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2021 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY#DIXIEBLAZERS 2020 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...... St. George, Utah Founded ...... 1911 (Four-Year 2000) Enrollment ...... 12,044 Nickname...... Trailblazers Mascot...... Brooks the Bison School Colors...... Red, Navy Blue & White Affiliation...... NCAA Division I (FCS) Conference...... Independent QUICK FACTS...... 1 Venue...... Greater Zion Stadium (10,000) President...... Dr. Richard B. Williams 2020 SCHEDULE...... 2 Athletic Director...... Dr. Jason Boothe Senior Assc. AD/SWA...... Maureen Eckroth Website...... www.dixiestateathletics.com ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2020 OPPONENTS...... 2

FOOTBALL STAFF INFORMATION STARTERS RETURNING/LOST...... 3 Head Coach...... Paul Peterson (2nd Year) Alma Mater ...... Boston College, 2006 Offensive Coordinator...... Kelly Bills (1st Year) 2019 INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS...... 3 Offensive Line/Run Game....John Hughes (2nd Year) Wide Receivers...... Terrance Grant (2nd Year) Running Backs...... Peter Tuitupou (2nd Year) 2019 TEAM STATISTICS...... 3 Defensive Coordinator..... Tyler Almond (2nd Year) Defensive Line...... Loni Fangupo (2nd Year) 2020 RETURNEES...... 4 Linebackers...... Misi Tupe (2nd Year) Defensive Backs...... Michael Smith (2nd Year) Director of Football Ops...... Mike Fassel (2nd Year) 2020 NEWCOMERS...... 5 Volunteer Assistant..Johnny Caughman (1st Year) Volunteer Assistant...... Nick Robbins (1st Year) HEAD COACH PAUL PETERSON...... 6 Athletic Trainer...... Bruno Silva (5th Year)

TEAM INFORMATION ASSISTANT COACHES...... 7-16 2019 Overall Record...... 8-3 2019 Conf. Record/Finish ...... 7-3/3rd (RMAC) 2019 RESULTS...... 17 Lettermen Returning...... 42 Lettermen Lost...... 28 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/4 2019 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS...... 18-21 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/2

PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of NCAA Play...... 2006 All-Time Four-Year Record ...... 52-100 (.342) All-Time RMAC Record...... 25-15 (.625) All-Time GNAC Record ...... 16-46 (.258) Conference Titles ...... 0

MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations...... Steve Johnson Office Phone...... 435-652-7524 Cell Phone ...... 435-668-3938 Email ...... [email protected] Mailing Address...... 225 South University Avenue St. George, UT 84770

Photo Credits - Dixie State University Creative and Visual Services (Jared Madsen, Scott Garrett, Bryce Parker, Alex Santiago); Dixie State Athletics (Stan Plewe, Steve Johnson, Keric Seegmiller) ; Weber State Athletics (Coach Bills action photo) Front Cover Photo - Stan Plewe @DIXIESTATE_FB 1 2020 FOOTBALL

2021 SPRING SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time Series Last Meeting February 27 at Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas TBA 0-0 N/A

March 6 at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. TBA 0-0 N/A

March 13 Tarleton State St. George 7 p.m. 0-0 N/A

March 20 at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. TBA 0-0 N/A

March 27 Fort Lewis St. George 7 p.m. 4-1 2019, W 23-14

April 3 New Mexico Highlands St. George 7 p.m. 3-1 2019, W 55-0

Home games in bold Times local to site

GETTING TO THE GAME

From North-bound I-15: Take exit 8, turn left onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Stadium is on the left side.

From South-bound I-15: Take exit 8, turn right onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Stadium is on the left side.

From the St. George Airport: Proceed two miles to Southern Parkway (west) from the airport. Follow Southern Parkway for seven miles. Merge on to I-15 North. Take exit 8, turn left onto St. George Blvd, Turn Left on University Avenue (700 East), Travel South four blocks, Sta- dium is on the left side.

ALL-TIME RECORD vs. 2020 OPPONENTS

Opponent W L PCT. First Meeting Last Meeting Streak Tarleton State 0 0 .000 FIRST MEETING --- New Mexico State 0 0 .000 FIRST MEETING --- Kennesaw State 0 0 .000 FIRST MEETING --- Fort Lewis 4 1 .800 Dec. 2, 2006 Sept. 14, 2019 W4 New Mexico Highlands 3 1 .750 Sept. 1, 2016 Sept. 21, 2019 W2

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OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS LOST OL Nathen Aceves 6-1 295 Jr. WR Kasey Allison 6-3 190 Sr. OL Siotame Ha’unga 6-2 310 So. WR Dejuan Dantzler 5-10 185 RSr. TE Chase Hess 6-4 225 Sr. RB Sei-J Lauago 5-8 190 Sr. OL Adeeb Jaouni 6-4 280 RJr. WR Xavier Smith 5-10 175 Sr. QB Keaton Mott 6-4 210 Sr. OL Kyle Whitesides 6-4 280 Jr. DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST QB Kody Wilstead 6-7 230 RJr. DB Alex Lilliard 6-1 202 Sr. DB Aaron Simpson 5-9 170 Sr. DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING DB Devin Chandler 5-10 175 Jr. SPECIALISTS LOST DL Tyler Heaton 6-2 280 RJr. LS Dylan Douglass 6-0 180 Sr. DL Dylan Hendrickson 6-6 230 RJr. DL Mitch Jacobs 6-3 225 So. LB Malaki Malaki 6-1 225 Jr. SAF Darrius Nash 6-1 195 RJr. DL Tariq Wright 6-3 260 Sr.

SPECIALISTS RETURNING K James Baird 5-8 175 Sr.

2019 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS (Returnees in Bold)

Passing Kody Wilstead 9 Games/103-189-7/1,640 yards/18 TDs/182.2 YPG/151.4 Eff. Rushing Sei-J Lauago 11 Games/108 Att./575 yards/5 TDs/5.3 YPC/52.3 YPG Total Offense Kody Wilstead 9 Games/237 Plays/214 Rushing/1,640 Passing/1,854 yards/206.0 YPG Receiving Dejuan Dantzler 11 Games/45 Rec./847 yards/7 TDs/18.8 YPC/77.0 YPG All-Purpose Dejuan Dantzler 11 Games/4 Rushing/847 Receiving/151 Return/ 1,002 yards/91.1 YPG Field Goals James Baird 11 Games/11-13 (.847)/42 long Scoring James Baird 11 Games/11 FG/42 PAT/75 points/6.8 PPG Punting Keaton Mott 8 Games/32 Punts/1,220 yards/38.1 YPP/53 long/4 Punts I-20 Punt Returns Xavier Smith 11 Games/18 Returns/84 yards/4.7 AVG/19 long Kickoff Returns Xavier Smith 11 Games/11 Returns/307 yards/1 TD/27.9 AVG/99 long Interceptions Aaron Simpson 11 Games/7 INT/162 yards/1 TD Tackles Darrius Nash 11 Games/475Solo/28 Assisted/73 Total Sacks Dylan Hendrickson 11 Games/10.0 Sacks/61 yards Tackles For Loss Dylan Hendrickson 11 Games/11.5 TFLs/64 yards

2019 TEAM STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Total Offense 5,008/455.3 ypg Total Defense 3,772/342.9 ypg Passing Offense 3,378/307.1 ypg Passing Defense 2,132/193.8 ypg Rushing Offense 1,630/148.2 ypg Rushing Defense 1,640/149.1 ypg Pass Efficiency Offense 141.5 Pass Efficiency Defense 103.8 Scoring Offense 379/34.5 ppg Scoring Defense 246/22.4 ppg 64-157/41% Third Down Conversion Off. Third Down Conversion Def. 66-187/35% Kickoff Returns 27-637/1 TD 40-233 yards Punt Returns 23-148/0 TD Sacks

