2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play.

2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2012 record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Lamb (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Clark
Defensive coordinator	Justin Ena
Home stadium	Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500)

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 2 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Media

All Thunderbirds football games will be broadcast live on KSUU. They will be streamed online at http://www.power91radio.com/%5B%5D. All conference road games and all home games not on Root will be streamed via Big Sky TV.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Beehive Boot)	KMYU/ESPN3	L 3–34	17,009
September 8	1:00 PM	at California*	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	PAC-12 Network[1]	L 31–50	57,745
September 15	6:00 PM	New Mexico Highlands*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	W 45–23	7,835
September 22	6:00 PM	at Portland State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 49–42	6,353
September 29	1:30 PM	No. 2 Montana State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ROOT[2]	L 17–24	8,417
October 6	1:00 PM	Sacramento State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	L 22–27	3,766
October 13	1:30 PM	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Max Media/Big Sky TV	W 30–20	25,684
October 20	1:00 PM	Weber State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	L 22–24	3,811
October 27	1:00 PM	No. 1 Eastern Washington	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	W 30–27	3,344
November 3	12:00 PM	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN/Big Sky TV	L 29–33	7,144
November 10	4:00 PM	at No. 11 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game)	NAU-TV/Big Sky TV	W 35–29 ^3OT	4,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Utah State

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2009	USU, 53–34

Southern Utah at Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 3 0 0 3 • Aggies 21 0 7 6 34 Date: August 30 Location: Romney Stadium Logan, UT Game start: 6:07 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:01 Game attendance: 17,009 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) Referee: Robert Cameron TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen Sources:

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Cal

See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Southern Utah at Cal

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 3 7 7 14 31 • Golden Bears 0 20 0 30 50 Date: September 8 Location: California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Game start: 1:07 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 57,745 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear, winds W 13 mph Referee: M Mothershed TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Rich Cellini, Gary Plummer, and Erin Coscareli Sources:

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New Mexico Highlands

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–5–1	1988	SUU, 55–25

New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 20 0 3 23 • Thunderbirds 0 21 10 14 45 Date: September 15 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game start: 6:05 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 7,835 Referee: Bruce Bondi TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan Sources:

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Portland State

See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	1994	PSU, 48–16

Southern Utah at Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total • Thunderbirds 3 17 15 14 49 Vikings 21 7 14 0 42 Date: September 22 Location: Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR Game start: 5:07 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 6,353 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Sunny, winds calm Referee: Gregg Wilson TV announcers (Comcast SportsNet Northwest/Big Sky TV): Bob Akamian, Mouse Davis, and Trysta Krick Sources:

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Montana State

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2007	MSU, 7–3

Montana State at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • #2 Bobcats 7 7 3 7 24 Thunderbirds 0 7 0 10 17 Date: September 29 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game start: 1:38 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 8,417 Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds N @ 5mph Referee: Jim Crowley TV announcers (ROOT): Tom Glasglow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jen Mueller Sources:

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Sacramento State

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2011	SUU, 35–14

Sacramento State at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Hornets 7 0 13 7 27 Thunderbirds 3 13 6 0 22 Date: October 6 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game start: 1:05 pm MST Elapsed time: 2:47 Game attendance: 3,766 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Mostly Sunny, winds WNW Referee: Bruce Palmer TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan Sources:

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Montana

See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2008	MONT, 46–10

Southern Utah at Montana

1 2 3 4 Total • Thunderbirds 6 7 7 10 30 Grizzlies 7 10 0 3 20 Date: October 13 Location: Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT Game start: 1:30 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 25,684 Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Cloudy, Winds 5-10mph Referee: Tom Frazier TV announcers (Max Media/Big Sky TV): Chris Byers and John Edwards Sources:

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Weber State

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–14	2011	SUU, 35–28

Weber State at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 0 14 7 3 24 Thunderbirds 3 0 6 13 22 Date: October 20 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game start: 1:05 pm MST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 3,811 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Winds SW 10mph Referee: Gregg Wilson TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan Sources:

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Eastern Washington

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2010	EWU, 31–24

Eastern Washington at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total #1 Eagles 7 6 14 0 27 • Thunderbirds 7 6 7 10 30 Date: October 27 Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Television network: Big Sky TV Sources:

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North Dakota

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2011	UND, 26–20

Southern Utah at North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 3 19 0 7 29 • North Dakota 0 13 13 7 33 Date: November 3 Location: Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND TV announcers (Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV): Dan Hammer, Tony Stein, and Danny Luetzen Sources:

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Northern Arizona

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	2011	SUU, 27–24

Southern Utah at Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Thunderbirds 9 3 0 3 20 35 Lumberjacks 0 0 7 8 14 29 Date: November 10 Location: Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ Game weather: Indoors TV announcers (NAU-TV/Big Sky TV): Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, and Marc Buckhout Sources:

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References

1. "Pac-12 Networks early schedule announced". Pac12.org. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
2. "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.