2020 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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

2020 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–5 (1–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Wade (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
 2019
2021 
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Weber State $^ 50  51 
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ 51  52 
No. 14 UC Davis 32  32 
Northern Arizona 32  32 
Idaho State 24  24 
Idaho 24  24 
Southern Utah 15  15 
Cal Poly 03  03 
Montana   20 
Portland State   01 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Polls

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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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 1:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona Pluto TV L 33–34 0
March 6 12:00 p.m. Idaho State Pluto TV L 24–26 1,608
March 13 2:00 p.m. at Cal Poly W 34–240
March 27 1:00 p.m. at Idaho L 32–33 1,947
April 3 2:00 p.m. No. 3 Weber State
L 16–19 2,803
April 10 4:00 p.m. Northern Arizona
L 20–28 1,800

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References

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  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.