2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their fourth year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to be crowned Big Sky champion for the first time. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.
2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 39–42 vs. Sam Houston State | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 18 |
FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
2015 record | 8–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Ed Lamb (8th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Gary Crowton (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Demario Warren (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Southern Utah $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Portland State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 26, Lamb resigned to become the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at BYU.[1] He finished at Southern Utah with an eight year record of 45–47.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 PM | at Utah State* | L 9–12 | 21,209 | |||
September 12 | 5:00 PM | at No. 9 South Dakota State* | ESPN3 | L 10–55 | 13,423 | ||
September 19 | 6:00 PM | Northern Colorado | WBS | W 30–3 | 5,103 | ||
September 26 | 6:00 PM | Brevard*![]() |
| WBS | W 55–7 | 5,789 | |
October 2 | 6:00 PM | at Weber State | WBS | W 44–0 | 5,778 | ||
October 17 | 6:00 PM | Sacramento State |
| WBS | W 44–0 | 3,607 | |
October 24 | 5:00 PM | at UC Davis |
| W 34–6 | 4,640 | ||
October 31 | 3:00 PM | Cal Poly |
| WBS | W 54–37 | 4,506 | |
November 7 | 1:00 PM | at Montana State | No. 20 | RTUT | W 34–23 | 17,427 | |
November 14 | 3:05 PM | at No. 15 Portland State | No. 18 | WBS | L 23–24 | 6,122 | |
November 21 | 3:00 PM | No. 24 Northern Arizona | No. 20 |
| WBS | W 49–41 | 9,022 |
November 28 | 3:00 PM | at No. 6 Sam Houston State* | No. 17 | ESPN3 | L 39–42 | 3,098 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Utah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Aggies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–3 | 2012 | USU, 34–3 |
at South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
#9 Jackrabbits | 3 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–5 | 2014 | SDSU, 26–6 |
Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Thunderbirds | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–1 | 2013 | SUU, 27–21 |
Brevard
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tornados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–15 | 2014 | SUU, 31–28 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thunderbirds | 21 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–8 | 2014 | SAC, 42–21 |
at UC Davis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–11 | 2013 | UCD, 21–3 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
Thunderbirds | 10 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 54 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–16 | 2014 | POLY, 42–39 |
at Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–3 | 2013 | SUU, 22–14 |
at Portland State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#18 Thunderbirds | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
#15 Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–8 | 2013 | SUU, 17–7 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#24 Lumberjacks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
#20 Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–12 | 2014 | SUU, 22–14 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–at Sam Houston State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#17 Thunderbirds | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
#6 Bearkats | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 2013 FCS Playoffs | SHSU, 51–20 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
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References
- "Ed Lamb resigns as Southern Utah Thunderbirds coach to join BYU Cougars staff". Espn.go.com. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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