2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
American college football season
The 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ed Lamb, the Thunderbirds played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah.
In their first year as a member of the Big Sky, they were 5–6 overall (4–4 in Big Sky, tied for fifth).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 pm | at Utah State* | | KMYU/ESPN3 | L 3–34 | 17,009 |
September 8 | 1:00 pm | at California* | | PAC-12 Network[1] | L 31–50 | 57,745 |
September 15 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico Highlands* | | Big Sky TV | W 45–23 | 7,835 |
September 22 | 6:00 pm | at Portland State | | CSNNW/Big Sky TV | W 49–42 | 6,353 |
September 29 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Montana State | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| ROOT[2] | L 17–24 | 8,417 |
October 6 | 1:00 pm | Sacramento State | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| Big Sky TV | L 22–27 | 3,766 |
October 13 | 1:30 pm | at Montana | | Max Media/Big Sky TV | W 30–20 | 25,684 |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | Weber State | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| Big Sky TV | L 22–24 | 3,811 |
October 27 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington | - Eccles Coliseum
- Cedar City, UT
| Big Sky TV | W 30–27 | 3,344 |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | at North Dakota | | Midco SN/Big Sky TV | L 29–33 | 7,144 |
November 10 | 4:00 pm | at No. 11 Northern Arizona | | NAU-TV/Big Sky TV | W 35–29 3OT | 4,125 |
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Game summaries
Utah State
Southern Utah at Utah State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Aggies |
21 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
34 |
- Date: August 30
- Location: Romney Stadium
Logan, UT - Game start: 6:07 pm MST
- Elapsed time: 3:01
- Game attendance: 17,009
- Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
- Referee: Robert Cameron
- TV announcers (KMYU): Mychal Clanton, Kevin White, and Brooks Hansen
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Cal
Southern Utah at Cal
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
• Golden Bears |
0 |
20 | 0 | 30 |
50 |
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New Mexico Highlands
New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
20 | 0 | 3 |
23 |
• Thunderbirds |
0 |
21 | 10 | 14 |
45 |
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Portland State
Southern Utah at Portland State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Thunderbirds |
3 |
17 | 15 | 14 |
49 |
Vikings |
21 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
42 |
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Montana State
Montana State at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 Bobcats |
7 |
7 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT - Game start: 1:38 pm MST
- Elapsed time: 3:09
- Game attendance: 8,417
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Sunny, winds N @ 5mph
- Referee: Jim Crowley
- TV announcers (ROOT): Tom Glasgow, Sherdric Bonner, and Jen Mueller
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Sacramento State
Sacramento State at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Hornets |
7 |
0 | 13 | 7 |
27 |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
13 | 6 | 0 |
22 |
- Date: October 6
- Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT - Game start: 1:05 pm MST
- Elapsed time: 2:47
- Game attendance: 3,766
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Mostly Sunny, winds WNW
- Referee: Bruce Palmer
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Montana
Southern Utah at Montana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Thunderbirds |
6 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
30 |
Grizzlies |
7 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
20 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Washington–Grizzly Stadium
Missoula, MT - Game start: 1:30 pm MST
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 25,684
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Cloudy, Winds 5-10mph
- Referee: Tom Frazier
- TV announcers (Max Media/Big Sky TV): Chris Byers and John Edwards
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Weber State
Weber State at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Wildcats |
0 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
0 | 6 | 13 |
22 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT - Game start: 1:05 pm MST
- Elapsed time: 3:00
- Game attendance: 3,811
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Winds SW 10mph
- Referee: Gregg Wilson
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Art Challis and Matt Roan
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Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#1 Eagles |
7 |
6 | 14 | 0 |
27 |
• Thunderbirds |
7 |
6 | 7 | 10 |
30 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Eccles Coliseum
Cedar City, UT - Television network: Big Sky TV
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North Dakota
Southern Utah at North Dakota
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
19 | 0 | 7 |
29 |
• North Dakota |
0 |
13 | 13 | 7 |
33 |
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Northern Arizona
Southern Utah at Northern Arizona
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
• Thunderbirds |
9 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
35 |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
0 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
29 |
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