Safety, Rice, 2017–22
George Nyakwol
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
George Nyakwol played safety at Rice (2017–22).
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last at North Texas, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rice | 20 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Rice | 20 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Rice | 20 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Rice | 20 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Rice | 20 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Rice | 20 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 189 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Rice 9 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at USC | L 14–66 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. McNeese | W 52–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana | W 33–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | at Houston | L 27–34 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. UAB | W 28–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida Atlantic | L 14–17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Western Kentucky | L 10–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. UTSA | L 7–41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at North Texas | L 17–21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Rice 5 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Arkansas | L 17–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Houston | L 7–44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Texas | L 0–58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Texas Southern | W 48–34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2019 Rice 12 games, 57 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Army | L 7–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Wake Forest | L 21–41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Texas | L 13–48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Baylor | L 13–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 20–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | atUAB | L 20–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atUTSA | L 27–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Southern Miss | L 6–20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Marshall | L 7–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Middle Tennessee | W 31–28 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.North Texas | W 20–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | at UTEP | W 30–16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Rice 13 games, 67 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 31–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | vs.Houston | L 27–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Hawai’i | L 29–43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atSouthern Miss | L 22–40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atWake Forest | L 24–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.UTSA | L 3–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs.UAB | L 0–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Florida International | L 17–36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atNorth Texas | L 17–41 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.UTEP | L 26–34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atLouisiana Tech | L 13–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at LSU | L 10–42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2017 Rice 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | atHouston | L 3–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Pittsburgh | L 10–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 28–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Southern Miss | L 34–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.North Texas | L 14–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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