NCAA Division II Football - Great Northwest Athletic Conference Associate Director: Stephen Hinkel #8 Azusa Pacific University (1-0) Vs

Azusa Pacific Sports Information Sports Information Director: Joe Reinsch NCAA Division II Football - Great Northwest Athletic Conference Associate Director: Stephen Hinkel #8 Azusa Pacific University (1-0) vs. Humboldt State (0-0) Graduate Assistant: Sarah Macias Date: Saturday, September 9, 2017 | Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) Phone: (626) 815-5085 Location: Glendora, Calif. | Citrus Stadium | Seating: 10,000 | Surface: Artificial (FieldTurf) Social Media: @APUCougars athletics.apu.edu

Host Media Information Story Lines Live Video ($7.95): Azusa Pacific Athletics Talent: Steve Stilwell, Jim Milhon  Since becoming postseason-eligible in NCAA Divi- Game Day Weather Live Stats: Azusa Pacific Athletics sion II in 2014, Azusa Pacific has posted an overall Weather Forecast from Twitter Updates: @APUCougars record of 26-8. wunderground.com Instagram Story: @APUCougars  The Cougars are one of just nine NCAA Division II Conditions Clear Tickets programs to win 40 of their last 50 games overall, Daytime High Temperature 89° F Phone: (626) 815-5494 and the Cougars are 30-4 in their last 34 conference Game Time Temperature 81° F Online: apu.edu/eventcenter/tickets games. Both stretches date back to a 2012 Home- Wind: 7 mph WSW Adults ...... $12 coming victory over Central Washington. The Cou- Humidity: 40% Seniors (age 65 & over) ...... $7 gars are 30-3 at home during that stretch. Cloud Cover: 6% Alumni/Students/Military ...... $7  Azusa Pacific featured one of Division II’s top-ranked Chance of Precipitation: 0% APU students/faculty/staff .... free with APU ID defenses in 2016. In the 11-game regular season, Sunset: 7:08 p.m. PDT Children (age 7 & under) ...... free the Cougars led Division II in turnovers forced (33) Azusa Pacific and red zone defense (.500), while ranking second nationally in sacks (50), interceptions (23), defensive NCAA Division II Win Leaders touchdowns (7), and total turnover margin (+20). (last 50 games)

Azusa Pacific entered the postseason with the divi- School (Super Region-Conference) W L PCT 2016 sion’s fifth-best scoring defense, surrendering just 1. Northwest Missouri State (SR3-MIAA) 48 2 .960 15-0 14.4 points per game. 2. Shepherd (SR1-Mountain East) 45 5 .900 13-1  Only seven NCAA Division II programs have won 3. Colorado State-Pueblo (SR4-RMAC) 43 7 .860 8-3 more games than Azusa Pacific over its previous 50 Minnesota State-Mankato (SR4-NSIC) 43 7 .860 8-3 games (see chart to right). All five of the national 5. Ferris State (SR3-GLIAC) 42 8 .840 12-3 championship game participants the past two years 6. Henderson State (SR3-GAC) 41 9 .820 8-3 (Colorado State-Pueblo, Minnesota State-Mankato, Minnesota-Duluth (SR4-NSIC) 41 9 .820 10-2 North Alabama, Northwest Missouri State, Shep- 8. Azusa Pacific (SR4-GNAC) 40 10 .800 9-3 herd) rank among the top-10 programs on that list. Sioux Falls (SR4-NSIC) 40 10 .800 12-1 10. Harding (SR3-GAC) 39 11 .780 13-1 West Chester (SR1-PSAC) 39 11 .780 8-3 12. six tied with 38 12 .760

Series History: Azusa Pacific vs. Humboldt State  All-time series: Humboldt State leads the all-time series with Azusa Pacific, 20-13. The Cougars pulled even in home games in the all-time series against the Lumberjacks with a 45-13 win last year, which was Azusa Pacific’s 500th game in program history.

Series Streaks Current: Azusa Pacific (2, 2016-present) In Azusa/Glendora: Azusa Pacific (1, 2016-present) Longest: Humboldt State (6, 1991-96) In Arcata: Azusa Pacific (1, 2016-present)

Series History (last 10 games): Azusa Pacific vs. Humboldt State

2017 Azusa Pacific Schedule Date Location Winner Score 09/02 at West Texas A&M W 24-13 *Azusa Pacific joined GNAC in 2012 09/09 *HUMBOLDT STATE 6:30 p.m. 09/08/2012 Arcata, Calif. Humboldt State 42-17 *GNAC game 09/16 *CENTRAL WASHINGTON 6:30 p.m. 10/13/2012 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Humboldt State 24-20 *GNAC game 09/21/2013 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 28-2 *GNAC game

09/23 *at Simon Fraser 1 p.m. 10/19/2013 Arcata, Calif. Azusa Pacific 21-13 *GNAC game 09/30 *WESTERN OREGON 6 p.m. 09/13/2014 Arcata, Calif. Humboldt State 30-10 non-conference game 10/07 COLORADO MINES (#16) 6:30 p.m. 10/09/2014 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 55-21 *GNAC game 10/14 *at Humboldt State 6 p.m. 09/12/2015 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Humboldt State 62-41 non-conference game 10/10/2015 Arcata, Calif. Humboldt State 34-16 *GNAC game 10/21 *SIMON FRASER 6 p.m. 09/10/2016 Arcata, Calif. Azusa Pacific 38-27 *GNAC game 10/28 *at Central Washington 1 p.m. 10/15/2016 Glendora, Calif. (Citrus Stadium) Azusa Pacific 45-13 *GNAC game 11/04 *at Western Oregon 1 p.m. 11/11 COLORADO MESA (#23) 6 p.m.

