Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/22Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (13.6%).
Nu'uvali Fa'apito
Last confirmed: Colorado State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · La Quinta, CA
Nu'uvali Fa'apito: FB · Colorado State · #45.
Nu'uvali Fa'apito
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Colorado State behind him. One game to point at: 4 receiving yards and 2 rushing yards against UNLV — Week 11, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Colorado State in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 65-13vs Savannah State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23vs Air Force | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 17-41vs San Diego State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-35vs UNLV | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2015
W 49-35
vs UNLV
1 rec · 4 yds · 2 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD
Edged out UNLV at home in a shootout.
With N. Stevens — 209 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 90.3 · D. Gaines — 46 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · UNLV · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Nu'uvali Fa'apito run for 1 yd for a TD UNLV Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
- Week 11 · UNLV · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Nu'uvali Fa'apito run for 1 yd for a TD, (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
- Week 1 · Savannah State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −1.09Nick Stevens pass complete to Nu'uvali Fa'apito for no gain to the SavSt 39
- Week 11 · UNLV · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA −0.96Nu'uvali Fa'apito run for no gain to the UNLV 1
- Week 9 · San Diego State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.74Nick Stevens pass complete to Nu'uvali Fa'apito for 4 yds to the SDSt 35 for a
- Week 7 · Air Force · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +0.44Nu'uvali Fa'apito run for 2 yds to the ColSt 21 for a
3 more plays
- Week 7 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.40Nick Stevens pass complete to Nu'uvali Fa'apito for 6 yds to the ColSt 42
- Week 1 · Savannah State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.10Coleman Key pass complete to Nu'uvali Fa'apito for 5 yds to the SavSt 46
- Week 11 · UNLV · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA −0.01Nick Stevens pass complete to Nu'uvali Fa'apito for 4 yds to the UNLV 5
2015 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2015Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
42.8%
392 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
70.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
5 catches and 4 carries in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Colorado State
- 2015 Colorado State BoboYear 5 · 4 games
- 2014 Colorado State McElwainYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2013 Colorado State McElwainYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Colorado State McElwainYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Colorado State FairchildYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Colorado State in 2011 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,070 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Colorado State in the 2011 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Colorado State, 4 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Colorado State2-star out of La Quinta
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
3 coaches2011
Colorado State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Steve Fairchild, Jim McElwain, and Mike Bobo. Multi-era developmental context.