2012 Football Choose a Player: Albright, Brandon Anderson, Luke Appleby, Chase Berg, Zack Bogard, Travis Borgs, Alex Browder, Kenny Bruce, Spencer Carlson, Nick Cipriano, Nicholas Crook, Dan D'Amico, Zach Davis, Taylor Easton, Tedder Ewan, Zach Fleischman, Daniel Gleeson, Tim Gustafson, Max Harris, Devyn Harris, Tom Hartford, Patrick Herron, Robert Hinton, Skyler Huff, Marqueston Jones, DeAndre Jones, Jake Jones, Korey Kelley, Shayne Kiely, Rafe King, Ben Kirkegaard, Colby Knight, Todd Lambert, Dack Lange, Riley Leonard, Josh McNeill, Chris Mertens, Patrick Michel, Miraldo Miller, Brandon Muhammad, Ghaali Norman, Trey Nzeocha, Mark Puletasi, Sonny Purcell, Mike Quinlan, J.J. Reese, Chad Roueche, Jeff Ruff, Luke Rufran, Dominic Rushing, Zach Schiffner, Jake Schober, Oliver Smith, Brett Smith, Josh Stratton, Sam Strong, Tyler Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan, Shane Sumter, B.J. Sutton, Kody Taufa'asau, Kurt Traphagan, Austin White, Darrenn Williams, Stuart Willis, Mark Yarbrough, Eddie Go Profile Stats Profile Senior Class 6'2 Height 284 Weight Samoana High School New Mexico Military Previous School #98 Kurt Taufa'asau Senior Class Season Career Season Stats There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography UW This Season: After a solid season in 2011, Kurt Taufa'asau enters fall 2012 as the projected starter at the right defensive tackle spot. He'll be counted on to provide toughness in the trenches and disrupt opposing offenses. 2011: Taufa'asau was one of just eight Cowboy defenders with a sack this year, and he was part of a defense that totaled 22 sacks on the season. He saw time in 12 games and started three. He had his best day versus San Diego State. Against the Aztecs, Taufa'asau had four tackles and one sack for six yards, helping Wyoming's defense to shut out SDSU in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. He had two or more tackles in six games, and on the season, tallied 2.5 tackles for loss to go with 27 tackles. He also recovered a fumble versus UNLV. He earned his first letter for the Pokes. 2010: Redshirted.Junior College: Taufa'asau earned First Team All-Western States Football League (WSFL) as a defensive lineman in 2009. New Mexico Military posted a 7-4 record in `09 and earned an appearance in the inaugural Central Bank Salt City Bowl where they lost 22-14 to Hutchinson Community College of Kansas. In the bowl game, Taufa'asau was credited with four tackles. New Mexico Military concluded the 2009 season ranked No. 20 in the final NJCAA National Poll. The New Mexico Military defense ranked No. 42 in the nation in total defense, allowing opponents 362 yards of total offense per game, and No. 20 in pass defense, giving up only 153.3 passing yards per game. He played for head coach Jeff Lynn at New Mexico Military. Taufa'asau played his high school football at Samoana High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Personal: Born Sept. 18, 1990, he is the son of Tuilua'ai and Vincent Taufa'asau. He was also recruited by Troy University, Utah State and Western Kentucky. He is majoring in sociology.
