Running back, New Mexico State, 2007–⁠10

Ronald Opetaia

Number
No. 21
Height
5′9″
Hometown
American Samoa

Ronald Opetaia played running back at New Mexico State (2007–⁠10).

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*New Mexico State22853.9112
2009New Mexico State100.000
On file (2008–⁠09)23853.7112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008New Mexico State21RB
2009New Mexico State21RB
2010New Mexico State21RB5′9″

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

2009 New Mexico State 4 games, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.IdahoL 6–⁠21––––220
Sep 12vs.Prairie View A&MW 21–⁠181000––
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 20–⁠17––––10
Oct 3atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠34––––19
2008 New Mexico State 8 games, 85 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 13atNebraskaL 7–⁠38739012––
Sep 27vs.New MexicoL 24–⁠351000––
Oct 4vs.Alcorn StateW 45–⁠10319110––
Oct 11atNevadaW 48–⁠4551606––
Oct 25atIdahoL 14–⁠202101––
Nov 1vs.Boise StateL 0–⁠491202––
Nov 22vs.Louisiana TechL 31–⁠351505220
Nov 29atUtah StateL 2–⁠472302––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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