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Football Athlete Profile - Fui Vakapuna

Fui Vakapuna Running Back
6-1, 253, Sr.
Glendale, UT / East HS

At BYU
SENIOR - (2008): Earned letterman honors as a senior ... started eight games at fullback ... ran for 291 yards on 54 carries, totaling three touchdowns ... caught 10 passes for 69 yards and one touchdown ... longest run of the season was for 33 yards against UNLV ... Robbie Bosco Award for Determination.

JUNIOR - (2007): Received the Leon White Award for Unselfish Devotion ... slowed by injury throughout the season ... played in 10 games during the season ... earned letterman honors ... had 73 carries for 252 yards, averaging 3.5 yards per carry ... credited with a season-high 97 yards on 14 carries in the Cougars' win at San Diego State ... scored two touchdowns on the season.

SOPHOMORE - (2006): Earned letterman honors ... saw action in 12 of the Cougars' 13 games ... battled an ankle injury late in the season ... produced 445 yards on 92 carries during the season ... had eight rushing touchdowns ... averaged 4.8 yards per carry ... had a season-best 13 carries against Utah State ... totaled a season-high 89 yards rushing against Tulsa, including a memorable, hard-hitting 38-yard run ... ... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2003): Played in eight games during the season ... rushed 30 times for 157 yards ... scored one touchdown ... averaged 19.6 rushing yards per game ... rushed 16 times or 87 yards against Boise State ... rushed seven times for 56 yards against Utah ... participated in spring drills ... averaged over two yards per carry and scored two touchdowns during spring scrimmages.

REDSHIRT - (2002): Redshirted as a true freshman ... a valuable contributor on the scout team.

Before BYU
A three year letterwinner at East High School in football and track ... finished fourth in the state in the 100 meters as a senior ... clocked a 40-yard time of 4.4 at Nike and Jamal Willis camps ... Most Valuable football player at East High School and an all-state and all-region selection (regional MVP) ... credited with 112 carries for 1,107 yards as a senior ... recorded 20 receptions for 215 ... (More)

Personal
A native of Salt Lake City, Utah ... parents are Semisi and Uina Vakapuna ... oldest of eight children ... served a church mission in Carlsbad, Calif. ... recruited by Nebraska, Utah, Oregon, Utah State, and Washington.

Statistics 
Rushing
2008 GAME BY GAME:
OPPONENT     ATT   YDS   AVG   TD   LONG
WASHINGTON   2     15    7.5   1    11     
UCLA         9     43    3.8   0    22
WYOMING      5     28    5.6   0    8
UTAH STATE   3      7    2.3   0    5
NEW MEXICO   1      9    9.0   0    9
TCU          3     -6    --    0    2
UNLV         9     71    7.9   0    33
CSU          2     17    8.5   0    11
SDSU         8     18    2.3   1    7
AIR FORCE    7     32    4.6   1    11
UTAH         4     36    9.0   0    11
ARIZONA      1      2    2.0   0    2

YEAR   GMS   ATT   YDS   AVG   TD   LONG   REC   YDS   AVG   TD   LONG
2003   8     30    157   5.2   1    28     6     29    4.8   0    11
2006   12    92    481   4.8   8    38     11    87    7.9   3    24
2007   10    73    252   3.5   2    18     1     4     4.0   0    4
2008   12    54    291   4.9   3    33     10    69    6.9   1    12     
TOTAL  42    249   1181  4.7   14   38     28    189   8.8   4    24    

CAREER HIGHS
CARRIES: 16 (VS. BOISE ST; OCT. 30, 2003)
YARDS: 97 (AT SAN DIEGO STATE; DEC. 1, 2007)
TD: 3 (VS. UTAH STATE; SEPT. 23, 2006)
LONG: 38  (VS. TULSA; SEPT. 9, 2006)


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