2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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.

2023 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 UAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTye Hiatt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Kelling (2nd season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
2023 United Athletic Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Austin Peay $^  6 0   9 3  
Central Arkansas  4 2   7 4  
Southern Utah  4 2   6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 2   5 6  
Tarleton State*  4 2   8 3  
Abilene Christian  3 3   5 6  
North Alabama  1 5   3 8  
Utah Tech*  1 5   2 9  
Stephen F. Austin  0 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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