2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRod Chance (2nd season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 –1   9 –3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 –1   11 –3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 –2   7 –5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 –2   7 –4  
Sacramento State  6 –2   7 –4  
Montana  5 –3   7 –4  
Montana State  5 –3   5 –6  
UC Davis  3 –5   5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6   4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –7  
North Dakota  2 –6   3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7   1 –10  
Portland State  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as sixth-year as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to earn a share of the conference championship with Weber State.[2][3] They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the second round.[4][5][6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:15 p.m.at Oregon*
P12NL 21–7752,204
September 95:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN3W 51–1412,324
September 166:00 p.m.No. 21 Northern Iowa*
Pluto TVW 24–218,841
September 237:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
Pluto TVL 27–547,272
October 76:00 p.m.Cal Polydagger
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVW 20–1410,633
October 146:00 p.m.at No. 18 Weber State
ELVNW 32–169,135
October 215:00 p.m.No. 8 Eastern Washington
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
ELVNW 46–287,463
October 2812:30 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 25
CETW 27–143,869
November 46:00 p.m.North DakotaNo. 17
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVW 47–217,641
November 115:00 p.m.at UC DavisNo. 15
Pluto TVW 47–276,715
November 182:30 p.m.No. 23 Northern ArizonaNo. 14
ELVNW 48–2010,842
December 26:00 p.m.No. 11 Weber State*No. 12
ESPN3L 13–3011,811

Game summaries

At Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 14 0 0 21
Ducks 21 21 21 14 77

At Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 24 10 10 51
Lumberjacks 0 0 14 0 14

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Panthers 0 7 3 11 21
Thunderbirds 7 7 7 3 24

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 7 0 13 27
Hornets 7 23 10 14 54

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 7 14
Thunderbirds 10 7 0 3 20

At Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 13 9 3 32
No. 18 Wildcats 3 10 3 0 16

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Eagles 14 7 0 7 28
Thunderbirds 0 15 10 21 46

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Thunderbirds 13 7 7 0 27
Bears 0 7 7 0 14

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 7 7 0 21
No. 17 Thunderbirds 13 14 13 7 47

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Thunderbirds 14 12 14 7 47
Aggies 0 7 7 13 27

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks 6 7 0 7 20
No. 14 Thunderbirds 3 24 14 7 48

FCS Playoffs

Weber State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Wildcats 0 13 14 3 30
No. 12 Thunderbirds 10 3 0 0 13

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV—RVRV———RV251715141214
CoachesRV———————RV2319181313

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Utah Unveils 2017 Schedule". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Southern Utah, Weber State Share Big Sky Championship". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Football Big Sky Conference Champions, Headed to Playoffs | 2017 News | News & Press | SUU". SUU. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Judd, Brandon (December 2, 2017). "Weber State rallies past Southern Utah to reach FCS quarterfinals". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ Standard-Examiner. "RIVALRY REVENGE: Weber State shuts down Southern Utah in historic playoff win". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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