2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

American college football season

2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Demario Warren (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Wade (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Robert Bala (2nd season)
Home stadium| Eccles Coliseum

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Big Sky Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

## Preseason

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### Polls

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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]

Coaches poll  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  |
Media poll  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 Colorado  |
13  | Cal Poly  |

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Thunderbirds had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Defense

La'akea Kaho'ohanohano-Davis – OL

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 28| 8:00 p.m.| at San Jose State*|

* CEFCU Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| CBSSN| L 14–45| 16,204
September 2| 8:30 p.m.| at No. 25 (FBS) Arizona State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| P12N| L 14–41| 44,456
September 18| 5:00 p.m.| vs. Tarleton State*|

* Globe Life Park
* Arlington, TX

| ESPN+| W 40–35|  8,346
September 25| 6:00 p.m.| No. 6 Eastern Washington|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| | L 21–50|  7,096
October 2| 6:00 p.m.| Portland State|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| | L 13–20|  4,013
October 9| 7:00 p.m.| at Sacramento State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| ESPN+| L 20–41|  6,244
October 16| 2:00 p.m.| at Northern Arizona|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ (Grand Canyon Rivalry)

| | L 35–59|  7,511
October 23| 6:00 p.m.| Northern Colorado|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| ESPN+| L 9–17|  3,208
October 30| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 11 Montana|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| RTRM| L 19–20| 22,587
November 6| 2:00 p.m.| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| ESPN+| L 24–42|  6,082
November 13| 2:00 p.m.| Weber State|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT (Beehive Bowl)

| ESPN+| L 0–62|  4,045

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Idaho State, Montana State, UC Davis

## Game summaries

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### At San Jose State

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Thunderbirds  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 14
Spartans | 21  | 17  | 7  | 0 | 45

See also: 2021 San Jose State Spartans football team

### At No. 25 (FBS) Arizona State

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Thunderbirds  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 14
No. 25 (FBS) Sun Devils | 13  | 15  | 6  | 7 | 41

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

### Vs. Tarleton State

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Thunderbirds | 14  | 14  | 6  | 6 | 40
Texans  | 7  | 21  | 0  | 7 | 35

See also: 2021 Tarleton State Texans football team

### No. 6 Eastern Washington

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No. 6 Eagles | 9  | 21  | 13  | 7 | 50
Thunderbirds  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21

See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

### Portland State

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Vikings | 0  | 10  | 3  | 7 | 20
Thunderbirds  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 13

See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team

### At Sacramento State

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Thunderbirds  | 0  | 7  | 6  | 7 | 20
Hornets | 17  | 7  | 7  | 10 | 41

See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team

### At Northern Arizona

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Thunderbirds  | 0  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 35
Lumberjacks | 17  | 14  | 14  | 14 | 59

See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Grand Canyon Rivalry

### Northern Colorado

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Bears | 7  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 17
Thunderbirds  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3 | 9

See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### At No. 11 Montana

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Thunderbirds  | 3  | 13  | 3  | 0 | 19
Grizzlies | 0  | 10  | 7  | 3 | 20

See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team

### At Idaho

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Thunderbirds  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 24
Vandals | 14  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 42

See also: 2021 Idaho Vandals football team

### Weber State

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Wildcats | 14  | 31  | 7  | 10 | 62
Thunderbirds  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team and Beehive Bowl

## References

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1. ^ "Thunderbirds Picked 11th in Big Sky Preseason Polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
2. ^ "Kaho'ohanohano-Davis Named to Big Sky Preseason Team". suutbirds.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
3. ^ "2021 Southern Utah Football Schedule". suutbirds.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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* Eccles Coliseum (1967–present)

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