, text UtahFB to 53535 … Thursday’s game is the annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Game and tickets are $15 at UtahUtes.com with a limit of four tickets per U-ID … The Utah gymnastics team will be recognized on the fi eld for winning the 2014 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship … The Ute Proud Campaign kicked off last week. For more information see UtahUtes.com/UteProud … The U on the mountain above campus will be lit for every Utah football game. After Utah victories, the team will hit the “TNT box”, which will cause the U to fl ash.

CAPACITY CROWDS Utah has played to 25-straight sellouts in Rice-Eccles Stadium extending back to the 2010 season-opener against Pittsburgh. Of the sellouts, 22 were played before standing-room only crowds that exceeded Rice-Eccles Stadium’s former 45,017-seat capacity (starting this season, the stadium’s seating capacity is 45,807). For the seventh-consecutive season, all 32,000 allotted season tickets were sold.

COACHES’ CORNER Dave Christensen, the former Wyoming head coach and 2011 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, is in his fi rst season as Utah’s offensive coordinator and will also coach the tight ends.

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PAC-12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS Other newcomers to the coaching staff are Jim Harding (offensive line) and Taylor Stubblefi eld (wide receivers). After nine seasons Team Pac-12 Overall with the receivers, Aaron Roderick will coach the quarterbacks this North California ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 fall, while head coach Kyle Whittingham takes over the special Oregon ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 teams. On game day, Christensen, Dennis Erickson and Morgan Oregon State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Scalley will be the full-time coaches in the booth. Stanford ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Washington ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 #HASHTAGU Washington State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Use the hashtag #GameDayU on Utah football game days to South participate in and follow the conversations on the Utes on Twitter, Arizona ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Facebook and Instagram. During the week, search #PrepareU on Arizona State ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Twitter for a behind-the-scenes look at Utah practices. Follow Utah Colorado ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 athletics on UtahUtes.com, twitter.com/utahathletics, instagram. UCLA ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Utah ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 com/utahathletics and facebook.com/uathletics. USC ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 WHITTINGHAM FILE Tenth-year Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, the 2008 National THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 GAMES Coach of the Year, has a 76-39 career record that includes seven Thursday, August 28 bowl victories—among them a 2009 Sugar Bowl win over No. 4 Idaho State at Utah, 5:30 p.m. MDT, P12N Alabama. His teams have played in eight bowl games and won Rutgers at Washington State*, 7:00 p.m. PDT, FS1 seven. For more on Whittingham, see sidebar on page 2. Weber State at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. MST, P12N *Century Link Field, Seattle UTAH’S ALL-TIME RECORD Utah’s all-time football record is 633-442-31. The Utes are 387-182-16 Friday, August 29 at home (69-25 in Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened in 1998), 227- Colorado State vs. Colorado+, 7 p.m. MDT, FS1 243-12 in road games and 19-17-3 in games played at neutral sites. UNLV at Arizona, 7:30 p.m. MST, ESPN +Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver UTAH VS. THE BIG SKY Saturday, August 30 Utah is 36-0 against current Big Sky Conference teams: Idaho State UCLA at Virginia, Noon EDT, ESPN (6-0), Montana (11-0), Montana State (10-0), Northern Arizona (1- Portland State at Oregon State, 1:00 p.m. PDT, P12N 0), Northern Colorado (3-0), Portland State (1-0), Weber State (4-0). UC Davis at Stanford, 1:00 p.m. PDT, P12N Fresno State at USC, 4:30 p.m. PDT, FOX/FOX Deportes QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK Washington at Hawai’i, 4:30 p.m. HDT, CBSSN > Junior Travis Wilson fended off Oklahoma transfer Kendal South Dakota at Oregon, 7:30 p.m. PDT, P12N Thompson to retain the starting job he has held since his freshman California at Northwestern, 1:00 CDT, ABC/ESPN2 year. Both Wilson and Thompson will play. > Wilson, Utah’s starter since the seventh game of his true freshman UTAH CAPTAINS year, played in the fi rst 21 games of 2012 and 2013—with 16 Dres Anderson, Junior Salt, Brian Blechen, Nate Orchard, Andy starts—before a season-ending concussion in the ninth game of Phillips 2013. > Wilson has a 7-9 career record as the starter and has completed 261-of-441 passes (59.2%) for 3,138 yards and 23 touchdowns. > Thompson, a junior transfer out of Oklahoma, played in two games in 2013 for the Sooners, completing 4-of-13 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown (one ). > Thompson graduated from Oklahoma in August with a bachelor’s degree in communications and has two years of eligibility remaining. > Redshirt freshman Brandon Cox moved ahead of junior Adam Schulz and redshirt freshman Conner Manning in fall camp for the No. 3 job. > Schulz played in six games with three starts last year when Wilson suffered fi rst a hand injury and then a concussion. Schulz has a 1-2 record as the starter and was 75-of-154 passing for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns in 2013.

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UTAH SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (CAREER) RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK > Junior Bubba Poole, Utah’s leading rusher last fall with 607 yards on Passing Yards 149 carries, will start against Idaho State. Adam Schulz ...... 347 vs. Washington State, 2013 Travis Wilson ...... 311 vs. Arizona, 2012 > Poole, who played in 12 games with nine starts in his fi rst year at Utah in 2013, will share time with junior college transfer Devontae Booker and Rushing Yards redshirt freshman Troy McCormick. Travis Wilson ...... 142 vs. Oregon State, 2013 > Poole has two career 100-yard games: 117 vs. Oregon State (2013) and Bubba Poole ...... 117 vs. Oregon State, 2013 111 vs. Stanford (2013). Receiving Yards > Booker enrolled at Utah in the spring. He signed with Washington State Dres Anderson ...... 141 vs. BYU, 2013 out of high school before going to American River College. Kenneth Scott ...... 82 vs. Utah State, 2012 > McCormick, Utah’s fastest running back, and its second-fastest player Bubba Poole ...... 75 vs. Stanford, 2013 at any position, has 4.38 40 speed. Dominique Hatfi eld .....48 vs. Oregon, 2013

