The 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald, the Thunderbirds played home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah. Previously a member of the Big Sky Conference for a decade, this was Southern Utah's first season in the WAC.
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Southern Utah and the WAC announced the 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[1][2]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN)* | | ESPN+ | W 44–13 | 5,000 |
September 10 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Utah* | | P12N | L 7–73 | 51,531 |
September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 5,024 |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah Tech![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 8,069 |
October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky* | | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 14,099 |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ESPN+ | L 40–42 | 4,132 |
October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | | ESPN+ | L 18–21 | 10,229 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 3,268 |
November 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at Utah Tech* | | ESPN+ | L 36–48 | 6,903 |
November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Lincoln (CA)* | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ESPN+ | W 55–0 | 3,556 |
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Sam Houston | | ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 7,059 |
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St. Thomas (MN)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Tommies |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Thunderbirds |
10 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
44 |
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At No. 13 (FBS) Utah
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Previous meeting |
Previous winner |
2–0 |
September 1, 2016 |
Utah Utes |
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Utes |
7 |
38 |
14 | 14 | 73 |
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- First Quarter
- (10:33) UTAH – Tavion Thomas 13-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:24; Utah 7–0)
- (2:22) USU – Grady Robison 28-yard run, Micah Petit kick (Drive: 1 plays, 28 yards, 0:08; Tied 7–7)
- Second Quarter
- (14:38) UTAH – Tavion Thomas 7-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:35; Utah 14–7)
- (13:27) UTAH – Chris Curry 12-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 1:05; Utah 21–7)
- (8:34) UTAH – Jordan Noyes 26-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:12; Utah 24–7)
- (4:13) UTAH – Brant Kuithe 2-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:49; Utah 31–7)
- (1:08) UTAH – Dalton Kincaid 37-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:30; Utah 38–7)
- (0:12) UTAH – Dalton Kincaid 6-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 0:28; Utah 45–7)
- Third Quarter
- (13:53) UTAH – R. J. Hubert 39-yard interception return, Jordan Noyes kick (Utah 52-7)
- (7:49) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 4-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:06; Utah 59–7)
- Fourth Quarter
- (14:18) UTAH – Thomas Tassmin 29-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Jordon Noyes kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:31; Utah 66–7)
- (10:54) UTAH – Jaylon Glover 29-yard run, Jordan Noyes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:52; Utah 73–7)
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More information Statistics, SUU ...
Statistics | SUU | UTAH |
First downs | 4 | 31 |
Total yards | 85 | 598 |
Rushes/yards | 21–43 | 42–246 |
Passing yards | 42 | 352 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–2 | 23–29–0 |
Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 11/21, 42 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Grady Robison | 2 carries, 27 yards, TD |
Receiving | Timothy Patrick | 4 receptions, 17 yards |
Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 17/23, 254 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Chris Curry | 6 carries, 66 yards, TD |
Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD |
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At Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Thunderbirds |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
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At No. 25 Eastern Kentucky
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Thunderbirds |
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
No. 25 Colonels |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
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Tarleton State
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Texans |
0 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
42 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
10 |
3 |
27 |
40 |
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