2007 Football Roster
Joseph Tuineau
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- High School:
- King's College
2006: Part-time starter at tight end ... six receptions for 63 yards ... long catch of 19 yards.
2005: Named second team All-OVC after making 25 catches for 305 yards ... started all 11 games ... career-high five catches for 64 yards at I-A Kent State ... four receptions for 43 yards in season opener vs. No. 5 Southern Illinois.
2004: Backed up All-American tight end Ray Goodson ... nine catches for 70 yards ... long reception of 18 yards.
2003: Redshirted
Prep: 1999 graduate of King[apos]s College High School in Auckland, New Zealand ... 1999 Sportsman of the Year ... Auckland athletics regionals participant ... played rugby and basketball.
Personal: Born 8-18-81 in Suva, Fiji ... moved to New Zealand at the age of eight ... son of Iloa and Julia Tuineau ... Southeast Scholar Athlete majoring in Exercise Science ... enjoys listening to music ... favorite NFL player is Troy Polamalu.
| Year | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD | Tkl |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 305 | 12.2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 334 | 15.9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 40 | 25 | 61 | 772 | 12.7 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Tuineau catches his first career touchdown on a 12-yard pass vs. Jacksonville State on Nov. 17, 2007. (Patrick Clark)  |
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