HEAD COACH VICTOR SANTA CRUZ WATCH LIFE ON FILM: VICTOR

Head coach Victor Santa Cruz took Azusa Pacific football to a new classification, and he has already established the Cougars as an NCAA Division II destination program. Santa Cruz led Azusa Pacific to its first NCAA Division II playoff appearance in 2016 after claiming the program’s third Great Northwest Athletic Conference championship in the past four years. In five years of NCAA Division II competition, Azusa Pacific is a GNAC-best 40-17 overall, winning 30 of its past 34 conference games entering the 2017 campaign. The Cougars were a perfect 8-0 in conference play in 2016 and were ranked as high as 13th in the Division II national coaches poll while earning selection into the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in just three years of active NCAA membership. In 2013, Santa Cruz took a Cougar team picked fifth in the GNAC preseason poll to a 9-1 league record before concluding the historic season with a dominant postseason win in the Victory Bowl, 67-0 over Greenville College, to give Azusa Pacific its third 10-win season in program history. For his efforts, Santa Cruz was named the 2013 GNAC and National Christian College Athletic Association Coach of the Year. A year later, his team repeated the GNAC title with another 10-win campaign, this time starting the year with a thrilling nationally-televised 26-23 double-overtime win over Division II's all-time winningest program Grand Valley State in front of a school-record crowd of 6,199 plus the national TV audience. The Cougars responded from the season's lone setback with a season-ending nine-game win streak, led by Terrell Watson, who was the NCAA's leading rusher (all divisions) with 195.7 rushing yards per game. The 10-1 campaign was the first time Azusa Pacific produced back-to-back 10-win seasons. In 2015, despite the departures of Watson and offensive tackle Cody Clay to NFL camps, the Cougars extended their streak of producing a 1,000-yard rusher to a fifth straight year, helping produce the program's third consecutive winning season by going 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the GNAC. The outstanding coaching staff Santa Cruz has assembled includes NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Slater, who was instrumental in the development of former walk-on tight end Luke Marquardt into an NFL-caliber offensive lineman (currently with the Detroit Lions) and 2014 graduate Cody Clay, who also signed an NFL free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons and participated in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. In addition, running backs coach Ben Buys helped develop Watson into the 2015 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl MVP, which led to a spot on the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad in 2015 and a new free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns in 2016. For all his recent success on the field, Santa Cruz is just as proud of the impact he's made on the program by placing his emphasis on the transfor- mation of young men who can achieve success after graduation. His focus on academics has resulted in landing a league-high 44 players from Azusa Pacific on the GNAC All-Academic team over the past four seasons while claiming four consecutive GNAC academic team championships. "I'm a passionate guy," said Santa Cruz. "I'm passionate about Jesus Christ, my family and Azusa Pacific. Through competition on the field and in the classroom, I want to see young men exit this program with an understanding of effective process, a sense of self, and the vision to become suc- cessful husbands, fathers, employees and employers." It's a philosophy that has delivered concrete results, as evidenced by Azusa Pacific's recent success both on and off the field. The Cougars used a four-game winning streak at the end of the 2012 season as a springboard into consecutive 10-win seasons and GNAC titles in 2013 and 2014 and a third straight winning season in 2015 as the program has piled up a 30-7 record since winning its Homecoming game in 2012. The first four years of Division II competition came on the heels of back-to-back playoff appearances which wrapped up the program's long-standing affiliation as an NAIA independent program, and Santa Cruz was recognized as the NAIA Independent Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011. The 2011 season, which was Azusa Pacific's final year competing in the NAIA, opened with a narrow 42-40 loss to University of San Diego in a wild shootout that featured 48 combined fourth-quarter points in front of 6,124 (school attendance record at the time). Despite the season-opening defeat, Santa Cruz guided his team to six straight wins by an average margin of 38 points. The only other regular-season loss was a 38-31 setback at Linden- wood, but a resilient set of Cougars regrouped and closed out the regular season with back-to-back blowout wins over fellow NAIA independents Southern Oregon and Menlo to earn a spot in the 16-team NAIA playoffs. Azusa Pacific piled up 587 yards of total offense in a 49-26 first-round playoff win before traveling to Helena, Montana, for the second consecutive postseason, for a quarterfinal matchup with defending national champion Carroll College. The Cougars scored on the game's opening possession and didn't trail until late in the fourth quarter when Carroll chewed up over eight minutes of clock with an 18-play scoring drive to edge the Cougars, 17-14. Santa Cruz's 2011 offense, led by two-time NAIA Independent Offensive Player of the Year QB John van den Raadt, rushed for a school-record 3,915 yards in 2011 (326.2 yards per game) and also set the program's single-season records for scoring (45.6 points per game) and total offense (496.4 yards per game). Van den Raadt, who started 40 consecutive games for Santa Cruz, ended up shattering the program's career record for total offense, finishing with 9,335 yards which included another program-record of 6,639 yards passing. He was the only QB in scholarship college football (non-NCAA Division III) to average 100 yards rushing per game, and he was the leading rusher for Santa Cruz's offense which led the NAIA in rushing (3,915 yards) and scoring average (45.6), and also ranked as college football's most productive rushing offense by averaging 7.6 yards per rush attempt, making Azusa Pacific the only four-year college football program at any level in 2011 to average over seven yards per rush. That final round of Cougar success in the NAIA was even more rewarding due to the process it took for an independent program to get there. Santa Cruz annually clashed with some of the nation’s top programs, putting together schedules comprised primarily of top NCAA Division I FCS, Division II, and NAIA programs while traveling nationwide to play teams in Florida, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Oregon, Louisiana, Missouri, Washington, Montana, and Oklahoma. Now in his 16th year on the Cougar coaching staff, Santa Cruz came to Azusa Pacific in 2001, serving five seasons as an assistant before taking over as head coach in 2006. During his first three seasons he served as the offensive coordinator, overseeing the development of the program's all- time leading passer (Luke Winslow) and the fourth-best all-time rusher (Ben Buys) at the time they graduated. Santa Cruz played his collegiate ball at the University of Hawai'i, where he was a four-year linebacker for the Warriors, tallying 139 tackles (83 solo) during his career. He redshirted the 1990 season and then played in 46 games over the next four seasons (1991-94). As a 1992 sophomore, he played on the Rainbows' Western Athletic Conference championship team that beat Illinois in the Holiday Bowl. The son of a former U.S. Marines major, Santa Cruz lived in Hawai'i, Arizona, Japan, Orange County and San Diego, where he became a prep standout at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif. He was the Palomar League Defensive Player of the Year while collecting All-CIF honors as a 1989 senior. Santa Cruz graduated from the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1995, and he completed a master's in organizational leadership from Azusa Pacific in 2010. Santa Cruz, who also teaches in the university's exercise and sport science department, lives in Rancho Cucamonga with his wife Jamie and their three children, Victor, Jr. (15), Izabella (14), and Levi (11).

