| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 1–3 |
| Head Coach: | DeLane Fitzgerald |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Blair Peterson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | John Kelling |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
The 2022 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach DeLane Fitzgerald, the Thunderbirds played home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah. Previously a member of the Big Sky Conference for a decade, this was Southern Utah's first season in the WAC.
Southern Utah and the WAC announced the 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[1] [2]
See also: 2022 St. Thomas Tommies football team.
See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team.
| Statistics | SUU | UTAH |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 4 | 31 |
| Total yards | 85 | 598 |
| Rushes/yards | 21–43 | 42–246 |
| Passing yards | 42 | 352 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–2 | 23–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 11/21, 42 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Grady Robison | 2 carries, 27 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Timothy Patrick | 4 receptions, 17 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 17/23, 254 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Chris Curry | 6 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team.
See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team.