SUU wins at NAU

Saturday, November 10, the Thunderbird Nation migrated to Flagstaff, AZ as our football team closed out the season against the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona.

The game was beyond exciting as senior DL Cody Larsen sacked NAU quarterback Cary Grossart on fourth-and-three from the SUU five yard line to seal a 35-29 triple-overtime win over Northern Arizona and claim the inaugural Grand Canyon trophy.

Southern Utah has been a football spoiler this season. On October 27, Brad Sorensen threw for a season-high 392 yards and Colton Cook hit a 36-yard game-winning field goal as our team upset NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) No. 1 Eastern Washington 30-27. And then going into last Saturday's game against NAU, the Lumberjacks were ranked No. 11 in the country and were sitting alone atop the Big Sky Conference standings. Our win over NAU was their first in Big Sky play and only their second of the season.

Prior to the game, a good group of alumni, boosters and students gathered in the Dubois Center for a pre-game party. Thank you to everyone who came.

Go Thunderbirds!