2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football
2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 UAC)
Head coach	Lance Anderson (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Patrick Moynahan (1st season)
Home stadium	Greater Zion Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 United Athletic Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 11 Abilene Christian $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 16 Tarleton State	5	–	2	8	–	3
No. 25 Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	7	–	4
Southern Utah	5	–	2	6	–	5
Central Arkansas	3	–	4	6	–	5
Austin Peay	3	–	5	4	–	7
North Alabama	3	–	4	3	–	8
Utah Tech	1	–	6	1	–	10
West Georgia*	1	–	7	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion Note: West Georgia is ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team will represent Utah Tech University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Trailblazers will be coached by first-year head coach Lance Anderson and play at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Utah.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Montana State*	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 7–31	5,074
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	MW Network	L 14–72	24,512
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 17–45	3,938
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at No. 13 UC Davis*	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 14–32	14,832
September 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Abilene Christian	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 30–55	5,451
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 14–60	6,875
October 12	5:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 0–42	22,018
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 7–13	3,133
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 17–28	7,491
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 Central Arkansas	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 34–21	2,526
November 16	2:00 p.m.	West Georgia	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	L 31–34	2,791
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

vs. No. 4 Montana State

Game One – No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (1–0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bobcats	7	7	10	7	31
Trailblazers	0	0	0	7	7

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
Game attendance: 5,074
Referee: John Kellermeier
TV announcers (ESPN+): Rod Zundel (play-by-play), Max Christensen III (color commentator)

Game information

First quarter

(2:35) MTST - Adam Jones 17-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 7-0)

Second quarter

(13:13) MTST - Tommy Mellott 47-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 14-0)

Third quarter

(12:24) MTST - Rohan Jones 45-yard pass from Tommy Mellott (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 21-0)
(7:45) MTST - Brendan Hall 28-yard field goal (Montana State 24-0)

Fourth quarter

(14:02) MTST - Tommy Mellott 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick) (Montana State 31-0)
(13:03) UTTU - Deacon Hill 24-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick) (Montana State 31-7)

Statistics	MTST	UTU
First downs	25	6
Total yards	481	176
Rushing yards	329	73
Passing yards	152	103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-24-0	12-26-0
Time of possession	44:36	15:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	14/21, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Scottre Humphrey	20 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Rohan Jones	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD
Utah Tech	Passing	Deacon Hill	11/23, 104 yards
	Rushing	Deacon Hill	2 carries, 25 yards, TD
	Receiving	Fisher Jackson	1 reception, 37 yards

at UNLV (FBS)

Game Two – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–1) vs UNLV Rebels (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	7	0	7	0	14
Rebels (FBS)	28	16	7	21	72

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 24,512
Referee: Kenneth Ray
TV announcers (KVVU-TV): Matt Neverett (play-by-play), Caleb Herring (analyst), and Steve Cofield (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(13:54) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 27-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:02; UNLV 7–0)
(12:57) UTU – Alec Burton 64-yard pass from Deacon Hill, Ilya Uvaydov kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; Tied 7–7)
(10:59) UNLV – Ricky White III 5-yard pass from Matthew Sluka, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:57; UNLV 14–7)
(7:33) UNLV – Ricky White III 55-yard pass from Matthew Sluka, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:54; UNLV 21–7)
(2:42) UNLV – Ricky White III 7-yard pass from Matthew Sluka, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:16; UNLV 28–7)

Second quarter

(14:11) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:15; UNLV 31–7)
(12:23) UNLV – Matthew Sluka 30-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:55; UNLV 38–7)
(9:41) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:13; UNLV 41–7)
(2:05) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:47; UNLV 44–7)

Third quarter

(5:17) UNLV – Greg Burrell 4-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 5:28; UNLV 51–7)
(1:14) UTU – Chris Street 31-yard pass from Deacon Hill, Ilya Uvaydov kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:03; UNLV 51–14)

Fourth quarter

(13:08) UNLV – Timothy Conerly 8-yard run, Andre Meono kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; UNLV 58–14)
(8:50) UNLV – Cameron Friel 1-yard run, Andre Meono kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; UNLV 65–14)
(2:25) UNLV – Devin Green 38-yard run, Andre Meono kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 4:33; UNLV 72–14)

Statistics	UTU	UNLV
First downs	13	34
Total yards	293	695
Rushing yards	67	504
Passing yards	226	191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–1	9–18–0
Time of possession	23:43	36:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing	Deacon Hill	14/28, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Reggie Graff	5 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Alec Burton	1 reception, 64 yards, TD
UNLV	Passing	Matthew Sluka	8/17, 161 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Greg Burrell	11 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ricky White III	5 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TD

vs. Northern Arizona

Game Three – Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1–1) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at No. 13 UC Davis

Game Four – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–3) vs No. 13 UC Davis Aggies (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM PST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 20 Abilene Christian

Game Five – No. 20 Abilene Christian Wildcats (2–2) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wildcats	14	13	14	14	55
Trailblazers	7	9	0	14	30

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 102 °F (39 °C)
Game attendance: 5,451
Referee: Matthew Jones
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter

UTU – Chris Street 7-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 9:36. Trailblazers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:53.
ACU – Blayne Taylor 76-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 8:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
ACU – Sam Hicks 53-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 2:56. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:19.

