2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as seventh-year as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in 12th place.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2018 record | 1–10 (1–7 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Demario Warren (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Justin Walterscheid (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rod Chance (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Thunderbirds finished the 2016 season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to earn a share of the conference championship with Weber State. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the second round.
Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Thunderbirds were predicted to finish in sixth place in both the coaches and media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Thunderbirds had five players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Marquez Tucker – Sr. OT
PJ Nu’usa – Jr. OG
Zach Larsen – Jr. C
Chinedu Ahanonu – Sr. LB
Jalen Russell – So. CB
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | Pluto TV 236 | L 30–34 | 8,912 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State* | P12N | L 25–48 | 36,448 | |
| September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | P12N | L 31–62 | 41,493 | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV 239 | L 23–31 | 5,832 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | ATTRM | L 17–55 | 8,887 | |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacramento State |
| Pluto TV 236 | W 48–27 | 10,424 |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Pluto TV 242 | L 12–31 | 12,798 | |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| Pluto TV 236 | L 39–42 | 7,106 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Montana |
| ATTRM | L 14–57 | 7,162 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 Weber State |
| ELVN | L 18–31 | 7,415 |
| November 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Pluto TV 244 | L 24–38 | 4,520 | |
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Game summaries
North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 62 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9–12 | 2017 | SUU, 48–20 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 14 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 55 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–6 | 2017 | SUU, 46–28 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–9 | 2017 | SAC, 54–27 |
at Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Vandals | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–15 | 2012 | EWU, 20–3 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 14 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| Thunderbirds | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–1 | 2017 | SUU, 27–14 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzlies | 20 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 57 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–6 | 2016 | MONT, 43–20 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Thunderbirds | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–17 | 2017 FCS Playoffs | WEB, 30–13 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–16 | 2017 | SUU, 20–14 |
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