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Running Back

Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 230 pounds
Class Year: Sr
Experience: 1V
Hometown: West Valley City, UT
Prior School: Snow College

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Class: 2007 (Junior College)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.6

Rivals.com Junior College Top 100 2007 (79)

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The Latest: Utes blow out Lobos — 11/8/2009

Utah rode strong performances from several players en route to a 45-14 trouncing of New Mexico. True freshman quarterback Jordan Wynn threw for 297 yards in his first career start, though he was far from alone in producing yards and points for the 17th-ranked Utes.[details]

MATT ASIATA STATS	Receiving				Rushing
Statistics	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2009	9	88	9.8	0	74	330	4.5	4
2008	13	111	8.5	1	146	707	4.8	12
2007	0	0	0.0	0	4	16	4.0	0
Career	22	199	9.0	1	224	1,053	4.7	16

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | Hide Stats

2009 OPPONENTS	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Yds/A	Rating
Utah State (Sep. 3)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at San Jose St. (Sep. 12)	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at Oregon (Sep. 19)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Louisville (Sep. 26)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at Colorado State (Oct. 10)	-
at UNLV (Oct. 17)	-
Air Force (Oct. 24)	-
Wyoming (Oct. 31)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 7)	-
at TCU (Nov. 14)	-
San Diego St. (Nov. 21)	-
at BYU (Nov. 28)	-

2008 OPPONENTS	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Yds/A	Rating
at Michigan (Aug. 30)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
UNLV (Sep. 6)	1	1	100.0	32	1	0	32.0	698.8
at Utah State (Sep. 13)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at Air Force (Sep. 20)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Weber State (Sep. 27)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Oregon State (Oct. 2)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at Wyoming (Oct. 11)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Colorado State (Oct. 18)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at New Mexico (Nov. 1)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
TCU (Nov. 6)	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
at San Diego St. (Nov. 15)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
BYU (Nov. 22)	1	1	100.0	4	1	0	4.0	463.6
at Alabama (Jan. 2)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0

2007 OPPONENTS	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Yds/A	Rating
at Oregon State (Aug. 30)	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
Air Force (Sep. 8)	-
UCLA (Sep. 15)	-
at UNLV (Sep. 22)	-
Utah State (Sep. 29)	-
at Louisville (Oct. 5)	-
San Diego St. (Oct. 13)	-
at TCU (Oct. 18)	-
at Colorado State (Oct. 27)	-
Wyoming (Nov. 10)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 17)	-
at BYU (Nov. 24)	-
at Navy (Dec. 20)	-

2009 OPPONENTS	No	Yds	Avg	TD
Utah State (Sep. 3)	2	17	8.5	0
at San Jose St. (Sep. 12)	3	30	10.0	0
at Oregon (Sep. 19)	2	24	12.0	0
Louisville (Sep. 26)	2	17	8.5	0
at Colorado State (Oct. 10)	-
at UNLV (Oct. 17)	-
Air Force (Oct. 24)	-
Wyoming (Oct. 31)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 7)	-
at TCU (Nov. 14)	-
San Diego St. (Nov. 21)	-
at BYU (Nov. 28)	-

2008 OPPONENTS	No	Yds	Avg	TD
at Michigan (Aug. 30)	1	39	39.0	0
UNLV (Sep. 6)	1	15	15.0	0
at Utah State (Sep. 13)	3	16	5.3	0
at Air Force (Sep. 20)	0	0	0.0	0
Weber State (Sep. 27)	1	5	5.0	0
Oregon State (Oct. 2)	1	3	3.0	0
at Wyoming (Oct. 11)	1	13	13.0	1
Colorado State (Oct. 18)	0	0	0.0	0
at New Mexico (Nov. 1)	0	0	0.0	0
TCU (Nov. 6)	1	-6	-6.0	0
at San Diego St. (Nov. 15)	1	5	5.0	0
BYU (Nov. 22)	3	21	7.0	0
at Alabama (Jan. 2)	0	0	0.0	0

2007 OPPONENTS	No	Yds	Avg	TD
at Oregon State (Aug. 30)	0	0	0.0	0
Air Force (Sep. 8)	-
UCLA (Sep. 15)	-
at UNLV (Sep. 22)	-
Utah State (Sep. 29)	-
at Louisville (Oct. 5)	-
San Diego St. (Oct. 13)	-
at TCU (Oct. 18)	-
at Colorado State (Oct. 27)	-
Wyoming (Nov. 10)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 17)	-
at BYU (Nov. 24)	-
at Navy (Dec. 20)	-

2009 OPPONENTS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Utah State (Sep. 3)	36	156	4.3	2
at San Jose St. (Sep. 12)	20	94	4.7	1
at Oregon (Sep. 19)	15	54	3.6	0
Louisville (Sep. 26)	3	26	8.7	1
at Colorado State (Oct. 10)	-
at UNLV (Oct. 17)	-
Air Force (Oct. 24)	-
Wyoming (Oct. 31)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 7)	-
at TCU (Nov. 14)	-
San Diego St. (Nov. 21)	-
at BYU (Nov. 28)	-

