The 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Demario Warren and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City, Utah. They played their final season as a member of the Big Sky Conference, as they would depart for the Western Athletic Conference for the 2022 season.
Preseason
Polls On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Thundebirds were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.
Preseason All–Big Sky team The Thunderbirds had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Defense
La'akea Kaho'ohanohano-Davis – OL
Schedule
Conference opponents not played this season: Cal Poly, Idaho State, Montana State, UC Davis
Game summaries
At San Jose State
At No. 25 (FBS) Arizona State
Vs. Tarleton State
No. 6 Eastern Washington
Portland State
At Sacramento State
At Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado
At No. 11 Montana
At Idaho
Weber State
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