There is a two-fold mission in Cedar City this year. 1. Defend the Great West Conference Championship. 2. Win at least 7 games and qualify for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
These goal are not out of reach this year with quarterback Brad Sorenson returning for head coach Ed Lamb. The only bad news is that there are only four home games this coming year. Five of the final six are on the road. The Thunderbirds need to learn to be comfortable away from the Eccles Colosseum this year.
Sorensen, who had a 149.7 efficiency rating in 2010, will have to find new targets this season as his top two receivers from last season are not on this year's squad. But the third leading receiver and the team's leading rusher from a year ago, Austin Minifee is back. On defense, linebacker Blake Fenn and corner-back Erron Vonner return from last year's squad. Also of note, last year, on average, SUU outscored their opposition in every single quarter. Building on this momentum should get them into the first round of the playoffs.
Schedule:
S3 @ South Dakota State
S10 Sacramento State
S17 UT San Antonio
S24 @ UNLV
O1 North Dakota*
O8 @ South Dakota*
O15 @ Cal Poly*
O22 @ Weber State
O29 UC Davis*
N5 BYE
N12 @ Northern Iowa
N19 @ Northern Arizona
Projected Wins
*Great West Conference Games
Projected Finish 7-5 (4-1 in conference play)
Post-season projection: NCAA FCS Playoff 1st-round road game.
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