2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Lamb (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Clark
Defensive coordinator	Justin Ena
Home stadium	Eccles Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 5 Montana State +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 12 Cal Poly +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 20 Northern Arizona	6	–	2	8	–	3
Sacramento State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Utah	4	–	4	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Montana	3	–	5	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	4	–	7
Portland State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Weber State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ed Lamb, the Thunderbirds played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.

In their first year as a member of the Big Sky, they were 5–6 overall (4–4 in Big Sky, tied for fifth).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	KMYU/ESPN3	L 3–34	17,009
September 8	1:00 pm	at California*	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	PAC-12 Network^[1]	L 31–50	57,745
September 15	6:00 pm	New Mexico Highlands*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	W 45–23	7,835
September 22	6:00 pm	at Portland State	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	CSNNW/Big Sky TV	W 49–42	6,353
September 29	1:30 pm	No. 2 Montana State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ROOT^[2]	L 17–24	8,417
October 6	1:00 pm	Sacramento State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	L 22–27	3,766
October 13	1:30 pm	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Max Media/Big Sky TV	W 30–20	25,684
October 20	1:00 pm	Weber State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	L 22–24	3,811
October 27	1:00 pm	No. 1 Eastern Washington	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	W 30–27	3,344
November 3	12:00 pm	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN/Big Sky TV	L 29–33	7,144
November 10	4:00 pm	at No. 11 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (rivalry)	NAU-TV/Big Sky TV	W 35–29 ^3OT	4,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Utah State

Southern Utah at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	3	0	0	3
• Aggies	21	0	7	6	34

Date: August 30
Location: Romney Stadium
Logan, UT
Game start: 6:07 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 17,009
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
Referee: Robert Cameron
TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen

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Cal

Southern Utah at Cal

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	7	7	14	31
• Golden Bears	0	20	0	30	50

Date: September 8
Location: California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
Game start: 1:07 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 57,745
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear, winds W 13 mph
Referee: M Mothershed
TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Rich Cellini, Gary Plummer, and Erin Coscareli

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New Mexico Highlands

New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	20	0	3	23
• Thunderbirds	0	21	10	14	45

Date: September 15
Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT
Game start: 6:05 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 7,835
Referee: Bruce Bondi
TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan

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Portland State

Southern Utah at Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Thunderbirds	3	17	15	14	49
Vikings	21	7	14	0	42

Date: September 22
Location: Jeld-Wen Field
Portland, OR
Game start: 5:07 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 6,353
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Sunny, winds calm
Referee: Gregg Wilson
TV announcers (Comcast SportsNet Northwest/Big Sky TV): Bob Akamian, Mouse Davis, and Trysta Krick

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Montana State

Montana State at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Bobcats	7	7	3	7	24
Thunderbirds	0	7	0	10	17

Date: September 29
Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT
Game start: 1:38 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 8,417
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds N @ 5mph
Referee: Jim Crowley
TV announcers (ROOT): Tom Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jen Mueller

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Sacramento State

Sacramento State at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hornets	7	0	13	7	27
Thunderbirds	3	13	6	0	22

Date: October 6
Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT
Game start: 1:05 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:47
Game attendance: 3,766
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Mostly Sunny, winds WNW
Referee: Bruce Palmer
TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan

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Montana

Southern Utah at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Thunderbirds	6	7	7	10	30
Grizzlies	7	10	0	3	20

Date: October 13
Location: Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Missoula, MT
Game start: 1:30 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 25,684
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Cloudy, Winds 5-10mph
Referee: Tom Frazier
TV announcers (Max Media/Big Sky TV): Chris Byers and John Edwards

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Weber State

Weber State at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	0	14	7	3	24
Thunderbirds	3	0	6	13	22

Date: October 20
Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT
Game start: 1:05 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 3,811
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Winds SW 10mph
Referee: Gregg Wilson
TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan

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Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Eagles	7	6	14	0	27
• Thunderbirds	7	6	7	10	30

Date: October 27
Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT
Television network: Big Sky TV

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North Dakota

Southern Utah at North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	3	19	0	7	29
• North Dakota	0	13	13	7	33

Date: November 3
Location: Alerus Center
Grand Forks, ND
TV announcers (Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV): Dan Hammer, Tony Stein, and Danny Luetzen

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Northern Arizona

Southern Utah at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Thunderbirds	9	3	0	3	20	35
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	8	14	29

Date: November 10
Location: Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
Game weather: Indoors
TV announcers (NAU-TV/Big Sky TV): Mitch Strohman, Kevin Stephens, and Marc Buckhout

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References

^ "Pac-12 Networks early schedule announced". Pac12.org. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
^ "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

[1] "Pac-12 Networks early schedule announced". Pac12.org. Retrieved June 14, 2010.

[2] "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

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