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2020 NUMERICAL ROSTER

# NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) 1 Deven Osborne Sr. WR 6-8 200 Los Angeles, Calif./Culver City HS 2 Jalen Powell Sr. WR 5-10 185 Los Angeles, Calif./Lynwood HS/Snow College 3 D’Arman Notoa Sr. RB 6-0 222 Orem, Utah/Orem HS/Snow College 4 Kody Wilstead R-Jr. QB 6-7 230 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS/BYU/Coffeyville CC 5 JJ Liava’a Jr. DT 6-2 305 Inglewood, Calif./Lawndale HS/West Los Angeles JC 5 Keaton Mott R-Sr. QB 6-4 210 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS/Northern Colorado 6 Darrius Nash R-Jr. DB 6-1 195 Los Angeles, Calif./San Fernando HS 7 Malaki Malaki Jr. LB 6-2 225 Leone, American Samoa/Murrieta Valley (CA) HS 8 Devin Chandler Jr. CB 5-10 175 San Bernardino, Calif./Upland HS 9 Mitch Jacobs So. DE 6-3 225 Las Vegas, Nev./Green Valley HS 10 Tanner Hammond R-Jr. QB 6-2 200 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS 11 Malcolm Ross-Turner R-So. WR 6-2 200 San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo HS 12 Joshua Daniels R-Jr. WR 6-1 200 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS 13 Rickie Johnson So WR 6-2 200 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 15 Kaleb Hatch R-Fr. QB 6-3 200 El Paso, Texas/Franklin HS 15 James Baird Sr. PK 5-8 175 Trenton, N.J./Northridge (UT) HS/Snow College 16 Kobe Tracy R-Fr. QB 6-4 190 Chubbock, Idaho/Highland HS 17 Tyrell Grayson R-Fr. DB 6-0 175 Fresno, Calif./Central HS 17 Zak Harrah R-Fr. QB 6-2 200 St. George, Utah/Dixie HS/Southern Utah 18 Jordan Sanchez Fr. WR 6-0 190 West Covina, Calif./South Hills HS 18 Colby Williams Jr. CB 5-11 205 Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS/Moorpark JC 19 David Fisher Fr. WR 5-10 180 Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa HS 20 Troy Miller Fr. DB 6-1 190 Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS 21 Quali Conley Fr. RB 6-0 190 Fresno, Calif./Central HS 21 Kalen McGee Jr. CB 5-11 190 Richmond, Calif./Garfield (WA) HS/Santa Rosa JC 22 Andrew Kannely-Robles R-Sr. RB 6-0 200 Yreka, Calif./Yreka HS/College of the Siskiyous 23 Kyle Floyd Fr. DB 6-0 180 Rialto, Calif./Upland HS 24 Mark Ard Jr. Fr. DB 6-0 173 Fontana, Calif./Santa Margarita HS 24 AJ Simpson-Battle Fr. WR 6-2 190 Fresno, Calif./Central HS 25 Devyn Perkins Fr. CB 5-10 185 Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS 25 Damani Wilks Fr. WR 6-1 170 Las Vegas, Nev./Del Sol Academy 26 Kaejin Smith-Bejgrowicz Jr. DB 6-0 180 Las Vegas, Nev./Shadow Ridge HS 27 Michael Moten R-So. WR 5-11 175 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS/Snow College 27 Ty Murphy R-Sr. DB 6-2 210 Colorado Springs, Colo./Falcon HS/Chadron State/Snow College 28 Nick Floyd Fr. RB 5-11 203 Riverside, Calif./Centennial HS 28 Xavier Hewing R-Fr. CB 6-0 180 Las Vegas, Nev./Andre Agassi HS 30 Amari Duncan Fr. CB 6-1 170 Sacramento, Calif./River City HS 31 Mark Lopez So. LB 6-0 220 Salt Lake City, Utah/West HS 32 Ma’a Notoa R-Fr. RB 6-0 200 Lehi, Utah/Skyridge HS 32 Austin Staheli Fr. DB 6-0 180 St. George, Utah/Snow Canyon HS 33 Dylan Hendrickson Jr. DL 6-6 230 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS 34 Augustus Fraser Jr. DB 6-1 210 Carson, Calif./Culver City HS 35 Micah Gardner Fr. CB 6-0 175 Carson, Calif./Carson HS 36 Malini Ti’a R-Fr. DB 6-0 190 Livermore, Calif./Granada HS 37 Elijah Elisara Fr. DB 6-4 205 Vailoatai, American Samoa/Leone HS 38 Ladimor Hervey Jr. LB 6-0 230 Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS/Scottsdale CC 40 Kyle Murray Sr. DL 6-1 255 Los Angeles, Calif./St. John Bosco HS 41 Anthony Yarbrough R-So. DL 6-3 215 San Diego, Calif./Mount Migues HS 42 Isaac Fotu Sr. DL 6-2 245 Alpine, Utah/Lone Peak HS/Snow College/Indiana State 42 Zakari Rackey Jr. TE 6-2 230 Gilbert, Ariz./Higley HS/Snow College 43 Rex Aupiu R-Fr. LB 6-0 220 Compton, Calif./Carson HS 44 RJ Wilgar Fr. DB 6-1 200 St. George, Utah/Dixie HS 45 Travis Plantier Jr. LB 6-2 230 Temecula, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 46 Bryson Taukeiaho Fr. DL 6-4 220 San Bernardino, Calif./Provo (UT) HS 47 Jonathan Borashan Jr. P 5-10 175 Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza HS/Pasadena CC 48 Markus Johnson Fr. LB 6-2 210 Cedar City, Utah/Cedar HS 48 Cy Kuboyama-Hayashi R-Fr. WR/P 6-0 180 Waipahu, Hawai’i/Mililani HS 49 Raleigh Phillips Fr. P 6-0 200 Geelong, Australia/Western Heights College Preparatory 49 Kyler Stuart Fr. WR 6-2 165 St. George, Utah/Snow Canyon HS 50 Sam Kanongata’a Jr. LB 6-2 237 San Jose, Calif./Fremont HS/College of San Mateo 52 Tyler Heaton R-Jr. NT 6-2 280 St. George, Utah/Pine View HS 53 Adeeb Jaouni R-Jr. OL 6-4 285 Chino Hills, Calif./Desert Hills (UT) HS 54 Walter Pongia So. OL 6-3 285 Chula Vista, Calif./St. Augustine HS 55 Tima Malieitulua R-Jr. OL 6-0 260 Salt Lake City, Utah/Alta HS 56 David Shinn Fr. OL 6-3 250 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 57 Troy Miller R-Jr. DL 6-4 220 Logan, Utah/Logan HS/Snow College/Independence CC 58 Taylor Alvarez R-So. OL 6-4 245 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 59 Mikaele Tavai Fr. DT 6-1 280 Aua, American Samoa/Fagaitua HS