#APUfootball Azusa Pacific vs. Humboldt State September 9, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

VS. NCAA DIVISION II COUGARS POSTSEASON HISTORY Since 1996, Azusa Pacific is 52-32 (.619) vs. NCAA Division II opponents. In 2010, the Cougars snapped a Azusa Pacific made its first NCAA Division II playoff appearance in 2016, 10-game losing streak to D-II teams by defeating Lin- which was the program’s third season coln (Mo.) University, 59-14, and in 2011 Azusa Pacific of NCAA postseason eligibility. Prior to split a pair of road games against D-II foes in consecu- the NCAA Division II era, Azusa Pacific tive weeks, defeating future GNAC rival Dixie State, 48- qualified for the NAIA playoffs eight times in a 14-year span (1998-2011), 19, before transitioning D-II program Lindenwood (Mo.) and during its transition to NCAA edged the Cougars by a 38-31 tally the following week. Division II membership the Cougars NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL RANKINGS Azusa Pacific joined Division II’s Great Northwest made another postseason appearance Athletic Conference in 2012, going 4-6 that year against with a 2013 invitation to the National AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Sept. 4, 2017) Christian College Athletic Association GNAC foes. The Cougars have faced at least two D-II (NCCAA) Victory Bowl. The Cougars Last 2017 opponents every season since 2003, when Humboldt are 10-8 all-time in postseason play, Rank Week School (1st place votes) Record Pts State was the Cougars’ lone D-II foe. winning their first six NAIA playoff 1 1 Northwest Missouri St. (34) 1-0 850 games, including all four in 1998 to 2 3 Ferris St. (Mich.) 0-0 799 claim the NAIA national title in its first- 3 5 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 776 ever postseason appearance. 4 7 Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 726 Azusa Pacific vs. the GNAC 5 8 California (Pa.) 1-0 675 (current members) NCAA Division II Playoff Results 6 9 Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 649 2016 (NCAA Division II Playoffs) 7 12 Colorado St.-Pueblo 1-0 644 Opponent Overall 2017 schedule at Sioux Falls, S.D. (first round) 8 13 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1-0 541 Central Washington 6-7 9/16 (H); 10/28 (A) Humboldt State 13-20 9/9 (H); 10/14 (A) Sioux Falls 34, Azusa Pacific 21 9 17 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1-0 502 10 14 LIU-Post (N.Y.) 1-0 486 Simon Fraser 9-1 9/23 (A); 10/21 (H) NAIA/NCCAA Postseason Results 11 6 North Alabama 0-1 468 Western Oregon 7-5 9/30 (H); 11/4 (A) 1998 (NAIA Playoffs) 12 20 Minnesota St. 1-0 412 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 13 21 Central Missouri 1-0 401 Azusa Pacific 31, Taylor 28 14 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 0-1 338 GNAC ON THE MOVE TO SUPER REGION FOUR 15 4 Emporia St. (Kan.) 0-1 310 In 2017, the NCAA Championships Committee ap- at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 16 24 Midwestern St. (Texas) 1-0 298 Azusa Pacific 35, C. Washington 28 proved the realignment of Division II Football regions, 17 23 Colorado Mesa 1-0 293 sending the Great Northwest Athletic Conference out at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 18 RV Indianapolis (Ind.) 1-0 246 Azusa Pacific 26, Huron 24 19 RV Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 1-0 201 of Super Region Three, which previously included 20 RV Albany St. (Ga.) 1-0 197 teams from the Great American Conference (GAC), at Savannah, Tenn. (championship) 21 10 Minnesota-Duluth 0-1 139 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Azusa Pacific 17, Olivet Nazarene 14 22 RV Tuskegee (Ala.) 1-0 138 (MIAA), and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- 23 RV Henderson St. (Ark.) 1-0 126 1999 (NAIA Playoffs) 24 RV West Chester (Pa.) 1-0 101 ence (NSIC). at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 25 RV West Georgia 1-0 79 The GNAC and NSIC have both been moved to Azusa Pacific 31, Doane 12 Super Region Four, joining the Lone Star Conference Others receiving votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 76; Florida Tech, 68; Arkansas at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) Tech, 66; Colorado School of Mines, 60; Harding (Ark.), 53; Central Washing- (LSC) and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Azusa Pacific 38, Hastings 35 ton, 43; North Greenville (S.C.), 43; Ashland (Ohio), 32; Delta St. (Miss.), 28; (RMAC) to comprise a super region containing 42 in- Southern Arkansas, 22; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 20; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), at Azusa, Calif. (semifinals) 19; North Carolina-Pembroke, 16; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 14; Slippery Rock stitutions. Georgetown 66, Azusa Pacific 35 (Pa.), 14; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 13; Minnesota St.- With the change, all three of Azusa Pacific’s non- Moorhead, 11; Assumption (Mass.), 8; Gannon (Pa.), 8; Eastern New Mexico, conference games are against teams within the new 2000 (NAIA Playoffs) 7; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 5; Virginia St., 5; Findlay (Ohio), 2; Notre Dame super region after realignment. at Olathe, Kan. (first round) (Ohio), 2; Winona St. (Minn.), 2; Angelo St. (Texas), 1; East Central (Okla.), 1; MidAmerica Naz. 27, Azusa Pacific 21 Mars Hill (N.C.), 1; Ohio Dominican, 1; Washburn (Kan.), 1. The realigned super regions are listed below: 2003 (NAIA Playoffs) D2Football.com (Sept. 5, 2017) at Bismarck, N.D. (first round)

