2015 Football Roster
Roster
Helmuth, George

Jersey Number 34
George Helmuth
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis North HS
Bio
Last updated on Jan. 21, 2019
2018 (Senior): Elected a team captain by his teammates … named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection … played in all 14 games and made 13 starts at outside linebacker … was the team’s second-leading tackler for the second-straight season totaling 87 stops (44 solo) … owned a 6.2 tackles per game average which ranked tied for 24th in the Mountain West and 15th among linebackers only in the MW … logged 9.0 tackles for loss (third-most on the team) for 44 yards and had a team-best 5.0 sacks for 33 yards … matched career-high of 11 tackles twice – once at Nevada on Oct. 6 and again on Dec. 15 versus Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl … matched career-high of 2.0 TFLs twice – first on Sept. 29 versus Toledo and again on Dec. 15 versus Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl … added to two pass break ups in 2018 in games at New Mexico on Oct. 20 and versus San Jose State on Nov. 24 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (Junior): Named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection … appeared in all 14 games, and started the last 11 games … emerged as one of the ‘Dogs top defensive playmakers finishing second on the team and 16th in the MW with 89 total tackles … ranked second on the team with 58 solo tackles … ranked fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 8.0 and tied for fourth on the team in sacks with 4.0 … had a team-high four quarterback hurries, recovered two fumbles and added a forced fumble and a pass breakup … earned his first career Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor after tallying a career-high 11 tackles, seven solo, and recovered a critical fumble in the Bulldogs’ 13-7 MW West Division clinching win at Wyoming on Nov. 18 … matched a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss twice during the season - at No. 6 Washington on Sept. 16 and in the Mountain West championship game at Boise State on Dec. 2 … had a career-best 2.0 sacks in the MW championship game at Boise State.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, predominantly as a special teams contributor … tallied seven tackles for the year … saw extended time at linebacker on Nov. 5 at Colorado State and netted four tackles.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Named to the fall 2015 Academic All-Mountain West team ... played in all 12 games … posted 17 tackles on the season … recovered two fumbles on the year – one on kickoff coverage in the game against No. 21 Utah and the other at BYU on defense … his three tackles on kickoff coverage tied for the most of any Bulldog on that special teams unit … had a season-high five tackles in the win at Hawai`i.
2014 (Freshman): Walked on to the program and redshirted.
High School: Attended Clovis North High School, where he racked up 89 tackles and three interceptions ... finished his senior year as the CIF Central Section D-1 Runners Up ... junior year was a member of the 2012 D-1 Central Section Championship team and went on the CIF State Finals.
Personal: Born in Madera, Calif. ... son of George and Darlene Helmuth ... has two brothers Jason and John, and a sister Devon ... his uncle Efrain Guizar played football for the Bulldogs in the late 90’s ... majoring in agricultural business.
2018 (Senior): Elected a team captain by his teammates … named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection … played in all 14 games and made 13 starts at outside linebacker … was the team’s second-leading tackler for the second-straight season totaling 87 stops (44 solo) … owned a 6.2 tackles per game average which ranked tied for 24th in the Mountain West and 15th among linebackers only in the MW … logged 9.0 tackles for loss (third-most on the team) for 44 yards and had a team-best 5.0 sacks for 33 yards … matched career-high of 11 tackles twice – once at Nevada on Oct. 6 and again on Dec. 15 versus Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl … matched career-high of 2.0 TFLs twice – first on Sept. 29 versus Toledo and again on Dec. 15 versus Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl … added to two pass break ups in 2018 in games at New Mexico on Oct. 20 and versus San Jose State on Nov. 24 ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2017 (Junior): Named an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection … appeared in all 14 games, and started the last 11 games … emerged as one of the ‘Dogs top defensive playmakers finishing second on the team and 16th in the MW with 89 total tackles … ranked second on the team with 58 solo tackles … ranked fourth on the team in tackles for loss with 8.0 and tied for fourth on the team in sacks with 4.0 … had a team-high four quarterback hurries, recovered two fumbles and added a forced fumble and a pass breakup … earned his first career Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor after tallying a career-high 11 tackles, seven solo, and recovered a critical fumble in the Bulldogs’ 13-7 MW West Division clinching win at Wyoming on Nov. 18 … matched a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss twice during the season - at No. 6 Washington on Sept. 16 and in the Mountain West championship game at Boise State on Dec. 2 … had a career-best 2.0 sacks in the MW championship game at Boise State.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, predominantly as a special teams contributor … tallied seven tackles for the year … saw extended time at linebacker on Nov. 5 at Colorado State and netted four tackles.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Named to the fall 2015 Academic All-Mountain West team ... played in all 12 games … posted 17 tackles on the season … recovered two fumbles on the year – one on kickoff coverage in the game against No. 21 Utah and the other at BYU on defense … his three tackles on kickoff coverage tied for the most of any Bulldog on that special teams unit … had a season-high five tackles in the win at Hawai`i.
2014 (Freshman): Walked on to the program and redshirted.
High School: Attended Clovis North High School, where he racked up 89 tackles and three interceptions ... finished his senior year as the CIF Central Section D-1 Runners Up ... junior year was a member of the 2012 D-1 Central Section Championship team and went on the CIF State Finals.
Personal: Born in Madera, Calif. ... son of George and Darlene Helmuth ... has two brothers Jason and John, and a sister Devon ... his uncle Efrain Guizar played football for the Bulldogs in the late 90’s ... majoring in agricultural business.
FB Media Availability [9/2]: QB E.J. Warner
Tuesday, September 02
FB Weekly Press Conference [9/1]
Monday, September 01
FB highlight vs Georgia Southern [8/30/25]
Monday, September 01
Post-Game Press Conference [8/30]
Saturday, August 30