2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

The 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their third year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ed Lamb (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Demario Warren (1st season)
Home stadium	Eccles Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 25 Idaho State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Cal Poly		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					7	–	5
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	7
Southern Utah		3	–	5					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	10
UC Davis		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 pm	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	L 19–28	21,021
September 6	6:00 pm	at No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		L 14–41	7,105
September 13	6:05 pm	No. 11 South Dakota State*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	L 6–26	5,017
September 20	8:00 pm	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MWN	L 16–56	32,645
September 27	6:05 pm	Weber State	Eccles Coliseum Cedar Park, UT	BSTV	W 31–28	3,238
October 4	7:00 pm	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	L 39–42	6,086
October 11	1:05 pm	No. 2 Eastern Washington	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	L 30–42	2,450
October 18	2:00 pm	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	BSTV	L 28–56	6,155
October 25	1:05 pm	North Dakota	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	W 35–17	2,521
November 8	3:00 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	BSTV	L 21–42	4,833
November 15	1:05 pm	No. 16 Montana	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	BSTV	L 17–35	3,079
November 22	2:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Grand Canyon Rivalry)	BSTV	W 22–14	5,657
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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