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# NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) 60 Carson Castro R-Fr. LS 6-1 245 Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS/Weber State 61 Motuga Tuileta Fr. OL 6-1 300 West Jordan, Utah/Jordan HS 62 Caleb Garrett R-Fr. OL 6-5 310 Choctaw, Okla./Kanab (UT) HS 63 Mitch Nelson Jr. OL 6-2 303 Midway, Utah/Wasatch HS/Snow College 64 Kanai’i Eldredge So. OL 6-1 290 Honolulu, Hawai’i/Punahou HS/Southern Utah 65 Siotame Ha’unga So. OL 6-2 310 Waipahu, Hawai’i/Saint Francis HS 66 Walker Holgreen So. OL 6-3 275 Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross HS 68 Kehari Harrigfeld R-Fr. DT 6-5 275 Idaho Falls, Idaho/Bonneville HS 69 Cannon Panfiloff Fr. OL 6-6 260 Roy, Utah/Roy HS 71 Bayo Kannike Fr. OL 6-6 320 Los Angeles, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt HS 72 Ty Hyde Fr. OL 6-7 250 Preston, Idaho/Preston HS 73 Nathen Aceves Jr. OL 6-1 280 Covina, Calif./Charter Oaks HS 74 Saleutogi Lualemaga R-Jr. OL 6-5 340 Henderson, Nev./Foothill HS/El Camino JC 75 Travis Thomson Fr. PK 6-0 195 Orem, Utah/Orem HS 77 Conner Collins RS-Jr. OL 6-8 305 San Jose, Calif./Henry Gunderson HS/De Anza College 78 Kyle Whitesides Jr. OL 6-4 270 Trabuco Canyon, Calif./El Toro HS 79 Daniel Gonzalez Fr. OL 6-5 302 Barstow, Calif./Barstow HS 80 Avi Parikh R-Fr. WR 6-1 180 South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS 81 Chase Hess Sr. TE 6-4 245 Taylorsville, Utah/Taylorsville HS/Snow College 82 Christian Lancellotti Jr. WR 6-0 195 Simi Valley, Calif./Moorpark HS/Ventura College 83 Blake Kilgore R-Sr. TE 6-4 220 Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS 84 Braeden Wilson R-Fr. TE 6-3 200 Las Vegas, Nev./Foothill HS 85 Mason Paulo Fr. WR 6-2 205 West Jordan, Utah/Jordan HS 86 Cade Veach Fr. TE 6-7 235 Chandler, Ariz./Perry HS 87 Ray Butler Fr. TE 6-6 225 Denver, Colo./Montbello HS 88 Emoni Karriem-Lewis Jr. WR 6-2 210 Modesto, Calif./Modesto Christian HS/Sierra College 89 Jeremy Haywood Jr. TE 6-2 260 Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS/Cerritos College 90 Fred Prescott So. NT 6-4 350 Orem, Utah/Orem HS 91 Vi’i Sialoi R-Sr. DE 6-3 220 Vista, Calif./Vista HS 92 Linaudre Schwallie So. DE 6-3 275 Las Vegas, Nev./Silverado HS 93 Eddie Ngungutau Jr. NT 6-2 320 Euless, Texas/Trinity HS/Eastern Arizona JC 95 Nathan Anderson R-Fr. DT 6-4 250 Roy, Utah/Roy HS 96 Tariq Wright Sr. DT 6-3 260 Pittsburg, Calif./Pittsburg HS/Humboldt State 98 Jayden Lacayo So. NT 6-0 295 Santa Clara, Utah/Snow Canyon HS 99 Tuiits Kanosh R-Fr. NT 6-0 260 St. George, Utah/Snow Canyon HS

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Paul Peterson (2nd year/Boston College, 2006) Offensive Coordinator: Kelly Bills (1st year/Brigham Young, 2011) Defensive Coordinator: Tyler Almond (2nd year/Sacramento State, 2009) Offensive Line/Run Game: John Hughes (2nd year/Humboldt State, 2012) Wide Receivers: Terrance Grant (2nd year/California [PA], 2017) Running Backs: Peter Tuitupou (2nd year/San Jose State, 2012) Defensive Line: Loni Fangupo (2nd year/Brigham Young, 2016) Linebackers: Misi Tupe (2nd year/Texas A&M, 2008) Defenisve Backs: Michael Smith (2nd year/Utah State, 2012) Special Teams/Football Operations: Mike Fassel (2nd year/Boston College, 2004) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Johnny Caughman (1st year/Sacramento State, 2018) Graduate Assistant Coach: Nick Robins (1st year/New Haven, 2020) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Timmons (5th year/Buffalo, 2007)

@DIXIESTATE_FB 5 2020 FOOTBALL PAUL PETERSON HEAD COACH Paul Peterson enters his sec- Peterson played collegiately ond season as head coach at at Boston College where he led the Ea- Dixie State in 2020 and prepares gles to a pair of bowl victories and was the Trailblazers to compete as an named team MVP for the 2004 season. NCAA Division I FCS program. He was a two-time Big East Confer- During his first year on the DSU ence Player of the Week and was the sideline, Peterson led the Trail- MVP of the Continental Tire Bowl. Pe- blazers to an 8-3 record in 2019, terson posted a 12-2 record as a starter marking the most successful and finished his career ranked second season of the program’s 14-year in career passing percentage. Off the NCAA Division II era. Under Peter- field, he was a recipient of the Boston son’s guidance, the Dixie State of- College Senior Leadership Award and THE PETERSON FILE fense averaged a program-record 34.5 was named the 2005 Boston College points per game and scored a Division Person of the Year. Hometown...... Salt Lake City, Utah II-era best 50 touchdowns during the Following his collegiate career, High School...... Bingham, 1998 2019 campaign. Peterson played for the Ottawa Rene- The Trailblazers placed a pro- gades of the Canadian Football League. College...... Boston College, 2005 gram-record 17 players on the All- He began his coaching career at Snow Family...... Wife, Meghan Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference College in 2005 as the team’s quarter- teams, including four first-team honor- backs coach. That season, he helped ...... Sons, Owen, Mack, Cal, Emmett, and Levi ees, three second-team selections, and guide the Badgers to a 9-2 overall re- 10 honorable mention honors. Three of cord, a No. 8 national ranking and a the first-team selections also went on bowl victory. In 2006, he moved to BYU COACHING HISTORY to garner All-Region honors, including where he served as an offensive gradu- junior kicker James Baird, junior tight ate assistant. That season, the Cougars 2018-Present: Dixie State end Chase Hess, and senior defensive logged an 11-2 record and closed the Head Coach, Quarterbacks back Aaron Simpson. season ranked 15th nationally after win- Peterson came to Dixie State ning the Mountain West Conference 2017-18: Snow College after two years as head coach at Snow and the Las Vegas Bowl. Head Coach College, where he led the Badgers to Peterson spent one season an 18-4 record, including a victory in (2007) at North Carolina State as a de- 2012-17: Sacramento State the 2017 El Toro Bowl. The Badgers re- fensive graduate assistant under Tom Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks mained in the NJCAA Top-10 for the du- O’Brien, who was his head coach at ration of Peterson’s tenure at Snow Col- Boston College. 2008-12: Southern Utah lege, climbing as high as No. 4 during Peterson graduated from Bos- the 2017 season. ton College with a degree in manage- Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks Under his leadership, Peter- ment and has since added a master’s 2007-08: North Carolina State son’s Badger teams combined to earn degree in coaching and athletic ad- 30 All-Western States Football League ministration from Concordia-Irvine. He Defensive Graduate Assistant, Linebackers honors, including the WSFL and NJCAA and his wife, Meagan, are the parents of 2006-07: BYU Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 five sons, Owen, Mack, Cal, Emmett and and WSFL Offensive Player of the Year Levi. Offensive Assistant, Quarterbacks in 2018. His Snow College teams were consistently ranked at the top of the NJCAA statistical categories, highlight- PLAYING HISTORY ed by the nation’s top marks in scoring 2005: Ottawa Renegades, CFL and total offense. Prior to his time at Snow Col- Quarterback lege, Peterson spent five years (2012- 2003-04: Boston College 17) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at NCAA Division Quarterback I FCS Sacramento State. As the offensive coordinator for the Hornets, Pe- 2001-02: Snow College terson helped produce some of the Quarterback most impressive numbers in school history. The 2014 team set or tied nine school single-season records, includ- EDUCATION ing total points (458), points per game (38.2), touchdowns (60) and total yards Concordia University-Irvine, 2014 (5,780). Master’s of Coaching & Athletic Administration Before his time at Sacramen- to State, Peterson served four years as Boston College, 2005 the passing game coordinator, as well Bachelor of Science, General Management as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Southern Utah. During his Snow College, 2003 tenure, he coached three of the most Associate of Arts decorated quarterbacks in SUU history, highlighted by future NFL draftee Brad Sorensen.

