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Vai Taua

Vai Taua

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Football (2006-10)
Three-time first-team All-WAC honoree… also earned third team All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2010… was also named the WAC's Most Valuable Offensive Player that year by The Sporting News… was a huge part of the 2010 Dream Team that finished 13-1, ranked in the national top 15 and earned a WAC co-championship… ranks second in school history in rushing and first in the Wolf Pack’s FBS era) with 4,588 rushing yards… Ā averaged 6.5 yards per carry and scored 53 touchdowns in his career (45 rushing, 8 receiving)… rushed for at least 1,300 yards rushing in three seasons… rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown in Nevada’s thrilling 34-31 OT win over Boise State in 2010… became Nevada’s starting running back in 2008 when WAC rushing leader Luke Lippincott suffered a season-ending injury… rushed for 1,521 yards on 236 carries (including 15 touchdowns) and also made 29 receptions for 226 yards (including two touchdowns) that season… signed as a free agent with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2010 and then again with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011… is in his third season as Nevada’s running backs coach.
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