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Rich Kaufusi

Richard Petelo Kaufusi

Defensive Tackle

6-4, 265 lbs

Salt Lake City, Utah

Born: July 16, 1966 in Fumotu, Tonga (59-296)

High School: South HS

Previous School(s): Dixie College

Mission: Auckland New Zealand

Pronunciation: Kuh-FOO-see

Relatives: Brother Steve Kaufusi; Nephews Maika Kaufusi, Bronson Kaufusi, Corbin Kaufusi, Devin Kaufusi, Isaiah Kaufusi, Jackson Kaufusi

2x All-WAC

Season	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	PBU	FF	FR
1989	58	21	37	5.5	5.0	1	2	1
1990	60	27	33	6.5	7.0	1	0	0
Total	118	48	70	12.0	12.0	2	2	1

Season	Class	No	Pos	Games	Starts
1989	JR	59	DE	13	13
1990	SR	59	DT	12	0
Total				25	13

Season	Class	No	Pos
1989	JR	59	DE
1990	SR	59	DT

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS	Tkl	Sk	TFL	QBH	PBU	FF	FR
Sep 2, 1989	A	UNM	W 24-3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 7, 1989	H	WSU	L 41-46	1	5	0.5	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 16, 1989	A	NAVY	W 31-10	1	8	1	0	0	0	1	1
Sep 30, 1989	A	USU	W 37-10	1	4	0.5	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 7, 1989	H	WYO	W 36-20	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 14, 1989	A	CSU	W 45-16	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 21, 1989	H	UTEP	W 49-24	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Oct 28, 1989	A	HAW	L 14-56	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 4, 1989	H	ORE	W 45-41	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Nov 11, 1989	H	AFA	W 44-35	1	12	0	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 18, 1989	H	UTAH	W 70-31	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 25, 1989	A	SDSU	W 48-27	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 29, 1989	B	PSU	L 39-50	1	7	0.5	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 1, 1990	A	UTEP	W 30-10	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0
Sep 8, 1990	H	MIA	W 28-21	0	9	0	2	4	1	0	0
Sep 15, 1990	H	WSU	W 50-36	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sep 22, 1990	H	SDSU	W 62-34	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Sep 29, 1990	A	ORE	L 16-32	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 13, 1990	H	CSU	W 52-9	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 27, 1990	H	UNM	W 55-31	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 3, 1990	A	AFA	W 54-7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 17, 1990	A	UTAH	W 45-22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 24, 1990	H	USU	W 45-10	0	5	2.5	1	2	0	0	0
Dec 1, 1990	A	HAW	L 28-59	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dec 29, 1990	B	TAMU	L 14-65	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Date	Site	Opponent	Result	GS
Sep 2, 1989	A	UNM	W 24-3	1
Sep 7, 1989	H	WSU	L 41-46	1
Sep 16, 1989	A	NAVY	W 31-10	1
Sep 30, 1989	A	USU	W 37-10	1
Oct 7, 1989	H	WYO	W 36-20	1
Oct 14, 1989	A	CSU	W 45-16	1
Oct 21, 1989	H	UTEP	W 49-24	1
Oct 28, 1989	A	HAW	L 14-56	1
Nov 4, 1989	H	ORE	W 45-41	1
Nov 11, 1989	H	AFA	W 44-35	1
Nov 18, 1989	H	UTAH	W 70-31	1
Nov 25, 1989	A	SDSU	W 48-27	1
Dec 29, 1989	B	PSU	L 39-50	1
Sep 1, 1990	A	UTEP	W 30-10	0
Sep 8, 1990	H	MIA	W 28-21	0
Sep 15, 1990	H	WSU	W 50-36	0
Sep 22, 1990	H	SDSU	W 62-34	0
Sep 29, 1990	A	ORE	L 16-32	0
Oct 13, 1990	H	CSU	W 52-9	0
Oct 27, 1990	H	UNM	W 55-31	0
Nov 3, 1990	A	AFA	W 54-7	0
Nov 17, 1990	A	UTAH	W 45-22	0
Nov 24, 1990	H	USU	W 45-10	0
Dec 1, 1990	A	HAW	L 28-59	0
Dec 29, 1990	B	TAMU	L 14-65	0

Date	Team	League	Transaction
Apr 26, 1991	San Diego Chargers	NFL	Signed UDFA contract
Aug 20, 1991	San Diego Chargers	NFL	Waived