Last 2017 Super Region One (45 institutions) Mary 20, Azusa Pacific 2 Rank Week School Record -Great Midwest Athletic Conference 2004 (NAIA Playoffs) 1 1 Northwest Missouri State 1-0 at Alva, Okla. (first round) 2 2 Ferris State 0-0 -Mountain East Conference Azusa Pacific 16, NW Oklahoma 0 3 6 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 -Northeast 10 Conference 4 7 Shepherd 1-0 -Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference at Azusa, Calif. (quarterfinals) 5 9 Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 Azusa Pacific 24, Sioux Falls 3 6 11 California (Pa.) 1-0 7 12 Colorado State-Pueblo 1-0 Super Region Two (43 institutions) at Helena, Mont. (semifinals) 8 5 North Alabama 0-1 -Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Carroll 14, Azusa Pacific 10 9 15 Sioux Falls 1-0 -Gulf South Conference 10 16 Minnesota State 1-0 2005 (NAIA Playoffs) -South Atlantic Conference at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 11 4 Emporia State 0-1 -Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 12 20 Central Missouri 1-0 Montana Tech 24, Azusa Pacific 17

13 14 Azusa Pacific 1-0 2010 (NAIA Playoffs) 14 3 Grand Valley State 0-1 Super Region Three (42 institutions) at Helena, Mont. (first round) 15 22 Midwestern State 1-0 -Great American Conference Carroll 35, Azusa Pacific 21 16 19 LIU-Post 1-0 -Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 17 8 Minnesota Duluth 0-1 -Great Lakes Valley Conference 2011 (NAIA Playoffs) 18 NR Winston-Salem 1-0 at Azusa, Calif. (first round) 19 NR Indianapolis 1-0 -Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Azusa Pacific 49, Ottawa 26 20 25 West Chester 1-0 21 18 Ashland 0-1 Super Region Four (42 institutions) at Helena, Mont. (quarterfinals) 22 NR Colorado Mesa 1-0 -Great Northwest Athletic Conference Carroll 17, Azusa Pacific 14 23 NR Henderson State 1-0 24 NR West Georgia 1-0 -Lone Star Conference 2013 (NCCAA Victory Bowl) 25 NR Tuskegee 1-0 -Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference at Rome, Ga. -Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Azusa Pacific 67, Greenville (IL) 0

#APUfootball Azusa Pacific vs. Humboldt State September 9, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

2016 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS

Sept. 1, 2016 (home), Azusa Pacific 28, West Texas A&M 10: For the third straight year, Az- usa Pacific kicked off the season with a Thursday night win over a quality NCAA Division II opponent. Kurt Scoby rushed for a game-high 118 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cougar offense, while the defense produced three turnovers and limited the Buffs to 273 yards total offense.

2017 Preseason Coaches Poll Azusa Pacific Record: 1-0

# # TEAM (preseason rank) Sept. 10, 2016 (away), 24 Azusa Pacific 38, 13 Humboldt State 27: A four-turnover perfor- 1, Azusa Pacific (13) mance from Azusa Pacific's resurgent defense sparked the Cougars to a 38-27 road win over Hum- 2. Central Washington boldt State. Taliuaki Suliafu put the exclamation point on the victory with a 63-yard interception 3. Humboldt State return for touchdown with 1:19 left, halting HSU's potential game-winning drive in Cougar territory. 4. Western Oregon Record: 2-0 (1-0 GNAC) 5. Simon Fraser Sept. 17, 2016 (away), #16 Azusa Pacific 27, Central Washington 17: For the second straight 2016 Final Conference Standings week, Azusa Pacific rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit in a challenging road environment as the TEAM (final rank) GNAC OVERALL PF PA Cougars scored two touchdowns in the final 4:02 to claim a 27-17 win. Andrew Elffers completed Azusa Pacific (25) 8-0 9-3 435 192 12-of-22 passes for 169 yards and three TDs, including the go-ahead score on a 45-yard screen Central Washington 6-2 7-3 341 205 pass to Aaron Baltazar that pushed the Cougars in front for good, 21-17, with 4:02 to play. Humboldt State 3-5 6-5 385 366 Record: 3-0 (2-0 GNAC) Western Oregon 3-5 4-6 226 329 Simon Fraser 0-8 0-10 83 508 Sept. 24, 2016 (home), #15 Azusa Pacific 64, Simon Fraser 14: Big plays in the passing game

This Week’s Schedule (all times local) lifted Azusa Pacific to a 64-14 win over Simon Fraser as the Cougars produced 347 yards and six Western Oregon at Central Washington, 12:00 pm touchdowns through the air. Quarterbacks Andrew Elffers and Chad Jeffries threw three touch- Texas A&M-Kingsville at Simon Fraser, 1:00 pm downs each, as Elffers completed 12-of-16 for 168 yards while Jeffries went 6-for-11 for 188 yards. Humboldt State at Azusa Pacific, 6:30 pm Record: 4-0 (3-0 GNAC)

2016 Statistical Leaders Oct. 1, 2016 (away), #14 Azusa Pacific 31, Western Oregon 2: Azusa Pacific's defense was

Scoring Margin Games PF PA Margin perfect in the red zone, turning away Western Oregon with no points in four trips inside the 20-yard 1. Azusa Pacific 12 435 192 +243 line in an impressive 31-2 road win. With its third GNAC road win, Azusa Pacific posted a 5-0 start 2. Central Washington 10 341 205 +136 for the fifth time in program history (first since 2002). QBs Andrew Elffers and Chad Jeffries com- 3. Humboldt State 11 385 366 +19 bined for 288 passing yards, as Elffers started and went 12-for-19 for 187 yards while Jeffries came 4. Western Oregon 10 226 329 -103 off the bench to provide 101 yards on 6-of-14 attempts. Each of them tossed a touchdown pass. 5. Simon Fraser 10 83 508 -425 Record: 5-0 (4-0 GNAC)

