George Naufahu - 2015 Football Roster
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Roster
George Naufahu
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-null / 215
- Exp:
- 1L
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Mateo, CA
- Prev School:
- College San Mateo
UNLV: A physical ball carrier who will look for time in the UNLV backfield as a senior … Played one year of junior college football with current Rebel Aaron Criswell … Last name is pronounced “NOW-fa-who.”
2014: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in eight games … Finished fourth on the team with 210 rushing yards as a junior … Started one game, vs. Northern Colorado on Sept. 6, and rushed for a season-high 90 yards on 22 carries … Scored his lone touchdown of the campaign from one yard out at Houston on Sept. 20 … Also caught three passes for five net yards on the year.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at the College of San Mateo … Led the Bulldogs with 1,183 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns in 2013 … Averaged 107.5 yards per game and 6.3 yards per carry … Recorded 187 attempts and fumbled only once … Helped the Bulldogs to a 10-1 overall record and a second place finish in the NorCal Conference as a sophomore … Broke the school’s single-game rushing record that stood for 27 years by tallying 229 yards on 31 carries ... Rushed for 524 yards on 68 attempts and scored seven touchdowns as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of San Mateo HS … A three-year letterwinner under coach Jeff Scheller … Lined up at linebacker and running back as a prepster … Played sparingly as a senior due to injuries, but still rushed for more than 700 yards … Helped the Bearcats to a 9-3 record as a junior and rushed for over a 1,100 … Also was a three-year letterwinner on the basketball team and was a two-year letterwinner on the rugby team … One of 30 high school rugby players to get the opportunity to play for the Junior National Rugby team in 2011.
PERSONAL: George Lloyd Naufahu-Taklaki was born May 5, 1993, in San Mateo, CA … The youngest child of Gus and Luisa Naufahu … Has two brothers, Abraham and David, and three sisters, Anna, Victoria and Elizabeth … Majoring in criminal justice.
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