The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as sixth-year as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to earn a share of the conference championship with

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. They received the conference's automatic bid to the

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where they lost to Weber State in the second round.

Previous season

The Thunderbirds finished the 2016 season 6–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Oregon

at Stephen F. Austin

Northern Iowa

at Sacramento State

Cal Poly

at Weber State

Eastern Washington

at Northern Colorado

North Dakota

at UC Davis

Northern Arizona

FCS Playoffs

Weber State–Second Round

Ranking movements

References

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons

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