Cougar Athletics
31 NAIA National Championships
99 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: Junior Amilcar Archila is making the switch to offense this year after spending the past 2 seasons in the secondary ... Outstanding athlete with good speed and solid understanding of the game ... Can fill in as a return specialist, if necessary.

2007: Appeared in 8 of the 11 Cougar games and made his first collegiate start (vs. Nicholls State) ... Registered 8 tackles (4 solo) on the season ... Best showing came against Nicholls State when he collected 3 tackles and his first-ever collegiate interception, returning the ball 14 yards inside Cougar territory ... Also returned a pair of kickoffs in the season-finale at Webber International.

2006: Appeared in 7 of the Cougars' 10 games, all off the bench, gaining valuable experience ... Returned 8 kickoffs for 236 yards (29.5 avg.), including a team season-best 61-yarder vs. Southern Nazarene.

2005: Redshirted his first season at Azusa Pacific.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a 3-sport standout at El Monte (Calif.) High where in football he played 3 different positions during his 3-year varsity career ... As a 2004 senior quarterback, spearheaded an option offense by throwing for 1,619 yards and 11 TDs for the 5-5 Lions while topping the team with 294 rushing yards on 53 carries (5.5 avg.) ... Threw for a career-high 297 yards and 2 TDs and rushed for another 53 yards in a 31-14 victory over Azusa High ... Named Mission Valley League Back of the Year ... Also earned All-CIF second team recognition and was accorded all-valley honorable mention by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune ... As a defenseive back, tallied 26 tackles, including a single-game best of 7 takedowns twice, while collecting 3 interceptions ... Also played running back ... Coached by former Cougar Joel Sanchez, a linebacker on Azusa Pacific’s 1998 NAIA national championship team ... Lettered 2 years in basketball and 2 years in baseball (OF/P).

PERSONAL: Son of Amilcar and Victoria Archila ... Has 1 sister (Jenny) ... Majoring in political science.

YEAR  G-GS  SOLO AS'T TACKLES   KOR  YARDS  AVG  LG
2006  6-0     0    7     7       8    236  29.5  61
2007  8-1     4    4     8       2      9   4.5   6
     14-1     4   11    15      10    245  24.5  61