2008 OPPONENTS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
at Michigan (Aug. 30)	13	77	5.9	0
UNLV (Sep. 6)	11	34	3.1	1
at Utah State (Sep. 13)	11	56	5.1	3
at Air Force (Sep. 20)	19	116	6.1	0
Weber State (Sep. 27)	10	37	3.7	2
Oregon State (Oct. 2)	7	53	7.6	0
at Wyoming (Oct. 11)	11	37	3.4	1
Colorado State (Oct. 18)	8	41	5.1	2
at New Mexico (Nov. 1)	12	85	7.1	0
TCU (Nov. 6)	6	19	3.2	0
at San Diego St. (Nov. 15)	14	83	5.9	1
BYU (Nov. 22)	11	40	3.6	1
at Alabama (Jan. 2)	13	29	2.2	1

2007 OPPONENTS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
at Oregon State (Aug. 30)	4	16	4.0	0
Air Force (Sep. 8)	-
UCLA (Sep. 15)	-
at UNLV (Sep. 22)	-
Utah State (Sep. 29)	-
at Louisville (Oct. 5)	-
San Diego St. (Oct. 13)	-
at TCU (Oct. 18)	-
at Colorado State (Oct. 27)	-
Wyoming (Nov. 10)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 17)	-
at BYU (Nov. 24)	-
at Navy (Dec. 20)	-

2009 OPPONENTS	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Offense
Utah State (Sep. 3)	0	156	156
at San Jose St. (Sep. 12)	0	94	94
at Oregon (Sep. 19)	0	54	54
Louisville (Sep. 26)	0	26	26
at Colorado State (Oct. 10)	-
at UNLV (Oct. 17)	-
Air Force (Oct. 24)	-
Wyoming (Oct. 31)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 7)	-
at TCU (Nov. 14)	-
San Diego St. (Nov. 21)	-
at BYU (Nov. 28)	-

2008 OPPONENTS	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Offense
at Michigan (Aug. 30)	0	77	77
UNLV (Sep. 6)	32	34	66
at Utah State (Sep. 13)	0	56	56
at Air Force (Sep. 20)	0	116	116
Weber State (Sep. 27)	0	37	37
Oregon State (Oct. 2)	0	53	53
at Wyoming (Oct. 11)	0	37	37
Colorado State (Oct. 18)	0	41	41
at New Mexico (Nov. 1)	0	85	85
TCU (Nov. 6)	0	19	19
at San Diego St. (Nov. 15)	0	83	83
BYU (Nov. 22)	4	40	44
at Alabama (Jan. 2)	0	29	29

2007 OPPONENTS	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Offense
at Oregon State (Aug. 30)	0	16	16
Air Force (Sep. 8)	-
UCLA (Sep. 15)	-
at UNLV (Sep. 22)	-
Utah State (Sep. 29)	-
at Louisville (Oct. 5)	-
San Diego St. (Oct. 13)	-
at TCU (Oct. 18)	-
at Colorado State (Oct. 27)	-
Wyoming (Nov. 10)	-
New Mexico (Nov. 17)	-
at BYU (Nov. 24)	-
at Navy (Dec. 20)	-

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BIO NOTES

2008 (Junior): Played in all 13 games with one start (Utah State) … Utah’s leading rusher ranked first on the team in carries (146), net yards (707), yards per game (54.4) and touchdowns (12) … averaged 4.8 yards per rush … finished seventh in the MWC in rushing (54.4) and tied for second in touchdowns (12) … 10th in the league in scoring (6.0 ppg) … season-best 116 yards and 19 carries against Air Force … other big games included 85 yards vs. New Mexico, 83 vs. San Diego State and 77 against Michigan … also had 13 receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown … 39-yard reception vs. Michigan … threw two passes – completing both for touchdowns – out of the “Asiata Formation” … completed a 32-yard touchdown pass against UNLV.

2007 (Redshirt): Injury redshirt … broke his leg in the first game of the season at Oregon State … prior to the injury, he rushed four times for 16 yards.

Personal: 2006 junior college All-American was also first-team all-Western States Football League ... led the WSFL and Snow College in rushing with 1,365 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2006 ... averaged 6.3 yards per carry and 136.5 yards per game ... rushed for 238 yards in a win over Scottsdale CC ... Snow won the WSFL championship in 2006 and bowl games in 2005 and 2006 ... rated the No. 79 JC recruit by Rivals.com ... 2003 and 2004 all-state and all-region selection for Hunter High (Utah) ... earned three letters in football and basketball ... Hunter was the 2003 state champion in both football and basketball ... son of Pete and Faulole Asiata ... two brothers and two sisters ... brother Shawn plays linebacker and fullback for Snow College ... married to Tangi Atiga ... daughter Ioana Faulole and son Matt ... full name is Matthew Rentinai Asiata (pronounced ah-see-ah-ta) ... born July 24, 1987 in Santa Ana, Calif.

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Headlines from Rivals.com Network

Utes blow out Lobos — 11/8/2009, from UteZone.com

Mid-Season Report Card — 10/22/2009, from UteZone.com

Utah's big comeback spoils Rams homecoming — 10/10/2009, from UteZone.com

Picking up the Rifle — 10/7/2009, from UteZone.com

MWC recap: Week four — 9/28/2009, from UteZone.com

Utes defeat Cardinals in costly victory — 9/27/2009, from UteZone.com

Utah vs Louisville — 9/25/2009, from UteZone.com

Utes to take on Ducks in tough road test — 9/18/2009, from UteZone.com

Utes push winning streak to 16 with close win — 9/13/2009, from UteZone.com