Tackles RECEIVER NOTEBOOK Eric Rowe ...... 16 vs. Arizona, 2012 > Senior Dres Anderson, the leading returning receiver in the Pac-12, Jared Norris ...... 14 vs. Arizona, 2013 averaged 83.5 yards per game in 2013. Jason Whittingham .....14 vs. Arizona State, 2013 > Anderson caught 53 passes for 1,002 yards as a junior and was named Brian Blechen ...... 12 vs. Washington, 2011 honorable mention All-Pac-12. Interceptions > Anderson averaged 18.2 yards-per-catch average to lead the Pac-12 and Brian Blechen ...... 2 vs. Montana State, 2011 rank 12th nationally. Eric Rowe ...... 1, twice (last vs. Colorado, 2012) > Anderson has six 100-yard games in his career (all in 2013), which ties him for fi fth in school history. Field Goal Long > Returning to the starting lineup after missing all but the fi rst few plays of Andy Phillips ...... 51 vs. Arizona State, 2013 2013 with an injury is junior Kenneth Scott. Punt Long > In 2012, Scott fi nished second on the team in receiving yards (360) and Tom Hackett ...... 70 vs. Arizona State, 2013 was third in receptions (32). > Sophomore Delshawn McClellon is slated to start at H receiver against Kickoff ISU for his fi rst career start. Dominique Hatfi eld .....116 vs. Washington State, 2013 Dres Anderson ...... 89 vs. Oregon, 2013 > McClellon, Utah’s fastest player, runs a 4.37 40. Delshawn McClellon ...60 vs. Oregon State, 2013 > Pushing McClellon for the starting job is Tim Patrick, who walked on Charles Henderson .....55 vs. Oregon, 2013 to the team in fall camp and at 6’5” is Utah’s tallest receiver. Bubba Poole ...... 38 vs. Utah State, 2013 > Others in the rotation include sophomore two-way player Dominique Hatfi eld (also in the two deep at ) and JC transfer Kaelin Clay, Punt Return Yards Bubba Poole ...... 82 vs. Weber State, 2013 a senior with one year of eligibility. Charles Henderson .....85 vs. BYU, 2012 Geoffrey Norwood ...... 67 vs. USC, 2013 TIGHT END NOTEBOOK > Senior Westlee Tonga will start after returning from an injury that shelved him for the fi nal eight games of 2013. > Tonga has played in 25 games in his career with two starts. He has seven catches for 79 yards and one touchdown. > Sophomore Siale Fakailoatonga played in 10 games with one start as a true freshman and is No. 2 on the depth chart.

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK > Four starters return on the offensive line, although three are playing new positions. Junior Jeremiah Poutasi returns at left tackle, while senior Junior Salt moves from right guard to left guard. After sharing starts at right tackle last year, junior Siaosi Aiono takes over at center and sophomore moves to right guard. Sophomore J.J. Dielman will get his fi rst career start at right tackle. > Poutasi played in 23 games in his fi rst two seasons, making 22 starts. He played right tackle as a true freshman in 2012 before moving to left tackle last season. > Salt started all 12 games at right guard last year after redshirting in 2012, and led the Utes with 20 knockdowns. > Aiono has played in 16 games his fi rst two seasons with eight starts (all in 2013). Thursday’s game will be his fi rst at center.

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THE LAST TIME > Asiata played in six games with four starts (including the last three games) at right tackle last year as a redshirt sophomore, when he led the Utah shut out an opponent team with eight cuts. vs. Northern Colorado, Aug. 30, 2012 (41-0) > Dielman’s only game action was the season opener against Weber Utah held an opponent without a TD State last fall as a redshirt freshman. vs. Northern Colorado, Aug. 30, 2012 (41-0) DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK Utah was shut out > Utah has placed fi ve defensive linemen on NFL rosters in the past vs. UNLV, Sept. 22, 2007 (27-0) two years, including three of last year’s starters: DE Trevor Reilly (N.Y. Jets) and tackles Tenny Palepoi (San Diego) and LT Tuipulotu (New Utah was held without a touchdown England). vs. USC, Oct. 26, 2013 (19-3) > The sole returning starter is senior all-conference candidate Nate Orchard at defensive end. Utah played an overtime game Utah vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14, 2013 (1OT) - L, 51-48 > Orchard has played in all 37 games since his true freshman season, with his 23 starts coming in the last two seasons at left end. He is listed An interception was returned for a touchdown as the starting right end this season, but will see time at both positions. By Utah: Keith McGill, 19 yards vs. UCLA, Oct. 3, 2013 > Orchard has totaled 17.5 tackles for loss in the past two seasons and By Opp: 4 times in 2013 (last Washington State, his fi ve career forced is tied for fi fth in school history. Nov. 13, 2013) > Sharing reps at left end will be sophomore Hunter Dimick and junior Justin Fanaika. A kickoff was returned for a touchdown > Six players will rotate at the two tackle positions with junior Viliseni By Utah: 4 times in 2012 (last time Reggie Dunn, 100 yards Fauonuku the only one who has locked down a starting job. vs. Colorado, Nov. 23, 2012) By Opp: Twice in 2013 (last Oregon, Nov. 16, 2013) > Possibilities to start at nose tackle, depending on the their performance at practices, the opponent and game plan, are junior Clint A punt was returned for a touchdown Shepard, senior Sese Ianu and true freshman Lowell Lotulelei. By Utah: 3 times in 2010 (last time Shaky Smithson, 73 yards > Other tackles in the mix are redshirt freshman Filipo Mokofi si and vs. New Mexico, 2010) sophomore Stevie Tu’ikolovatu. By Opp: Oregon, Sept. 19, 2009 LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK A was returned for a touchdown > Junior Jason Whittingham prepares to start for his third season at By Utah: Mike Honeycutt, 21 yards vs. Weber State, Sept. 7, middle (mac) linebacker. He played in 19 games with 16 starts in his 2013 By Opp: Washington, Oct. 1, 2011 fi rst two seasons (missed four games with injury). > Whittingham fi nished second on the team in total tackles (81) A blocked FG was returned for a touchdown and was sixth in the Pac-12 in tackles per game (8.1) in 2013. The By Utah: Jay Hill, 58 yards vs. Wyoming, Nov. 6, 1999 honorable mention all-conference pick had 5.0 tackles for loss. By Opp: USC, Sept. 10, 2011 > Second-year starting rover Jared Norris made 64 tackles in 10 games as a sophomore (he missed two games with an injury). The team’s A blocked punt was returned for a touchdown fastest linebacker (4.65 40) had 4.5 TFL and 2.0 sacks. By Utah: Aiona Key, 6 yards vs. Wyoming, Oct. 11, 2008 > At stud linebacker, sophomore Uaea Masina prepares for his fi rst By Opp: Utah State, Sept. 7, 2012 career start. A safety was scored > Others who will play are sophomores Pita Taumoepenu and Marcus By Utah: Utah State, Sept. 3, 2009 Sanders-Williams (a converted running back). By Opp: Oregon State, Oct. 29, 2011 SECONDARY NOTEBOOK Utah had two 100-yard rushers in a game > Utah has two former Freshman All-Americans and four-year starters Sept. 14, 2013 vs. Oregon State (Travis Wilson/James Poole) in its defensive backfi eld in seniors Eric Rowe and Brian Blechen. Both have played and started in 35 games since their true freshman Utah had two 100-yard receivers in a game seasons. Nov. 23, 2013 vs. Washington State (Dres Anderson/Jake > Rowe, Utah’s fastest defensive back (4.39 40), will primarily play Murphy) corner after three seasons as the starting free safety. > Blechen returns to his starting post at strong safety after missing last season with an injury. > A three-time honorable mention all-conference selection, Blechen has eight career interceptions, including two game-saving picks. > The arrival of senior Tevin Carter allowed for Rowe’s move to corner. Carter will start at free safety. > Carter originally signed with California, redshirting in 2010 as a

