2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Demario Warren[1] and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their fifth year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016 record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid
Co-defensive coordinatorRyan Hunt
Co-defensive coordinatorSolomona Tapasa
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,500)
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^  8 –0     9 –3  
No. 25 Weber State ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  5 –3     7 –5  
Southern Utah  5 –3     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  4 –4     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4     5 –6  
Montana  3 –5     6 –5  
Montana State  2 –6     4 –7  
Portland State  2 –6     3 –8  
UC Davis  2 –6     3 –8  
Sacramento State  2 –6     2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Utah*
P12NL 0–2445,945
September 106:00 pmSoutheastern Louisiana*
WBSW 28–237,010
September 246:00 pmNo. 25 Portland State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 45–3110,306
October 12:30 pmat No. 11 Montana
WBSL 20–4326,092
October 86:00 pmUC Davis
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 24–38,107
October 1512:00 pmat No. 22 North Dakota
Midco SNL 23–4510,506
October 226:00 pmWeber State
WBSL 36–378,511
October 292:35 pmat Idaho State
Eversport.tvW 52–274,667
November 512:00 pmMontana State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 38–217,342
November 121:00 pmat BYU*
BYUtvL 7–3759,302
November 193:00 pmat Northern Arizona
NAU-TV
FSAZ		W 48–215,626

Game summaries

at Utah
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team


Southern Utah at Utah
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 000 0
• Utes 3 1407 24
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
    Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 6:07 MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 45,945
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly cloudy, winds S 11 mph
  • Referee: Land Clark • Umpire: Matt Jordan • Linesman: Bob Day • Line judge: Jeff Robinson • Back judge: Justin Nelson • Field judge: John Morton • Side judge: Bernie Hulscher • Center judge: John Love
  • TV announcers (P12): Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron, Lewis Johnson
Sources:[2]

Game Stats:

  • Passing: SUU: McCoy Hill 6-12-0--42, Tannon Pedersen 0-6-1--0; Utah: Troy Williams 20-35-0--272, Tyler Huntley 3-4-0--26.
  • Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 10-49, Ty Rutledge 1-33, Hill 8-26, Raysean Pringle 5-13, James Felila 3-9, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-0, Pedersen 4-(-14); Utah: Troy McCormick 12-55, Joe Williams 12-49, Armand Shyne 8-19, T. Williams 5-15.
  • Receiving: SUU: Mike Sharp 1-14, Steven Wroblews 1-12, Rutledge 1-9, Logan Parker 1-6, Felila 1-4, Pringle 1-(-3); Utah: Tim Patrick 5-105, Rae Singleton 2-56, Troy McCormick 3-55, Tyrone Smith 3-31, Evan Moeai 1-18, Walla Gonzales 1-11, Demari Simpkins 1-8, Siaosi Wilkins 1-8, Terrell Burgess 1-7, Kyle Fulks 2-1, Joe Williams 3-(-2)
  • Interceptions: Utah: Marcus Williams 1-0.

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Lions 10 706 23
• Thunderbirds 7 777 28
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Game start: 6:00 MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 7,010
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Sunny
  • TV announcers (Watch Big Sky): Art Challis, Devin Dixon
Sources:

Game Stats:

  • Passing: SLU: Justin Alo 18-31-2--275; SUU: Patrick Tyler 18-28-0--188, Mike Sharp 1-1-0--34, Ty Rutledge 0-1-0--0.
  • Rushing: SLU: Kaelyn Henderson 5-46, Julius Maracalin 6-40, Rasheed Harrell 7-36, Alo 7-13, Darius Durall 7-13, Jake Ingarfia 1-(-2), Micah Thomas 1-(-3) ; SUU: Malik Brown 32-146, Raysean Pringle 6-30, James Felia 4-17, Tate Lewis 1-10, Tyler 6-8, Rutledge 3-6, Team 2-(-2).
  • Receiving: SLU: Brandon Acker 8-146, Juwan Dickey 5-88, Juwaan Rogers 3-39, Joe Pack 1-4, Javon Conner 1-(-2); SUU: Brady Measom 6-58, Mike Sharp 4-64, Steven Wroblews 4-59, Logan Parker 2-23, Desean Holmes 2014, Rutledge 1-4.
  • Interceptions: SUU: Mike Needham 1-4, Tyler Collett 1-0.

Portland State
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Vikings 3 7 14 7 31
Thunderbirds 7 24 7 7 45
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

at Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 7 0 6 20
#11 Grizzlies 9 13 14 7 43
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

UC Davis
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 3 0 0 3
Thunderbirds 0 21 3 0 24
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

at North Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 14 3 6 0 23
#22 Fighting Hawks 7 21 3 14 45
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 8 23 37
Thunderbirds 14 9 13 0 36
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team and Beehive Bowl

at Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 10 21 14 52
Bengals 7 6 7 7 27
See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team

Montana State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
Thunderbirds 0 14 10 14 38
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

at BYU
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 7
Cougars 14 17 0 6 37
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team

at Northern Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 14 14 20 0 48
Lumberjacks 14 7 0 0 21
See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV  
Coaches 23 23 21 RV 24 RV RV RV NR NR NR RV

References
  1. "Demario Warren Named New Head Football Coach". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. "Southern Utah at Utah". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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