Southern Utah

1-2

Big Sky · Eccles Coliseum · 10,000 · 5,805 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat St. Thomas (MN) · our model 44% Southern Utah · a number, not a pick

LastL 24–58 at Colorado State · Sat Sep 12 · Floyd Chalk IV 144 rush yds, 2 TD, 8 rec yds

Nextat St. Thomas (MN) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · O'Shaughnessy Stadium · series 1-0

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Southern Utah · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 30#144#93+15.5@MontanaL 21–280-10-1
1Sep 6#144#238-14.5Weber StateW 47–421-11-1
2Sep 12#149#84+19.5@Colorado StateL 24–58 1331-21-1
3Sep 19#150#207@St. Thomas (MN)
4Sep 27#151#137Idaho State
5Oct 4@Utah Tech
7Oct 18UC Davis
8Oct 24@Idaho
9Oct 31Northern Arizona
10Nov 7Northern Colorado
11Nov 14@Portland State
12Nov 21Chicago State
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12@Colorado StateL 24–58442433:18+0.15434.8%152.9%Season-low EPA/play
Sep 6Weber StateW 47–42+0.17944.6%140.0%One-score win
Aug 30@MontanaL 21–28+0.22847.6%118.8%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)4424.0+0.18742.4%137.2%

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · at St. Thomas (MN) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Southern Utah is the Thunderbirds that just returned to the Big Sky in 2026 after a 5-year exile in the WAC/UAC, a small Utah-proud program now re-anchored to the conference where it belongs.

Title DroughtSince 2015 · 11 yrs

Southern Utah carries no resentment — the fanbase is focused on re-establishing Big Sky belonging.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-5 · last season

Game feel63shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 9 in the UAC
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 12)1st most one-score games of 9 in the UAC
Margin+4.2competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 9 in the UAC
Big plays1.29some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)4th most explosive of 9 in the UAC
Home crowd3,681avg attendance9th biggest crowds of 9 in the UAC

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Southern Utah has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs St. Thomas (MN) · away

Outcome band · Southern Utah · 2026

Southern Utah's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Southern Utah is the Thunderbirds that just returned to the Big Sky in 2026 after a 5-year exile in the WAC/UAC, a small Utah-proud program now re-anchored to the conference where it belongs.

Offseason movesEvery addition and subtraction since the last snap.

The Offseason Ledger · Southern Utah

1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news
  1. News

    Floyd Chalk IV: 24 car · 183 yds · 3 TD vs Weber State

    Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021. vs Weber State (FCS) W 47-42.

    Sep 6
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Thunderbirds.”
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