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2014 UTAH SITUATIONAL RECORD highly-ranked wide receiver. He transferred to L.A. Southwest College, where he was a two-time fi rst-team all-conference safety. When Utah scores fi rst ...... 0-0 When the Opponent scores fi rst ...... 0-0 > Senior Davion Orphey will start at corner for his second season, backed up When Utah has more rushing yards ...... 0-0 by two-way player Dominique Hatfi eld (also in the wide receiver two deep). When Opponent has more rushing yards ...... 0-0 > Justin Thomas and Wykie Freeman are the nickel backs and Freeman will When Utah has more passing yards ...... 0-0 play at corner if Rowe is pressed into action at free safety. When Opponent has more passing yards ...... 0-0 KICKING NOTEBOOK When Utah plays at home ...... 0-0 > Utah has All-America candidates in punter Tom Hackett and place kicker When Utah plays on the road ...... 0-0 Andy Phillips. Both came to Utah as walk-ons and were awarded scholarships. When Utah plays on grass ...... 0-0 > Hackett, fi rst-team all-conference last season as a sophomore, led the Pac-12 When Utah plays on artifi cial turf ...... 0-0 When Utah plays a day game ...... 0-0 in punt yards (school-record 3,300), punt average (43.4), punts inside the 20 When Utah plays a night game ...... 0-0 (27, tie), 50+ yard punts (19) and long punt (70, tie). > In his career, Hackett has placed 42% of his punts inside the 20 (42-of 101), When Utah leads at halftime ...... 0-0 including 18 inside the 10-yard line and 10 inside the 5-yard line When Utah trails at halftime ...... 0-0 > Hackett had just seven touchbacks in his fi rst two seasons. When Utah is tied at halftime ...... 0-0 > Phillips, a former U.S. Ski Team member (2007-11), had never played in a When Utah leads after 3 quarters ...... 0-0 football game at any level prior to last season. When Utah trails after 3 quarters ...... 0-0 > As a true freshman last season, Philiips was a third-team Freshman All- When Utah is tied after 3 quarters ...... 0-0 American (Athlon Sports), a Lou Groza semifi nalist and honorable mention All- When outcome is 10 or more points ...... 0-0 When outcome is 7 or less points ...... 0-0 Pac-12. When the game goes into overtime ...... 0-0 > Phillips made 17-of-20 fi eld goals, including 9-of-11 from 40+ yards. He tied for second in the Pac-12 in fi eld goal percentage (85%). RICE-ECCLES STADIUM BIGGEST CROWDS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEBOOK Attendance ...... Year ...... Opponent > In his fi rst year as the special teams coordinator is head coach Kyle 1. 46,768 ...... 2003 ...... California Whittingham. 2. 46,522 ...... 2010 ...... TCU > Sophomore Chase Dominguez will handle Utah’s long and short snaps for 3. 46,488 ...... 2001 ...... Brigham Young 4. 46,037 ...... 2012 ...... USC the second season. 5. 45,730 ...... 2010 ...... Pittsburgh > Dominguez snapped for every punt (76), fi eld goal (20) and PAT (41) for a 6. 45,666 ...... 2008 ...... TCU total of 127 snaps in 2013. 7. 45,653 ...... 2012 ...... Brigham Young > Expected to line up deep on kickoffs are two fi rst-year Utes: junior Devontae 8. 45,634 ...... 1998 ...... Brigham Young Booker and senior Kaelin Clay. 9. 45,599 ...... 2008 ...... Oregon State > Clay and Bubba Poole have the inside track to return punts. 10. 45,588 ...... 2009 ...... Louisville 11. 45,587 ...... 2008 ...... UNLV KYLE WHITTINGHAM SAYS 12. 45,528 ...... 2005 ...... Arizona “Fall camp was productive and we’re now ready to begin the season. We 13. 45,419 ...... 2004 ...... Texas A&M 14. 45,412 ...... 2011 ...... Washington had competitive battles at virtually every position and feel as though we 15. 45,372 ...... 2013 ...... Stanford are assembling the quality depth we need for the level of play in the Pac-12 Conference. We’re looking forward to our opener against the Idaho State Bengals in front of a full house in Rice-Eccles Stadium.” RICE-ECCLES SEASON ATTENDANCE AVG 1. 45,585 ...... 2008 UTE STORY LINES 2. 45,459 ...... 2010 Viliseni Fauonuku was the fi rst member of his family to graduate from high 3. 45,347 ...... 2012 4. 45,194 ...... 2013 school … 21-year-old freshman defensive end Wallace Gonzalez spent the 5. 45,155 ...... 2009 past three years as an outfi elder in the Houston Astros’ farm system. Gonzalez 6. 45,149 ...... 2011 was drafted in the 29th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Bishop Amat High 7. 44,112 ...... 2004 School (Calif.) … Donovan Isom was his high school’s Homecoming King 8. 43,279 ...... 2006 … Conner Manning broke Matt Barkley’s Orange County record for single- 9. 42,593 ...... 2007 season passing yards (4,219) as a junior at El Toro High School … Jared 10. 41,536 ...... 2005 Norris attended a pro skateboarding camp (Camp Woodward) in high school, 11. 41,478 ...... 2003 and at 6’1”, 230 pounds, was the biggest skateboarder ever to attend … Eric 12. 39,249 ...... 1999 Rowe lived in six cities in four states growing up … Walk-on wide receiver 13. 39,121 ...... 2000 14. 39,060 ...... 1998 Ryan Petersen was “discovered” after being named the MVP of the 2013 and 15. 35,429 ...... 2002 2014 MUSS fl ag football games, held annually before the Red-White spring game. A club/intramural baseball, basketball and volleyball star, Petersen has also played for the men’s at Utah women’s basketball practices

