in his sophomore season, asiata played and started in four games before breaking his leg during the game against louisville. prior to the injury, he was averaging a league-leading 101.3 yards per game and his four rushing touchdowns also led the league at the time. he finished with 74 carries for 330 yards (4.5 ypc) for an average of 82.5 yards per game and also had nine receptions for 88 yards. in the season opener game, he carried the ball 36 times for a career-high 156 yards against in-state rival utah state. his 36 carries tied the fourth-best single-game total in school history. the following week, he had 94 yards on 20 carries against san jose state.