Harvey Unga
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Career Summary
Harvey Unga is a former BYU running back and current BYU running backs coach.
Unga played running back for BYU from 2006 through 2009. BYU lists him as its running backs coach.
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Early Life
Unga is from Provo, Utah.
BYU lists Unga's hometown as Provo and identifies Timpview High School as his previous school.
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High School
Unga attended Timpview High School in Provo.
He was a consensus all-state running back, helped Timpview win the 2004 state championship, and rushed for more than 1,300 yards as a senior.
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College Career
Unga became BYU's career rushing leader with 3,455 yards.
He rushed for more than 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons and finished with 36 rushing touchdowns, 1,085 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns.
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Path to the NFL
Chicago selected Unga in the 2010 NFL Supplemental Draft.
BYU records Unga as a seventh-round supplemental-draft selection by the Bears.
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NFL Career
Unga spent time with NFL organizations but did not record regular-season statistics.
NFL.com's career statistics page shows no regular-season totals. BYU notes that he spent parts of the 2010-13 seasons in Chicago and later signed with Carolina and Jacksonville before concluding his NFL career.
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Career Accomplishments
Unga earned Freshman All-America and Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors.
His 1,227 rushing yards in 2007 set the Mountain West freshman record, and he added a conference-record 1,840 all-purpose yards.
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Playing Style
Unga was a productive dual-threat running back.
In addition to his 3,455 rushing yards, Unga accumulated 1,085 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns at BYU.
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Legacy
Unga's BYU production remains among the program's best.
BYU lists him second in career rushing yards and total touchdowns, second in rushing attempts, fifth in scoring and fourth in all-purpose yards.
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Post-Career
Unga returned to BYU as a coach.
He worked as an offensive graduate assistant from 2016 through 2019 and has served as BYU's running backs coach since 2020.
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23417, 00-0027851, 1987-01-18, Harvey Unga, Harvey, Unga
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