2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as seventh-year as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in 12th place.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–7 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Justin Walterscheid (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rod Chance (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Thunderbirds were predicted to finish in sixth place in both the coaches and media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Thunderbirds had five players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Marquez Tucker – Sr. OT
PJ Nu’usa – Jr. OG
Zach Larsen – Jr. C
Chinedu Ahanonu – Sr. LB
Jalen Russell – So. CB
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | Pluto TV 236 | L 30–34 | 8,912 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State* | P12N | L 25–48 | 36,448 | |
| September 15 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | P12N | L 31–62 | 41,493 | |
| September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV 239 | L 23–31 | 5,832 | |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | ATTRM | L 17–55 | 8,887 | |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacramento State |
| Pluto TV 236 | W 48–27 | 10,424 |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Pluto TV 242 | L 12–31 | 12,798 | |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| Pluto TV 236 | L 39–42 | 7,106 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Montana |
| ATTRM | L 14–57 | 7,162 |
| November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 Weber State |
| ELVN | L 18–31 | 7,415 |
| November 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Pluto TV 244 | L 24–38 | 4,520 | |
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Game summaries
North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
At Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| Beavers | 17 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
At Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 62 |
At Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
At Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 14 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 55 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Vandals | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 14 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| Thunderbirds | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Grizzlies | 20 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 57 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Thunderbirds | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
References
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