2024 Southern Utah
7–5 (6–2 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Kentucky 42–21Oct 12
By 21 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat UTEP 27–24Sep 7
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at 12Utah | L 0–49 | 17% |
| Sep 7 | at UTEP | W 27–24 | 37% |
| Sep 14 | vs UC Davis | L 21–24 | 55% |
| Sep 21 | at Idaho State | L 28–38 | 59% |
| Sep 28 | at Austin Peay | W 28–17 | 35% |
| Oct 5 | vs Tarleton State | L 37–38 | 50% |
| Oct 12 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 42–21 | 53% |
| Oct 26 | vs West Georgia | W 28–17 | 78% |
| Nov 2 | at Abilene Christian | L 25–28 | 44% |
| Nov 9 | at North Alabama | W 38–26 | 62% |
| Nov 16 | at Central Arkansas | W 38–31 | 45% |
| Nov 23 | vs Utah Tech | W 37–34 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah Tech 37–34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 349–347
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1396 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.5 No. 25 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Defensive coordinator
- John Kelling
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Jackson Stevens QB | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
| Tyson Line QB | ★★★ | No. 2850 |
| Jayden Robertson CB | ★★★ | No. 2850 |
| Jayden Wells DL | ★★ | No. 3084 |
| Baron Taylor S | ★★ | No. 3253 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 3.0 | 0.815 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.785 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.6 | 0.796 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Transfers in 4
The 2024 portal Devin Downing WR | ★★★ | from  BYU |
| Zion Allen CB | ★★★ | from BYU |
 Bronson Barron QB | ★★ | from  Western Kentucky |
 Danny King K | from  West Virginia |
Transfers out 1
 Austin Leausa OL | ★★★ | to BYU |
2024 United Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 7–1 | 9–5 | |
| Tarleton State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Southern Utah | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Austin Peay | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| North Alabama | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| West Georgia | 1–7 | 4–7 | |
| Utah Tech | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.