2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
The 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah. They played their final season as a member of the Big Sky Conference, as they would depart for the Western Athletic Conference for the 2022 season.
| 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2021 record | 1–10 (0–8 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Wade (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Robert Bala (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Thunderbirds finished the 2020–21 season 1–5 to finish in seventh place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Thundebirds were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colroado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Thunderbirds had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
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Defense La'akea Kaho'ohanohano-Davis – OL
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | CBSSN | L 14–45 | 16,204 | |
| September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 25 (FBS) Arizona State* | P12N | L 14–41 | 44,456 | |
| September 18 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Tarleton State* | ESPN+ | W 40–35 | 8,346 | |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 Eastern Washington | L 21–50 | 7,096 | ||
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Portland State |
| L 13–20 | 4,013 | |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | ESPN+ | L 20–41 | 6,244 | |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | L 35–59 | 7,511 | ||
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ESPN+ | L 9–17 | 3,208 |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Montana | RTRM | L 19–20 | 22,587 | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | ESPN+ | L 24–42 | 6,082 | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Weber State |
| ESPN+ | L 0–62 | 4,045 |
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Game summaries
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartans | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
at No. 25 (FBS) Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 25 (FBS) Sun Devils | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
vs. Tarleton State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
| Texans | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
No. 6 Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Eagles | 9 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 50 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | ||||
| Thunderbirds | 0 |
at Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||
| Hornets | 0 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||
| Lumberjacks | 0 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | ||||
| Thunderbirds | 0 |
at No. 11 Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||
| Grizzlies | 0 |
at Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | ||||
| Vandals | 0 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | ||||
| Thunderbirds | 0 |
References
- "Thunderbirds Picked 11th in Big Sky Preseason Polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- "Kaho'ohanohano-Davis Named to Big Sky Preseason Team". suutbirds.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- "2021 Southern Utah Football Schedule". suutbirds.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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