| 2024 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football | |
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| Conference | United Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 UAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | John Kelling (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Abilene Christian $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tarleton State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia* | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Thunderbirds were coached by third-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald and played at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 12 (FBS) Utah * | ESPN+ | L 0–49 | 52,210 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP * | ESPN+ | W 27–24 OT | 41,609 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 UC Davis * | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 5,013 | |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho State * | ESPN+ | L 28–38 | 8,688 | |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 3,988 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Tarleton State |
| ESPN+ | L 37–38 OT | 3,562 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | W 42–21 | 5,134 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 2,243 | |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | L 25–28 | 9,701 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | North Alabama |
| ESPN+ | W 38–26 | 3,042 |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Central Arkansas | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 4,024 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Utah Tech |
| ESPN+ | W 37–34 2OT | 4,115 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 12 (FBS) Utes | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
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| Statistics | SUU | UTAH |
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| First downs | 9 | 26 |
| Total yards | 150 | 513 |
| Rushing yards | 79 | 185 |
| Passing yards | 71 | 328 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–21–1 | 17–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 28:45 | 31:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | Jackson Berry | 6/11, 54 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 6 carries, 44 yards | |
| Receiving | Mark Bails | 3 receptions, 42 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 10/15, 254 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Dijon Stanley | 6 carries, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Dijon Stanley | 3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Miners (FBS) | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
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| Statistics | SUU | UTEP |
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| First downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total yards | 383 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 268 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 115 | 299 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–18–0 | 23–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | Jackson Berry | 10/17, 75 yds |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 20 rushes, 183 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Zach Mitchell | 3 receptions, 62 yds, TD | |
| UTEP | Passing | Skyler Locklear | 22/29, 295 yds, TD |
| Rushing | Jevon Jackson | 20 rushes, 80 yds | |
| Receiving | Kam Thomas | 5 receptions, 99 yds |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 15 Aggies | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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| Statistics | UCD | SUU |
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| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total yards | 355 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 210 |
| Passing yards | 266 | 130 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–31–1 | 14–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UC Davis | Passing | Miles Hastings | 24/30, 266 yds, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Lan Larison | 15 rushes, 88 yds | |
| Receiving | Lan Larison | 7 receptions, 92 yds, TD | |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Bronson Barron | 7/15, 81 yds, INT |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 24 rushes, 149 yds, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Mark Bails Jr. | 7 receptions, 45 yds |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID
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| Statistics | SUU | IDST |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| Idaho State | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN
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| Statistics | SUU | APSU |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| Austin Peay | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 14 Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX
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| Statistics | SUU | TAR |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| Tarleton State | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colonels | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT
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| Statistics | EKU | SUU |
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| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Total yards | 276 | 482 |
| Rushing yards | 69 | 278 |
| Passing yards | 207 | 204 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–36–1 | 13–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:18 | 36:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Kentucky | Passing | Matt Morrissey | 24/36, 207 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Joshua Carter | 11 carries, 43 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Dequan Stanley | 6 receptions, 47 yards, TD | |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Jackson Berry | 13/23, 204 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 34 carries, 170 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Devin Downing | 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA
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| Statistics | SUU | UWG |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| West Georgia | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| No. 17 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX
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| Statistics | SUU | ACU |
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| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Total yards | 296 | 445 |
| Rushing yards | 220 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 76 | 306 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–19–0 | 22–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:02 | 34:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | Jackson Berry | 12/19, 76 yards |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 27 carries, 198 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Devin Downing | 2 receptions, 21 yards | |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Maverick McIvor | 22/31, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Isaiah Johnson | 19 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Blayne Taylor | 5 receptions, 81 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT
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| Statistics | UNA | SUU |
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| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 487 | 407 |
| Rushing yards | 35 | 177 |
| Passing yards | 452 | 230 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–34–2 | 21–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 20:32 | 39:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Alabama | Passing | TJ Smith | 21/34, 452 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | TJ Smith | 7 carries, 31 yards | |
| Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 5 receptions, 187 yards, TD | |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Jackson Berry | 21/31, 230 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Targhee Lambson | 31 carries, 165 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Gabe Nunez | 7 receptions, 94 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 24 Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Estes Stadium • Conway, AR
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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| Central Arkansas | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Trailblazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Utah Tech | Passing | ||
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| Southern Utah | Passing | ||
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