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.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 PM |
at Utah* |
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
P12N |
L 0–24 |
45,945 |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
Southeastern Louisiana* |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
WBS |
W 28–23 |
7,010 |
September 24 |
6:00 PM |
No. 25 Portland State |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
WBS |
W 45–31 |
10,306 |
October 1 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 11 Montana |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
WBS |
L 20–43 |
26,092 |
October 8 |
6:00 PM |
UC Davis |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
WBS |
W 24–3 |
8,107 |
October 15 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 22 North Dakota |
Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND |
Midco SN |
L 23–45 |
10,506 |
October 22 |
6:00 PM |
Weber State |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
WBS |
L 36–37 |
8,511 |
October 29 |
2:35 PM |
at Idaho State |
Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID |
Eversport.tv |
W 52–27 |
4,667 |
November 5 |
12:00 PM |
Montana State |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
WBS |
W 38–21 |
7,342 |
November 12 |
1:00 PM |
at BYU* |
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT |
BYUtv |
L 7–37 |
59,302 |
November 19 |
3:00 PM |
at Northern Arizona |
Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ (HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game) |
NAU-TV FSAZ |
W 48–21 |
5,626 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game notes
at Utah
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Southern Utah at Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thunderbirds |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Utes |
3 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
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] |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
SUU |
Utah |
1 |
10:38 |
9 |
67 |
4:22 |
Utah |
26-yard field goal by Andy Phillips |
0 |
3
|
2 |
3:41 |
9 |
53 |
4:49 |
Utah |
Troy McCormick 4-yard touchdown run, Andy Phillips kick good |
0 |
10
|
2 |
1:11 |
4 |
37 |
1:00 |
Utah |
Tim Patrick 2-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good |
0 |
17
|
4 |
9:27 |
2 |
57 |
0:37 |
Utah |
Tim Patrick 57-yard touchdown reception from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick good |
0 |
24
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
0 |
24 |
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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
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2014 |
SELA, 41–14 |
Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions |
10 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
23 |
• Thunderbirds |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
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: |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
SLU |
SUU |
1 |
12:51 |
5 |
75 |
2:09 |
SLU |
Brandon Acker 19-yard touchdown reception from Justin Alo, Jonathan Tatum kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
9:45 |
10 |
60 |
3:06 |
SUU |
Brady Measom 6-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Tyler, Keita Calhoun kick good |
7 |
7
|
1 |
0:45 |
8 |
40 |
2:21 |
SLU |
24-yard field goal by Jonathan Tatum |
10 |
7
|
2 |
12:14 |
4 |
69 |
1:47 |
SLU |
Rasheed Harrell 5-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Tatum kick good |
17 |
7
|
2 |
8:33 |
11 |
87 |
3:41 |
SUU |
Ty Rutledge 3-yard touchdown run, Keita Calhoun kick good |
17 |
14
|
3 |
7:57 |
7 |
53 |
2:15 |
SUU |
Brady Measom 10-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Tyler, Keita Calhoun kick good |
17 |
21
|
4 |
9:27 |
9 |
69 |
2:39 |
SUU |
Mike Sharp 16-yard touchdown reception from Patrick Tyler, Keita Calhoun kick good |
17 |
28
|
4 |
3:33 |
12 |
75 |
5:54 |
SLU |
Juwan Dickey 20-yard touchdown reception from Justin Alo, 2-point pass failed |
23 |
28
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
23 |
28 |
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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 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–9 |
2015 |
PSU, 24–23 |
at Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
#11 Grizzlies |
9 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
43 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–5 |
2014 |
MONT, 35–17 |
UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–11 |
2015 |
SUU, 34–6 |
at North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
14 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
#22 Fighting Hawks |
7 |
21 |
3 |
14 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–3 |
2014 |
SUU, 35–17 |
Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
37 |
Thunderbirds |
14 |
9 |
13 |
0 |
36 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–15 |
2015 |
SUU, 44–0 |
at Idaho State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
7 |
10 |
21 |
14 |
52 |
Bengals |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–10–1 |
2014 |
ISU, 56–28 |
Montana State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2015 |
SUU, 34–23 |
at BYU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Cougars |
14 |
17 |
0 |
6 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Northern Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Thunderbirds |
14 |
14 |
20 |
0 |
48 |
Lumberjacks |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–12 |
2015 |
SUU, 49–41 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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 |
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Coaches |
23 |
23 |
21 |
RV |
24 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
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