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Pronunciation
POO-kuh LOW-puh
Career Stats
Game Logs: 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Lopa registered career totals of 34 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (-31 yards), 4.0 sacks (-26 yards), one pass defended, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries over 34 games played and four starts. He posted his biggest numbers as a 2013 sophomore when he had career highs of 15 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-19 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-16 yards), the lone pass breakup and forced fumble of his career as well as the first of his two quarterback hurries.
Cal Career (2011-15)
• Played in 34 games with four starts over the last four seasons of his five campaigns with the program after redshirting as a true freshman in 2011
• Contributed career totals of 34 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss (-31 yards), 4.0 sacks (-26 yards), one pass defended, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and two quarterback hurries
• Posted his biggest numbers as a 2013 sophomore when he had career highs of 15 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-19 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-16 yards), the lone pass breakup and forced fumble of his career as well as the first of his two quarterback hurries (vs. USC), with the other coming as a 2015 senior against Grambling State
• Equaled a career-high 1.0 tackle for loss and sack four times in his career, while his 11 tackle for loss and sack yards as a 2013 sophomore at Oregon State were both career bests
Senior (2015)
• Played in eight games all off the bench and contributed 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-7 yards) and a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry
• Participated in each of the first seven games before only getting on the field once in the final six contests
• Had his biggest game of the season at Texas when he registered a season-high four tackles as well as his lone sack of the campaign for a season-high seven yards that was also 1.0 of his 2.0 tackles for loss on the season
• Also had two tackles vs. San Diego State and Washington State
• Had a single tackle vs. Grambling State when he added a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-2 yards) and a career-high-tying one quarterback hurry that was one of two in his career
• Added a single tackle at Utah and vs. Arizona State
• Contributed one tackle in the spring game
Junior (2014)
• Made a significant contribution to a defensive line that helped the Cal defense move up 48 spots from the previous season to No. 38 in rushing defense (144.6 ypg), cutting 44 yards off its per-game average allowed from the 2013 campaign
• Played in 10 games off the bench including each of the first eight and contributed eight tackles along with 1.0 sack (-3 yards) and 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards)
• Recorded a season-high three tackles to go along with a career-high-tying 1.0 sack (-3 yards) and a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards) at Arizona
• Added two tackles vs. Stanford as well as one each vs. Sacramento State, Oregon and BYU
• Did not play in the spring game due to an injury suffered late in the spring practice sessions
Sophomore (2013)
• Played in all 12 games with four starts all coming in succession over the final five contests
• Totaled 15 tackles and ranked tied for third on the team with 2.0 sacks for a team-high 16 yards, while adding 3.0 tackles for loss for 19 yards to rank tied for third on the club, one forced fumble to rank tied for second on the team, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry
• Earned his first start at Washington after a huge game off the bench vs. Oregon State when he registered a career-high four tackles, an 11-yard sack to tie a career-high for which was also the longest sack and tackle for loss of his career and took the Beavers out of field goal range, the lone forced fumble of his career at the Cal one-yardline to keep Oregon State out of the end zone just before halftime as well as his lone career pass breakup
• Also registered three tackles vs. Portland State, two along with 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) at Oregon, and one stop each vs. Ohio State, vs. Washington State on a five-yard sack to tie a career high for sacks and tackles for loss, at Washington, vs. Arizona, vs. USC along with his his first of two career quarterback hurries, and at Stanford also with 0.5 tackles for loss (-1 yard)
Freshman (2012)
• Played in four consecutive games off the bench but did not record any stats other than participation, seeing action vs. UCLA, at Washington State, vs. Stanford and at Utah
• Shared game-high honors with seven tackles in the spring game, while adding 1.0 sack
Freshman (2011)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• Named Scout Team Player of the Year on defense
Grant HS (Class of 2011)
• An All-Region selection of Prepstar and SuperPrep as a 2010 senior
• Paced his squad in tackles, sacks and fumble recoveries in both his 2009 junior and 2010 senior campaigns when he picked up All-Sac-Joaquin Section and All-Delta Valley League honors each season
• Added All-Area recognition as a senior when he posted 128 tackles, 21.0 sacks, five fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for a squad that finished 13-1 overall and 5-0 in the Delta Valley League to win a conference title
• Big senior season followed a junior campaign in which he had 100 tackles, 20.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and all four of the team's blocked punts when his squad was 12-1 and again was unbeaten in the conference at 6-0 to win the DVL
• Contributed 17 tackles as a 2008 sophomore for an unbeaten 14-0 state championship squad that was 5-0 in the league to claim another DVL crown
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2011)
• Picked up three stars from ESPN, Rivals and Scout
• Listed as Rivals’ No. 34 strong side defensive end nationally, while Scout had him at No. 56 and ESPN placed him at No. 138 for all defensive ends
• Rivals listed him as the No. 46 overall player from the state of California, while he checked in on SuperPrep's top players in California/Hawaii/Nevada at No. 57
Other
• Full name is Faigame Paulo Lopa
• Born September 3, 1993
• Parents are Tiamu and Bernadette Lopa
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in social welfare
Lopa's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (twice, last at Texas, 2015)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (four times, last at Texas, 2015)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 11 (vs. Oregon State, 2013)
Sacks: 1.0 (four times, last at Texas, 2015)
Sack Yards: 11 (vs. Oregon State, 2013)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (vs. Oregon State, 2013)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (twice, last vs. Grambling State, 2015)
Pass Breakup: 1 (vs. Oregon State, 2013)
Last Updated
August 3, 2016