Total Offense Rush Pass Yards YPP Avg Oct. 8, 2016 (away), Colorado School of Mines 27, #10 Azusa Pacific 23: Azusa Pacific's 1. Humboldt State 1734 3328 5062 5.8 460.2 2. Central Washington 1295 3037 4332 6.2 433.2 fourth-quarter road success was halted by Colorado Mines, which stopped the No. 10-ranked Cou- 3. Azusa Pacific 1624 2912 4536 6.1 378.0 gars on their final possession in the red zone. Azusa Pacific rallied from a 13-0 first-quarter deficit 4. Western Oregon 875 2514 3389 4.9 338.9 with two first-half touchdowns, then rallied again from a halftime deficit with another score in the first 5. Simon Fraser 310 1719 2029 3.0 202.9 minute of the third quarter. Andrew Elffers completed 11-of-14 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns, and Kurt Scoby returned to the lineup rushing for 79 yards on 15 carries. Total Defense Rush Pass Yards YPP Avg Record: 5-1 1. Azusa Pacific 1385 2624 4009 4.4 334.1 2. Central Washington 813 2587 3400 4.8 340.0 Oct. 15, 2016 (home), #19 Azusa Pacific 45, Humboldt State 13 / (500th game all-time): Azusa 3. Western Oregon 906 3019 3925 5.1 392.5 4. Humboldt State 2065 2753 4818 6.5 438.0 Pacific celebrated its 500th game in program history by rolling up over 500 yards of offense, and 5. Simon Fraser 1207 3200 4407 6.6 440.7 Andrew Elffers led the way, throwing for a career-high 298 yards on 18-of-25 passing while adding 50 rushing yards on six carries. The Cougars' balanced offensive effort produced 559 yards Gained Lost of total offense and averaged 8.6 yards per offensive play. Turnover Margin (fumb/int) (fumb/int) Margin Record: 6-1 (5-0 GNAC) 1. Azusa Pacific 34 (11/23) 14 (10/4) +20 2. Humboldt State 22 (11/11) 17 (8/9) +5 Oct. 22, 2016 (away), #17 Azusa Pacific 57, Simon Fraser 0: Azusa Pacific tied the NCAA Divi- 3. Central Washington 11 (5/6) 15 (6/9) -4 sion II record for interception returns for touchdown (3), and another first-half fumble recovery for 4. Simon Fraser 19 (14/5) 25 (7/18) -6 touchdown gave the Cougars four defensive scores plus a safety in a 57-0 win over Simon Fraser. 5. Western Oregon 15 (8/7) 23 (10/13) -8 Three defensive scores occurred in a two-minute, 11-second span late in the second quarter, to Red Zone Offense tds (rush/pass) FG total/opps % help the Cougars to a 28-0 halftime lead, all on defensive touchdowns. 1. Humboldt State 30 (18/12) 8 38/46 82.6 Record: 7-1 (6-0 GNAC) 2. Azusa Pacific 32 (17/15) 10 42/52 80.8 3. Central Washington 23 (14/9) 1 24/34 70.6 Oct. 29, 2016 (home), #15 Azusa Pacific 44, Central Washington 7: Azusa Pacific’s best all- 4. Western Oregon 14 (3/11) 5 19/34 55.9 around performance led to a 44-7 Homecoming win over Central Washington, clinching the Cou- 5. Simon Fraser 2 (0/2) 2 4/13 30.8 gars’ third GNAC title in four years. Andrew Elffers completed 21-of-32 passes for 321 yards and

Red Zone Defense tds (rush/pass) FG total/opps % four TDs, while Weston Carr collected nine receptions for 189 yards and four TDs, and the defense 1. Azusa Pacific 12 (7/5) 7 19/34 55.9 posted three quarters of shutout football thanks in part to a pair of interceptions by C.J. Broussard. 2. Central Washington 14 (5/9) 7 21/33 63.6 Record: 8-1 (7-0 GNAC) 3. Western Oregon 31 (15/16) 4 35/47 74.5 # 4. Simon Fraser 33 (17/16) 5 38/47 80.9 Nov. 5, 2016 (home), 13 Azusa Pacific 33, Western Oregon 8: Azusa Pacific put the finishing 5. Humboldt State 20 (11/9) 6 26/31 83.9 touches on a perfect GNAC campaign with another dominant defensive performance as the Cou- gars raced to a 20-0 halftime edge, holding Western Oregon to zero net passing yards in the first Sacks Sacks/Yards Allowed/Yards Azusa Pacific 50/351 22/136 half on 1-of-10 passing and 29 yards of total offense and two first downs on 22 first-half plays. Central Washington 35/254 33/185 Record: 9-1 (8-0 GNAC)

Humboldt State 21/145 19/159 # Simon Fraser 28/183 50/419 Nov. 12, 2016 (away), Colorado Mesa 33, 13 Azusa Pacific 24: The Cougars’ go-ahead field Western Oregon 27/185 36/267 goal attempt in the fourth quarter was blocked and returned for touchdown, allowing Colorado Mesa to hang on for a 33-24 win. Azusa Pacific stormed back from a 23-7 halftime deficit with a 17-point rd 3 Down Conversions Conv Att Pct third quarter, taking a 24-23 lead before the Mavericks answered with a field goal to regain the lead. 1. Central Washington 57 140 40.7 Record: 9-2 2. Humboldt State 68 170 40.0 3. Azusa Pacific 51 143 35.7 Nov. 19, 2016 (away), #4 Sioux Falls 34, #24 Azusa Pacific 21: Azusa Pacific was held to 178 4. Western Oregon 42 148 28.4 yards of offense, but three of Andrew Elffers completions went for TDs to stay within reach. 5. Simon Fraser 41 165 24.8 Record: 9-3

#APUfootball Azusa Pacific vs. Humboldt State September 9, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

