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| Conference | United Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–2 UAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tye Hiatt (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Kelling (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Austin Peay $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech* | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald, the Thunderbirds played their games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.
After the 2022 season, the WAC and the ASUN Conference, which had partnered in a football-only alliance in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, fully merged their football leagues, creating what eventually became the United Athletic Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | P12N | L 21–24 | 47,773 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at BYU* | ESPN+ | L 16–41 | 60,834 | |
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 16 UC Davis* | ESPN+ | L 21–23 | 7,942 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | ESPN+ | W 37–17 | 6,504 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Central Arkansas |
| ESPN+ | L 27–29 | 4,013 |
| October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | ESPN+ | W 27–26 | 10,835 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | L 45–48 2OT | 3,547 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| ESPN+ | W 52–14 | 2,969 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
| ESPN+ | W 35–6 | 3,023 |
| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | W 45–17 | 6,835 | |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech | ESPN+ | W 24–16 | 6,077 | |
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Game summaries
at Arizona State
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0–0) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
- Date: August 31, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy, 102 °F (39 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,773
- Referee: Cravonne Barrett
- TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
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| Statistics | SUU | ASU |
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| First downs | 11 | 19 |
| Total yards | 226 | 371 |
| Rushes/yards | 87 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–18–0 | 18–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 8/17, 123 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Braedon Wissler | 15 carries, 45 yards | |
| Receiving | Zach Mitchell | 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD | |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jaden Rashada | 18/31, 236 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Cameron Skattebo | 17 carries, 75 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Guillory | 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
References
- ↑ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Southern Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Football Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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