2020 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2020 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team will represent Southern Utah University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fifth-year head coach Demario Warren and play their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah. They will play as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

2020 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wade (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRobert Bala (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Collet Jr. (1st season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,500)
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cal Poly         
Eastern Washington         
Idaho         
Idaho State         
Northern Arizona         
Southern Utah         
UC Davis         
Weber State         
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2019 season 3–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Thunderbirds were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 135 (7)
2 Montana 128 (3)
3 Montana State 121 (1)
4 Eastern Washington 118 (1)
5 Sacramento State 99 (1)
6 UC Davis 83
7 Northern Arizona 68
8 Portland State 67
9 Idaho 66
10 Cal Poly 46
11 Idaho State 37
12 Southern Utah 33
13 Northern Colorado 13
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 546 (28)
2 Montana 496 (8)
3 Montana State 493 (6)
4 Eastern Washington 438 (1)
5 Sacramento State 389
6 UC Davis 325 (1)
7 Portland State 274
8 Idaho 273
9 Northern Arizona 238
10 Cal Poly 206
11 Idaho State 133
12 Southern Utah 105
13 Northern Colorado 88

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 at Northern Arizona
March 6 Idaho State
March 13 2:00 p.m. at Cal Poly
March 27 at Idaho
April 3 Weber State
April 10 Northern Arizona

[2]

References

  1. "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "2020 Southern Utah Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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