5 Adams Jr., Darrell ...... duh-RELL Had 100 Yards Rushing...... Kurt Scoby vs. West Texas A&M, 9/1/16 (118 yards) 82 Bogardus, Jordan ...... Bow-GARD-us Had 200 Yards Rushing...... Kurt Scoby vs. Colorado Mesa, 11/12/16 (211 yards) 18 Bohanna, Robert ...... Bow-HANN-uh Had 300 Yards Rushing...... Terrell Watson vs. Menlo, 11/15/14 (338 yards) *school record 59 Burnside, Jabrion ...... JAB-ree-ahn Scored 2 Rushing TDs ...... Andrew Elffers vs. Colorado Mesa, 11/12/16 54 Caraveo, Christian...... CAR-uh-vay-oh Scored 3 Rushing TDs ...... Andrew Elffers vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/24/15 Scored 4 Rushing TDs ...... Kurt Scoby vs. Dixie State, 10/17/15 44 Casebier, Ben ...... CASE-beer Scored 5 Rushing TDs ...... Terrell Watson vs. Simon Fraser (10/12/13), Dixie State (10/18/14), Menlo (11/15/14) 11 Elffers, Andrew ...... ELF-furs Had 300 Yards Passing ...... Andrew Elffers vs. Central Washington, 10/29/16 (321 yards) 70 Fatuesi, Mataio...... mah-TAY-oh fah-too-ESS-ee Had 400 Yards Passing ...... Nick Owens vs. Simon Fraser, 10/6/12 (425 yards) 56 Garcelli, Clay ...... gar-SELL-ee Threw 5 TD Passes ...... Rudy Carlton vs. Whitworth, 10/20/07 86 Gerardi, Jake ...... jurr-ARR-dee Had 10+ Receptions ...... Blake Robertson (12) vs. Simon Fraser, 9/19/15 Had 100 Yards Receiving...... Weston Carr (161) vs. West Texas A&M, 9/2/17 16 Hanckel, Jesse ...... HANK-ull Had 200 Yards Receiving...... Caleb Willis vs. Cal Lutheran, 10/14/00 (249 yards) 61 Hobbs, Haden ...... HAY-den Two Players with 100 Yards Receiving ...... Weston Carr (120) & Brandon Jackson (112) vs. Simon Fraser, 9/24/16 66 Hungalu, Sakalaia ... SAH-kah-lye-uh hun-GAH-lou Caught 4 TD Receptions ...... Weston Carr vs. Central Washington, 10/29/16 10 Kaufusi, Drew ...... kah-oo-FOO-see Returned a Kickoff for a TD ...... Tyree Davis vs. Colorado Mines, 10/8/16 (100 yards) 53 Kragero, Carter ...... CRAW-guh-row Returned a Punt for a TD ...... Tarik Myles vs. Dixie State, 10/17/15 (57 yards) 77 Kupcikevicius, Joe ...... cup-si-KEV-itch-us Returned a Blocked Punt for TD...... Kenny Norton vs. Simon Fraser, 9/24/16 (0 yards) Returned an Interception for a TD ...... Jonathan Thropay (68), Tyree Davis (38), Aaron Berry (50) vs. Simon Fraser, 10/22/16 96 Muti, Ma’ake ...... mah-AH-kay MOO-tee Returned a Fumble for a TD ...... Adrian Shocks vs. West Texas A&M, 9/2/17 (46 yards) 6 Olave, Josh ...... oh-LAW-vay Made 3 Field Goals ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Dixie State, 11/9/13 (19, 34, and 25 yards) 84 Orzech, Matthew ...... ORR-zeck Made 4 Field Goals ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Western Oregon, 10/5/13 (40, 34, 28, and 26 yards) 98 Polimeni, Robbie ...... pole-uh-MEE-nee Made a 50+-Yard Field Goal ...... Jamie Cacciatore vs. Dixie State, 52 yards, 9/14/13 23 Reddick, Zikel ...... zye-KELL Had a 60+ Yard Punt...... Jacob Hall vs. Central Washington, 9/17/16 (65 yards) 63 Rew, Kendall ...... ROO Had 70+ Yard Punt ...... D.J. Williams vs. Central Washington, 11/1/97 (74 yards) Blocked a Field Goal ...... Mykal Walker vs. Central Washington, 10/29/16 20 Sukut, Ben ...... SUE-cut Blocked a Punt ...... Faafouina Sitagata vs. Simon Fraser, 9/24/16 37 Suliafu, Taliuaki ...... Tall-ee-WALK-ee soo-lee-AH-foo Blocked a PAT ...... Bryan Weitzman vs. Humboldt State, 10/15/16 68 Sunda, Ahmad ...... ACH-mod SOON-dah Intercepted 2 Passes ...... C.J. Broussard vs. Central Washington, 10/29/16 76 Vichot, Ricky ...... vish-SHOW Intercepted 3 Passes ...... Matt Zaengle vs. Central Washington, 11/28/98 79 Wataru, Jonah ...... wah-TAR-oo Made a 2-Point Conversion ...... Chad Jeffries rush vs. Central Washington, 10/3/15 Forced a Safety ...... vs. Simon Fraser, 10/22/16 85 Widmer, Lucas ...... WIDD-murr Conceded a Safety ...... vs. Western Oregon, 10/1/16 2017 AZUSA PACIFIC GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date (site) Opponent WR TE/HB/WR LT LG C RG RT QB TB WR WR 09/02 (A) West Texas A&M Carr Orzech Vichot Murphy Hungalu Sunda Kupcikevicius Elffers McDaniel Allen Adams 09/09 (H)* Humboldt St. 09/16 (H)* Central Wash. 09/23 (A)* Simon Fraser 09/30(H)* Western Ore. 10/07 (H) Colorado Mines 10/14 (A)* Humboldt St. 10/21 (H)* Simon Fraser 10/28 (A)* Central Wash. 11/04 (A)* Western Ore. 11/11 (H) Colorado Mesa

Date (site) Opponent DE NT DE DT/BANDIT WHIP MLB ROVER CB SS FS CB 09/02 (A) West Texas A&M Schwartz Muti Garcelli Fair Berry Shocks Smith Thomas Suliafu Jefferson Norton 09/09 (H)* Humboldt St. 09/16 (H)* Central Wash. 09/23 (A)* Simon Fraser 09/30(H)* Western Ore. 10/07 (H) Colorado Mines 10/14 (A)* Humboldt St. 10/21 (H)* Simon Fraser 10/28 (A)* Central Wash. 11/04 (A)* Western Ore. 11/11 (H) Colorado Mesa

CAREER STATS

Christian Okoye (1984-86) Terrell Watson (2011-14) 34 Touchdowns 79 3,569 Rushing Yards 5,756 6.76 Avg. yards per carry 6.20 94 Longest Rush 80 18 100-yard rushing games 27 6 200-yard rushing games 9 10 Games with 2 or more TDs 23 26 Rushes of 20-plus yards 52 1,680 Best single-season rush yards 2,153 21 Best single-season rushing TDs 29 7.15 Best season avg. (yards per carry) 6.75

