Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/103rd/4th & short
9 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.0%).
Jeremiah Laufasa
Last confirmed: UTEP, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Kirkland, WA
Jeremiah Laufasa: RB · UTEP · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremiah Laufasa
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his second year in the same backfield at UTEP. One game to point at: 92 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Rice — Week 10, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-48@ No. 18 Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-69@ Texas Tech | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 50-47@ New Mexico State | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-17vs Incarnate Word | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-25vs UTSA | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-52@ Florida International | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17vs Florida Atlantic | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Southern Miss | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Rice | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 92 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 21-31@ Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-17vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-17@ North Texas | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 102 | 381 | 3.7 | 1 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2015
W 24-21
vs Rice
92 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With M. Leftwich — 231 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.8 · A. Luna — 48.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 55 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +4.07Mack Leftwich pass complete to Jeremiah Laufasa for 10 yds to the FlAtl 47 for a FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, personal foul (Azeez Al-Shaair) to the FlAtl 38 for a
- Week 9 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Mack Leftwich pass complete to Jeremiah Laufasa for 39 yds to the SoMis 23 for a
- Week 8 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.30Mack Leftwich pass complete to Jeremiah Laufasa for 4 yds to the UTEP 25 for a FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Azeez Al-Shaair) to the UTEP 40 for a
- Week 8 · Florida Atlantic · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Jeremiah Laufasa run for 3 yds to the UTEP 47 for a
- Week 6 · Florida International · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.10Jeremiah Laufasa run for 4 yds to the FlaIn 39 for a
- Week 3 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Jeremiah Laufasa run for 11 yds to the UTEP 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.57Mack Leftwich pass complete to Jeremiah Laufasa for 12 yds to the UTEP 36 for a
- Week 11 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.40Jeremiah Laufasa run for a loss of 1 yard to the ODU 47
- Week 4 · Incarnate Word · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA −1.32Jeremiah Laufasa run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 41
- Week 6 · Florida International · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.18Jeremiah Laufasa run for 4 yds to the UTEP 39 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Sean Kugler — 12-13 over that span.
2014UTEP7-6HC: Sean Kugler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2015UTEP5-7HC: Sean Kugler · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 43.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 23.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 18.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 45.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Kugler
Pass share
46.8%
384 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
362 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
102 carries and 14 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2015 UTEP KuglerYear 4 · 12 games
- 2014 UTEP KuglerYear 3 · 3 games
- 2013 Washington State LeachYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Washington State LeachYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 446 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coaches2012–2013
Washington State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach and Sean Kugler.