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American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:15 p.m. | at
Oregon* | | |
P12N | L 21–77 | 52,204 |
September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at
Stephen F. Austin* | | |
ESPN3 | W 51–14 | 12,324 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21
Northern Iowa* | | |
Pluto TV | W 24–21 | 8,841 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Sacramento State | | | Pluto TV | L 27–54 | 7,272 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. |
Cal Poly | | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| Pluto TV | W 20–14 | 10,633 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 18
Weber State | | |
ELVN | W 32–16 | 9,135 |
October 21 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 8
Eastern Washington | | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ELVN | W 46–28 | 7,463 |
October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Northern Colorado | No. 25 | |
CET | W 27–14 | 3,869 |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. |
North Dakota | No. 17 | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| Pluto TV | W 47–21 | 7,641 |
November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at
UC Davis | No. 15 | | Pluto TV | W 47–27 | 6,715 |
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 23
Northern Arizona | No. 14 | | ELVN | W 48–20 | 10,842 |
December 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Weber State* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 13–30 | 11,811 |
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Game summaries
At Oregon
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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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
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References
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^
"Southern Utah Unveils 2017 Schedule". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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^
"Southern Utah, Weber State Share Big Sky Championship". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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^
"Football Big Sky Conference Champions, Headed to Playoffs | 2017 News | News & Press | SUU". SUU. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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^
"Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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^ Judd, Brandon (December 2, 2017).
"Weber State rallies past Southern Utah to reach FCS quarterfinals". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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^ Standard-Examiner.
"RIVALRY REVENGE: Weber State shuts down Southern Utah in historic playoff win". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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College Division / Division II | |
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I-AA/FCS |
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Northern Arizona (1978)
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Montana State (1979)
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Boise State (1980)
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Idaho State (1981)
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Montana,
Idaho, &
Montana State (1982)
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Nevada (1983)
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Montana State (1984)
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Idaho (1985)
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Nevada (1986)
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Idaho (1987)
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Idaho (1988)
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Idaho (1989)
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Nevada (1990)
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Nevada (1991)
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Idaho &
Eastern Washington (1992)
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Montana (1993)
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Boise State (1994)
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Montana (1995)
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Montana (1996)
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Eastern Washington (1997)
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Montana (1998)
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Montana (1999)
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Montana (2000)
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Montana (2001)
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Montana,
Montana State, &
Idaho State (2002)
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Montana State,
Montana, &
Northern Arizona (2003)
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Montana &
Eastern Washington (2004)
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Eastern Washington,
Montana State, &
Montana (2005)
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Montana (2006)
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Montana (2007)
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Weber State &
Montana (2008)
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Montana (2009)
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Montana State &
Eastern Washington (2010)
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Montana State &
Montana (2011)
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Eastern Washington,
Montana State, &
Cal Poly (2012)
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Eastern Washington (2013)
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Eastern Washington (2014)
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Southern Utah (2015)
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Eastern Washington &
North Dakota (2016)
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Southern Utah &
Weber State (2017)
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Eastern Washington,
UC Davis, &
Weber State (2018)
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Sacramento State &
Weber State (2019)
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Weber State (2020)
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Sacramento State (2021)
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Montana State &
Sacramento State (2022)
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Montana (2023)
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