| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | United Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | UAC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | DeLane Fitzgerald |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Tye Hiatt |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | John Kelling |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
The 2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented 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 played their games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.
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 Conference.[1]
See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
| Statistics | SUU | ASU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 19 |
| Total yards | 226 | 371 |
| Rushes/yards | 87 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–18–0 | 18–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 8/17, 123 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Braedon Wissler | 15 carries, 45 yards | |
| Receiving | Zach Mitchell | 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD | |
| Arizona State | Passing | 18/31, 236 yards, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | 17 carries, 75 yards, TD | ||
| Receiving | Xavier Guillory | 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team.
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