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PAC-12 BOWL GAMES … Andy Phillips, a former fi ve-year member of the U.S. Ski Team (2007-11), had never played in a football game at Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl any level prior to walking on at Utah … Junior Salt played Sat., Dec. 20 • Las Vegas, Nev. (Sam Boyd Stadium) a role in the rugby-themed movie Forever Strong … Travis 12:30 p.m. (PT) • ABC • Pac-12 vs. MW Wilson is one quarter Japanese (his paternal grandmother) … National University Holiday Bowl Dre’Vian Young is interested in fi lm animation and has made Sat., Dec. 27 • San Diego, Calif. (Qualcomm Stadium) several fi lms. He interned at Too Many Legs Animation Studio 5:00 p.m. (PT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 10 in Salt Lake City in the summer.

Hyundai Sun Bowl FAMILY TIES Sat., Dec. 27 • El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl Stadium) Dres Anderson’s father Willie “Flipper” Anderson played Noon (MT) • CBS • Pac-12 vs. ACC for UCLA and four NFL teams … Isaac Asiata’s cousin plays running back for the Minnesota Vikings … San Francisco Bowl Tue., Dec. 30 • Santa Clara, Calif. (Levi’s Stadium) Both of Jackson Barton’s parents were two-sport athletes 7:00 p.m. (PT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 10 at Utah. Mother Mikki Kane-Barton played basketball and volleyball (she was the 1993 WAC Basketball Player of the Valero Alamo Bowl Year) and father Paul Barton played football and baseball … Fri., Jan. 2 • San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) Brian Blechen’s grandfather was drafted by the 5:45 p.m. (CT) • ESPN • Big 12 vs. Pac-12 in 1956 and played some sort of organized football until he was 64 years old … All three of Hunter Dimick’s siblings Valley of the Sun Bowl have played football, including his two sisters … Chase Fri., Jan. 2 • Tempe, Ariz. () Dominguez’ identical twin Reid plays volleyball at UC Irvine 7:15 p.m. (MT) • ESPN • Pac-12 vs. Big 12 … Chandler Johnson is the son of Utah’s all-time rushing leader Eddie Johnson … Andre Lewis’ father Andre Sr. is CURRENT NFL UTES a music producer and community activist in the Bay Area … Lowell Lotulelei is the younger brother of former Ute Defensive Line Offensive Line All-American and fi rst-round NFL draft pick Tevita Finau-N.Y. Jets Zane Beadles-Jacksonville Star Lotulelei-Carolina Tony Bergstrom-Oakland () … Filipo Mokofi si and Sharrieff Shah Tenny Palepoi-San Diego Sam Brenner-Miami Jr. share the name of their fathers, who were both former Utah Derrick Shelby-Miami Caleb Schlauderaff-N.Y. Jets football stars (the elder Sharrieff Shah now coaches Utah’s Sealver Siliga-New England Tevita Stevens-Washington ) … Kyle Whittingham’s son Alex Whittingham Paul Soliai-Atlanta and nephew Jason Whittingham both play for the Utes. L.T. Tuipulotu-New England Quarterback Alex Smith-Kansas City 2013 IN REVIEW Linebacker Utah jumped out to a 4-2 start with a healthy Travis Wilson Paul Kruger-Cleveland Wide Receiver at the helm, sweeping their non-conference opposition Koa Misi-Miami Reggie Dunn-Arizona Trevor Reilly-N.Y. Jets David Reed-San Francisco (BYU, Utah State and Weber State) and upsetting previously Stevenson Sylvester-Buffalo (IR) Steve Smith-Baltimore undefeated and No. 5 ranked Stanford. Their early losses were in overtime to Oregon State and by a touchdown vs. UCLA. Defensive Back Running Back Utah went 1-5 down the stretch after an injury to Wilson’s Brandon Burton-Indianapolis Matt Asiata - Minnesota throwing hand and a season-ending concussion, to fi nish 5-7 Brice McCain-Pittsburgh Karl Williams-Oakland overall and 2-7 in the Pac-12. Named to the All-Pac-12 fi rst Keith McGill-Oakland team were senior defensive end Trevor Reilly and sophomore Sean Smith-Kansas City Tight End punter Tom Hackett. Making the second team was senior R.J. Stanford-Cincinnati Anthony Denham-Houston defensive tackle Tenny Palepoi. See sidebar on page 3 for a Eric Weddle-San Diego Jake Murphy-Oakland complete list of Ute individual honors.

