1994 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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1994 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
Conference American West Conference
Record4–7 (1–2 AWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Coliseum of Southern Utah
Seasons
  1993
1995 
1994 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 3 0 07 4 0
Sacramento State 2 1 05 5 0
Southern Utah 1 2 04 7 0
Cal State Northridge 0 3 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1994 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team was an American football team that represented Southern Utah University as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th year under head coach Jack Bishop, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the AWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 10 Idaho *L 10–43 [1]
September 10at Northern Arizona *L 21–59 [2]
September 17 Western State (CO) *
  • Coliseum of Southern Utah
  • Cedar City, UT
W 41–266,120 [3]
September 24 Eastern New Mexico *
  • Coliseum of Southern Utah
  • Cedar City, UT
W 24–10 [4]
October 1at UC Davis *L 16–417,100 [5]
October 22 Saint Mary's *
  • Coliseum of Southern Utah
  • Cedar City, UT
W 28–131,483 [6]
October 29 Sacramento State
  • Coliseum of Southern Utah
  • Cedar City, UT
L 16–276,317 [7]
November 5 Cal State Northridge
  • Coliseum of Southern Utah
  • Cedar City, UT
W 45–204,012 [8]
November 12at Portland State *L 16–4814,016 [9]
November 19at Cal Poly L 21–356,024 [10]

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References

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  2. "SUU whipped by another unfriendly Big Sky foe". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SUU gets offensive in big win over Western State". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
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  6. "Southern Utah blasts Gaels". Oakland Tribune. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "T-Birds drop AWC opener". The Daily Spectrum. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Steve Elling (November 6, 1994). "Northridge gets snowed under in 45–20 loss to Southern Utah". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. C14. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Allen's air show powers Vikings over Southern Utah". The Columbian. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "T-Birds spend energy on comeback, fall in late-going to Cal Poly". The Daily Spectrum. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.