2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their second year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.

2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record8–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTeag Whiting (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Ena (4th season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^   8 0     12 3  
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 8 Montana ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 21 Southern Utah ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 20 Montana State   5 3     7 5  
Cal Poly   5 3     6 6  
UC Davis   5 3     5 7  
Sacramento State   4 4     5 7  
Portland State   3 5     6 6  
North Dakota   2 6     3 8  
Idaho State   1 7     3 9  
Weber State   1 7     2 10  
Northern Colorado   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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The 2013 schedule was the first 12-game schedule in Thunderbirds history.[1] Even though the Thunderbirds played 9 conference opponents, only 8 of the games counted as conference games. The series with Sacramento State was scheduled before Southern Utah became a member of the Big Sky and did not count as a conference game for either team.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 295:30 pmat South Alabama*ESPN3W 22–2115,240
September 76:05 pmFort Lewis*BSTVW 49–05,872
September 144:30 pmat Washington State*P12NL 10–4831,127
September 217:05 pmat Sacramento State*BSTVW 24–21 OT5,612
September 281:35 pmat Northern ColoradoBSTVW 27–214,361
October 51:05 pmUC Davis
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
BSTVL 3–213,558
October 122:05 pmPortland State 
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
BSTVW 17–76,539
October 196:05 pmat No. 4 Eastern WashingtonBSTVL 10–3410,135
October 261:05 pmIdaho State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
BSTVW 19–93,342
November 91:00 pmat Weber StateBSTVW 27–214,978
November 164:00 pmat No. 8 Montana StateESPN3W 22–1418,187
November 231:05 pmNo. 10 Northern ArizonaNo. 20
BSTVL 10–202,521
November 301:00 pmat No. 14 Sam Houston StateNo. 22ESPN3L 20–514,069

Game summaries

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South Alabama

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Southern Utah at South Alabama
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 10 039 22
Jaguars 0 777 21
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Ft. Lewis

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Ft. Lewis at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 000 0
Thunderbirds 21 2170 49
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Game start: 6:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 5,872
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, winds SW at 6mph
  • Referee: Bruce Palmer
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Washington State

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Southern Utah at Washington State
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 700 10
Cougars 14 14137 48
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Sacramento State

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Southern Utah at Sacramento State
1 234OTTotal
Thunderbirds 0 13083 24
Hornets 7 14000 21
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Hornet Stadium
    Sacramento, CA
  • Game start: 6:05 PM PST
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 5,612
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Overcast & Wet, winds at 6mph
  • Referee: Gregg Wilson
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Jason Ross, Steve McElroy & Danny Sullivan
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Northern Colorado

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Southern Utah at Northern Colorado
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 1473 27
Bears 0 777 21
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UC Davis

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UC Davis at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Aggies 0 1470 21
Thunderbirds 3 000 3
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Portland State

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Portland State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Vikings 0 700 7
Thunderbirds 0 1007 17
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Eastern Washington

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Southern Utah at Eastern Washington
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 307 10
#4 Eagles 14 0137 34
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Idaho State

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Idaho State at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Bengals 0 603 9
Thunderbirds 3 1006 19
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Weber State

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Southern Utah at Weber State
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 71010 27
Wildcats 7 0014 21
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Montana State

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Southern Utah at Montana State
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 3 667 22
#8 Bobcats 0 0014 14
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Bobcat Stadium
    Bozeman, MT
  • Game start: 4:07 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 18,187
  • Game weather: 29F • Wind: WSW 5-20 • Weather: snow flurries, wind
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • Television network: Big Sky TV
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Northern Arizona

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Northern Arizona at Southern Utah
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 0 0317 20
#20 Thunderbirds 0 730 10
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Eccles Coliseum
    Cedar City, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 PM MST
  • Elapsed time: 2:40
  • Game attendance: 2,521
  • Game weather: 36F • Wind: N@5mph • Light snow
  • TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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FCS Playoffs

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At Sam Houston State (FCS Playoffs First Round)

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#22 Southern Utah at #14 Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#22 Thunderbirds 10 0100 20
#14 Bearkats 7 16721 51
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 1:00 PM MST
  • Television network: ESPN3
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Media

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All Thunderbirds football games were broadcast live on KSUU. They were streamed online at power91radio. All conference road games and all home games not on Root were streamed via Big Sky TV.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Utah to Play 12-Game Schedule for First Time". Fox News. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Two FBS, Nine BSC Opponents Highlight 12-Game 2013 Football Slate". Southern Utah Athletics. February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Big Sky TV". Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2013.