Defensive end, Utah, to 2021
Mika Tafua
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Laie, HI
- Born
- Nov 30, 1996
Mika Tafua played defensive end at Utah (to 2021).
Career highs
8tackles, best game on filevs. Texas, 20192sacks, best game on fileat USC, 2021Honors
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah | 42 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Utah | 42 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Utah | 42 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Utah | 42 | DE | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 250 |
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
2021 Utah 14 games, 48 tackles, 9.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Weber State | W 40–17 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at BYU | L 17–26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at San Diego State | L 31–33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Washington State | W 24–13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at USC | W 42–26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Arizona State | W 35–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Oregon State | L 34–42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. UCLA | W 44–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Stanford | W 52–7 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona | W 38–29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Oregon | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Colorado | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Oregon | W 38–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 45–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Utah 4 games, 9 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | at Washington | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Oregon State | W 30–24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atColorado | W 38–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Washington State | W 45–28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Utah 14 games, 47 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atBYU | W 30–12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Idaho State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | atUSC | L 23–30 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Washington State | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | atOregon State | W 52–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Arizona State | W 21–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. California | W 35–0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atWashington | W 33–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.UCLA | W 49–3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atArizona | W 35–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Colorado | W 45–15 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Oregon | L 15–37 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 10–38 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2018 Utah 10 games, 22 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Weber State | W 41–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atNorthern Illinois | W 17–6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Washington | L 7–21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atWashington State | L 24–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs.USC | W 41–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atUCLA | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atArizona State | L 20–38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Oregon | W 32–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Washington | L 3–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 20–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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