Second quarter

UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 32-yard field goal, 13:24. Wildcats 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22.
ACU – Ritse Vaes 52-yard field goal, 11:06. Wildcats 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18.
ACU – Ritse Vaes 25-yard field goal, 3:26. Wildcats 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:54.
ACU – Sam Hicks 35-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 0:27. Wildcats 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 0:45.
UTU – Eric Olsen 32-yard pass from Reggie Graff (kick failed), 0:09. Wildcats 27–16. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:18.

Third quarter

ACU – Nehemiah Martinez I 73-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (Ritse Vaes kick), 14:11. Wildcats 34–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43.
ACU – Isaiah Johnson 9-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 7:21. Wildcats 41–16. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:10.

Fourth quarter

ACU – Sam Hicks 8-yard run (Ritse Vaes kick), 11:11. Wildcats 48–16. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:09.
ACU – Chris Wright 28-yard fumble return (Ritse Vaes kick), 10:57. Wildcats 55–16.
UTU – Reggie Graff 9-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 9:02. Wildcats 55–23. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:55.
UTU – Bretton Stone 10-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 3:46. Wildcats 55–30. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:07.

Statistics	ACU	UTU
First downs	22	22
Total yards	609	508
Rushing yards	323	180
Passing yards	286	328
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–0	21–40–0
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	18/33, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sam Hicks	12 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Blayne Taylor	5 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Utah Tech	Passing	Reggie Graff	13/22, 231 yards, TD
	Rushing	Reggie Graff	12 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eric Olsen	3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

at North Alabama

Pregame line	Over/under
UNA -10	55.5

Game Six – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–5) at North Alabama Lions (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	0	0	14	14
Lions	18	21	14	7	60

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: SW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny • Temp: 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 6,875
Referee: Michael Franin
TV announcers (ESPN+): Benjamin Ray (play-by-play) and Bryan Neece (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(12:36) UNA – Jayvian Allen 4-yard rush (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; UNA 7-0)
(8:10) UNA – Scott Payne 37-yard kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:03; UNA 10-0)
(4:03) UNA – Kaleb Heatherly 8-yard pass from TJ Smith (Marlon Krakue pass) (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:39; UNA 18-0)

Second quarter

(12:46) UNA – Dakota Warfield 23-yard pass from TJ Smith (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 23 yards, 0:06; UNA 25-0)
(9:43) UNA – Jyheam Ingram 40-yard fumble recovery (Scott Payne kick) (UNA 32-0)
(8:14) UNA – Jayvian Allen 19-yard pass from TJ Smith (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:23; UNA 39-0)

Third quarter

(13:56) UNA – Jalen Fletcher 55-yard pass from TJ Smith (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:10; UNA 46-0)
(6:44) UNA – TJ Smith 2-yard rush (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:24; UNA 53-0)

Fourth quarter

(14:17) UNA – Ben Harris 1-yard rush (Scott Payne kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:04; UNA 60-0)
(11:52) UTU – Alec Burton 39-yard pass from Bronson Barben (Ilya Uvaydov kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; UNA 60-7)
(9:12) UTU – Bryce Parker 75-yard pass from Bronson Barben (Ilya Uvaydov kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; UNA 60-14)

Statistics	UTU	UNA
First downs	13	27
Total yards	240	501
Rushing yards	10	257
Passing yards	230	244
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–30–1	14–20–0
Time of possession	22:13	37:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing	Bronson Barben	5/8, 137 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bretton Stone	4 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Parker	3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
North Alabama	Passing	TJ Smith	13/17, 207 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jalen Fletcher	9 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Takairee Kenebrew	5 receptions, 75 yards

at No. 13 Tarleton State

Game Seven – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–6) vs No. 13 Tarleton State Texans (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Texans	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

vs. Austin Peay

Game Eight – Austin Peay Governors (2–4) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	0	0	0
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Eastern Kentucky

Game Nine – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–8) vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3–4) – Game summary

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

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas

Game Ten – No. 11 Central Arkansas Bears (6–2) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Trailblazers	0	0	0	0	0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

vs. West Georgia

Game Eleven – West Georgia Wolves (3–7) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (1–9) – Game summary

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

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Southern Utah

Game Twelve – Utah Tech Trailblazers (1–10) vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds (6–5) – Game summary

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

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

References

^ Kelley, Kevin (January 3, 2024). "Utah Tech announces 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^ "Trailblazers' 2024 football schedule includes 6 home games, trips to Texas and Georgia". St. George News. January 7, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[1] Kelley, Kevin (January 3, 2024). "Utah Tech announces 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[2] "Trailblazers' 2024 football schedule includes 6 home games, trips to Texas and Georgia". St. George News. January 7, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

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