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Southern Utah Beat Utah Tech 46-33 Behind Will Burns's 187-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds beat the Utah Tech Trailblazers 46-33 at Greater Zion Stadium in Saint George, UT on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FCS college football Week 5 action.

Southern Utah led 29-20 at halftime.

Southern Utah moves to 2-4, while Utah Tech falls to 0-6.

Top performers

• Will Burns (SUU, QB): 8/11, 124 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Will Burns (SUU, QB): 12 CAR, 187 YDS, 2 TD
• Joshua Acord (SUU, TE): 2 REC, 42 YDS, 1 TD
• Deacon Hill (UTU, QB): 9/17, 226 YDS, 1 TD
• Ace Chatman (UTU, RB): 19 CAR, 101 YDS, 2 TD
• Mike Williams (UTU, WR): 3 REC, 160 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:54UTUMax Shepherd 29 Yd Field Goal0-3
2. Q1 10:42SUUWill Burns 75 Yd Run8-3
3. Q1 8:03UTUAce Chatman 2 Yd Run8-10
4. Q1 1:43SUUMark Bails 12 Yd pass from Will Burns15-10
5. Q2 13:18UTUAce Chatman 9 Yd pass from Deacon Hill15-17
6. Q2 13:01SUURan Sawyer 99 Yd Kickoff Return22-17
7. Q2 9:40UTUMax Shepherd 20 Yd Field Goal22-20
8. Q2 0:34SUUWill Burns 11 Yd Run29-20
9. Q3 3:38SUUJayden Rogers 48 Yd Field Goal32-20
10. Q4 14:56UTUAce Chatman 4 Yd Run32-27
11. Q4 13:24SUUJoshua Acord 27 Yd pass from Will Burns39-27
12. Q4 8:28SUUFloyd Chalk 24 Yd Run46-27
13. Q4 2:44UTUAce Chatman 8 Yd pass from Bronson Barben46-33

Team stats

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