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Season

Position

Player

Vai Taua

RB · #34 · Nevada

Profile

Measurements: 5'10"
Seasons: 4
Recruiting: No record matched
Class rank: —
Hometown: Lompoc, CA
School: No record matched

Returning player.

Career

711 Car · 4,588 Rush yds · 45 TD · 6.5 Rush avg · 61 Rec · 571 Rec yds · 9.4 Rec avg

On a roster 2007–2010. Statistics held for 2007–2010.

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Season

Position

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2010

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

118

151

134

205

214

121

113

190

155

173

Rushing yards100 total yds

118

151

133

188

196

113

111

131

162

Yards per carry

4.3

3.5

7.9

6.0

4.6

9.9

12.3

3.8

6.3

4.2

5.0

4.1

5.6

Eastern Washington

Boston College *

Colorado State

California

@ BYU

@ UNLV

San José State

@ Hawai'i

Utah State

@ Idaho

@ Fresno State

New Mexico State

Boise State

@ Louisiana Tech

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

284 Car · 1,610 Rush yds · 19 TD · 5.7 Rush avg · 18 Rec · 226 Rec yds · 12.6 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bowl	vs Boston College *	W 20–13	22	76	3.5	0	16
14	@ Louisiana Tech	W 35–17	29	162	5.6	2	22
13	vs Boise State	W 34–31	32	131	4.1	1	26
12	vs New Mexico State	W 52–6	22	111	5.0	2	18
11	@ Fresno State	W 35–34	21	89	4.2	3	24
10	@ Idaho	W 63–17	18	113	6.3	0	32
7	@ Hawai'i	L 21–27	24	91	3.8	0	13
6	vs San José State	W 35–13	16	196	12.3	3	73
5	@ UNLV	W 44–26	19	188	9.9	3	72
4	@ BYU	W 27–13	29	133	4.6	1	17
3	vs California	W 52–31	25	151	6.0	1	54
2	vs Colorado State	W 51–6	15	118	7.9	1	25
1	vs Eastern Washington	W 49–24	12	51	4.3	2	9

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bowl	vs Boston College *	W 20–13	3	10	3.3	0	4
14	@ Louisiana Tech	W 35–17	1	11	11.0	0	11
13	vs Boise State	W 34–31	2	24	12.0	0	13
12	vs New Mexico State	W 52–6	1	79	79.0	1	79
7	@ Hawai'i	L 21–27	3	30	10.0	1	18
6	vs San José State	W 35–13	2	18	9.0	0	14
5	@ UNLV	W 44–26	2	17	8.5	1	22
4	@ BYU	W 27–13	1	1	1.0	0	1
1	vs Eastern Washington	W 49–24	3	36	12.0	0	20

2009

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

152

103

152

162

157

144

179

142

154

Rushing yards100 total yds

114

107

147

146

127

144

179

126

160

Yards per carry

6.3

6.8

6.3

7.0

8.6

6.7

12.0

10.5

9.7

6.7

@ Notre Dame

SMU *

@ Colorado State

Missouri

UNLV

Louisiana Tech

@ Utah State

Idaho

Hawai'i

@ San José State

Fresno State

@ New Mexico State

@ Boise State

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

172 Car · 1,345 Rush yds · 10 TD · 7.8 Rush avg · 12 Rec · 99 Rec yds · 8.3 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Boise State	L 33–44	24	160	6.7	1	71
12	@ New Mexico State	W 63–20	13	126	9.7	1	29
11	vs Fresno State	W 52–14	17	179	10.5	2	65
10	@ San José State	W 62–7	12	144	12.0	1	70
9	vs Hawai'i	W 31–21	19	127	6.7	0	27
8	vs Idaho	W 70–45	17	146	8.6	2	89
7	@ Utah State	W 35–32	21	147	7.0	1	67
6	vs Louisiana Tech	W 37–14	17	107	6.3	0	25
3	@ Colorado State	L 20–35	14	95	6.8	2	31
1	@ Notre Dame	L 0–35	18	114	6.3	0	18

