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2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRod Chance (2nd season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:15 p.m.at Oregon*
P12NL 21–7752,204
September 95:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN3W 51–1412,324
September 166:00 p.m.No. 21 Northern Iowa*
Pluto TVW 24–218,841
September 237:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
Pluto TVL 27–547,272
October 76:00 p.m.Cal Polydagger
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVW 20–1410,633
October 146:00 p.m.at No. 18 Weber State
ELVNW 32–169,135
October 215:00 p.m.No. 8 Eastern Washington
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
ELVNW 46–287,463
October 2812:30 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 25
CETW 27–143,869
November 46:00 p.m.North DakotaNo. 17
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
Pluto TVW 47–217,641
November 115:00 p.m.at UC DavisNo. 15
Pluto TVW 47–276,715
November 182:30 p.m.No. 23 Northern ArizonaNo. 14
ELVNW 48–2010,842
December 26:00 p.m.No. 11 Weber State*No. 12
ESPN3L 13–3011,811

Game summaries

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At Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 14 0 0 21
Ducks 21 21 21 14 77
See also: 2017 Oregon Ducks football team

At Stephen F. Austin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 24 10 10 51
Lumberjacks 0 0 14 0 14
See also: 2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Panthers 0 7 3 11 21
Thunderbirds 7 7 7 3 24
See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 7 0 13 27
Hornets 7 23 10 14 54
See also: 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 7 14
Thunderbirds 10 7 0 3 20
See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 13 9 3 32
No. 18 Wildcats 3 10 3 0 16
See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team and Beehive Bowl

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Eagles 14 7 0 7 28
Thunderbirds 0 15 10 21 46
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Thunderbirds 13 7 7 0 27
Bears 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 7 7 0 21
No. 17 Thunderbirds 13 14 13 7 47
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Thunderbirds 14 12 14 7 47
Aggies 0 7 7 13 27
See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks 6 7 0 7 20
No. 14 Thunderbirds 3 24 14 7 48
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Grand Canyon Rivalry

FCS Playoffs

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Weber State–Second Round

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

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV—RVRV———RV251715141214
CoachesRV———————RV2319181313

References

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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. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. 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.
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