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TYLER ALMOND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Tyler Almond enters his second ifornia Interscholastic Federation season as the Dixie State defensive playoff appearances in both years. coordinator during the 2020 sea- Additionally, Almond sent three son. He will also continue to coach players to Division I programs and the safeties. was named 2017 Capital Athletic In his first season as the DSU League Coach of the Year. defensive coordinator, Almond Prior to his time at CBHS, Al- led the Trailblazer defense to its mond spent six years as an assis- most efficient season of the pro- tant coach at Division I FCS Sac- gram’s NCAA Division II era during ramento State, where he served the 2019 campaign. Additionally, as linebackers coach (2012-17) Almond was selected to the 2020 and assistant defensive line coach American Football Coaches Asso- (2011-12). During his time as line- ciation (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Leader- backers coach, Almond coached ship Institute. seven All-Big Sky honorees and Dixie State allowed just 22.4 three All-America selections. As points and 342.9 yards per game an assistant defensive line coach, throughout the recently complet- Almond helped produce an addi- ed season, the fewest in both cat- tional All-Big Sky honor and an- egories in DSU’s 14-year Division II other All-America selection. era. Additionally, the Trailblazers Before his time at Sacramento allowed just 31 touchdowns, the State, Almond served two years fewest opponent touchdowns over (2008-10) as the running backs the same time frame. The Trail- coach at Sierra College, where he blazer defense finished the sea- helped lead the program to the son with a program-record 40.0 2009 Valley Conference Champi- sacks, and ranked third nationally onship. with 3.64 sacks per game. The DSU Almond began his coaching COACHING HISTORY defense also posted a program-re- career at Christian Brothers High cord 274 interception return yards. School where he coached line- 2018-Present: Dixie State Seven Dixie State defensive backers, running backs and spe- players earned All-Rocky Moun- cial teams from 2006-08. He was Defensive Coordinator, Safeties tain Athletic Conference honors also in charge of opponent scout- in 2019, including Aaron Simpson ing and assisted in the strength 2017-18: Christian Brothers High School on the first team and Alex Lilliard and conditioning for the Falcons. Head Coach, Assistant Athletic Director on the second team. Simpson also Almond graduated from Sac- went on to earn D2CCA Super Re- ramento State with a bachelor’s 2012-17: Sacramento State gion 4 second team honors. degree in kinesiology in 2009. Almond came to Dixie State He earned his master’s degree in Linebackers, Defensive Line after two seasons as head coach athletic administration from Con- 2011: Sacramento State and assistant athletic director at cordia-Irvine in 2014. Tyler and Christian Brothers High School in his wife, Marissa, are the parents Defensive Line Assistant Sacramento, California. In two sea- of two daughters, Genevieve and sons as head coach, Almond post- Dottie. 2008-10: Sierra College ed a 15-9 record and led the Fal- cons to the 2017 Capital Athletic Running Backs League Championship and to Cal-

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MISI TUPE LINEBACKERS COACH

Misi Tupe begins the second Before joining the coaching season of his second stint on the ranks, Tupe enjoyed an illustri- Dixie State Football coaching staff ous college football career. Tupe in 2020, and will continue to serve played his freshman and sopho- as linebackers coach. more (2004-05) seasons at Dixie Tupe led a dominant group of State in its final years as a junior linebackers in 2019, as four of Dix- college, earning first team All-WS- ie State’s top seven tacklers were FL and NJCAA All-Region honors. linebackers. The Dixie State de- Additionally, Tupe was a finalist for fense allowed just 22.4 points and the 2005 NJCAA National Player of 342.9 yards per game, the fewest the Year award. in both categories in DSU’s 14- He played two seasons (2006- year Division II era. The Trailblazer 07) at Texas A&M, where he fin- defense also finished the season ished with 151 tackles, 8.5 tackles with a program-record 40.0 sacks. for loss, 2.0 sacks, and one inter- Two linebackers earned All-Rocky ception. Tupe earned Big XII De- Mountain Athletic vConference fensive Newcomer of the Year hon- honors. ors in 2006 and Team Defensive Tupe comes to Dixie State after MVP honors in 2007. three seasons (2016-18) on the de- Tupe earned a bachelor’s defensive staff at Snow College. He gree from Texas A&M in 2008. Misi joined the staff in 2016 as lineback- and his wife, Whitnee, who cur- ers and secondary coach, before rently serves as an assistant coach being promoted to associate head for DSU Volleyball, are the parents coach and defensive coordinator of four children: Pa’alo, Talimalie, in 2017. In 2018, Tupe remained as Alai, and Satitoa. defensive coordinator and again assumed the role of linebackers COACHING HISTORY coach. The Badgers posted a 26-5 re- 2018-Present: Dixie State cord in Tupe’s three seasons on Linebackers the sidelines and claimed victo- 2016-18: Snow College ry in the 2017 El Toro Bowl. Tupe coached five All-WSFL honorees Defensive Coordinator (2017-18) and two All-Americans, including Associate Head Coach (2017) the 2017 NJCAA Defensive Player Linebackers (2016-18) of the Year. Prior to his time at Snow Col- Secondary (2016-17) lege, Tupe served as linebackers 2015-16: Pine View High School coach at Pine View High School Linebackers (2015) and Snow Canyon High School (2014). 2014-15: Snow Canyon High School Tupe first coached at Dixie Linebackers State as linebackers coach from 2008-12: Snow Canyon High School 2008-12 under former coaches Ron Haun and Scott Brumfield. Linebackers, Strength & Conditioning

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LONI FANGUPO DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

Loni Fangupo enters his second Prior to his time in the NFL, season on the Dixie State Football Fangupo played collegiately at coaching staff in 2020, and will BYU (2010-11), USC (2009-10), and continue to serve as defensive line Mount San Antonio Junior College coach. (2007-09). Fangupo led the DSU defen- Fangupo graduated with a sive line to a record-setting year bachelor’s degree in sociology during the 2019 season, as Dixie from BYU in 2016. State posted a school record 40 sacks, led by defensive end Dylan Hendrickson, who set a DSU single-season record with 10 sacks. The Trailblazer defense also set program records in scoring defense (22.4) and yards per game (342.9). Two Dixie State defensive linemen earned All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors, including Hendrickson and Tyler Heaton. Fangupo came to Dixie State after two years (2016-18) as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator under current DSU head coach Paul Peterson at Snow Col- lege. The Badgers posted an 18-4 record during Fangupo’s time as COACHING HISTORY defensive line coach, including a victory in the 2017 El Toro Bowl. Additionally, Fangupo coached 2018-Present: Dixie State four All-WSFL honorees in his two seasons. Defensive Line Prior to his time at Snow Col- lege, Fangupo served as a student intern at BYU (2015-16) where he 2016-18: Snow College assisted with the defensive line. Fangupo played at the highest Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator level of professional and collegiate football. He spent three years in the National Football League, 2015-16: BYU where he played for the Kansas City Chiefs (2014-15), Pittsburgh Steelers (2013-14), Seattle Sea- Student Intern, Recruiting & Defense hawks (2012-13), and the Houston Texans (2012).

