2011 Football Roster
Roster
Taimi Tutogi
- Position:
- H-Back/RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
At Arizona: Veteran skill player who could play at a variety of positions in the new offense ... Thirty-six games of experience as an H-back, tight end, fullback and tailback ... Career-best four receptions for 40 yards and a score against USC in 2011 ... Season-high seven carries for 32 yards and two scores in the UCLA victory ... Started six games in 2011 ... A key to the offense as a big blocking back ... Started five games among 12 played in 2010 ... Rushed once for a loss of a yard at Stanford, caught five passes for 63 markers ... Season-best two catches for 34 yards at WSU, with career-long 25-yarder ... Played H-back in 12 games as a true freshman in 2009 ... Carried 11 times as a tailback for 50 yards and a score against Washington State, his only carries of the year, otherwise was blocking for other guys or in pass-protection duty ... Caught one pass for one yard against Oregon as the motion-back ... One of four true freshmen to play for Arizona in 2009.
High School: Union-Tribune All-San Diego Section Second-Team honors in 2008 for head coach Judd Rachow ... All CIF-San Diego Section First-Team Defense by San Diego Hall of Champions ... ESPNU Top-Five national fullback prospect ... Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 as an RB ... Mesa League Offensive Player of the Year and All-Mesa League First-Team Offense by SDHOC ... PrepStar All-West running back ... Had 95 rushes for 490 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2008, plus 65 tackles and 11 sacks, 26-404 receiving ... As a junior, he had 467 yards on 72 carries for a team-high 6.5 yards-per-carry average ... His nine rushing touchdowns tied for the team lead, plus he had 18 catches for 350 yards and six TDs.
Personal: Son of Esperanza and Daniel Tutogi ... Majoring in general studies with a focus on social behavior and human understanding.
| Career Stats - Rushing | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Avg/C | Lg | AVg/G |
| 2009 | 12/0 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 4.5 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 2010 | 15/5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| 2011 | 11/10 | 25 | 73 | 4 | 2.9 | 11 | 6.1 |
| Total | 35/15 | 37 | 122 | 5 | 3.3 | 11 | 3.5 |
| Career Stats - Receiving | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Avg/C | Lg | Avg/G |
| 2009 | 12/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 12/5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 12.6 | 25 | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 11/10 | 11 | 97 | 1 | 8.8 | 16 | 8.1 |
| Total | 35/15 | 17 | 161 | 1 | 3.6 | 25 | 4.6 |
| Career Stats - Kick Returns | |||||||
| Year | G/GS | KO | Ret Yds | TD | Avg/Ret | Lg | Avg/G |
| 2011 | 11/10 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 24.3 | 43 | 1.5 |
| Total | 35/15 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 24.3 | 43 | 1.5 |
