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2017 Southern Utah

9–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2017, game by game: lost at Oregon 21–77; won at Stephen F. Austin 51–14; won vs. Northern Iowa 24–21; lost at Sacramento State 27–54; won vs. Cal Poly 20–14; won at Weber State 32–16; won vs. Eastern Washington 46–28; won at Northern Colorado 27–14; won vs. North Dakota 47–21; won at UC Davis 47–27; won vs. Northern Arizona 48–20; lost vs. Weber State 13–30+37−56Lost 21–77 at Oregon-56OregonWon 51–14 at Stephen F. Austin+37Stephen F. Aust…Won 24–21 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 27–54 at Sacramento State-27Sacramento StateWon 20–14 vs. Cal Poly+6Cal PolyWon 32–16 at Weber State+16Weber StateWon 46–28 vs. Eastern Washington+18Eastern Washing…Won 27–14 at Northern Colorado+13Northern Colora…Won 47–21 vs. North Dakota+26North DakotaWon 47–27 at UC Davis+20UC DavisWon 48–20 vs. Northern Arizona+28Northern ArizonaLost 13–30 vs. Weber State-17Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atOregonL 21–⁠7726%
Sep 9atStephen F. AustinW 51–⁠1457%
Sep 16vsNorthern IowaW 24–⁠2160%
Sep 23atSacramento StateL 27–⁠5470%
Oct 7vsCal PolyW 20–⁠1473%
Oct 14atWeber StateW 32–⁠1638%
Oct 21vsEastern WashingtonW 46–⁠2844%
Oct 28atNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠1469%
Nov 4vsNorth DakotaW 47–⁠2177%
Nov 11atUC DavisW 47–⁠2762%
Nov 18vsNorthern ArizonaW 48–⁠2066%
Dec 2vsWeber StateL 13–⁠3064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Big Sky champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Weber State

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
403–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1462 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.0 No. 12 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 154
Offensive coordinator
Justin Walterscheid
Defensive coordinator
Rod Chance

Leaders

Passing yardsPatrick Tyler QB197 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick Tyler QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJames Felila RB60 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Felila RB1 TD
Receiving yardsLanden Measom WR106 yds
Receiving touchdownsLanden Measom WR1 TD
TacklesChinedu Ahanonu LB11 tkl
SacksAnu Pole’o DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Donovan Faumui OLB★★No. 3080
Bundy Sewell DT★★No. 3080
Collin Larsen OC★★No. 3176
Austin Leausa OC★★No. 3176
Lelon Dillard RB★★No. 3176

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers12.00.758
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line12.00.768
Linebackers12.00.768
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class102.00.766

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.