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Azusa Pacific Numerical Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS MAJOR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL) 1 Gavin McDaniel RB 5-8 180 Junior Business Finance Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS/Washington) 2 Kurt Scoby RB 5-8 180 Junior Criminal Justice Duarte, Calif. (Monrovia HS) 3 LeAndre Jefferson DB 5-10 215 Junior Criminal Justice Tulare, Calif. (Mission Oak HS) 4 Brandon Jackson WR 6-3 195 Sophomore Business Management Sutter, Calif. (Sutter HS) 5 Lavell Thomas DB 5-11 185 Junior Communication Studies Riverside, Calif. (Arlington HS/Riverside CC) 5 Tyrone Williams QB 6-3 215 Freshman Criminal Justice Merced, Calif. (Merced HS) 6 Josh Olave DB 5-9 180 Freshman Business Administration San Ysidro, Calif. (Mission Hills HS) 7 Lamario Howard DB 5-11 180 Freshman Psychology Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower HS) 8 Weston Carr WR 6-2 200 Sophomore Sociology Benicia, Calif. (Benicia HS) 9 Darrell Adams Jr. WR 6-2 230 Sophomore Business Management Oakland, Calif. (Stellar Prep) 10 Preston Campbell QB 5-10 180 Senior Business (M.B.A.) Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS) 10 Drew Kaufusi LB 6-0 220 Freshman Business Entrepreneurship Waimanalo, Hawai‘i (Kaiser HS) 11 Andrew Elffers QB 6-3 220 Senior Business Management Arcadia, Calif. (Maranatha HS) 12 Ronnie Holley WR 6-1 205 Junior Communication Visalia, Calif. (Mount Whitney HS/Adams State) 13 Gaige Allen WR 5-8 180 Junior Applied Exercise Science Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS) 14 Hunter Petlansky QB 6-2 215 Sophomore Undeclared Tracy, Calif. (Central Catholic HS/Columbia) 15 Kenny Norton III CB 6-2 210 Senior Business Management Bellevue, Wash. (Issaquah HS) 16 Jesse Hanckel QB 6-3 210 Sophomore Business Management Sunland, Calif. (Village Christian HS/Pasadena CC) 16 Darryl Smith DB 5-11 215 Senior Kinesiology Covina, Calif. (St. Joseph HS/Missouri Southern State) 17 Justin Williams WR 5-10 175 Freshman Communication Stockton, Calif. (Brookside Christian HS) 18 Robert Bohanna DE 6-2 240 Sophomore Criminal Justice Fresno, Calif. (Central HS) 19 Jason Harman QB 6-1 190 Freshman Finance Anaheim, Calif. (Canyon HS) 19 Rawston Redick CB 5-11 190 Junior Applied Exercise Science Castaic, Calif. (West Ranch HS/College of the Canyons) 20 Ben Sukut DB 6-1 210 Freshman Business San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS/Arkansas State) 21 Quentin Frazier DB 5-11 185 Freshman Business Management Spring Valley, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 22 Aaron Berry LB 6-2 210 Junior Physical Education Perris, Calif. (Perris HS) 23 Zikel Reddick RB 5-10 205 Freshman Applied Exercise Science Simi Valley, Calif. (Grace Brethren HS) 24 Bryce Grandison RB 5-8 185 Junior Business Management Upland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd HS/Laney CC) 24 Sergio Fernandez DB 5-10 170 Sophomore Business Management Stockton, Calif. (Chavez HS) 25 Cassius Reynolds FS 5-9 165 Freshman Communication Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS) 26 Chris Hollis WR 5-8 175 Senior Sociology Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 27 Isaiah Cordova DB 5-10 170 Freshman Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North HS) 28 Mason Sarna DB 5-10 180 Freshman Engineering Palm Desert, Calif. (Xavier College Prep) 29 Adrian Shocks DB 6-1 210 Junior Finance Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS/San Francisco) 30 Blaine Aguiar K 6-0 195 Junior Applied Exercise Science Atascadero, Calif. (Atascadero HS) 30 Jerald Campbell DB 5-10 185 Freshman Physical Education Lemoore, Calif. (Lemoore HS) 31 David Price DB 6-1 225 Sophomore Sociology Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS/Arizona) 32 Andrew Ramirez S 5-8 180 Junior Applied Exercise Science Havelock, N.C. (Havelock HS) 33 Tyler O’Neil DE 6-5 240 Freshman Lakewood, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 34 Micah Roth LB 6-2 210 Freshman Temecula, Calif. (Calvary Murrieta HS) 36 Jacob Hall K/P 6-2 195 Junior Engineering Greenville, Ill. (Greenville HS) 37 Noah Cordova DB 5-10 175 Freshman Engineering Eastvale, Calif. (Roosevelt HS) 37 Taliuaki Suliafu SS 6-1 200 Senior Sociology Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley HS) 38 Cole Petlansky WR 6-0 190 Freshman Tracy, Calif. (Central Catholic HS) 38 Brady Vander Dussen LB 6-1 215 Sophomore Business Marketing Visalia, Calif. (Central Valley Christian HS) 39 Cole Anderson DB 5-11 160 Freshman Physical Therapy Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial HS) 40 Willie Fair LB 6-1 240 Sophomore Applied Exercise Science Chula Vista, Calif. (Steele Canyon HS) 41 Ray Riley RB 5-10 200 Sophomore Business Management Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 42 Isaiah Ginorio WR 5-6 165 Freshman Undeclared Victorville, Calif. (Silverado HS) 42 John Henry LB 5-11 215 Freshman Business Economics Temecula, Calif. (Linfield Christian HS) 43 Dylan Tucker LB 6-1 230 Freshman Undeclared Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 44 Ben Casebier LB 5-9 190 Senior History Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS) 45 Luke Johnson LB 5-11 205 Freshman Business Management Pasadena, Calif. (Maranatha HS) 45 Ulysses Pickett DB 5-8 170 Junior Business Administration Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood HS/Cerritos CC) 46 Abe Berg LB 5-9 200 Sophomore Business Management Corona, Calif. (Santiago HS) 47 Adam Schwab WR 5-11 160 Freshman Systems Engineering Murrieta, Calif. (Calvary Murrieta HS) 47 Caleb Johnson LB 5-11 210 Freshman Business Management Pasadena, Calif. (Maranatha HS) 48 D.J. Chaffin RB 5-9 190 Sophomore Communication Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (Farrington HS) 48 Dylan Carlson K 5-9 165 Freshman Kinesiology Roseville, Calif. (Woodcreek HS) 49 Edward Ware WR 5-11 175 Junior Criminal Justice Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian HS/Pacific Lutheran) 49 Dylan Attridge K/P 5-9 185 Freshman Computer Science Upland, Calif. (Western Christian HS)

