The 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald and played their home games at the Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Idaho State

Statistics IDST SUU First downs 19 28 Plays–yards 66–361 75–563 Rushes–yards 16–23 50–323 Passing yards 338 240 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–50–1 19–25–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 22:47 37:13 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 23/45, 334 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tytan Mason 3 carries, 15 yards Receiving Michael Shulikov 7 receptions, 115 yardsSouthern Utah Passing Bronson Barron 19/25, 240 yards, 3 TD Rushing Joshua Dye 28 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD Receiving Shane Carr 6 receptions, 77 yards

at San Diego

Statistics SUU USD First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving San Diego Passing Rushing Receiving

No. 18 Northern Arizona (Grand Canyon Rivalry)

Statistics NAU SUU First downs 23 26 Plays–yards 69–508 73–447 Rushes–yards 38–142 39–178 Passing yards 366 269 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–0 22–34–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 26:33 31:23 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Arizona Passing Ty Pennington 20/31, 366 yards, 3 TD Rushing Seth Cromwell 12 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kolbe Katsis 6 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TDSouthern Utah Passing Bronson Barron 22/33, 269 yards, TD Rushing Joshua Dye 25 carries, 171 yards, 4 TD Receiving Shane Carr 3 receptions, 89 yards, TD

at No. 9 UC Davis

Statistics SUU UCD First downs 28 18 Plays–yards 86–549 48–519 Rushes–yards 43–233 27–357 Passing yards 316 162 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–43–1 13–21–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 36:59 23:01 Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Bronson Barron 23/43, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Joshua Dye 20 carries, 155 yards, TD Receiving Gabe Nunez 8 receptions, 106 yards, TDUC Davis Passing Caden Pinnick 13/21, 162 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jordan Fisher 12 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 3 receptions, 45 yards

No. 18 West Georgia

Statistics UWG SUU First downs 23 18 Total yards 348 295 Rushing yards 206 89 Passing yards 142 206 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–26–0 17–28–1 Time of possession 31:48 28:12 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Georgia Passing Davin Wydner 14/26, 142 yards, TD Rushing Latrelle Murrell 21 carries, 80 yards Receiving Jordan Dees 5 receptions, 69 yardsSouthern Utah Passing Bronson Barron 15/26, 186 yards, TD, INT Rushing Joshua Dye 16 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mark Bails4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at No. 3 Tarleton State

Statistics SUU TAR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving Tarleton State Passing Rushing Receiving

No. 13 Abilene Christian

Statistics ACU SUU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsAbilene Christian Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving

at Utah Tech

Statistics SUU UTU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving Utah Tech Passing Rushing Receiving

No. 22 Austin Peay

Statistics APSU SUU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsAustin Peay Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving

at Eastern Kentucky

Statistics SUU EKU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern Kentucky Passing Rushing Receiving

Central Arkansas

Statistics CARK SUU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsCentral Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving

at North Alabama

Statistics SUU UNA First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSouthern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving

Ranking movements

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