2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Demario Warren |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Justin Walterscheid |
| Codef Coach1: | Ryan Hunt |
| Codc1 Year: | 1st |
| Codef Coach2: | Solomona Tapasa |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Eccles Coliseum |
The 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Demario Warren[1] and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their fifth year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.
Game summaries
At Utah
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team.
Sources:[2]
Game Stats:
- Passing: SUU: McCoy Hill 6-12-0--42, Tannon Pedersen 0-6-1--0; Utah: Troy Williams 20-35-0--272, Tyler Huntley 3-4-0--26.
- Rushing: SUU: Malik Brown 10-49, Ty Rutledge 1-33, Hill 8-26, Raysean Pringle 5-13, James Felila 3-9, Isaiah Diego-Wi 1-0, Pedersen 4-(-14); Utah: Troy McCormick 12-55, Joe Williams 12-49, Armand Shyne 8-19, T. Williams 5-15.
- Receiving: SUU: Mike Sharp 1-14, Steven Wroblews 1-12, Rutledge 1-9, Logan Parker 1-6, Felila 1-4, Pringle 1-(-3); Utah: Tim Patrick 5-105, Rae Singleton 2-56, Troy McCormick 3-55, Tyrone Smith 3-31, Evan Moeai 1-18, Walla Gonzales 1-11, Demari Simpkins 1-8, Siaosi Wilkins 1-8, Terrell Burgess 1-7, Kyle Fulks 2-1, Joe Williams 3-(-2)
- Interceptions: Utah: Marcus Williams 1-0.
Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
Sources:
Game Stats:
- Passing: SLU: Justin Alo 18-31-2--275; SUU: Patrick Tyler 18-28-0--188, Mike Sharp 1-1-0--34, Ty Rutledge 0-1-0--0.
- Rushing: SLU: Kaelyn Henderson 5-46, Julius Maracalin 6-40, Rasheed Harrell 7-36, Alo 7-13, Darius Durall 7-13, Jake Ingarfia 1-(-2), Micah Thomas 1-(-3) ; SUU: Malik Brown 32-146, Raysean Pringle 6-30, James Felia 4-17, Tate Lewis 1-10, Tyler 6-8, Rutledge 3-6, Team 2-(-2).
- Receiving: SLU: Brandon Acker 8-146, Juwan Dickey 5-88, Juwaan Rogers 3-39, Joe Pack 1-4, Javon Conner 1-(-2); SUU: Brady Measom 6-58, Mike Sharp 4-64, Steven Wroblews 4-59, Logan Parker 2-23, Desean Holmes 2014, Rutledge 1-4.
- Interceptions: SUU: Mike Needham 1-4, Tyler Collett 1-0.
Portland State
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team.
At Montana
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team.
UC Davis
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team.
At North Dakota
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
Weber State
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team and Beehive Bowl.
At Idaho State
See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team.
Montana State
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team.
At BYU
See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team.
At Northern Arizona
See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry.
Notes and References
- Web site: Demario Warren Named New Head Football Coach. Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. January 12, 2016. February 17, 2016.
- Web site: Southern Utah at Utah. Stat Broadcast. 2016-09-01.
