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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).
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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - 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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Southern Utah at Utah State
|
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
Sources:
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Southern Utah at Cal
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
• Golden Bears |
0 |
20 | 0 | 30 |
50 |
Sources:
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New Mexico Highlands
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New Mexico Highlands at Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
20 | 0 | 3 |
23 |
• Thunderbirds |
0 |
21 | 10 | 14 |
45 |
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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 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
Sources:
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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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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
Sources:
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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 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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Southern Utah at North Dakota
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds |
3 |
19 | 0 | 7 |
29 |
• North Dakota |
0 |
13 | 13 | 7 |
33 |
Sources:
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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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