2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 18
Record8–4 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Crowton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDemario Warren (2nd season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Southern Utah $^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 10 Portland State ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 14 Montana ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
North Dakota   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Cal Poly   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UC Davis   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their fourth year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to be crowned Big Sky champion for the first time. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.

On December 26, Lamb resigned to become the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at BYU.[1] He finished at Southern Utah with an eight year record of 45–47.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Utah State*
L 9–1221,209
September 125:00 pmat No. 9 South Dakota State*
ESPN3L 10–5513,423
September 196:00 pmNorthern Colorado
WBSW 30–35,103
September 266:00 pmBrevard*dagger
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 55–75,789
October 26:00 pmat Weber State
WBSW 44–05,778
October 176:00 pmSacramento State
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 44–03,607
October 245:00 pmat UC Davis
W 34–64,640
October 313:00 pmCal Poly
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
WBSW 54–374,506
November 71:00 pmat Montana StateNo. 20
RTUTW 34–2317,427
November 143:05 pmat No. 15 Portland StateNo. 18
WBSL 23–246,122
November 213:00 pmNo. 24 Northern ArizonaNo. 20
WBSW 49–419,022
November 283:00 pmat No. 6 Sam Houston State*No. 17
ESPN3L 39–423,098

Game summaries

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 6 3 0 0 9
Aggies 5 0 0 7 12

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 0 0 3 10
#9 Jackrabbits 3 24 7 21 55

See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 0 0 3
Thunderbirds 17 6 7 0 30

See also: 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Brevard

1 2 3 4 Total
Tornados 0 0 0 7 7
Thunderbirds 7 20 14 14 55

At Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 10 14 13 44
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 0 0
Thunderbirds 21 0 16 7 44

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 13 14 34
Aggies 3 3 0 0 6

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 21 7 6 37
Thunderbirds 10 23 7 14 54

See also: 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Thunderbirds 0 7 19 8 34
Bobcats 7 3 7 6 23

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Thunderbirds 10 0 7 6 23
#15 Vikings 7 10 0 7 24

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Lumberjacks 3 21 7 10 41
#20 Thunderbirds 7 7 21 14 49

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

FCS Playoffs

First Round–at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Thunderbirds 6 26 7 0 39
#6 Bearkats 16 10 7 9 42

See also: 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Ranking movements

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS——————RVRVRV2018201718
Coaches———————RV241815181618

References

  1. ^ "Ed Lamb resigns as Southern Utah Thunderbirds coach to join BYU Cougars staff". Espn.go.com. December 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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