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS LEFT TACKLE LEFT END PUNTER 73 Jeremiah Poutasi (6-6, 330, Jr., 2VL) 49 Hunter Dimick (6-3, 266, So., 1VL) OR 33 Tom Hackett (5-11, 187, Jr., 2VL) 72 Andrew Albers (6-7, 301, Jr., RS) 51 Jason Fanaika (6-3, 270, Jr., RS) 48 Chris Van Orden (6-1, 206, Sr., SQ) 86 Wallace Gonzalez (6-5, 269, Fr., HS) LEFT GUARD PLACEKICKER 59 Junior Salt (6-2, 315, Sr., 1VL) TACKLE 39 Andy Phillips (5-10, 199, So., 1VL) 77 Marc Pouvave (6-4, 302, Sr., 1VL) OR 98 Viliseni Fauonuku (5-11, 285, Jr., 2VL) 96 Jon Halliday (6-0, 193, Jr., 1VL) 75 Nick Nowakowski (6-1, 295, So., 1VL) 45 Filipo Mokofi si (6-3, 275, Fr., RS) OR 90 Stevie Tu’ikolovatu (6-1, 320, So., SQ) KICKOFFS CENTER 39 Andy Phillips (5-10, 199, So., 1VL) 60 Siaosi Aiono (6-2, 305, Jr., 2VL) NOSE TACKLE 96 Jon Halliday (6-0, 193, Jr., 1VL) 55 Hiva Lutui (6-1, 294, So., 1VL) OR 46 Clint Shepard (6-2, 276, Jr., SQ) OR 75 Nick Nowakowski (6-1, 295, So., 1VL) 57 Sese Ianu (6-2, 290, Sr., 1VL) OR LONG SNAPPER 93 Lowell Lotulelei (6-1, 310, Fr., HS) 94 Chase Dominguez (6-5, 225, So., 1VL) RIGHT GUARD 89 Harrison Handley (6-5, 244, Fr., RS) 54 Isaac Asiata (6-4, 316, So., 1VL) RIGHT END 74 Salesi Uhatafe (6-4, 311, Fr., RS) 8 Nate Orchard (6-4, 255, Sr., 3VL) SHORT SNAPPER 85 Greg Reese (6-5, 253, Sr., 1VL) 94 Chase Dominguez (6-5, 225, So., 1VL) RIGHT TACKLE 63 Michael Welsh (5-10, 230, Fr., HS) 68 J.J. Dielman (6-5, 290, So., 1VL) STUD LINEBACKER 52 Sam Tevi (6-5, 295, So., 1VL) 43 Uaea Masina (6-3, 223, So., 1VL) HOLDER 50 Pita Taumoepenu (6-1, 230, So., 1VL) 33 Tom Hackett (5-11, 187, Jr., 2VL) TIGHT END 12 Adam Schulz (6-2, 210, Jr., 2VL) 80 Westlee Tonga (6-4, 244, Sr., 3VL) MAC LINEBACKER 87 Siale Fakailoatonga (6-4, 251, So., 1VL) 53 Jason Whittingham (6-2, 247, Jr., 2VL) KICKOFF RETURNS 58 Marcus Sanders-Williams (5-11, 222, So., 1VL) 23 Devontae Booker (5-11, 203, Jr., JC) QUARTERBACK 8 Kaelin Clay (5-10, 193, Sr., JC) 7 Travis Wilson (6-7, 233, Jr., 2VL) ROVER LINEBACKER 21 Troy McCormick (5-9, 172, Fr., RS) 1 Kendal Thompson (6-2, 192, Jr., TR) 41 Jared Norris (6-2, 237, Jr., 2VL) 50 Pita Taumoepenu (6-1, 230, So., 1VL) PUNT RETURNS RUNNING BACK 8 Kaelin Clay (5-10, 193, Sr., JC) OR 34 Bubba Poole (6-1, 197, Jr., 1VL) CORNERBACK 34 Bubba Poole (6-1, 197, Jr., 1VL) 23 Devontae Booker (5-11, 203, Jr., JC) 18 Eric Rowe (6-1, 201, Sr., 3VL) 1 Boobie Hobbs (5-10, 175, Fr., HS) 15 Dominique Hatfi eld (5-10, 170, So., 1VL) WIDE RECEIVER -X 6 Dres Anderson (6-2, 190, Sr., 3VL) CORNERBACK 15 Dominique Hatfi eld (5-10, 170, So., 1VL) 11 Davion Orphey (6-0, 185, Sr., 1VL) COACH GAME DAY LOCATIONS 28 Mo Talley (6-0, 184, So., RS) On the Field WIDE RECEIVER -H Kyle Whittingham, Head Coach/Special Teams 10 Delshawn McClellon (5-9, 169, So., 1VL) NICKEL BACK Kalani Sitake, Defensive Coordinator/LB 8 Kaelin Clay (5-10, 193, Sr., JC) 12 Justin Thomas (5-8, 178, So., 1VL) OR Aaron Roderick, Quarterbacks 23 Wykie Freeman (5-11, 174, Sr., 3VL) Jim Harding, Offensive Line WIDE RECEIVER-Z Taylor Stubblefi eld, Wide Receivers 2 Kenneth Scott (6-3, 208, Jr., 2VL) FREE SAFETY Ilaisa Tuiaki, Defensive Line 81 Tim Patrick (6-5, 190, Jr., JC) 9 Tevin Carter (6-1, 210, Sr., JC) Sharrieff Shah, Cornerbacks 20 Marcus Williams (6-0, 179, Fr., HS) 14 (6-3, 200, So, 1VL) In the Booth Dave Christensen, Offensive Coordinator/TE STRONG SAFETY Dennis Erickson, Running Backs 4 Brian Blechen (6-2, 210, Sr., 3VL) Morgan Scalley, Safeties 3 Charles Henderson (5-8, 195, Jr., 2VL) 7 Andre Godfrey (5-10, 190, Fr., HS)

