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2023 Utah Tech

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 United Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Utah Tech in 2023, game by game: lost at Montana State 20–63; lost vs. Montana 13–43; won at Northern Arizona 50–36; lost at Missouri State 14–59; lost at Colorado State 20–41; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 37–31; lost at North Alabama 30–31; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 30–34; lost at Abilene Christian 7–24; lost at Austin Peay 17–30; lost vs. Southern Utah 16–24+14−45Lost 20–63 at Montana State-43Montana StateLost 13–43 vs. Montana-30MontanaWon 50–36 at Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaLost 14–59 at Missouri State-45Missouri StateLost 20–41 at Colorado State-21Colorado StateWon 37–31 vs. Stephen F. Austin+6Stephen F. Aust…Lost 30–31 at North Alabama-1North AlabamaLost 30–34 vs. Eastern Kentucky-4Eastern KentuckyLost 7–24 at Abilene Christian-17Abilene Christi…Lost 17–30 at Austin Peay-13Austin PeayLost 16–24 vs. Southern Utah-8Southern Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMontana StateL 20–⁠6314%
Sep 9vsMontanaL 13–⁠4331%
Sep 16atNorthern ArizonaW 50–⁠3638%
Sep 23atMissouri StateL 14–⁠5934%
Sep 30atColorado StateL 20–⁠4120%
Oct 7vsStephen F. AustinW 37–⁠3134%
Oct 21atNorth AlabamaL 30–⁠3149%
Oct 28vsEastern KentuckyL 30–⁠3440%
Nov 4atAbilene ChristianL 7–⁠2428%
Nov 11atAustin PeayL 17–⁠3014%
Nov 18vsSouthern UtahL 16–⁠2436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Utah 24–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the United Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 13 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 7th in United Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠416
Coach
—
Elo
1170 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.4 No. 58 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 150
Offensive coordinators
John Hughes and Peter Tuitupou
Defensive coordinators
Shane Hunter and Misi Tupe

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Nygel Osborne RB★★★No. 1501
Julian Lundy WR★★★No. 1953
Konner Barrett QB★★★No. 2391
Tyler Chen OL★★★No. 2529
Scooter Jackson CB★★★No. 2655

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.795
Running backs13.00.848
Receivers13.00.830
Offensive line13.00.800
Defensive line12.00.780
Defensive backs13.00.798
Whole class72.70.807

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 0

The 2023 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 5

Justin Kirkland DL★★★to Oklahoma State
Joey Hobert WR★★★to Texas State
Mackavelli Malotumau DL★★★to Nevada
Quali Conley RB★★to San José State
Tyrell Grayson ATH★★to Colorado State

2023 United Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay6–⁠09–⁠3
Central Arkansas5–⁠27–⁠4
Tarleton State4–⁠28–⁠3
Southern Utah4–⁠26–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky4–⁠25–⁠6
Abilene Christian3–⁠35–⁠6
North Alabama1–⁠53–⁠8
Utah Tech1–⁠52–⁠9
Stephen F. Austin0–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.