2024 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Sport:	football
Conference:	United Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	UAC
Record:	7–5
Conf Record:	6–2
Head Coach:	DeLane Fitzgerald
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Brad Robbins
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	John Kelling
Dc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Eccles Coliseum

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at No. 12 (FBS) Utah

See also: 2024 Utah Utes football team.

Statistics	SUU	UTAH
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
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		10/15, 254 yards, 5 TD
Rushing	Dijon Stanley	6 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Dijon Stanley	3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

at UTEP (FBS)

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team.

Statistics	SUU	UTEP
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
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

vs. No. 15 UC Davis

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team.

Statistics	UCD	SUU
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
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

at Idaho State

See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team.

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Austin Peay

See also: 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team.

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

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

at No. 14 Tarleton State

See also: 2024 Tarleton State Texans football team.

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

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

vs. Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2024 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.

Statistics	EKU	SUU
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
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

at West Georgia

See also: 2024 West Georgia Wolves football team.

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

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

at No. 17 Abilene Christian

See also: 2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.

Statistics	SUU	ACU
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
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

vs. North Alabama

See also: 2024 North Alabama Lions football team.

Statistics	UNA	SUU
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
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

at No. 24 Central Arkansas

See also: 2024 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

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

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

vs. Utah Tech

See also: 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team.

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Southern Utah Thunderbirds schedule. FBSchedules. March 23, 2024.
2. Web site: Southern Utah Releases 2024 Football Schedule. KSL Sports. Kyle. Ireland. November 20, 2023. March 23, 2024.