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NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Exp. B-Date Age Hometown/Previous School 1 Boobie Hobbs 60 Siaosi Aiono OL 6-2 305 Jr. 2VL 5-15-93 21 West Covina, Calif./South Hills HS 1 Kendal Thompson 72 Andrew Albers OT 6-7 301 Jr. RS 12-22-92 21 Costa Mesa, Calif./Orange Coast College 2 Kenneth Scott 14 Brian Allen DB 6-3 200 So. 1VL 10-21-93 20 La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 2 Monte Seabrook 62 Aaron Amaama OL 6-1 332 Fr. HS 2-21-96 18 Kearns, Utah/Bingham HS 3 Charles Henderson 6 Dres Anderson WR 6-2 190 Sr. 3VL 7-20-92 22 Riverside, Calif./JW North HS 3 Jason Thompson 54 Isaac Asiata OL 6-4 316 So. 1VL 12-29-92 21 Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS 4 Brian Blechen 70 Jackson Barton OL 6-6 300 Fr. HS 8-8-95 19 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 4 Donovan Isom 4 Brian Blechen DB 6-2 210 Sr. 3VL 9-30-91 22 Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS 5 Brandon Cox 23 Devontae Booker RB 5-11 203 Jr. JC 5-27-92 22 Sacramento, Calif./American River College 5 Chandler Johnson 34 Aaron Borg LB 6-0 220 Fr. HS 7-3-95 19 Scottsdale, Ariz./ Saguaro HS 6 Dres Anderson 36 Dylan Calhoun DB 5-10 172 Fr. HS 6-18-96 18 Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie HS 7 Andre Godfrey 9 Tevin Carter DB 6-1 210 Sr. JC 9-13-92 21 Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Southwest College 7 Travis Wilson 8 Kaelin Clay WR 5-10 193 Sr. JC 1-3-92 22 Long Beach, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 8 Kaelin Clay 52 Hayden Clegg DE 6-1 232 So. RS 2-7-92 22 Laguna Nigel, Calif./Nebraska-Omaha 8 Nate Orchard 19 Tyler Cooperwood WR 5-8 153 Jr. JC 6-1-93 21 Long Beach, Calif./East L.A. College 9 Tevin Carter 5 Brandon Cox QB 6-2 200 Fr. RS 2- 4-95 19 Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena HS 9 Tim Patrick 68 J.J. Dielman OL 6-5 290 So. 1VL 12-16-93 20 Ahwatukee, Ariz./Desert Vista HS 10 Delshawn McClellon 49 Hunter Dimick DE 6-3 266 So. 1VL 10-29-93 20 Syracuse, Utah/Syracuse HS 11 Davion Orphey 94 Chase Dominguez SN 6-5 225 So. 1VL 7-9-94 20 Orange, Calif./Lutheran HS 11 Raelon Singleton 37 Christian Drews LB 6-1 223 Fr. HS 9-3-95 18 Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS 12 Adam Schulz 31 Evan Eggiman DB 6-2 206 Fr. RS 7-16-93 21 Hillsboro, Ore./Liberty HS 12 Justin Thomas 65 Parker Erickson OL 6-2 293 Jr. SQ 1-25-91 23 Bluffdale, Utah/Snow College 13 Gionni Paul 87 Siale Fakailoatonga TE 6-4 251 So. 1VL 9-24-94 19 Salt Lake City/Cottonwood HS 14 Brian Allen 69 Lo Falemaka OL 6-4 290 Fr. RS 11-30-94 19 West Valley City, Utah/Cottonwood HS 15 Dominique Hatfi eld 51 Jason Fanaika DE 6-3 270 Jr. RS 6-17-92 23 Pleasant Grove, Utah/Utah State 16 Geoffrey Norwood 64 Tame Fangupo DT 5-10 301 Jr. SQ 7-16-91 23 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 17 Conner Manning 18 Eric Rowe 98 Viliseni Fauonuku DT 5-11 285 Jr. 2VL 4-30-93 21 West Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 19 Tyler Cooperwood 83 Jameson Field WR 5-11 176 Fr. HS 8-19-95 19 Long Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS 20 Andrew Santiago 45 Andrew Fletcher RB 5-11 199 Jr. SQ 1-1-93 21 Boise, Idaho/Valparaiso 20 Marcus Williams 23 Wykie Freeman DB 5-11 174 Sr. 3VL 1-27-92 22 Pasadena, Texas/Pasadena Memorial HS 21 Troy McCormick 71 Kala Friel OL 6-4 315 Jr. 2VL 2-21-91 23 Kaneohe, Hawaii/The Kamehameha School 22 Henry Nawahine 7 Andre Godfrey DB 5-10 190 Fr. HS 10-28-95 18 Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS 22 Dre’Vian Young 32 Wallace Gonzalez DE 6-5 269 Fr. HS 2-11-93 21 San Gabriel Valley, Calif./Bishop Amat HS 23 Devontae Booker 33 Tom Hackett P 5-11 187 Jr. 2VL 5-10-92 22 Melbourne, Australia/Scotch College 23 Wykie Freeman 40 Jacoby Hale LB 6-0 230 Sr. 3VL 4-21-92 22 Beaumont, Texas/Beaumont Central HS 24 Kenric Young 96 Jon Halliday K 6-0 193 Jr. 1VL 11-25-89 24 Sandy, Utah/Palomar JC 25 Casey Hughes 82 Ken Hampel TE 6-3 250 So. SQ 3-9-94 20 Mountain View, Calif./Mountain View HS 26 Tavaris Williams 89 Harrison Handley TE 6-5 244 Fr. RS 3-27-95 19 Sandy, Utah/Alta HS 27 Nick Mika 15 Dominique Hatfi eld WR/DB 5-10 170 So. 1VL 12-13-94 19 Los Angeles, Calif./Crenshaw HS 28 Mo Talley 95 Alani Havili-Katoa DT 6-3 295 Fr. HS 2-19-96 18 Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS 29 Reginald Porter 3 Charles Henderson DB 5-8 195 Jr. 2VL 2-3-93 21 New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 HS 30 Danny McCormick 1 Boobie Hobbs DB 5-10 175 Fr. HS 6-28-95 19 New Orleans, La./Landry-Walker HS 31 Evan Eggiman 36 James Holland WR 6-0 167 Fr. HS 12-26-95 18 Lancaster, Calif./Paraclete HS 32 Wallace Gonzalez 25 Casey Hughes DB 5-11 185 Fr. HS 11-22-95 18 North Las Vegas, Nev./Legacy HS 33 Tom Hackett 57 Sese Ianu DT 6-2 290 Sr. 1VL 8-12-90 24 Huntington Beach, Calif./Golden West College 34 Aaron Borg 4 Donovan Isom QB 6-3 233 Fr. HS 10-23-94 19 Destrehan, La./Destrehan HS 34 Bubba Poole 5 Chandler Johnson DB 6-0 180 Sr. 2VL 1-3-92 21 South Jordan, Utah/Copper Hills HS 35 Clarence Smith 76 Feke Kioa OL 6-1 311 Fr. HS 6-20-96 18 Kona, Hawaii/Kealakehe HS 36 Dylan Calhoun 42 Tanner Larsen LB 6-3 225 Fr. RS 4-14-93 18 Alpine, Utah/Lone Peak HS 36 James Holland 38 Thomas Lash LB 6-1 214 Fr. HS 8-10-96 18 Santa Barbara, Calif./Bishop Diego HS 37 Christian Drews 38 Tani Lehauli RB 5-11 208 Fr. HS 2-6-96 18 West Valley City, Utah/Granger HS 37 Jawuan Mathis 49 Andre Lewis WR 6-3 208 Sr. 1VL 7-15-92 22 San Francisco, Calif./Diablo Valley College 38 Thomas Lash 81 Chase Loftin WR 6-2 190 So. JC 8-20-91 23 Spanish Fork, Utah/Snow College 38 Tani Lehauli 93 Lowell Lotulelei DT 6-1 310 Fr. HS 3-22-95 19 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 39 Andy Phillips 55 Hiva Lutui OL 6-1 294 So. 1VL 3-25-94 20 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 40 Jacoby Hale 44 Tevita Malafu LB 6-1 225 Jr. SQ 2-22-93 21 Kihei, Hawaii/H.P. Baldwin HS 41 Jared Norris 17 Conner Manning QB 6-1 190 Fr. RS 9-11-94 19 Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS 42 Tanner Larsen 43 Uaea Masina LB 6-3 223 So. 1VL 1-19-95 19 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 43 Uaea Masina 44 Tevita Malafu 37 Jawuan Mathis WR 6-0 178 Fr. HS 6-19-96 18 Winter Haven, Fla./Haines City HS 45 Andrew Fletcher 10 Delshawn McClellon WR 5-9 169 So. 1VL 9-4-94 19 North Long Beach, Calif./Gahr HS 45 Filipo Mokofi si 30 Danny McCormick DB 6-0 201 Fr. HS 3-17-92 22 Foothill Ranch, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS 46 Clint Shepard 21 Troy McCormick RB 5-9 172 Fr. RS 1-13-95 19 Katy, Texas/Mayde Creek HS 47 Alex Whittingham 27 Nick Mika DB 6-1 184 Fr. HS 4-19-96 18 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 48 Chris Van Orden 84 Evan Moeai TE 6-2 241 Jr. 1VL 9-8-92 23 Provo, Utah/Snow College 49 Hunter Dimick 45 Filipo Mokofi si DT 6-3 275 Fr. RS 3-26-95 19 Woods Cross, Utah/Woods Cross HS 49 Andre Lewis 22 Henry Nawahine LB 6-1 233 Fr. RS 5-1-91 23 Laie, Hawaii/La Jolla HS (Calif.) 50 Pita Taumoepenu 99 Daniel Nielson DT 6-6 335 Jr. 2VL 3-28-93 21 Hurricane, Utah/Hurricane HS 41 Jared Norris LB 6-2 237 Jr. 2VL 7-19-93 21 Bakersfi eld, Calif./Centennial HS