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MICHAEL SMITH DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH

Michael Smith enters his sec- career. Smith’s professional career ond season on the Dixie State also included a stint with the Ot- Football coaching staff in 2020, tawa Redbacks of the Canadian and will continue to serve as de- Football League in 2014, before he fensive backs coach. retired and turned to coaching. In his first season at Dixie State Smith enjoyed an exceptional in 2019, Smith led the DSU defen- career as a running back at Utah sive backs to the top mark in the State (2009-11), where as a senior RMAC in passing defense, allow- in 2011, he led the Western Ath- ing just 193.8 yards per game to letic Conference and ranked third go with an opponent completion in the NCAA in rushing yards per percentage at just 46.7 percent. attempt, averaging 7.6 yards per Three DSU defensive backs earned carry. Smith also helped lead the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Con- Aggies to a berth in the 2011 Fa- ference honors, led by Aaron mous Idaho Potato Bowl, USU’s Simpson, who also earned All-Re- first bowl appearance in 14 years. gion honors. Smith rushed for 157 yards and Smith came to Dixie State af- two touchdowns on just 12 carries, ter spending the 2018 season as a earning game MVP honors. defensive analyst at BYU. At BYU, Prior to Utah State, Smith Smith helped analyze and break earned All-Western States Foot- down offensive and defensive ball League honors as a sopho- coaching strategies, developed as- more at Eastern Arizona College, sessments and recommendations where he was named EAC Athlete on athletes’ recruitment, and aid- of the Year in 2009. Smith was also ed in the development of coach- named a team captain at both ing and practice sessions. That Eastern Arizona and Utah State. year, BYU earned a berth in the Fa- Smith earned bachelor’s de- mous Idaho Potato Bowl, where it grees in finance and economics COACHING HISTORY claimed a 49-18 win over Western at Utah State in 2012, followed by Michigan. a master’s degree in interdisci- 2018-Present: Dixie State Prior to his time at BYU, Smith plinary studies at Oregon State in served three years (2015-18) as a 2017. Mike and his wife Karrie are Defensive Backs Coach football strength and conditioning the parents of one daughter, Lon- graduate assistant at Oregon State don. where, among many duties, he 2018: BYU helped coach all concepts of the OSU football strength and condi- Defensive Analyst tioning program. After his time at Utah State, Smith was selected by the Tam- 2015-18: Oregon State pa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2012 National Foot- Football Graduate Assistant ball League draft. Smith spent two years with the Buccaneers and a Strength & Conditioning short time with the New York Jets before injuries hampered his NFL

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KELLY BILLS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Dixie State Head Football (#15 in NCAA D-III), led the North- Coach Paul Peterson announced west Conference in total offense, on Feb. 7, the appointment of Kel- and broke a combined 23 indi- ly Bills as the Trailblazers’ new of- vidual offensive records in 2014. fensive coordinator. In addition, he coached 11 all-con- Bills returns to the “Beehive ference selections, highlighted by State” after a one-year stint as of- Dylan Jones, who earned North- fensive coordinator at NCAA Divi- west Conference Offensive Player sion-II Central Washington, where of the Year and All-America honors he helped lead the Wildcats to as the D-III leading rusher (177.7) in a 7-4 overall record and to their 2014. third-straight Great Northwest Prior to that, Bills spent five Athletic Conference (5-1) champi- seasons (2008-12) as a graduate onship in 2019. Under Bills’ guid- assistant coach at his alma ma- ance, CWU’s offense led the GNAC ter, BYU, under then head coach in points (41.8 ppg - #10 in NCAA Bronco Mendenhall. Bills was the DII), total yards (504.7 ypg - #8 in offensive quality control coach for NCAA DII), passing yards (293.1 the Cougars during the 2008 and ppg - #14 in NCAA DII), total touch- 2009 seasons and also worked downs (60 – #t-18 in NCAA DII) and with wide receivers and quarter- passing touchdowns (37), and fin- backs. From 2010-12, he assisted ished second overall in rushing in coaching quarterbacks and the (211.6 ypg - #29 in NCAA DII). offensive line. During his time in Before to his time at CWU, Bills Provo, the Cougars posted a 46-19 coached three seasons at NCAA record and went to five-straight FCS member Weber State from bowl games. 2016-18, where he served as wide A native of Littleton, Colo., Bills receivers coach for the first two began his collegiate playing ca- COACHING HISTORY seasons on the Wildcat staff be- reer as a quarterback at Southern fore becoming the quarterbacks Utah under then head coach Gary 2020-Present: Dixie State coach prior to the 2018 campaign. Andersen in 2003. After a two-year Offensive Coordinator That season he helped lead We- LDS Church mission, he trans- ber State to the second of three- ferred to BYU, where he played 2019-20: Central Washington straight Big Sky Conference cham- running back and special teams Offensive Coordinator pionships (10-3/7-1 BSC) and to for two seasons. 2016-19: Weber State the NCAA FCS Playoff quarterfinal tBills earned a Bachelor’s de- round. In 2018, Wildcat quarter- gree in History from BYU in 2011, Wide Receivers Coach backs threw for 2,348 yards and 19 and is currently working on a Mas- Quarterbacks Coach touchdowns. ter’s degree in rehabilitation and 2015-16: Utah State Bills also spent a year as an as- counseling at Utah State. He and sistant quarterback and wide re- his wife, Emily, are the parents of Wide Receivers Coach ceivers coach at Utah State (2015), three sons – Brooks, Cooper and 2013-15: Willamette and served as offensive coordina- Jac tor at Division-III Willamette (OR) Offensive Coordinator University for two seasons from 2008-12: BYU 2013-14. While at WU, his Bearcat Offensive Graduate Assistant offense averaged 42 points a game

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JOHN HUGHES OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

John Hughes enters his second He started his coaching career season on the Dixie State Football at his alma mater, Humboldt State coaching staff in 2020, and will University, where he was the tight serve as run game coordinator and ends coach in 2012. offensive line coach. He graduated with his bach- As offensive line coach in 2019, elor’s degree in communication Hughes helped the DSU offensive from Humboldt State in 2012, line produce the Trailblazers’ ca- earning All-GNAC Academic Team reer rushing touchdowns leader honors his junior and senior years. and provided protection for a DSU He was a three-year starter on the passing game that set a program offensive line after starting his col- single-season record with 31 pass- legiate career at Western Washing- ing touchdowns. Additionally, ton. He earned his master’s degree three Dixie State offensive line- in sport science and coaching ad- men earned All-Rocky Mountain ministration at Akron in May 2016. Athletic Conference honors. Hughes came to Dixie State after serving as offensive line coach at Western Colorado during the 2018 season. Prior to Western Colorado, Hughes served two years (2016-18) as a graduate assistant on the offensive line at the University of Col- orado. Hughes helped the Buffa- loes to their most wins since 2001 during the 2016 season. At CU, Hughes oversaw all COACHING HISTORY breakdowns of opponents’ defensive schemes, specializing in their 2018-Present: Dixie State front seven, stunts, and pressures. Offensive Line/Run Game Along with various other duties, Hughes prepared weekly scouting 2018: Western Colorado reports, oversaw individual posi- Offensive Line tion drill work with the offensive 2016-18: Colorado line and assisted in the recruitment of offensive linemen. Offensive Graduate Assistant Hughes joined CU after a stint 2015-16: Akron at the University of Akron, serving Defensive Graduate Assistant as a graduate assistant on defense working with the linebackers for 2013-15: Sacramento State the 2015 season. The previous two Defensive Quality Control years (2013-14), he was a defensive assistant and the assistant defen- Defensive Line Assistant sive line coach for Sacramento 2012-13: Humboldt State State University. Tight Ends

