2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 39–42 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 18 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gary Crowton (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Demario Warren (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Eccles Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah State* | L 9–12 | 21,209 | |||
| September 12 | 5:00 pm | at No. 9 South Dakota State* | ESPN3 | L 10–55 | 13,423 | ||
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | Northern Colorado | WBS | W 30–3 | 5,103 | ||
| September 26 | 6:00 pm | Brevard* |
| WBS | W 55–7 | 5,789 | |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | at Weber State | WBS | W 44–0 | 5,778 | ||
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | Sacramento State |
| WBS | W 44–0 | 3,607 | |
| October 24 | 5:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 34–6 | 4,640 | |||
| October 31 | 3:00 pm | Cal Poly |
| WBS | W 54–37 | 4,506 | |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Montana State | No. 20 | RTUT | W 34–23 | 17,427 | |
| November 14 | 3:05 pm | at No. 15 Portland State | No. 18 | WBS | L 23–24 | 6,122 | |
| November 21 | 3:00 pm | No. 24 Northern Arizona | No. 20 |
| WBS | W 49–41 | 9,022 |
| November 28 | 3:00 pm | at No. 6 Sam Houston State* | No. 17 | ESPN3 | L 39–42 | 3,098 | |
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Game summaries
At Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Aggies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
At South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| #9 Jackrabbits | 3 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thunderbirds | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Brevard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tornados | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
At Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thunderbirds | 21 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Thunderbirds | 10 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 54 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 34 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
At Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Thunderbirds | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| #15 Vikings | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #24 Lumberjacks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| #20 Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–at Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Thunderbirds | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
| #6 Bearkats | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 |