Nose tackle, UTEP, 2021–24
Tevita Tafuna
- Number
- No. 50
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 285 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- East Palo Alto, CA
Tevita Tafuna played nose tackle at UTEP (2021–24).
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
2024 UTEP 9 games, 16 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Nebraska | L 7–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Liberty | L 10–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Western Kentucky | L 17–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Florida International | W 30–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Louisiana Tech | L 10–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 13–20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 43–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Tennessee | L 0–56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at New Mexico State | W 42–35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 UTEP 4 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at Jacksonville State | L 14–17 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 28–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Northwestern | L 7–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Arizona | L 10–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UTEP 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at New Mexico | L 10–27 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Boise State | W 27–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Charlotte | W 41–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atLouisiana Tech | L 31–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 24–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 13–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Rice | L 30–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UTEP 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | atNew Mexico State | W 30–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 38–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atBoise State | L 13–54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at North Texas | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Rice | W 38–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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