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NUMERICAL 16 Geoffrey Norwood WR 5-8 175 Sr. 2VL 11-27-92 21 Los Angeles, Calif./Fullerton College 75 Nick Nowakowski OL 6-1 295 So. 1VL 11-19-93 20 Castaic, Calif./West Ranch HS 51 Jason Fanaika 91 Moana Ofahengaue DE 6-3 235 Fr. RS 9-16-93 20 Saratoga Springs, Utah/Westlake HS 52 Hayden Clegg 54 Keith Oliver DB 6-0 199 Fr. HS 11-10-90 23 Jacksonville, Fla./Nathan B. Forrest HS 52 Sam Tevi 8 Nate Orchard DE 6-4 255 Sr. 3VL 1-5-93 21 Salt Lake City/Highland HS 53 Jason Whittingham 11 Davion Orphey DB 6-0 185 Sr. 1VL 10-18-92 21 Compton, Calif./Santa Ana College 54 Isaac Asiata 9 Tim Patrick WR 6-5 190 Jr. JC 11-23-93 20 San Diego, Calif./Grossmont College 54 Keith Oliver 13 Gionni Paul LB 5-10 227 Jr. RS 3-6-93 21 Winter Haven, Fla./Miami 55 Hiva Lutui 88 Ryan Petersen WR 5-11 181 Sr. HS 7-30-91 23 Twin Falls, Idaho/Twin Falls HS 56 Emerson Woods 39 Andy Phillips K 5-10 199 So. 1VL 5-18-89 25 Draper, Utah/Winter Sports School 57 Sese Ianu 57 Izic Yapias 34 Bubba Poole RB 6-1 197 Jr. 1VL 4-2-92 22 Las Vegas, Nev./Saddleback College 58 Marcus Sanders-Williams 29 Reginald Porter DB 5-11 181 So. 1VL 7-13-94 20 Amite, La./Amite HS 59 Junior Salt 73 Jeremiah Poutasi OL 6-6 330 Jr. 2VL 8-7-94 20 Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines HS 59 Sharrieff Shah Jr. 77 Marc Pouvave OL 6-4 302 Sr. 1VL 12-9-90 23 Chula Vista, Calif./Southwestern College 60 Siaosi Aiono 85 Greg Reese DE 6-5 253 Sr. 1VL 4-13-92 22 Camden, N.J./Arizona Western 62 Aaron Amaama 18 Eric Rowe DB 6-1 201 Sr. 3VL 10-3-92 21 Spring, Texas/Klein HS 63 Michael Welsh 59 Junior Salt OL 6-2 315 Sr. 1VL 1-1-88 26 Glendale, Utah/Mt. San Antonio College 64 Tame Fangupo 58 Marcus Sanders-Williams LB 5-11 222 So. 1VL 8-10-95 19 Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS 65 Parker Erickson 20 Andrew Santiago WR 6-0 194 So. SQ 12-10-90 23 Provo, Utah/Plano West (Texas) 67 Logan Stott 12 Adam Schulz QB 6-2 210 Jr. 2VL 5-21-93 21 Muskego, Wis./Muskego HS 68 J.J. Dielman 2 Kenneth Scott WR 6-3 208 Jr. 2VL 9-19-92 21 Fontana, Calif./Colony HS 69 Lo Falemaka 2 Monte Seabrook DB 5-10 180 Fr. HS 12-26-94 19 Newberry, Fla./Newberry HS 70 Jackson Barton 59 Sharrieff Shah Jr. LB 6-0 212 So. SQ 3-10-94 20 Sandy, Utah/Utah State 71 Kala Friel 46 Clint Shepard DT 6-2 276 Jr. SQ 10-7-90 23 West Valley City, Utah/Snow College 72 Andrew Albers 11 Raelon Singleton WR 6-3 190 Fr. HS 8-26-96 18 Crosby, Texas/Crosby HS 73 Jeremiah Poutasi 35 Clarence Smith DE 6-2 232 Fr. RS 3-15-96 18 Buckeye, Ariz./Youngker HS 74 Salesi Uhatafe 67 Logan Stott OL 6-2 292 Fr. HS 10-15-94 19 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS 75 Nick Nowakowski 28 Mo Talley DB 6-0 184 So. RS 3-10-93 21 Elk Grove, Calif./Snow College 76 Feke Kioa 50 Pita Taumoepenu LB 6-1 230 So. 1VL 3-9-94 20 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 77 Marc Pouvave 52 Sam Tevi OT 6-5 295 So. 1VL 11-15-94 19 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 80 Westlee Tonga 12 Justin Thomas DB 5-8 178 So. 1VL 9-15-91 22 Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark HS 81 Chase Loftin 3 Jason Thompson QB 6-1 214 Jr. TR 4-21-94 20 Renton, Wash./Wyoming 82 Ken Hampel 1 Kendal Thompson QB 6-2 192 Jr. TR 5-14-92 22 Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma 83 Jameson Field 80 Westlee Tonga TE 6-4 244 Sr. 3VL 7-29-88 26 Spring, Texas/Spring HS 84 Evan Moeai 90 Stevie Tu’ikolovatu DT 6-1 320 So. SQ 6-28-91 23 Salt Lake City/East HS 85 Greg Reese 74 Salesi Uhatafe OL 6-4 311 Fr. RS 10-25-94 19 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS 87 Siale Fakailoatonga 48 Chris Van Orden P 6-1 206 Sr. SQ 10-16-89 24 Salt Lake City/Snow College 88 Ryan Petersen 63 Michael Welsh SN 5-10 230 Fr. HS 12-18-95 18 Peoria, Ariz./Liberty HS 89 Harrison Handley 47 Alex Whittingham LB 5-10 205 Fr. RS 3-16-92 22 Salt Lake City/Brighton HS 90 Stevie Tu’ikolovatu 53 Jason Whittingham LB 6-2 247 Jr. 2VL 10-30-90 23 Provo, Utah/Timpview HS 91 Moana Ofahengaue 20 Marcus Williams DB 6-0 179 Fr. HS 9-8-96 17 Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt HS 93 Lowell Lotulelei 26 Tavaris Williams RB 5-10 180 Fr. HS 6-9-95 19 Fort White, Fla./Fort White HS 94 Chase Dominguez 95 Alani Havili-Katoa 7 Travis Wilson QB 6-7 233 Jr. 2VL 12-14-93 20 San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS 96 Jon Halliday 56 Emerson Woods TE 6-3 220 Fr. HS 8-1-95 19 Sandy, Utah/Brighton HS 98 Viliseni Fauonuku 57 Izic Yapias K 6-1 205 Fr. RS 5-28-94 20 Salt Lake City/Skyline HS 99 Daniel Nielson 22 Dre’Vian Young RB 5-9 174 Fr. RS 12-18-93 20 Houston, Texas/Nimitz HS 24 Kenric Young WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS 2-7-96 18 Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville HS