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PETER TUITUPOU RUNNING BACKS COACH

Peter Tuitupou enters his sec- He played two seasons at Snow ond season on the Dixie State College (2007-08), where he was Football coaching staff in 2020, named a first-team All-American and will serve as running backs as a sophomore when he caught coach and recruiting coordinator. 21 passes for 251 yards (11.9 per) Tuitupou led a DSU running and four touchdowns. backs corps that produced three Peter and his wife, Seriah, 300-yard rushers in 2019. Sei-J are the parents of four children; Lauago led the group with 575 daughter Kalolaine and sons Soni, yards rushing to become the DSU Tevita and Kalai. career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns leader. Lauago also earned second team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors. Tuitupou comes to Dixie State after two years (2016-18) as a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado, where he assisted with the tight ends, offensive line, and special teams. Tuitupou made the move to CU from private business, as he was working as a sales manager for a solar company in California for two years. Previously, he spent the 2013 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League after signing as an undraft- COACHING HISTORY ed free agent. He graduated with his bach- 2018-Present: Dixie State elor’s degree in communication studies from San Jose State Uni- Running Backs versity in 2012, where he lettered twice at tight end for coach Mike MacIntyre, who was the Spartans’ 2016-18: Colorado coach at the time. He was primar- ily a blocker in SJSU’s offensive Graduate Assistant scheme, catching 14 passes for 183 yards (13.1 per) in his career, which also saw him be named twice to Tight Ends the Academic All-Western Athlet- ic Conference team. He played Offensive Line in San Jose State’s 29-21 win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl Special Teams as a senior.

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TERRANCE GRANT WIDE RECEIVERS COACH

Terrance Grant enters his sec- into coaching and performance ond season on the Dixie State training. football coaching staff in 2020, He earned a bachelor’s degree and will serve as the wide receiv- in Sport Management Wellness ers coach. and Fitness at California University Grant served as a defensive of Pennsylvania in 2017. Grant and quality control coach in 2019, and his wife, Shareena, are the proud assisted defensive coordinator Ty- parents of three children: Terrance ler Almond in coaching the safe- Jr., Tiana, and Trenton. ties. The DSU secondary played a crucial role in the success of the defense in 2019, as Alex Lilliard earned second team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors. Additionally, Darrius Nash led DSU with 73 tackles and added 4.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions. Grant came to Dixie State after serving as Almond’s wide receivers coach and passing coordinator at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. Prior to his time at CBHS, Grant spent nearly a decade coaching at various high schools as a coordinator, wide receivers coach, and strength and conditioning coach. COACHING HISTORY Throughout his career, he has contributed to an Under Armour All-American, sent numerous play- 2019-Present: Dixie State ers to Division 1 programs, and ran a privately owned training business where he worked with high Defensive Quality Control school, collegiate and professional athletes. As a collegiate player, Grant was Wide Receivers Coach the leading receiver at Fresno City College in 2003 where he earned All-Conference honors and led the 2018-19: Christian Brothers High School rams to a Producers Dairy Bowl. Later, he played at San Jose State (2004-06) under head coaches Wide Receivers, Pass Game Coordinator Fitz Hill and Dick Tomey. Recon- structive knee surgery prevented Grant from playing his senior season, but inspired him to transition

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MIKE FASSEL DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPS

Mike Fassel enters his second ing weekends, while also serving as season on the Dixie State Foot- an assistant camp director for the ball coaching staff in 2020, and football program. will continue to serve as director In 2010, Fassel was hired as Di- of football operations and special rector of Football Operations for teams coach. the Las Vegas Locomotives of the The Trailblazer special teams UFL, where he was responsible for unit thrived in 2019 under Fassel’s the operation and administration watch, setting program records in of the team until January of 2013. field goals (11) and extra points (42). In his time with the Locomotives, Kicker James Baird earned first Fassel also assisted the director of team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic player personnel by maintaining Conference and third team All-Re- the player database and providing gion honors, while kick returner player evaluations. Fassel also ne- Xavier Smith was an All-RMAC gotiated and secured team hous- honorable mention selection. ing for players, coaches and staff, Fassel came to Dixie State from while also handling the team’s Snow College, where he spent the 20,000 sq. ft. facility. 2017 season as the Director of Foot- In addition to working in the ball Operations, as well as serving football operations business, Fas- as the wide receivers and special sel spent time as an associate for teams coach for the Badgers. Fas- a national retail group from 2008- sel brings several years of experi- 10 and a relationship manager for ence in football operations with Farm Plus Financial from 2013-16. him after serving previous stints at Fassel returned to football at Princeton University and the Las the start of 2017 at Snow College, Vegas Locomotives of the United where he split time as the Director Football League. of Football Operations and an as- Prior to working at both the sistant coach. In his time at Snow collegiate and professional level, College, Fassel assisted the head COACHING HISTORY Fassel spent his playing days as a coach with all facets of the foot- 2018-Present: Dixie State three-year starter and letter-win- ball program, including recruiting, ner as both a kicker and holder at strength and conditioning, sched- Director of Football Operations Boston College, where he graduat- uling, team travel, equipment and Special Teams ed in 2004 before earning his mas- more. He was also responsible for 2018: Louisiana Tech ter’s degree in the summer of 2005. coaching All-American returner After completing his collegiate Leon Morgan, as well as the No. 1 Director of Football Operations career at Boston College, Fassel ranked offense in the NJCAA. 2017-18: Snow College was hired as the Director of Foot- Growing up, Fassel spent time Wide Receivers, Special Teams ball Operations and Recruiting Co- as an equipment assistant during ordinator for Princeton University. the summers for the Denver Bron- Director of Football Operations In that role, he was responsible for cos, New York Giants and Oakland 2010-13: Las Vegas Locomotives the overall operation of the football Raiders, all teams his father, Jim program, while he also assisted Fassel, coached for from 1991-2003. Director of Football Operations the special teams coordinator with Fassel and his wife, Elizabeth, 2005-08: Princeton coaching the specialists. In nearly have a daughter, Summer, and Director of Football Operations three years with the program, Fas- three sons, William, Jack and Dean. sel coordinated all meals, campus Recruiting Coordinator housing, team travel and recruit-

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BRUNO SILVA ATHLETIC TRAINER

Bruno Silva enters his fifth sea- Bruno became BOC certified and son on Dixie State’s Athletic Train- received a state license in athletic ing staff and will serve as head training in 2011. He is the father of trainer for the Trailblazer football two amazing sons - Hyde and Ayr- team. ton. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Bra- zil, he attended Weber State Uni- versity, where he played on the rugby team and graduated with two degrees - a Bachelor of Sci- ence Degree in Athletic Training, and a Bachelor of Science in Ath- letic Therapy with a coaching mi- nor. Bruno then went on to attend Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., where he earned his Master’s Degree in Health Scienc- es with a concentration in Sports Medicine. WORK HISTORY His professional experience in- 2016-Present: Dixie State cludes NFL internships with the Head Football Athletic Trainer

Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston 2014-16: LA KISS Football Director of Sports Medicine Texans, along with Arena Football, Head AT

NCAA FCS and high school athlet- 2013-14: Weber State ic work, and with performing arts Assistant Athletic Trainer at Disneyland. 2013: Jacksonville Jaguars Athletic Training Intern

2012-13: Calvary Christian Academy Athletic Trainer

2012: Houston Texas Athletic Training Intern

2011-12: Weber State Assistant Athletic Trainer

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2019 DIXIE STATE FOOTBALL RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT

