American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 pm at Utah * P12N L 0–2445,945 September 10 6:00 pm Southeastern Louisiana * WBS W 28–237,010 September 24 6:00 pm No. 25 Portland State Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT WBS W 45–3110,306 October 1 2:30 pm at No. 11 Montana WBS L 20–4326,092 October 8 6:00 pm UC Davis Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT WBS W 24–38,107 October 15 12:00 pm at No. 22 North Dakota Midco SN L 23–4510,506 October 22 6:00 pm Weber State WBS L 36–378,511 October 29 2:35 pm at Idaho State Eversport.tv W 52–274,667 November 5 12:00 pm Montana State Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT WBS W 38–217,342 November 12 1:00 pm at BYU * BYUtv L 7–3759,302 November 19 3:00 pm at Northern Arizona NAU-TV , FSAZ W 48–215,626
Game summaries [ edit ] At Utah [ edit ] Southern Utah at Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 0 0 0 0 • Utes 3 14 0 7 24
Date: September 1Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City , UT Game start: 6:07 MDT Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 45,945Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly cloudy, winds S 11 mphReferee: 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 LoveTV 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
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 [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Utah 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 10 7 0 6 23 • Thunderbirds 7 7 7 7 28
Date: September 10Location: Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT Game start: 6:00 MDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 7,010Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), SunnyTV 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
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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #25 Vikings 3 7 14 7 31 Thunderbirds 7 24 7 7 45
At Montana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 7 7 0 6 20 #11 Grizzlies 9 13 14 7 43
UC Davis [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 3 0 0 3 Thunderbirds 0 21 3 0 24
At North Dakota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 14 3 6 0 23 #22 Fighting Hawks 7 21 3 14 45
Weber State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 6 8 23 37 Thunderbirds 14 9 13 0 36
At Idaho State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 7 10 21 14 52 Bengals 7 6 7 7 27
Montana State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21 Thunderbirds 0 14 10 14 38
1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 0 7 0 0 7 Cougars 14 17 0 6 37
At Northern Arizona [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 14 14 20 0 48 Lumberjacks 14 7 0 0 21
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 — — — RV Coaches 23 23 21 RV 24 RV RV RV — — — RV
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