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
2019 record3–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coachDemario Warren (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Fisher (1st season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,500)
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. 6 Montana ^  6 –2     10 –4  
No. 4 Montana State ^  6 –2     11 –4  
Eastern Washington  6 –2     7 –5  
UC Davis  3 –5     5 –7  
Idaho  3 –5     5 –7  
Portland State  3 –5     5 –7  
Cal Poly  2 –6     3 –8  
Southern Utah  2 –6     3 –9  
Northern Arizona  2 –6     4 –8  
Northern Colorado  2 –6     2 –10  
Idaho State  2 –6     3 –9  
  • + – 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

Previous season
Main article: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The Thunderbirds finished the 2018 season 1–10, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in 12th place.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

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)
1Eastern Washington536 (25)
2UC Davis510 (13)
3Weber State472 (4)
4Montana State417
5Montana396 (1)
6Northern Arizona302
7Idaho State285
8Idaho248
9Cal Poly196
10Portland State178
11Southern Utah160
12Sacramento State125
13Northern Colorado90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington140 (10)
2UC Davis127 (2)
3Weber State124
4Montana104 (1)
5Montana State100
6Northern Arizona88
7Idaho State72
8Idaho65
9Cal Poly56
10Portland State42
11Sacramento State40
12Southern Utah38
13Northern Colorado19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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

Schedule
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

at UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 16 23
Rebels 7 28 21 0 56
See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2011 W, 41–16

at Northern Iowa
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2017 W, 24–21

Stephen F. Austin
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 W, 51–14

at South Dakota State
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2015 L, 10–55

Cal Poly
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–20 2018 L, 24–38

at Portland State
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–9 2016 W, 45–31

at Weber State
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–18 2018 L, 18–31

UC Davis
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–11 2017 W, 47–27

Idaho State
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–9–1 2016 W, 52–27

at Montana State
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2016 W, 38–21

Northern Arizona
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12 2018 L, 23–31

at North Dakota
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2017 W, 47–21
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References
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  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. 15 July 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.
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  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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