Chima Iwuagwu

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Chima Iwuagwu
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    300
  • Hometown:
    San Antonio, Texas
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Previous School:
    West Texas A&M
  • gp
    13
  • tk
    31.0
  • sac
    4.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2024 (Senior, West Texas A&M): Played in 11 games ... recorded 23 total tackles -- seven solo and 16 assists ... had four tackles-for-loss for nine yards and one sack for five yards ... had a season-best five tackles at Eastern New Mexico (10/19/24).

2023 (Junior, West Texas A&M): Appeared in 10 games for the Buffs in 2023... Registered 22 total tackles (12 solo) with two of them coming for a loss, including one sack... Season-high five tackles at UT Permian Basin (Sept. 23)... Tallied a sack against Midwestern State (Sept. 16)... Recovered a fumble against Angelo State (Oct. 28)... 

2022 (Sophomore, West Texas A&M): Saw time in all 11 games on the defensive line for the Buffaloes in 2022... Registered 28 total tackles (21 solo, seven assisted) with 4.5 of those coming for a loss to go along with three sacks for 26 yards... Tallied a season-high seven tackles, including a sack against Texas A&M-Kingsville on September 17th...

2021 (Redshirt freshman, West Texas A&M): Did not see time on the field for the Buffs in 2021.

2020 (Freshman): Did not see any action...

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020... He earned All-City and All-District honors during his senior season, where he recorded 56 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, five sacks and four blocked kicks... He earned All-District honors as a junior with 53 tackles, nine tackles for loss and three sacks... Also lettered in wrestling and track & field. Also had perfect attendance... 
 
PERSONAL: Born on May 28, 2002... Son of Stella and Nathan Iwuagwu... Has three siblings.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 12 9
Assists 19 12
Tackles 31.0 21.0
Tackles per game 2.4 2.6
Sacks 4.0 3.0
Sack yards 28 20
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 1 1
Tackle for loss 8.5 7.0
Tackle for loss yards 33 25
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 0 2 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 1 1 2.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 1 2 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 0 3 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 2 0 2.0 1.0 5 2.0 6 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 2 2 4.0 1.0 8 1.5 8 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 1 3 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 3 4.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 2 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 13 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 13 - - - - - - 0 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 13 - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - 0
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 13 - - - - - - - -
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 13 - - - - 0 .0
Total 13 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Total 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 13 12 19 31.0 2.4 4.0 28 8.5 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 13 12 19 31.0 2.4 4.0 28 8.5 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 0 0
November 5 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 5 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 13 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 13 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 8 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 11 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 0.8 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 13 12 19 31.0 2.4 4.0 28 8.5 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 8 9 12 21.0 2.6 3.0 20 7.0 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 7 13 20.0 2.5 2.0 16 4.0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 5 6 11.0 2.2 2.0 12 4.5 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 11 11 17 28.0 2.5 4.0 28 8.5 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 2 1 2 3.0 1.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 3 3 4 7.0 2.3 1.0 8 1.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 5 5 10.0 2.5 2.0 13 4.5 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
November 5 4 8 12.0 2.4 1.0 7 2.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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