| 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football | |
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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 |
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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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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.
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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