2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Big Sky co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 13–30 vs. Weber State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 13
Record	9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Demario Warren (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Justin Walterscheid (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rod Chance (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eccles Coliseum; (Capacity: 8,500)

The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as sixth-year as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to earn a share of the conference championship with Weber State.[2][3] They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the second round.[4][5][6]

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Sacramento State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	7
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:15 p.m.	at Oregon*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 21–77	52,204
September 9	5:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 51–14	12,324
September 16	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Northern Iowa*		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 24–21	8,841
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	L 27–54	7,272
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Cal Poly		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 20–14	10,633
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (Beehive Bowl)	ELVN	W 32–16	9,135
October 21	5:00 p.m.	No. 8 Eastern Washington		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ELVN	W 46–28	7,463
October 28	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	No. 25	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	CET	W 27–14	3,869
November 4	6:00 p.m.	North Dakota	No. 17	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 47–21	7,641
November 11	5:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	No. 15	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	W 47–27	6,715
November 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 23 Northern Arizona	No. 14	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	ELVN	W 48–20	10,842
December 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Weber State*	No. 12	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 13–30	11,811
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

At Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	14	0	0	21
Ducks	21	21	21	14	77

At Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	24	10	10	51
Lumberjacks	0	0	14	0	14

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Panthers	0	7	3	11	21
Thunderbirds	7	7	7	3	24

At Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	7	0	13	27
Hornets	7	23	10	14	54

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14
Thunderbirds	10	7	0	3	20

At Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	13	9	3	32
No. 18 Wildcats	3	10	3	0	16

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Eagles	14	7	0	7	28
Thunderbirds	0	15	10	21	46

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Thunderbirds	13	7	7	0	27
Bears	0	7	7	0	14

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	7	7	7	0	21
No. 17 Thunderbirds	13	14	13	7	47

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Thunderbirds	14	12	14	7	47
Aggies	0	7	7	13	27

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks	6	7	0	7	20
No. 14 Thunderbirds	3	24	14	7	48

FCS Playoffs

Weber State–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	0	13	14	3	30
No. 12 Thunderbirds	10	3	0	0	13

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	25	17	15	14	12	14
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	19	18	13	13

References

"Southern Utah Unveils 2017 Schedule". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
"Southern Utah, Weber State Share Big Sky Championship". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
"Football Big Sky Conference Champions, Headed to Playoffs | 2017 News | News & Press | SUU". SUU. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
"Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Judd, Brandon (December 2, 2017). "Weber State rallies past Southern Utah to reach FCS quarterfinals". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Standard-Examiner. "RIVALRY REVENGE: Weber State shuts down Southern Utah in historic playoff win". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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[1] "Southern Utah Unveils 2017 Schedule". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

[2] "Southern Utah, Weber State Share Big Sky Championship". Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[3] "Football Big Sky Conference Champions, Headed to Playoffs | 2017 News | News & Press | SUU". SUU. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[4] "Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[5] Judd, Brandon (December 2, 2017). "Weber State rallies past Southern Utah to reach FCS quarterfinals". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[6] Standard-Examiner. "RIVALRY REVENGE: Weber State shuts down Southern Utah in historic playoff win". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Venues	Eccles Coliseum (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northern Arizona: Grand Canyon Rivalry Weber State: Beehive Bowl Utah Tech: Battle of the Ax
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Big Sky Conference football champions
College Division / Division II	Idaho State (1963) Montana State (1964) Weber State & Idaho (1965) Montana State (1966) Montana State (1967) Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968) Montana (1969) Montana (1970) Idaho (1971) Montana State (1972) Boise State (1973) Boise State (1974) Boise State (1975) Montana State (1976) Boise State (1977)
I-AA/FCS	Northern Arizona (1978) Montana State (1979) Boise State (1980) Idaho State (1981) Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982) Nevada (1983) Montana State (1984) Idaho (1985) Nevada (1986) Idaho (1987) Idaho (1988) Idaho (1989) Nevada (1990) Nevada (1991) Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992) Montana (1993) Boise State (1994) Montana (1995) Montana (1996) Eastern Washington (1997) Montana (1998) Montana (1999) Montana (2000) Montana (2001) Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002) Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003) Montana & Eastern Washington (2004) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005) Montana (2006) Montana (2007) Weber State & Montana (2008) Montana (2009) Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010) Montana State & Montana (2011) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012) Eastern Washington (2013) Eastern Washington (2014) Southern Utah (2015) Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016) Southern Utah & Weber State (2017) Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018) Sacramento State & Weber State (2019) Weber State (2020) Sacramento State (2021) Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
National championships in bold