2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Walterscheid
Co-defensive coordinatorRyan Hunt (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorSolomona Tapasa (1st season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   8 0     12 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^   8 0     9 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^   6 2     7 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^   5 3     7 5  
Southern Utah   5 3     6 5  
Northern Colorado   4 4     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     5 6  
Montana   3 5     6 5  
Montana State   2 6     4 7  
Portland State   2 6     3 8  
UC Davis   2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

  1. ^ "Demario Warren Named New Head Football Coach". Southern Utah Thunderbirds Athletics. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.