2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ed Lamb, the Thunderbirds played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.

2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Clark
Defensive coordinatorJustin Ena
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,500)
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 5 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

In their first year as a member of the Big Sky, they were 5–6 overall (4–4 in Big Sky, tied for fifth).

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat Utah State*
KMYU/ESPN3L 3–3417,009
September 81:00 pmat California*
PAC-12 Network[1]L 31–5057,745
September 156:00 pmNew Mexico Highlands*
Big Sky TVW 45–237,835
September 226:00 pmat Portland State
CSNNW/Big Sky TVW 49–426,353
September 291:30 pmNo. 2 Montana Statedagger
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
ROOT[2]L 17–248,417
October 61:00 pmSacramento State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Big Sky TVL 22–273,766
October 131:30 pmat Montana
Max Media/Big Sky TVW 30–2025,684
October 201:00 pmWeber State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Big Sky TVL 22–243,811
October 271:00 pmNo. 1 Eastern Washington
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Big Sky TVW 30–273,344
November 312:00 pmat North Dakota
Midco SN/Big Sky TVL 29–337,144
November 104:00 pmat No. 11 Northern Arizona
NAU-TV/Big Sky TVW 35–29 3OT4,125

Game summaries

Utah State
See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team
Southern Utah at Utah State
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 300 3
• Aggies 21 076 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
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Cal
See also: 2012 California Golden Bears football team
Southern Utah at Cal
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 7714 31
• Golden Bears 0 20030 50
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New Mexico Highlands
See also: New Mexico Highlands Cowboys football
New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 2003 23
• Thunderbirds 0 211014 45
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Portland State
See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team
Southern Utah at Portland State
1 234Total
• Thunderbirds 3 171514 49
Vikings 21 7140 42
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Montana State
See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team
Montana State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
• #2 Bobcats 7 737 24
Thunderbirds 0 7010 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 Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jen Mueller
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Sacramento State
See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
• Hornets 7 0137 27
Thunderbirds 3 1360 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
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Montana
See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team
Southern Utah at Montana
1 234Total
• Thunderbirds 6 7710 30
Grizzlies 7 1003 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
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Weber State
See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team
Weber State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
• Wildcats 0 1473 24
Thunderbirds 3 0613 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
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Eastern Washington
See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington at Southern Utah
1 234Total
#1 Eagles 7 6140 27
• Thunderbirds 7 6710 30
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Television network: Big Sky TV
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North Dakota
See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team
Southern Utah at North Dakota
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 1907 29
• North Dakota 0 13137 33
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Northern Arizona
See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry
Southern Utah at Northern Arizona
1 234OTTotal
• Thunderbirds 9 30320 35
Lumberjacks 0 07814 29
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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.
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