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Azusa Pacific Numerical Roster

50 Josh Takahara DB 6-0 185 Freshman Los Altos, Calif. (Homestead HS) 51 Aaron Marquardt LB 6-2 215 Freshman Business Prescott, Ariz. (Prescott HS) 52 Tevin Krall DL 6-1 260 Junior Sociology Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 53 Carter Kragero LS 5-7 190 Sophomore Finance Happy Valley, Ore. (Clackamas HS) 54 Christian Caraveo NT 6-0 270 Senior Business (M.B.M.) Alhambra, Calif. (Alhambra HS) 55 Daniel Khouri LB 5-8 195 Freshman Business Economics Newport Beach, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) 56 Clay Garcelli DL 6-2 215 Sophomore Allied Health Ontario, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 57 Aaron Nelson LB 6-0 240 Junior Applied Exercise Science San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS/Mesa CC) 58 Maeaeafe Alailima DL 6-3 280 Sophomore Business La Mesa, Calif. (Helix HS) 59 Jabrion Burnside LB 5-11 225 Junior Business Management San Diego, Calif. (Helix HS) 60 Ben Northup OL 6-5 300 Sophomore Kinesiology Glendora, Calif. (Glendora HS/Fresno State) 61 Haden Hobbs DE 6-2 235 Senior Accounting Visalia, Calif. (Redwood HS) 62 Eric Bey OL 6-2 315 Freshman Criminal Justice Covina, Calif. (Western Christian HS) 63 Kendall Rew OL 6-3 320 Senior Business Management Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS) 64 Jalen Booth OL 6-5 355 Sophomore Applied Exercise Science San Diego, Calif. (San Diego HS) 66 Sakalaia Hungalu OL 6-2 290 Junior Criminal Justice Honolulu, Hawai‘i (McKinley HS) 67 Simon Tautala DL 6-2 280 Sophomore Business Management Perris, Calif. (Perris HS) 68 Ahmad Sunda OL 6-3 300 Senior Business (M.B.M.) Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon HS) 69 Jasaan Andrews OL 6-3 290 Freshman Finance Oakland, Calif. (Skyline HS) 70 Mataio Fatuesi OL 6-5 315 Sophomore Criminal Justice Honolulu, Hawai‘i (Moanalua HS) 72 Eric Esquer OL 6-4 280 Freshman Business Management Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley HS) 73 DeRhaun Mallett OL 6-4 335 Freshman Philosophy Shoreline, Wash. (Mariner HS) 74 Joe Murphy OL 6-3 310 Sophomore Business Entrepreneurship Downey, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) 75 Tim Lee OL 6-6 315 Freshman Criminal Justice Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Linfield Christian HS) 76 Ricky Vichot OL 6-6 315 Senior Applied Exercise Science Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 77 Joe Kupcikevicius OL 6-5 315 Senior Sociology Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 78 Connor Garcelli OL 6-2 290 Freshman Allied Health Ontario, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) 79 Jonah Wataru OL 6-3 290 Junior Business Management Honolulu, Hawai‘i (Iolani HS) 80 Brensten Lindsey WR 6-1 170 Junior Psychology Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County HS/Alabama State) 81 Andrew Anderson TE 6-2 230 Freshman Criminal Justice La Mirada, Calif. (La Mirada HS) 82 Jordan Bogardus WR 6-2 195 Freshman Business Management Eastvale, Calif. (Norco HS/Arizona) 83 Coleman Schwab WR 6-1 195 Sophomore Business Marketing Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum HS) 84 Matthew Orzech TE 6-3 245 Senior Graphic Design Menifee, Calif. (Paloma Valley HS) 85 Lucas Widmer TE/HB 6-3 235 Junior Applied Exercise Science Lathrop, Calif. (Sierra HS) 86 Jake Gerardi TE/K 6-3 220 Freshman Computer Science Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside HS) 87 Shane Hursh TE 6-5 245 Sophomore Philosophy Fairbanks, Alaska (North Pole HS) 88 Sam Vander Dussen TE 6-2 220 Sophomore Engineering Visalia, Calif. (Central Valley Christian HS) 89 Joey Lewis WR 5-11 180 Sophomore Business Management Concord, Calif. (De La Salle HS) 89 Ramon Reyes TE 6-3 230 Freshman Philosophy New York, N.Y. (George Washington HS) 90 David Jimenez DL 6-1 280 Sophomore Business Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos HS/Mt. San Antonio CC) 91 Harrison Morgan DL 5-11 260 Sophomore Business Management Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) 92 Joe Marino DL 6-6 275 Freshman Business Marketing Escondido, Calif. (Classical Academy) 93 Conrado Simpson DE 6-5 290 Senior Business Management Rosemead, Calif. (Rosemead HS/East Los Angeles CC) 94 Jason Schwartz DE 6-3 245 Senior Business Marketing Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos HS) 96 Ma’ake Muti DL 5-11 280 Junior Criminal Justice Wahiawa, Hawai‘i (Leilehua HS) 97 Kyle Caldwell DE 6-0 225 Freshman Graphic Design Chula Vista, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) 98 Robbie Polimeni DT 6-1 260 Sophomore Kinesiology Palm Desert, Calif. (La Quinta HS/College of the Desert) 99 Alton Brown DL 6-2 280 Senior Engineering Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde HS/Mt. San Jacinto CC)

HEAD COACH: Victor Santa Cruz ASSISTANTS: Cesar Rivas-Sandoval (assistant head coach/defensive coordinator), Rudy Carlton (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Bo Beatty (whips & bandits), Richard Brown (wide receivers), Ben Buys (running backs/run game coordinator), Gabe Higerd (special teams coordinator/strength & conditioning), Matt Johnson (tight ends), Jackie Slater (offensive line), Manako Tuifua (defensive line), Jake Thomas (offensive assistant), C.J. Broussard (defensive assistant), Tyler Davis (defensive assistant), Ronald Douglas (defensive assistant)

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