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2018 Southern Utah

1–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2018, game by game: lost vs. North Alabama 30–34; lost at Oregon State 25–48; lost at Arizona 31–62; lost at Northern Arizona 23–31; lost at Eastern Washington 17–55; won vs. Sacramento State 48–27; lost at Idaho 12–31; lost vs. Northern Colorado 39–42; lost vs. Montana 14–57; lost vs. Weber State 18–31; lost at Cal Poly 24–38+21−43Lost 30–34 vs. North Alabama-4North AlabamaLost 25–48 at Oregon State-23Oregon StateLost 31–62 at Arizona-31ArizonaLost 23–31 at Northern Arizona-8Northern ArizonaLost 17–55 at Eastern Washington-38Eastern Washing…Won 48–27 vs. Sacramento State+21Sacramento StateLost 12–31 at Idaho-19IdahoLost 39–42 vs. Northern Colorado-3Northern Colora…Lost 14–57 vs. Montana-43MontanaLost 18–31 vs. Weber State-13Weber StateLost 24–38 at Cal Poly-14Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorth AlabamaL 30–⁠3486%
Sep 8atOregon StateL 25–⁠4843%
Sep 15atArizonaL 31–⁠6228%
Sep 22atNorthern ArizonaL 23–⁠3144%
Oct 6atEastern WashingtonL 17–⁠5524%
Oct 13vsSacramento StateW 48–⁠2759%
Oct 20atIdahoL 12–⁠3139%
Oct 27vsNorthern ColoradoL 39–⁠4273%
Nov 3vsMontanaL 14–⁠5752%
Nov 10vsWeber StateL 18–⁠3125%
Nov 17atCal PolyL 24–⁠3837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cal Poly 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
281–⁠456
Coach
—
Elo
1205 −203 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.6 No. 83 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 150
Offensive coordinator
Justin Walterscheid
Defensive coordinator
Rod Chance

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Helbig QB610 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Helbig QB3 TD
Rushing yardsJay Green RB127 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Helbig QB3 TD
Receiving yardsLanden Measom WR141 yds
Receiving touchdownsFrank Harris III WR2 TD
TacklesChinedu Ahanonu LB16 tkl
SacksLehi Afatasi DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Francis Bemiy OLB★★★No. 1685
Lance Lawson WR★★★No. 1815
Mikey Petty WDE★★No. 3017
Jakobi Matagi ILB★★No. 3743
Christy Nkanu DT

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.820
Defensive line12.00.770
Linebackers22.50.773
Whole class42.50.784

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.

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

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