Sept. 7, 2019 #9 CSU-PUEBLO* L, 7-36 6,512

Sept. 14, 2019 at Fort Lewis* W, 23-14 1,247

Sept. 21, 2019 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 55-0 559

Sept. 28, 2019 at South Dakota Mines* W, 28-16 1,800

Oct. 5, 2019 BLACK HILLS STATE* W, 52-22 2,845

Oct. 12, 2019 SIMON FRASER W, 55-21 3,223

Oct. 19, 2019 at Western Colorado* W, 28-20 1,232

Oct. 26, 2019 CHADRON STATE* L, 27-40 3,553

Nov. 2, 2019 COLORADO MESA* W, 42-32 2,646

Nov. 9, 2019 #8 at Colorado School of Mines* L, 27-35 3,165

Nov. 16, 2019 ADAMS STATE* W, 35-10 3,967

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

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2019 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Team Statistics (as of Jun 22, 2020) All games

Team Statistics DSFB OPP SCORING 379 246 Points Per Game 34.5 22.4 Points Off Turnovers 30 41 FIRST DOWNS 241 223 R u s h in g 87 86 P a s s in g 133 95 P e n a lt y 21 42 RUSHING YARDAGE 1630 1640 Yards gained rushing 1937 2008 Yards lost rushing 307 368 Rushing Attempts 376 469 Average Per Rush 4.3 3.5 Average Per Game 148.2 149.1 TDs Rushing 15 14 PASSING YARDAGE 3378 2132 C o m p - A t t - I n t 231-422-10 170-364-12 Average Per Pass 8.0 5.9 Average Per Catch 14.6 12.5 Average Per Game 307.1 193.8 TDs Passing 31 16 TOTAL OFFENSE 5008 3772 Total Plays 798 833 Average Per Play 6.3 4.5 Average Per Game 455.3 342.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 27-637 48-946 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-148 23-224 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-274 10-48 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.6 19.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.4 9.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 22.8 4.8 FUMBLES-LOST 18-6 13-5 PENALTIES-Yards 93-955 76-736 Average Per Game 86.8 66.9 PUNTS-Yards 53-2002 74-2925 Average Per Punt 37.8 39.5 Net punt average 32.4 35.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 70-4087 51-3065 Average Per Kick 58.4 60.1 Net kick average 39.5 39.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 1 3 3 2 : 4 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 64/157 66/187 3rd-Down Pct 41% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/24 9/22 4th-Down Pct 29% 41% SACKS BY-Yards 40-233 24-154 MISC YARDS 17 -6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 50 31 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-13 10-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (34-38) 89% (33-45) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-38) 66% (24-45) 53% PAT-ATTEMPTS (42-45) 93% (26-28) 93% ATTENDANCE 22746 8003 Games/Avg Per Game 6/3791 5/1601 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Dixie State 51 104 123 101 0 379 Opponents 58 86 42 60 0 246

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2019 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jun 22, 2020) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Sei-J Lauago 11 108 617 42 575 5.3 5 81 52.3 Xavier Smith 18 84 4.7 0 19 D'Arman Notoa 11 75 326 18 308 4.1 3 31 28.0 Dejuan Dantzler 2 15 7.5 0 14 Andrew Kann. Robles 9 64 304 8 296 4.6 5 20 32.9 Jalen Powell 1 34 34.0 0 0 Kody Wilstead 9 48 314 100 214 4.5 1 51 23.8 Kasey Allison 1 1 1.0 0 1 Keaton Mott 8 42 220 74 146 3.5 0 20 18.2 Conner Miller 1 14 14.0 0 0 Tanner Hammond 7 21 108 29 79 3.8 1 33 11.3 Simote Lokotui 0 0 0.0 1 0 Jalen Powell 11 3 22 0 22 7.3 0 14 2.0 Total 23 148 6.4 1 19 Conner Miller 4 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 13 3.5 Opponents 23 224 9.7 1 45 Dejuan Dantzler 11 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Hunter Wood 4 1 0 13 -13 -13.0 0 0 -3.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg TEAM 7 11 8 23 -15 -1.4 0 8 -2.1 Aaron Simpson 7 162 23.1 1 60 Total 11 376 1937 307 1630 4.3 15 81 148.2 Darrius Nash 2 80 40.0 0 57 Opponents 11 469 2008 368 1640 3.5 14 75 149.1 Augustus Fraser 1 32 32.0 1 32 Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 1 0 0.0 0 0 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Simote Lokotui 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 Kody Wilstead 9 151.41 103-189-7 54.5 1640 18 75 182.2 Total 12 274 22.8 2 60 Keaton Mott 8 136.15 90-166-2 54.2 1274 10 77 159.2 Opponents 10 48 4.8 0 25 Tanner Hammond 7 125.30 37-66-1 56.1 450 3 60 64.3 Xavier Smith 11 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Total 11 141.48 231-422-10 54.7 3378 31 77 307.1 Xavier Smith 11 307 27.9 1 99 Opponents 11 103.82 170-364-12 46.7 2132 16 70 193.8 Dejuan Dantzler 7 136 19.4 0 33 D'Arman Notoa 4 76 19.0 0 27 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Darren Jones 3 90 30.0 0 52 Dejuan Dantzler 11 45 847 18.8 7 77 77.0 Conner McKay 1 6 6.0 0 6 Jalen Powell 11 44 557 12.7 5 45 50.6 Malaki Malaki 1 22 22.0 0 22 Kasey Allison 11 26 446 17.2 5 75 40.5 Total 27 637 23.6 1 99 Chase Hess 11 23 354 15.4 7 42 32.2 Opponents 48 946 19.7 0 40 D'Arman Notoa 11 16 124 7.8 1 22 11.3 Xavier Smith 11 14 242 17.3 2 58 22.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Malcolm Ross-Turner 11 14 152 10.9 0 21 13.8 Tariq Wright 1 1 1.0 0 1 Sei-J Lauago 11 13 112 8.6 0 38 10.2 Total 1 1 1.0 0 1 Rickie Johnson 9 9 163 18.1 1 40 18.1 Opponents 1 3 3.0 0 3 Andrew Kann. Robles 9 9 129 14.3 0 49 14.3 Conner Miller 4 8 148 18.5 1 72 37.0 Blake Kilgore 9 5 61 12.2 2 27 6.8 Deven Osborne 11 3 14 4.7 0 6 1.3 Will McKinnis 4 1 15 15.0 0 15 3.8 Kody Wilstead 9 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.6 Total 11 231 3378 14.6 31 77 307.1 Opponents 11 170 2132 12.5 16 70 193.8

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2019 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jun 22, 2020) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g James Baird - 11-13 42-45 - - - - - 75 Kody Wilstead 9 237 214 1640 1854 206.0 Dejuan Dantzler 7 ------42 Keaton Mott 8 208 146 1274 1420 177.5 Chase Hess 7 ------42 Sei-J Lauago 11 108 575 0 575 52.3 Jalen Powell 5 - - - 1 - - - 32 Tanner Hammond 7 87 79 450 529 75.6 Sei-J Lauago 5 ------30 D'Arman Notoa 11 75 308 0 308 28.0 Andrew Kann. Robles 5 ------30 Andrew Kann. Robles 9 64 296 0 296 32.9 Kasey Allison 5 ------30 Jalen Powell 11 3 22 0 22 2.0 D'Arman Notoa 4 ------24 Conner Miller 4 2 14 0 14 3.5 Xavier Smith 3 ------18 Xavier Smith 11 1 0 14 14 1.3 Blake Kilgore 2 ------12 Dejuan Dantzler 11 1 4 0 4 0.4 Simote Lokotui 1 - - - - - 1 - 8 Hunter Wood 4 1 -13 0 -13 -3.2 Kody Wilstead 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 TEAM 7 11 -15 0 -15 -2.1 Rickie Johnson 1 ------6 Total 11 798 1630 3378 5008 455.3 Augustus Fraser 1 ------6 Opponents 11 833 1640 2132 3772 342.9 Aaron Simpson 1 ------6 Tanner Hammond 1 - - - - 0-2 - - 6 Conner Miller 1 ------6 Keaton Mott - - - - - 1-2 - - 0 Total 50 11-13 42-45 - 1 1-5 1 - 379 Opponents 31 10-15 26-28 0-1 1 1-2 - 1 246

