Linebacker, Louisiana Tech (from North Texas), 2022–25
Sifa Leota
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Euless, TX
Sifa Leota played linebacker at North Texas (2022–23) and Louisiana Tech (2024–25).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. SE Louisiana, 20252sacks, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Texas | 20 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 58 | 24 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Career | 120 | 49 | 21.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Texas | 42 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | North Texas | 42 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 42 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 229 |
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
2025 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 58 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 24–0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at LSU | L 7–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. New Mexico State | W 49–14 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Southern Miss | W 30–20 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at UTEP | W 30–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Kennesaw State | L 7–35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 27–28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | at Delaware | L 24–25 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Liberty | W 34–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Missouri State | W 42–30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 23–14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Nicholls | W 25–17 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at NC State | L 20–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Tulsa | L 20–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida International | L 10–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atNew Mexico State | L 30–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.UTEP | W 14–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Sam Houston | L 3–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 37–44 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Arkansas | L 14–35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Kennesaw State | W 33–0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Army | L 6–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 North Texas 9 games, 20 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Texas Southern | W 59–27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at UNLV | L 27–58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Memphis | L 34–44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 45–28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 47–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at UTSA | L 27–31 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atWestern Kentucky | W 40–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Florida International | W 52–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Rice | W 21–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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