2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represent Southern Utah University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Demario Warren[1] and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their fifth year as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
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at Utah* |
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Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
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September 10 |
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Southeastern Louisiana* |
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Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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September 24 |
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Portland State |
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Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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October 1 |
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at Montana |
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Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
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October 8 |
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UC Davis |
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Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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October 15 |
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at North Dakota |
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Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
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October 22 |
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Weber State |
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Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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October 29 |
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at Idaho State |
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Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID |
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November 5 |
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Montana State |
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Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
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November 12 |
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at BYU* |
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LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT |
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November 19 |
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at Northern Arizona |
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Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game notes
at Utah
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Utes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Southeastern Louisiana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2014 |
SELA, 41–14 |
Portland State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–9 |
2015 |
PSU, 24–23 |
at Montana
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Grizzlies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–5 |
2014 |
MONT, 35–17 |
UC Davis
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–11 |
2015 |
SUU, 34–6 |
at North Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fighting Hawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–3 |
2014 |
SUU, 35–17 |
Weber State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–15 |
2015 |
SUU, 44–0 |
at Idaho State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bengals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–10–1 |
2014 |
ISU, 56–28 |
Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2015 |
SUU, 34–23 |
at BYU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cougars |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Northern Arizona
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–12 |
2015 |
SUU, 49–41 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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