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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…  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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