American college football season
The 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-year head coach Demario Warren [ 1] and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah as eighth-year members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Thunderbirds were picked to finish in eleventh place by the media and in twelfth by the coaches.[ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
536 (25)
2
UC Davis
510 (13)
3
Weber State
472 (4)
4
Montana State
417
5
Montana
396 (1)
6
Northern Arizona
302
7
Idaho State
285
8
Idaho
248
9
Cal Poly
196
10
Portland State
178
11
Southern Utah
160
12
Sacramento State
125
13
Northern Colorado
90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
140 (10)
2
UC Davis
127 (2)
3
Weber State
124
4
Montana
104 (1)
5
Montana State
100
6
Northern Arizona
88
7
Idaho State
72
8
Idaho
65
9
Cal Poly
56
10
Portland State
42
11
Sacramento State
40
12
Southern Utah
38
13
Northern Colorado
19
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Thunderbirds had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 8:00 p.m. at UNLV * Stadium L 23–5617,421 [ 4]
September 7 3:00 p.m. at No. 11 Northern Iowa * ESPN3 L 14–349,241 [ 5]
September 14 6:05 p.m. Stephen F. Austin * Pluto TV W 45–38 OT 5,568 [ 6]
September 21 5:00 p.m. at No. 3 South Dakota State * Midco L 7–4314,269 [ 7]
September 28 6:05 p.m. Cal Poly Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Pluto TV L 21–247,741 [ 8]
October 5 3:00 p.m. at Portland State Pluto TV L 31–523,222 [ 9]
October 12 6:00 p.m. at No. 4 Weber State Pluto TV L 14–2910,622 [ 10]
October 19 6:05 p.m. No. 23 UC Davis Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Pluto TV L 25–333,156 [ 11]
October 26 2:05 p.m. Idaho State Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Pluto TV W 59–343,809 [ 12]
November 2 12:00 p.m. at No. 14 Montana State RTNW L 7–4215,617 [ 13]
November 16 2:05 p.m. Northern Arizona Pluto TV W 31–303,711 [ 14]
November 23 12:00 p.m. at North Dakota Pluto TV L 18–367,485 [ 15]
Game summaries
At UNLV
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
16
23
Rebels
7
28
21
0
56
At Northern Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
0
7
7
14
No. 11 Panthers
7
17
10
0
34
Stephen F. Austin
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Lumberjacks
0
17
7
14 0
38
Thunderbirds
10
7
7
14 7
45
At South Dakota State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
0
7
No. 3 Jackrabbits
7
14
15
7
43
Cal Poly
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
3
14
0
7
24
Thunderbirds
0
7
6
8
21
At Portland State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
10
7
14
31
Vikings
10
28
7
7
52
At Weber State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
7
14
No. 4 Wildcats
0
7
7
15
29
UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Aggies
12
14
7
0
33
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
18
25
Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
14
6
0
14
34
Thunderbirds
28
3
14
14
59
At Montana State
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
0
0
7
7
No. 14 Bobcats
21
21
0
0
42
Northern Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
3
17
7
3
30
Thunderbirds
3
14
14
0
31
At North Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
15
3
0
18
Fighting Hawks
7
10
10
9
36
References
^ "Demario Warren - Football Coach" . Southern Utah University Athletics . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls" . 406 MT SPORTS . Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams" . MTSPX . July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. UNLV - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. Northern Iowa - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Stephen F. Austin vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. South Dakota State - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Cal Poly vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. Portland State - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "UC Davis vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Idaho State vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. Montana State - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Northern Arizona vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. North Dakota - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "2019 Football Schedule" . Southern Utah University Athletics . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "2019 Southern Utah Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons