2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	2–7 (1–4 UAC)
Head coach	Lance Anderson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Patrick Moynahan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Greater Zion Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Tarleton State		5	–	1					9	–	1
No. 18 Abilene Christian		4	–	1					5	–	4
Southern Utah		3	–	2					4	–	5
West Georgia*		3	–	3					6	–	3
Austin Peay		3	–	3					5	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	3					4	–	5
Central Arkansas		2	–	3					3	–	6
North Alabama		1	–	4					2	–	7
Utah Tech		1	–	4					2	–	7
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 3, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team represent Utah Tech University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Trailblazers are led by second-year head coach Lance Anderson and play their home games at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Utah.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 UC Davis *	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 24–31	4,629
September 6	3:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Northern Arizona *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 31–38	9,611
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Idaho *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 6–20	7,681
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa *	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 20–9	4,784
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 10–42	6,433
October 4	3:00 p.m.	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 17–23	3,871
October 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 Tarleton State	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 23–41	3,818
October 25	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 7–28	6,814
November 1	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 34–33 OT	2,770
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at West Georgia	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

No. 8 UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

No. 8 UC Davis Aggies (0-0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Aggies	7	0	14	10	31
Trailblazers	3	7	14	0	24

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game attendance: 4,629
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 33-yard field goal, 9:06. Trailblazers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:53. UCD – Jordan Fisher 66-yard run (Hunter Ridley kick), 8:32. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34. Second quarter UTU – Eric Olsen 1-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 0:31. Trailblazers 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:36. Third quarter UTU – Tru Tanner 45-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 14:06. Trailblazers 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07. UTU – Chris Street 1-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 8:01. Trailblazers 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:32. UCD – Zach Jones 14-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 5:04. Trailblazers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57. UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 20-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 2:02. Trailblazers 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:11. Fourth quarter UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 12:42. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:45. UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 60-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 6:17. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:52.

Statistics	UCD	UTU
First downs	21	18
Total yards	425	360
Rushes–yards	43–164	30–81
Passing yards	253	272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-31-1	28–44–2
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing	Caden Pinnick	21/31, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jordan Fisher	16 carries, 105 yards, TD
	Receiving	Samuel Gbatu Jr.	4 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Utah Tech	Passing	Bronson Barben	24/39, 222 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bronson Barben	9 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Kaden Eggett	3 receptions, 58 yards

at No. 19 Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-1) at No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
No. 19 Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:00 pm
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mitch Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) and Adriana Sparks (sideline)

Statistics	UTU	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 8 Idaho

See also: 2025 Idaho Vandals football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-2) at No. 8 Idaho Vandals (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
No. 8 Vandals	-	-	-	-	0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)

Statistics	UTU	IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Iowa

See also: 2025 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa Panthers (2-1) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Rod Zundel (play-by-play) and Max Christensen III (analyst)

Statistics	UNI	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 23 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-3) vs. No. 23 Austin Peay Governors (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	3	0	7	10
No. 23 Governors	7	21	7	7	42

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Barry Gresham (play-by-play) and Ethan Schmidt (analyst)

Statistics	UTU	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-4) vs. Central Arkansas Bears (1-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	10	7	0	17
Bears	0	10	10	3	23

at Estes Stadium • Conway, AR

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UTU	CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 3 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (6-0) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texans	13	7	7	14	41
Trailblazers	7	6	3	7	23

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: October 11

Statistics	TAR	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Southern Utah Thunderbirds (2-5) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	-	-	-	-	0
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: October 25

Statistics	SUU	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team

North Alabama Lions (2-6) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	-	-	-	-	0
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 2:00 PM MDT

Statistics	UNA	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 18 Abilene Christian

See also: 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (2-7) vs. No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (5-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
No. 18 Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

• Date: November 8

Statistics	UTU	ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) vs. West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 4:00 PM EST

Statistics	UTU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

• Date: November 22

Statistics	EKU	UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "Utah Tech announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
2. "Utah Tech Athletics Announces 2025 Trailblazer Football Schedule". Utah Tech University, Department of Athletics. December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.