2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University as a member of the Great West Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. Southern Utah compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Great West. The Thunderbirds beat UNLV of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) on September 24, which was program's second ever against a I-A/FBS. They beat Arkansas State in 1997.

2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record6–5 (1–3 Great West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Clark (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Ena (2nd season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 North Dakota +   3 1     8 3  
Cal Poly +   3 1     6 5  
South Dakota   2 2     6 5  
Southern Utah   1 3     6 5  
UC Davis   1 3     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

This was Southern Utah's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a full member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat South Dakota State*L 28–2910,113
September 101:00 pmNo. 12 Sacramento State*KMYUW 35–146,238
September 176:00 pmUTSA* 
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
KMYUW 45–228,683
September 247:00 pmat UNLV*No. 23The Mtn.W 41–1618,102
October 11:00 pmNorth DakotaNo. 17
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
KMYUL 20–264,987
October 83:00 pmat No. 18 South DakotaNo. 22L 19–2410,169
October 157:00 pmat Cal PolyKSBYL 27–318,232
October 224:00 pmat Weber State*W 35–288,657
October 291:00 pmUC Davis
  • Eccles Coliseum
  • Cedar City, UT
KMYUW 34–36,602
November 125:00 pmat No. 5 Northern Iowa*L 21–3412,480
November 193:00 pmat Northern Arizona*NAU-TV/FCSPW 27–244,398

References

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