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2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Demario Warren[1] and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as eighth-year members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.

2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Fisher (1st season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Utah   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Big Sky preseason poll

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The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Thunderbirds were picked to finish in eleventh place by the media and in twelfth by the coaches.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 536 (25)
2 UC Davis 510 (13)
3 Weber State 472 (4)
4 Montana State 417
5 Montana 396 (1)
6 Northern Arizona 302
7 Idaho State 285
8 Idaho 248
9 Cal Poly 196
10 Portland State 178
11 Southern Utah 160
12 Sacramento State 125
13 Northern Colorado 90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 140 (10)
2 UC Davis 127 (2)
3 Weber State 124
4 Montana 104 (1)
5 Montana State 100
6 Northern Arizona 88
7 Idaho State 72
8 Idaho 65
9 Cal Poly 56
10 Portland State 42
11 Sacramento State 40
12 Southern Utah 38
13 Northern Colorado 19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Thunderbirds had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 p.m.at UNLV*
StadiumL 23–5617,421[4]
September 73:00 p.m.at No. 11 Northern Iowa*
ESPN3L 14–349,241[5]
September 146:05 p.m.Stephen F. Austin*
Pluto TVW 45–38 OT5,568[6]
September 215:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State*
MidcoL 7–4314,269[7]
September 286:05 p.m.Cal Poly 
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVL 21–247,741[8]
October 53:00 p.m.at Portland State
Pluto TVL 31–523,222[9]
October 126:00 p.m.at No. 4 Weber State
Pluto TVL 14–2910,622[10]
October 196:05 p.m.No. 23 UC Davis
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVL 25–333,156[11]
October 262:05 p.m.Idaho State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVW 59–343,809[12]
November 212:00 p.m.at No. 14 Montana State
RTNWL 7–4215,617[13]
November 162:05 p.m.Northern Arizona
Pluto TVW 31–303,711[14]
November 2312:00 p.m.at North Dakota
Pluto TVL 18–367,485[15]

Game summaries

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At UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 16 23
Rebels 7 28 21 0 56
See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

At Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 0 7 7 14
No. 11 Panthers 7 17 10 0 34
See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Stephen F. Austin

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Lumberjacks 0 17 7 140 38
Thunderbirds 10 7 7 147 45
See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

At South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 7
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 14 15 7 43
See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 14 0 7 24
Thunderbirds 0 7 6 8 21
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 10 7 14 31
Vikings 10 28 7 7 52
See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

At Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 7 14
No. 4 Wildcats 0 7 7 15 29
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Aggies 12 14 7 0 33
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 18 25
See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 14 6 0 14 34
Thunderbirds 28 3 14 14 59
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

At Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 7 7
No. 14 Bobcats 21 21 0 0 42
See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 3 17 7 3 30
Thunderbirds 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 15 3 0 18
Fighting Hawks 7 10 10 9 36
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

References

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  1. ^ "Demario Warren - Football Coach". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Southern Utah vs. UNLV - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Southern Utah vs. Northern Iowa - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Stephen F. Austin vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Southern Utah vs. South Dakota State - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Southern Utah vs. Portland State - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Southern Utah vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "UC Davis vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Idaho State vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Southern Utah vs. Montana State - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  14. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "Southern Utah vs. North Dakota - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 Southern Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
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