2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2012 record 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach Ed Lamb (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Clark
Defensive coordinator Justin Ena
Home stadium Eccles Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,500)
2012 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#4 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1     11 –3  
#2 Montana State +^  7 –1     11 –2  
#12 Cal Poly +^  7 –1     9 –3  
#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 co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 15, 2012
; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play.

Media

All Thunderbirds football games will be broadcast live on KSUU. They will be streamed online at http://www.power91radio.com/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D. All conference road games and all home games not on Root will be streamed via Big Sky TV.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Beehive Boot) KMYU/ESPN3 L 3–34   17,009
September 8 1:00 PM at California* Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA PAC-12 Network[1] L 31–50   57,745
September 15 6:00 PM New Mexico Highlands* Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT Big Sky TV W 45–23   7,835
September 22 6:00 PM at Portland State Jeld-Wen Field • Portland, OR CSNNW/Big Sky TV W 49–42   6,353
September 29 1:30 PM No. 2 Montana Statedagger Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT ROOT[2] L 17–24   8,417
October 6 1:00 PM Sacramento State Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT Big Sky TV L 22–27   3,766
October 13 1:30 PM at Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV W 30–20   25,684
October 20 1:00 PM Weber State Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT Big Sky TV L 22–24   3,811
October 27 1:00 PM No. 1 Eastern Washington Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT Big Sky TV W 30–27   3,344
November 3 12:00 PM at North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND Midco SN/Big Sky TV L 29–33   7,144
November 10 4:00 PM at No. 11 Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game) NAU-TV/Big Sky TV W 35–29 3OT  4,125
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game summaries

Utah State

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2009 USU, 53–34
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
Sources:

Cal

Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting
Southern Utah at Cal
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 7714 31
• Golden Bears 0 20030 50
Sources:

New Mexico Highlands

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5–1 1988 SUU, 55–25
New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 2003 23
• Thunderbirds 0 211014 45
Sources:

Portland State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–8 1994 PSU, 48–16
Southern Utah at Portland State
1 234Total
• Thunderbirds 3 171514 49
Vikings 21 7140 42
Sources:

Montana State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2007 MSU, 7–3
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 Glasglow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jen Mueller
Sources:

Sacramento State

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2011 SUU, 35–14
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
Sources:

Montana

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2008 MONT, 46–10
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
Sources:

Weber State

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–14 2011 SUU, 35–28
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
Sources:

Eastern Washington

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–4 2010 EWU, 31–24
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

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2011 UND, 26–20
Southern Utah at North Dakota
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 1907 29
• North Dakota 0 13137 33
Sources:

Northern Arizona

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–11 2011 SUU, 27–24
Southern Utah at Northern Arizona
1 234OTTotal
• Thunderbirds 9 30320 35
Lumberjacks 0 07814 29
Sources:

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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