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Boise State	L 33–44	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
12	@ New Mexico State	W 63–20	1	16	16.0	1	16
9	vs Hawai'i	W 31–21	1	30	30.0	1	30
8	vs Idaho	W 70–45	1	16	16.0	0	16
7	@ Utah State	W 35–32	1	5	5.0	0	5
6	vs Louisiana Tech	W 37–14	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
3	@ Colorado State	L 20–35	2	4	2.0	0	8
1	@ Notre Dame	L 0–35	3	38	12.7	0	24

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
9	vs Hawai'i	W 31–21	2	-4	-2.0	0
7	@ Utah State	W 35–32	3	-2	-0.7	0
4	vs Missouri	L 21–31	2	8	4.0	8
3	@ Colorado State	L 20–35	3	8	2.7	7
1	@ Notre Dame	L 0–35	1	0	0.0	0

2008

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

103

118

135

237

188

156

263

122

119

Rushing yards100 total yds

103

101

123

188

122

160

263

125

Yards per carry

8.6

4.4

5.7

3.1

6.5

4.3

9.4

7.2

10.0

9.4

6.9

5.4

2.8

Grambling

Maryland *

Texas Tech

@ Missouri

@ UNLV

@ Idaho

New Mexico State

Utah State

@ Hawai'i

@ Fresno State

San José State

Boise State

@ Louisiana Tech

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

236 Car · 1,521 Rush yds · 15 TD · 6.4 Rush avg · 30 Rec · 243 Rec yds · 8.1 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bowl	vs Maryland *	L 35–42	23	101	4.4	1	25
14	@ Louisiana Tech	W 35–31	22	61	2.8	1	22
13	vs Boise State	L 34–41	14	75	5.4	1	31
12	vs San José State	W 41–17	18	125	6.9	1	57
11	@ Fresno State	W 41–28	28	263	9.4	1	57
9	@ Hawai'i	L 31–38	16	160	10.0	1	79
8	vs Utah State	W 44–17	17	122	7.2	1	27
7	vs New Mexico State	L 45–48	20	188	9.4	2	48
6	@ Idaho	W 49–14	21	90	4.3	3	13
5	@ UNLV	W 49–27	19	123	6.5	1	23
3	@ Missouri	L 17–69	15	47	3.1	0	10
2	vs Texas Tech	L 19–35	11	63	5.7	0	15
1	vs Grambling	W 49–13	12	103	8.6	2	62

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bowl	vs Maryland *	L 35–42	1	17	17.0	1	17
14	@ Louisiana Tech	W 35–31	3	35	11.7	0	22
13	vs Boise State	L 34–41	6	44	7.3	0	21
12	vs San José State	W 41–17	3	-3	-1.0	0	4
9	@ Hawai'i	L 31–38	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
8	vs Utah State	W 44–17	4	66	16.5	0	54
7	vs New Mexico State	L 45–48	5	49	9.8	2	16
6	@ Idaho	W 49–14	1	7	7.0	0	7
5	@ UNLV	W 49–27	2	12	6.0	0	15
3	@ Missouri	L 17–69	3	17	5.7	0	8
2	vs Texas Tech	L 19–35	1	3	3.0	0	3

2007

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

Rushing yards100 total yds

Yards per carry

8.0

7.9

3.8

0.7

@ Nebraska

New Mexico *

@ Northwestern

Nicholls

UNLV

Fresno State

@ Boise State

@ Utah State

Idaho

@ New Mexico State

Hawai'i

@ San José State

Louisiana Tech

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

19 Car · 112 Rush yds · 1 TD · 5.9 Rush avg · 1 Rec · 3 Rec yds · 3.0 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	@ New Mexico State	W 40–38	3	2	0.7	0	3
9	vs Idaho	W 37–21	4	15	3.8	1	11
3	vs Nicholls	W 52–17	9	71	7.9	0	20
1	@ Nebraska	L 10–52	3	24	8.0	0	12

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	vs Idaho	W 37–21	1	3	3.0	0	3