2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

The 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team represented Utah Tech University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Trailblazers were led by second-year head coach Lance Anderson and played their home games at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Utah.

2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 UAC)
Head coach
  • Lance Anderson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPatrick Moynahan (2nd season)
Home stadiumGreater Zion Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 United Athletic Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Abilene Christian +^   7 1     9 5  
No. 5 Tarleton State +^   7 1     12 2  
Southern Utah   6 2     7 5  
West Georgia*   5 3     8 3  
Austin Peay   4 4     7 5  
Eastern Kentucky   3 5     5 7  
Central Arkansas   2 6     3 9  
Utah Tech   1 7     2 10  
North Alabama   1 7     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.No. 8 UC Davis*
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+L 24–314,629
September 63:00 p.m.at No. 19 Northern Arizona*
  • Walkup Skydome
  • Flagstaff, AZ
ESPN+L 31–389,611
September 132:00 p.m.at No. 8 Idaho*
  • Kibbie Dome
  • Moscow, ID
ESPN+L 6–207,681
September 206:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+W 20–94,784
September 2712:00 p.m.at No. 23 Austin Peay
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+L 10–426,433
October 43:00 p.m.at Central Arkansas
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ESPN+L 17–233,871
October 116:00 p.m.No. 3 Tarleton State
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+L 23–413,818
October 256:00 p.m.Southern Utah
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+L 7–286,814
November 12:00 p.m.North Alabama
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+W 34–33 OT2,770
November 81:00 p.m.at No. 18 Abilene Christian
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
ESPN+L 10–317,833
November 1512:00 p.m.at West Georgia
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+L 0–234,554
November 222:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • Greater Zion Stadium
  • St. George, UT
ESPN+L 33–102,757
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

No. 8 UC Davis

No. 8 UC Davis Aggies (0-0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Aggies 7 0 141031
Trailblazers 3 7 14024

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • Game attendance: 4,629
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 33-yard field goal, 9:06. Trailblazers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:53.
  • UCD – Jordan Fisher 66-yard run (Hunter Ridley kick), 8:32. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34.
Second quarter
  • UTU – Eric Olsen 1-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 0:31. Trailblazers 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:36.
Third quarter
  • UTU – Tru Tanner 45-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 14:06. Trailblazers 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07.
  • UTU – Chris Street 1-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 8:01. Trailblazers 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:32.
  • UCD – Zach Jones 14-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 5:04. Trailblazers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
  • UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 20-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 2:02. Trailblazers 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:11.
Fourth quarter
  • UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 12:42. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:45.
  • UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 60-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 6:17. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:52.
Statistics UCD UTU
First downs 21 18
Total yards 425 360
Rushes–yards 43–164 30–81
Passing yards 253 272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-31-1 28–44–2
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Caden Pinnick 21/31, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Fisher 16 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Utah Tech Passing Bronson Barben 24/39, 222 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Bronson Barben 9 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Kaden Eggett 3 receptions, 58 yards

at No. 19 Northern Arizona

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-1) at No. 19 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers - - --0
No. 19 Lumberjacks - - --0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:00 pm
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mitch Strohman (play-by-play), Kevin Stephens (analyst) and Adriana Sparks (sideline)
Statistics UTU NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 8 Idaho

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-2) at No. 8 Idaho Vandals (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers - - --0
No. 8 Vandals - - --0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Austin Getz (play-by-play) and Adam Shackleford (analyst)
Statistics UTU IDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers (2-1) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers - - --0
Trailblazers - - --0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Rod Zundel (play-by-play) and Max Christensen III (analyst)
Statistics UNI UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 23 Austin Peay

Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-3) vs. No. 23 Austin Peay Governors (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers 0 3 0710
No. 23 Governors 7 21 7742

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Barry Gresham (play-by-play) and Ethan Schmidt (analyst)
Statistics UTU APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Central Arkansas

Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-4) vs. Central Arkansas Bears (1-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers 0 10 7017
Bears 0 10 10323

at Estes Stadium • Conway, AR

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics UTU CARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 3 Tarleton State

No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (6-0) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texans 13 7 71441
Trailblazers 7 6 3723

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: October 11
Statistics TAR UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Utah

Southern Utah Thunderbirds (2-5) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thunderbirds - - --0
Trailblazers - - --0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: October 25
Statistics SUU UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Utah Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

North Alabama

North Alabama Lions (2-6) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (1-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions - - --0
Trailblazers - - --0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 2:00 PM MDT
Statistics UNA UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 18 Abilene Christian

Utah Tech Trailblazers (2-7) vs. No. 18 Abilene Christian Wildcats (5-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers - - --0
No. 18 Wildcats - - --0

at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX

  • Date: November 8
Statistics UTU ACU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Abilene Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at West Georgia

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) vs. West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trailblazers - - --0
Wolves - - --0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EST
Statistics UTU UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Georgia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0) vs. Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels - - --0
Trailblazers - - --0

at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT

  • Date: November 22
Statistics EKU UTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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