David Siataga anchored the middle of MSU's defensive line in the mid-2000s
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats by the Numbers: 94
5/28/2013 7:25:00 AM | Football
David Siataga was a one-of-a-kind #94
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2013 season on August 29 against Monmouth. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set are welcome to blamberty@msubobcats.com.
#94
Devin Jeffries, DL: An incoming freshman, brings a legacy of great productivity to the Bobcat program. He was the Class AA defensive player of the year as a senior, logging 12.5 sacks for Glacier last fall.
Spotlight Player: The Bobcat football program has been blessed with outstanding players throughout its history, and has had even more tremendous people. One of the many intersections between the two wore #94 in the mid-2000s, David Siataga. A junior college transfer from the Bay Area, Siataga showed up on campus in the fall of with a smile on his face, and through the difficult life of a nose tackle, some of the program's greatest triumphs and defeats, coordinator and position coach changes, and travails with stray rodeo horses, he never lost it. One of the defining David Siataga stories came in the off-season after his junior campaign, when he had volunteered to attend a charity event on campus. On Monday morning, then-head coach Mike Kramer received a call from a campus official thanking him for the football player who stayed after the event and, completely of his own volition, to help the catering staff clean up. Without thinking twice, Kramer knew it was Siataga, and it was. When his playing career ended he worked tirelessly for the equipment staff for a couple of years, and has since moved on to pursue his dream of running a home for troubled youth in his native California.
Through the years: Jamie Smith (1982-84), Shawn Patrick (1985-86), Ben Brillhart (1987-88), Joe Lane (1989), James Roberts (1990), Brian Pepper (1991), Jess Buck (1992-96), Pat Parker (1997), Brian DevasConCellos (2000), Bryant Munday (2001), Tim O'Tool (2004), David Siataga (2005-06), Leo Davis (2007-08), Chris Music (2010), Griffin Woodall (2011)
Other 94 Notes: In its relatively young history as a Bobcat jersey number – the first player on record to wear #94 was Jamie Smith in 1982 – it has served as something of a way station. A pair of outstanding home-grown Bobcats began their careers in 94 before moving to permanent homes. Brian Pepper was an athletic young tight end in 1991 before switching positions and uniforms on his way to a career as an all-conference linebacker, while Leo Davis did the same before moving across the line of scrimmage for an outstanding career as an offensive lineman.
#94
Devin Jeffries, DL: An incoming freshman, brings a legacy of great productivity to the Bobcat program. He was the Class AA defensive player of the year as a senior, logging 12.5 sacks for Glacier last fall.
Spotlight Player: The Bobcat football program has been blessed with outstanding players throughout its history, and has had even more tremendous people. One of the many intersections between the two wore #94 in the mid-2000s, David Siataga. A junior college transfer from the Bay Area, Siataga showed up on campus in the fall of with a smile on his face, and through the difficult life of a nose tackle, some of the program's greatest triumphs and defeats, coordinator and position coach changes, and travails with stray rodeo horses, he never lost it. One of the defining David Siataga stories came in the off-season after his junior campaign, when he had volunteered to attend a charity event on campus. On Monday morning, then-head coach Mike Kramer received a call from a campus official thanking him for the football player who stayed after the event and, completely of his own volition, to help the catering staff clean up. Without thinking twice, Kramer knew it was Siataga, and it was. When his playing career ended he worked tirelessly for the equipment staff for a couple of years, and has since moved on to pursue his dream of running a home for troubled youth in his native California.
Through the years: Jamie Smith (1982-84), Shawn Patrick (1985-86), Ben Brillhart (1987-88), Joe Lane (1989), James Roberts (1990), Brian Pepper (1991), Jess Buck (1992-96), Pat Parker (1997), Brian DevasConCellos (2000), Bryant Munday (2001), Tim O'Tool (2004), David Siataga (2005-06), Leo Davis (2007-08), Chris Music (2010), Griffin Woodall (2011)
Other 94 Notes: In its relatively young history as a Bobcat jersey number – the first player on record to wear #94 was Jamie Smith in 1982 – it has served as something of a way station. A pair of outstanding home-grown Bobcats began their careers in 94 before moving to permanent homes. Brian Pepper was an athletic young tight end in 1991 before switching positions and uniforms on his way to a career as an all-conference linebacker, while Leo Davis did the same before moving across the line of scrimmage for an outstanding career as an offensive lineman.
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