Utah Tech Endures Blowout Loss To Northern Arizona

ST. GEORGE, UTAH- Utah Tech gets a steamrolling courtesy of Nortern Arizona in a Saturday night matchup by a score of 45-17.

The Trailblazers welcomed their opponents from the Big Sky Conference to Greater Zion Stadium. The game against the Lumberjacks was the second game at home and third of the season.

Utah Tech Versus Northern Arizona Recap

First Half

This game was close early, as Northern Arizona and Utah Tech traded field goals in the first quarter. The Lumberjacks entered the second quarter leading 10-7 after they scored on the last play of the first frame, with a 31-yard touchdown pass.

1Q – Ilya Uvaydov drills his first collegiate FG from 48 yards out to put the Trailblazers on the board!#UtahTechBlazers | #UACFootball pic.twitter.com/GZfy5111Ep

— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 15, 2024

The second quarter was not kind to the Trailblazers as Northern Arizona scored 21 points. Those scores came on a 55-yard run, an 8-yard pass, and another 2-yard run.

The second quarter beat down drained any momentum that Utah Tech had as they entered the locker room trailing 31-3.

Second Half

The third quarter was a lot of the same, as Northern Arizona put two more touchdowns on the board, finishing off a run of 42 unanswered points.

The Trailblazers hit a bit of a groove in the fourth quarter, scoring twice before the final whistle.

Utah Tech’s first touchdown of the night came on a 4-yard run from Nygel Osborne.

4Q – TOUCHDOWN!! Nygel Osborne runs around the left side for a 4-yard TD – his first of the season!#UtahTechBlazers | #UACFootball pic.twitter.com/ydlNznmRdi

— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 15, 2024

The home team increased their total on the night later in the quarter as Reggie Graff tracked down Tru Tanner in the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown pass, the first touchdown pass of Graff’s career.

4Q – TOUCHDOWN!! Reggie Graff finds Tru Tanner in the back of the end zone from 23-yards out for his first collegiate TD pass! #UtahTechBlazers | #UACFootball pic.twitter.com/OqbO0JHL5z

— Utah Tech Football (@UtahTechFB) September 15, 2024

Despite the less than ideal margin of defeat, the Utah Tech Trailblazers took some positives from their two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter.

Final score, Utah Tech 17, Northern Arizona 45.

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Tanner Tripp is a sports writer for KSL Sports covering all teams across the state of Utah. Follow him on X @tanner_tripp and Instagram @tanner.tripp here.