Southern Utah Thunderbirds (5-6)

Cedar City, Utah

Association: NCAA (5-6 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FCS (4-4 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Big Sky Conference (4-4 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #59 (-0.287)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #12 (0.246)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Championship Subdivision #48 (-0.089)


Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Aug 30, 2012 @ Utah State
(NCAA FBS #19)
10-2 L 34-3 -0.534
Sep 8, 2012 @ California
(NCAA FBS #93)
2-9 L 50-31 -0.443
Sep 15, 2012 New Mexico Highlands
(NCAA D2 #29)
8-2 W 45-23 +0.146
Sep 22, 2012 @ Portland State
(NCAA FCS #90)
3-7 W 49-42 +0.213
Sep 29, 2012 Montana State 10-2 L 24-17 -0.805
Oct 6, 2012 Sacramento State
(NCAA FCS #51)
5-5 L 27-22 -0.821
Oct 13, 2012 @ Montana
(NCAA FCS #70)
5-5 W 30-20 +0.183
Oct 20, 2012 Weber State
(NCAA FCS #97)
1-9 L 24-22 -0.742
Oct 27, 2012 Eastern Washington 11-2 W 30-27 +0.200
Nov 3, 2012 @ North Dakota
(NCAA FCS #64)
4-6 L 33-29 -0.768
Nov 10, 2012 @ Northern Arizona
(NCAA FCS #12)
8-2 W 35-29 +0.213
*minus head-to-head play

Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
Big Sky Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
3Montana St11-20.005
7EWU11-3-0.004
12NAU8-3-0.049
13Cal Poly9-3-0.052
51Sacramento St6-5-0.250
59SUU5-6-0.287
64North Dakota5-6-0.337
65N Colorado5-6-0.362
70Montana5-6-0.386
74UC-Davis4-7-0.412
90Portland St3-8-0.522
97Weber St2-9-0.539
111Idaho St1-10-0.662

Big Sky Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
8Weber St61-570.270
12SUU67-510.246
17Idaho St52-640.231
19UC-Davis68-520.229
25North Dakota68-500.218
45Portland St65-530.180
47NAU44-700.179
57Cal Poly65-630.164
62EWU80-730.155
66N Colorado53-610.151
69Montana St85-550.144
91Montana57-590.121
107Sacramento St50-680.113
*record minus head-to-head play

Big Sky Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
2EWU11-30.045
7Montana St11-20.016
12Cal Poly9-30.005
15NAU8-3-0.011
48SUU5-6-0.089
50Sacramento St6-5-0.093
54Montana5-6-0.099
67North Dakota5-6-0.143
69UC-Davis4-7-0.152
70Portland St3-8-0.158
84N Colorado5-6-0.199
86Weber St2-9-0.209
116Idaho St1-10-0.425

State Rankings
State of Utah CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Utah State11-20.528
2BYU8-50.349
3Utah5-70.138
4Southern Utah5-6-0.287
5Weber State2-9-0.539

State of Utah CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1BYU80-700.760
2Utah72-680.709
3Utah State73-750.686
4Weber State61-570.270
5Southern Utah67-510.246
*minus head-to-head play

State of Utah CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Utah State11-20.317
2BYU8-50.296
3Utah5-70.067
4Southern Utah5-6-0.089
5Weber State2-9-0.209
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