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk James Baird 11-13 84.6 0-0 3-3 6-6 2-4 0-0 42 0 Keaton Mott 32 1220 38.1 53 1 6 4 3 0 Hunter Wood 13 528 40.6 61 2 1 0 2 2 FG Sequence Dixie State Opponents Kody Wilstead 6 233 38.8 50 0 0 1 1 0 CSU-Pueblo - (18),(22),(36) TEAM 2 21 10.5 21 0 0 0 0 0 Fort Lewis (23) 47 Total 53 2002 37.8 61 3 7 5 6 2 New Mexico Highlands (28),(34) - Opponents 74 2925 39.5 79 9 19 26 8 2 South Dakota Mines (35),(40) 26,(39) Black Hills State (30) (29),(52),55 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Simon Fraser (42),48,(32) 43 James Baird 68 3989 58.7 15 2 Western Colorado - - Matt Lewis 2 98 49.0 0 0 2019 Dixie State Football Chadron State - (23),(23) Total Dixie70 4087 State58.4 Overall15 2 19.7 Individual39.5 25 Statistics (as of Jun 22, 2020) Colorado Mesa - 44,(27) Opponents 51 3065 60.1 16 7 23.6 39.8 All25 games Colo. Sch. of Mines (31),(22) - All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Adams State 44,(31) (23) Dejuan Dantzler 11 4 847 15 136 0 1002 91.1 Sei-J Lauago 11 575 112 0 0 0 687 62.5 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Xavier Smith 11 0 242 84 307 0 633 57.5 Jalen Powell 11 22 557 34 0 0 613 55.7 D'Arman Notoa 11 308 124 0 76 0 508 46.2 Kasey Allison 11 0 446 1 0 0 447 40.6 Andrew Kann. R 9 296 129 0 0 0 425 47.2 Chase Hess 11 0 354 0 0 0 354 32.2 Kody Wilstead 9 214 14 0 0 0 228 25.3 Conner Miller 4 14 148 14 0 0 176 44.0 Rickie Johnson 9 0 163 0 0 0 163 18.1 Aaron Simpson 11 0 0 0 0 162 162 14.7 Malcolm Ross-T 11 0 152 0 0 0 152 13.8 Keaton Mott 8 146 0 0 0 0 146 18.2 Darren Jones 2 0 0 0 90 0 90 45.0 Darrius Nash 11 0 0 0 0 80 80 7.3 Tanner Hammon 7 79 0 0 0 0 79 11.3 Blake Kilgore 9 0 61 0 0 0 61 6.8 Augustus Fraser 10 0 0 0 0 32 32 3.2 Malaki Malaki 11 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.0 Will McKinnis 4 0 15 0 0 0 15 3.8 Deven Osborne 11 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.3 Conner McKay 11 0 0 0 6 0 6 0.5 J.T. Anderson 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.5 Simote Lokotui 10 0 0 0 0 -3 -3 -0.3 Hunter Wood 4 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -3.2 TEAM 7 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -2.1 Total 11 1630 3378 148 637 274 6067 551.5 Opponents 11 1640 2132 224 946 48 4990 453.6

20 #DIXIEBLAZERS 2020 FOOTBALL

2019 Dixie State Football Dixie State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jun 22, 2020) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 6 Darrius Nash 11 45 28 73 4.5-16 1.5-11 2-80 6 1 . 1 . . 47 Malaki Malaki 11 33 38 71 6.0-17 1.0-8 . 1 3 . . . . 5 Alex Lilliard 11 35 36 71 8.5-35 4.0-18 . 7 5 1-0 4 . . 35 Syrr Barnes 10 34 31 65 6.0-15 0.5-2 . 1 1 . . . . 23 Simote Lokotui 10 22 25 47 6.0-28 3.0-23 1--3 8 . . . . . 45 Will Yamasaki 10 22 18 40 3.0-14 0.5-2 . 1 1 . 1 . . 42 Conner McKay 11 24 16 40 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 33 Dylan Hendrickson 11 16 22 38 11.5-64 10.0-61 . 1 2 . . . . 24 Aaron Simpson 11 22 12 34 3.5-8 . 7-162 12 . . . 1 . 96 Tariq Wright 10 7 25 32 3.5-10 1.0-5 . . 1 1-1 . . . 92 Linaudre Schwallie 9 17 14 31 7.0-24 2.5-17 . 1 . . . . . 44 Mitch Jacobs 11 9 19 28 6.0-29 3.0-19 . 1 6 . . . . 56 William Payne 11 12 12 24 2.0-15 2.0-15 ...... 19 J.T. Anderson 6 17 7 24 2.0-5 . 0-3 7 . . . . . 52 Tyler Heaton 10 7 13 20 5.0-19 1.5-9 . . . . 1 1 . 28 Devin Chandler 11 13 5 18 0.5-4 0.5-4 . 5 . . . . . 31 Mark Lopez 6 8 9 17 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 20 Kaejin S. Bejgrowicz 11 7 9 16 . . 1-0 ...... 34 Augustus Fraser 10 5 9 14 1.0-2 . 1-32 3 . . . . . 90 Fred Prescott 10 6 7 13 2.0-6 1.5-5 . . 1 . . . . 18 Ty Hill 9 11 1 12 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . . 9 Nahzi Salih 9 7 5 12 1.5-8 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . . . 30 Travis Plantier 5 5 6 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 37 Lovelace Rufus 9 7 4 11 ...... 40 Kyle Murray 10 8 2 10 2.5-6 2.0-4 ...... 29 Temi Nowo 6 8 1 9 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 85 Braxton Hatch 9 5 3 8 ...... 57 Brennin Miller 9 5 3 8 3.0-16 2.0-13 ...... 41 Anthony Yarbrough 3 3 4 7 2.5-6 0.5-0 . 2 1 . 1 . . 88 DJ Heckard 5 2 5 7 1.5-5 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . 93 Gage Manzione 6 3 3 6 1.0-4 ...... 15 Chrishawn Gordon 4 4 2 6 . . . 2 . . . . . 22 Andrew Kann. Robles 9 4 2 6 ...... 8 Darren Jones 2 2 3 5 . . . 2 . . . . . 27 Ty Murphy 9 1 4 5 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 11 Malcolm Ross-Turner 11 2 3 5 ...... TM TEAM 7 4 . 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 80 Rickie Johnson 9 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 21 D'Arman Notoa 11 2 1 3 ...... 38 Dylan Douglass 11 1 2 3 ...... 1 Kasey Allison 11 2 . 2 ...... 7 Dejuan Dantzler 11 1 1 2 ...... 13 Kody Wilstead 9 1 . 1 ...... 72 Joshua Partida 9 1 . 1 ...... 25 Sei-J Lauago 11 1 . 1 ...... 46 Nate Heward 3 1 . 1 ...... 63 Tima Malieitulua 10 1 . 1 ...... 14 Keaton Mott 8 1 . 1 ...... 26 Conner Miller 4 ...... 1 . 2 Jalen Powell 11 ...... 1 . Total 11 456 412 868 94-369 40-233 12-274 66 23 5-1 8 4 . Opponents 11 403 345 748 69-282 24-154 10-48 51 28 6-3 12 2 1

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