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Aaron Amaama ...... ah-mah-ah-mah Viliseni Fauonuku ...... veeley senny Jawan Mathis ...... juh-wahn Raelon Singleton ...... ray-len Siaosi Aiono ...... see-oh-see eye-oh-no ...... fow-oh-new-koo Nick Mika ...... mee-kuh Pita Taumoepenu ...... peeta Andrew Albers ...... al-burrs Wykie Freeman ...... y-kee Evan Moeai ...... mo-ee-ah-ee tao-mo-eh-pen-new Dres Anderson ...... drezz Kala Friel ...... ka-LA freel Filipo Mokofi si ...... fi ll-ee-po moko-fee-see Sam Tevi ...... tevv-ee Isaac Asiata ...... ah-see-ah-ta Jacoby Hale ...... ja-CO-bee Henry Nawahine ...... now-uh-hee-nay Westlee Tonga ...... wesley tawn-ga Brian Blechen ...... bleckin Alani Havili-Katoa ...... al-ah-nee ha-vee-lee Nick Nowakowski ...... no-uh-cow-ski Stevie Tu’ikolovatu ...... tooey-kolo-va-too Devontae Booker ...... de-von-tay kah-toe-a Moana Ofahengaue ...... mo-ah-na Salesi Uhatafe ...sah-less-ee oo-ha-tah-feh Kaelin Clay ...... kay-lin Sese Ianu ...... seh-say ee-ah-new ...... oh-fah-hang-ow-way Dave Weixler ...... whike-slur J.J. Dielman ...... deal-min Donovan Isom ...... ice-um Davion Orphey ...... day-vee-ahn or-FAY Tavaris Williams ...... ta-varr-iss Dominick Ela ...... ee-lah Feke Kioa ...... fee-kuh kee-oh-uh Gionni Paul ...... gee-ah-nee Izic Yapias ...... isaac yap-ee-us Siale Fakailoatonga ...... see-ah-lay Tani Lehauli ...... tah-nee lay-how-oo-lee Likio Pope ...... lee-kee-oh Dre’Vian Young ...... dray-vee-ahn ...... fah-kah-ee-loa-tonga Lowell Lotulelei ...... lo-too-leh-lay Jeremiah Poutasi ...... po-tah-see Lo Falemaka ...... fah-lay-ma-ka Hiva Lutui ...... hee-va loo-too-ee Marc Pouvave ...... po-vah-vay Jason Fanaika ...... fah-nah-ee-ka Tevita Malafu ...... ta-vee-ta ma-la-foo Adam Schulz ...... Schultz Tame Fangupo ...... tom-may fong-oo-po Uaea Masina ...... why-uh ma-seena Monte Seabrook ...... mon-tay

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