2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team will represent 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 play their games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.
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| Conference | United Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–5 (1–2 UAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tye Hiatt (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Kelling (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum (capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Austin Peay | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech* | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Confernece.[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 | 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 |
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| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
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| November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | |||
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech | ESPN+ | |||
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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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