2020 Dixie State Trailblazers football team

2020 Dixie State Trailblazers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	Paul Peterson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kelly Bills (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Almond (2nd season)
Home stadium	Greater Zion Stadium

2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Stephen F. Austin			–						6	–	4
Tarleton State†			–						5	–	3
Central Arkansas			–						5	–	4
Presbyterian†			–						4	–	3
Eastern Kentucky			–						3	–	6
Dixie State†			–						2	–	3
Houston Baptist			–						1	–	3
Abilene Christian			–						1	–	5
Campbell			–						0	–	4
North Alabama			–						0	–	4
Note: † – Dixie State, Presbyterian, and Tarleton State played only in the spring. All other teams listed played only in the fall. Presbyterian was in a scheduling agreement with the Pioneer Football League, which it fully joined in July 2021.

The 2020 Dixie State Trailblazers football team represented Dixie State University (now Utah Tech University) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as an independent. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Peterson and played their home games at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Utah. Due to the NCAA's transition rules, they were not eligible for the 2020 FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

Dixie State had a game scheduled against Drake, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27, 2021	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	W 26–14	1,121
March 7, 2021	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	FSAZ+/FloSports/Comcast	L 29–36	0
March 13, 2021	7:00 p.m.	Tarleton State	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	YouTube	L 15–37	1,427
March 20, 2021	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 27–37	2,156
March 27, 2021	7:00 p.m.	Fort Lewis	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	YouTube	W 60–0	2,174
April 3, 2021	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico Highlands	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT		No contest
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
2. "Tarleton State Postpones Football Season Until Spring". NBC DFW. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "2020 Dixie State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.