2021 Football Roster
Roster
Kapongo, Nate
Jersey Number 98
Nate Kapongo
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 277
- Hometown:
- Westbrook, Maine
- High School:
- Portland
- Major:
- Communication
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Wildcat Career
2023 - Appeared in ten games this season...recorded one solo tackle, five assisted tackles and one tackle for loss at Stonehill...recorded three solo tackles and three assisted tackles at Central Michigan...recorded one assisted tackle vs. Dartmouth...recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle at Delaware...recorded two solo tackles vs. Towson...recorded two solo tackles vs. UAlbany...recorded one solo tackle, 1.0 tackles for loss and one QB hurry at Stony Brook...one blocked kicked at Stony Brook...recorded one assisted tackle at Rhode Island...recorded two solo tackles and one assisted tackle vs. Villanova...one assisted tackle at Monmouth
2022 - Recorded two solo tackles and five assisted tackles in season opener vs. Monmouth... had two solo tackles, one assisted tackle, one tackle for loss, and one sack vs. UAlbany... recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle vs. N.C. Central... had one solo tackle and two quarterback hurries vs. Towson...recorded one solo tackle at Western Michigan...had one solo tackle and one assisted tackle vs Stony Brook...also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks vs Stony Brook...recorded one assited tackle vs. Dartmouth...had two assisted tackles vs Elon...recorded one solo tackle, two assisted tackles and one tackle for loss at Richmond...had one solo tackle, three assisted tackles, and one QB hurry vs Rhode Island...had one solo tackle and recorded one tackle for loss at Maine...had one solo tackle and three assisted tackles vs Fordham...also recorded one QB hurry vs Fordham...had one solo tackle, three assisted tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Holy Cross.
2019 – Redshirt season.
Before UNH
Led Portland to two state championship games… set school record with 16 sacks and also recorded 22 tackles for loss… selected to USA Today All-USA Maine Football Team and nominated for the Gaziano Memorial Lineman Award as best lineman in the state of Maine… played defensive line, fullback and returned kicks… also lettered in track & field and baseball… native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo… first played football as sophomore after family moved to Portland… the youngest of 12 children… moved to United States in 2015… fluent in French and Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in native country.
Wildcat Career
2023 - Appeared in ten games this season...recorded one solo tackle, five assisted tackles and one tackle for loss at Stonehill...recorded three solo tackles and three assisted tackles at Central Michigan...recorded one assisted tackle vs. Dartmouth...recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle at Delaware...recorded two solo tackles vs. Towson...recorded two solo tackles vs. UAlbany...recorded one solo tackle, 1.0 tackles for loss and one QB hurry at Stony Brook...one blocked kicked at Stony Brook...recorded one assisted tackle at Rhode Island...recorded two solo tackles and one assisted tackle vs. Villanova...one assisted tackle at Monmouth
2022 - Recorded two solo tackles and five assisted tackles in season opener vs. Monmouth... had two solo tackles, one assisted tackle, one tackle for loss, and one sack vs. UAlbany... recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle vs. N.C. Central... had one solo tackle and two quarterback hurries vs. Towson...recorded one solo tackle at Western Michigan...had one solo tackle and one assisted tackle vs Stony Brook...also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks vs Stony Brook...recorded one assited tackle vs. Dartmouth...had two assisted tackles vs Elon...recorded one solo tackle, two assisted tackles and one tackle for loss at Richmond...had one solo tackle, three assisted tackles, and one QB hurry vs Rhode Island...had one solo tackle and recorded one tackle for loss at Maine...had one solo tackle and three assisted tackles vs Fordham...also recorded one QB hurry vs Fordham...had one solo tackle, three assisted tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Holy Cross.
2019 – Redshirt season.
Before UNH
Led Portland to two state championship games… set school record with 16 sacks and also recorded 22 tackles for loss… selected to USA Today All-USA Maine Football Team and nominated for the Gaziano Memorial Lineman Award as best lineman in the state of Maine… played defensive line, fullback and returned kicks… also lettered in track & field and baseball… native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo… first played football as sophomore after family moved to Portland… the youngest of 12 children… moved to United States in 2015… fluent in French and Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in native country.
UNH Football vs Stony Brook Highlights 11-16-24
Sunday, November 17
UNH Football vs Monmouth Highlights 11-9-24
Saturday, November 09
UNH Football vs Rhode Island Highlights 10-19-24
Sunday, October 20
UNH Football vs. Bryant 9-21-24
Saturday, September 21