# 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

The 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team represented Utah Tech University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Trailblazers were coached by first-year head coach Lance Anderson and played 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 StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | L 7–31 | 5,074 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at UNLV* | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | MW Network | L 14–72 | 24,512 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona* | Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | L 17–45 | 3,938 |
| September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 13 UC Davis* | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | L 14–32 | 14,832 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Abilene Christian | Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | L 30–55 | 5,451 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Alabama | Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL | ESPN+ | L 14–60 | 6,875 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Tarleton State | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | ESPN+ | L 0–42 | 22,018 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | L 7–13 | 3,133 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 7,491 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Central Arkansas | Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 2,526 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 2,791 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | ESPN+ | L 34–37 $^{2OT}$ | 4,115 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. No. 4 Montana State

| 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)
| 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 |
| Montana State | Rushing | Scottre Humphrey | 20 carries, 107 yards |
| Montana State | Receiving | Rohan Jones | 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD |
| Utah Tech | Passing | Deacon Hill | 11/23, 104 yards |
| Utah Tech | Rushing | Deacon Hill | 2 carries, 25 yards, TD |
| Utah Tech | Receiving | Fisher Jackson | 1 reception, 37 yards |

### at UNLV (FBS)

| 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)
| 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 |
| Utah Tech | Rushing | Reggie Graff | 5 carries, 30 yards |
| Utah Tech | Receiving | Alec Burton | 1 reception, 64 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Matthew Sluka | 8/17, 161 yards, 3 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Greg Burrell | 11 carries, 101 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White III | 5 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TD |

### vs. Northern Arizona

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Northern Arizona | Passing |
| Northern Arizona | Rushing |
| Northern Arizona | Receiving |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |

### at No. 13 UC Davis

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |
| UC Davis | Passing |
| UC Davis | Rushing |
| UC Davis | Receiving |

### vs. No. 20 Abilene Christian

| 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
| 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 |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Sam Hicks | 12 carries, 203 yards, 3 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Blayne Taylor | 5 receptions, 128 yards, TD |
| Utah Tech | Passing | Reggie Graff | 13/22, 231 yards, TD |
| Utah Tech | Rushing | Reggie Graff | 12 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| Utah Tech | Receiving | Eric Olsen | 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD |

### at North Alabama

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UNA -10 | 55.5 |
| 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)
| 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 |
| Utah Tech | Rushing | Bretton Stone | 4 carries, 28 yards |
| Utah Tech | Receiving | Bryce Parker | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| North Alabama | Passing | TJ Smith | 13/17, 207 yards, 4 TD |
| North Alabama | Rushing | Jalen Fletcher | 9 carries, 73 yards |
| North Alabama | Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 5 receptions, 75 yards |

### at No. 13 Tarleton State

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |
| Tarleton State | Passing |
| Tarleton State | Rushing |
| Tarleton State | Receiving |

### vs. Austin Peay

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Austin Peay | Passing |
| Austin Peay | Rushing |
| Austin Peay | Receiving |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |

### at Eastern Kentucky

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |
| Eastern Kentucky | Passing |
| Eastern Kentucky | Rushing |
| Eastern Kentucky | Receiving |

### vs. No. 11 Central Arkansas

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Central Arkansas | Passing |
| Central Arkansas | Rushing |
| Central Arkansas | Receiving |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |

### vs. West Georgia

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| West Georgia | Passing |
| West Georgia | Rushing |
| West Georgia | Receiving |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |

### at Southern Utah

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Utah Tech | Passing |
| Utah Tech | Rushing |
| Utah Tech | Receiving |
| Southern Utah | Passing |
| Southern Utah | Rushing |
| Southern Utah | Receiving |