American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. at Arizona State * P12N L 21–2447,773 September 9 1:00 p.m. at BYU * ESPN+ L 16–4160,834 September 16 8:00 p.m. at No. 16 UC Davis * ESPN+ L 21–237,942 September 23 6:00 p.m. Western Illinois * ESPN+ W 37–176,504 September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 25 Central Arkansas Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT ESPN+ L 27–294,013 October 7 5:00 p.m. Tarleton State ESPN+ W 27–2610,835 October 21 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Austin Peay Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT ESPN+ L 45–48 2OT 3,547 October 28 1:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT ESPN+ W 52–142,969 November 4 1:00 p.m. Lincoln (CA) * Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT ESPN+ W 35–63,023 November 11 3:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 45–176,835 November 18 7:00 p.m. at Utah Tech ESPN+ W 24–166,077
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Game summaries [ edit ] at Arizona State [ edit ] Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0–0) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 7 7 7 21 Sun Devils 7 14 0 3 24
at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Game information First quarter (9:00) ASU – Cameron Skattebo 6-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:59; Arizona State 7–0 ) Second quarter (11:05) SUU – Targhee Lambson 1-yard run, Tyler Graham kick (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 6:43; Tied 7–7 ) (5:32) ASU – Xavier Guillory 47-yard pass from Jaden Rashada, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:37; Arizona State 14–7 ) (0:02) ASU – Troy Omeire 3-yard pass from Jaden Rashada, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Arizona State 21–7 ) Third quarter (0:49) SUU – Zack Mitchell 17-yard pass from Justin Miller, Tyler Graham kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 3:39; Arizona State 21–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:41) ASU – Dario Longhetto 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -14 yards, 1:49; Arizona State 24–14 ) (7:50) SUU – George Ramirez 47-yard blocked punt return, Tyler Graham kick (Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:40; Arizona State 24–21 )
Statistics SUU ASU 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 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
Southern Utah at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 3 0 7 6 16 • Cougars 6 21 7 7 41
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Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SUU BYU 1 7:17 9 52 4:06 SUU 29-yard field goal by Tyler Graham 3 0 1 1:03 9 85 4:23 BYU Isaac Rex 20-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick no good 3 6 2 12:36 5 36 2:12 BYU Keanu Hill 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 3 13 2 5:47 8 78 4:22 BYU Darius Lassiter 8-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 3 20 2 00:30 4 70 0:30 BYU Deion Smith 2-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 3 27 3 11:00 7 75 4:00 SUU Isaiah Wooden 33-yard touchdown reception from Justin Miller, Tyler Graham kick good 10 27 3 0:36 7 72 3:25 BYU Kedon Slovis 6-yard touchdown run, Will Ferrin kick good 10 34 4 9:39 1 39 0:09 BYU Chase Roberts 39-yard touchdown reception from Kedon Slovis , Will Ferrin kick good 10 41 4 5:15 8 75 4:24 SUU Targhee Lambson 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Graham kick no good 16 41 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 41
Statistics SUU BYU First downs 16 18 Plays–yards 60–346 55–394 Rushes–yards 27–84, 1 TD 23–46, 2 TD's Passing yards 262 348 Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–1, 1 TD 22–32–1, 4 TD's Time of possession 31:19 28:41
Team Category Player Statistics SUU Passing Justin Miller 16–30–1, 235 yards, 1 TD Rushing Targhee Lambson 7 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD Receiving Zach Mitchell 7 receptions, 135 yards BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 22–32–1, 348 yards, 4 TD's Rushing LJ Martin 6 carries, 27 yards Receiving Isaac Rex 4 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
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