Linebacker, Hawai’i (from Oregon State), 2017–23
Isaiah Tufaga
Lettered 2020–23 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Laie, HI
Isaiah Tufaga played linebacker at Oregon State (2017–18) and Hawai’i (2019–23).
Career highs
12tackles, career highat New Mexico, 20232sacks, career highat Vanderbilt, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oregon State | 36 | 25 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Hawai’i | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 29 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 79 | 44 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 198 | 117 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
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 | Oregon State | 17 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Oregon State | 17 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Hawai’i | 17 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Hawai’i | 17 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Hawai’i | 17 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Hawai’i | 17 | LB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2023 | Hawai’i | 17 | LB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′1″ | 220 |
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
2023 Hawai’i 13 games, 79 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at Vanderbilt | L 28–35 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1 | vs. Stanford | L 24–37 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UAlbany | W 31–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Oregon | L 10–55 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. New Mexico State | W 20–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at UNLV | L 20–44 | 10 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. San Diego State | L 34–41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at New Mexico | L 21–42 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. San José State | L 0–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Nevada | W 27–14 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Air Force | W 27–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Wyoming | L 9–42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Colorado State | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Hawai’i 6 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs.Vanderbilt | L 10–63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 17–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Michigan | L 10–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Duquesne | W 24–14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atNew Mexico State | L 26–45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atSan Diego State | L 14–16 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Hawai’i 13 games, 35 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at UCLA | L 10–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Portland State | W 49–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Oregon State | L 27–45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.San José State | L 13–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atNew Mexico State | W 41–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Fresno State | W 27–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atNevada | L 17–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.New Mexico State | W 48–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Utah State | L 31–51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.San Diego State | L 10–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atUNLV | L 13–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Colorado State | W 50–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atWyoming | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Hawai’i 7 games, 19 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atFresno State | W 34–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWyoming | L 7–31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.New Mexico | W 39–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | atSan Diego State | L 10–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Nevada | W 24–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atSan José State | L 24–35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.UNLV | W 38–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Oregon State 9 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Ohio State | L 31–77 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Southern Utah | W 48–25 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atNevada | L 35–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Arizona | L 14–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Arizona State | L 24–52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Washington State | L 37–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. California | L 7–49 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. USC | L 21–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atStanford | L 17–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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