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Football Athlete Profile - Harvey Unga

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Running Back
6-0, 237, Sr.
Provo, UT / Timpview HS

At BYU
JUNIOR - (2009): All-MWC First Team selection ... earned letterman honors as a junior ... saw action in 12 games, including 10 starts at running back ... set BYU's career rushing record against Air Force while achieving his third-straight 1,000 yard rushing season ... led the MWC with 1,087 yards rushing on 208 attempts ... averaged 5.3 yards per carry ... scored a team-high 12 touchdowns, 11 rushing and one recei... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2008): Earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... started 12 games ... named to the All-MWC Second Team ... recognized as honorable mention on the Sophomore All-America Team by College Football News ... Doak Walker Award candidate ... recorded back-to-back 1,000 rushing yard seasons with 1,132 in 2008 ... rushed for 136 yards against Washington ... caught a career-high two touchdown receptions against UC... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2007): Earned Freshman All-America honors ... named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year ... earned the Steve Young Offensive MVP Award ... holds the MWC Freshman rushing record with 1,227 yards ... credited with the most rushing yards by a BYU running back since Doak Walker Awards winner Luke Staley ran for 1,582 yards during the 2001 season ... also set the MWC record with 1,840 all-purpos... (More)

REDSHIRT - (2006): Redshirted the 2006 season after suffering a season-ending injury ... had four carries for nine yards and a touchdown in the Cougars' 49-24 win over Tulsa ... totaled 9 yards rushing.

Before BYU
A consensus all-state running back as a senior ... helped lead Timpview HS to the 2004 State Championship ... team offensive MVP as a junior and senior ... rushed for over 1,300 yards as a senior ... a Deseret News All-Region performer as a junior.

Personal
Parents are Jackson and Theresa ... father, Jackson, played running back for the Cougars in the early 80's. ... recruited by Oregon, California, Boise State, UNLV, Utah, Colorado, Utah State, Arizona State, Air Force and Stanford.

Statistics

Rushing
YEAR   GP    ATT    YDS  AVG   TD   LONG  
2006    3      4      9  2.3    1    -
2007   13    244   1227  5.0   13   44     
2008   13    240   1132  4.7   11   40  
2009   12    208   1087  5.2   11   52   
TOTAL  41    696   3455  5.0   36   52   

CAREER HIGHS
CARRIES: 26 (AT SDSU; OCT. 17, 2009)
YARDS: 177 (AT UNLV; OCT. 13, 2007)
TD: 3 (THREE TIMES)
LONG: 52 (AT UNLV; OCT. 10, 2009)


Receiving
YEAR   REC   YDS   AVG   TD   LONG
2007    44   655  14.9   4      53
2008    42   309   7.4   4      19
2009    16   121   7.6   1      28
TOTAL  102  1085  10.6   9      53


BYU SEASON & CAREER RECORDS
   Career rushing yards: 3,455 (2007-09)
   Career rush attempts: 696 (2007-09)

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