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2019 Southern Utah

3–⁠9 (2–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2019, game by game: lost at UNLV 23–56; lost at Northern Iowa 14–34; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 45–38; lost at South Dakota State 7–43; lost vs. Cal Poly 21–24; lost at Portland State 31–52; lost at Weber State 14–29; lost vs. UC Davis 25–33; won vs. Idaho State 59–34; lost at Montana State 7–42; won vs. Northern Arizona 31–30; lost at North Dakota 18–36+25−36Lost 23–56 at UNLV-33UNLVLost 14–34 at Northern Iowa-20Northern IowaWon 45–38 vs. Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Lost 7–43 at South Dakota State-36South Dakota St…Lost 21–24 vs. Cal Poly-3Cal PolyLost 31–52 at Portland State-21Portland StateLost 14–29 at Weber State-15Weber StateLost 25–33 vs. UC Davis-8UC DavisWon 59–34 vs. Idaho State+25Idaho StateLost 7–42 at Montana State-35Montana StateWon 31–30 vs. Northern Arizona+1Northern ArizonaLost 18–36 at North Dakota-18North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atUNLVL 23–⁠5622%
Sep 7atNorthern IowaL 14–⁠3423%
Sep 14vsStephen F. AustinW 45–⁠3865%
Sep 21atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠4313%
Sep 28vsCal PolyL 21–⁠2449%
Oct 5atPortland StateL 31–⁠5236%
Oct 12atWeber StateL 14–⁠2913%
Oct 19vsUC DavisL 25–⁠3330%
Oct 26vsIdaho StateW 59–⁠3439%
Nov 2atMontana StateL 7–⁠4222%
Nov 16vsNorthern ArizonaW 31–⁠3049%
Nov 23atNorth DakotaL 18–⁠3624%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota 36–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠5 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠451
Coach
—
Elo
1184 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.3 No. 65 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 155
Offensive coordinator
Justin Walterscheid
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Fisher

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Skidmore QB157 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Skidmore QB2 TD
Rushing yardsJames Felila RB29 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Helbig QB1 TD
Receiving yardsCarlos Baker WR79 yds
Receiving touchdownsZach Nelson WR2 TD
TacklesAlan Holsten S7 tkl

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Remedy Akoteu OLB★★★No. 1746
Canaan Yarro OC★★★No. 1994
Zach Nelson WR★★★No. 2562
Cervontes White CB★★★No. 2695
Billy Davis OLB★★No. 3178

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.800
Offensive line13.00.820
Linebackers22.50.807
Defensive backs22.50.789
Whole class62.70.802

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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