2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record8–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Justin Walterscheid (1st season)
  • Teag Whiting (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Ena (4th season)
Home stadiumEccles Coliseum
2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^  8 0   12 3  
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^  7 1   9 3  
No. 8 Montana ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 21 Southern Utah ^  5 3   8 5  
No. 20 Montana State  5 3   7 5  
Cal Poly  5 3   6 6  
UC Davis  5 3   5 7  
Sacramento State  4 4   5 7  
Portland State  3 5   6 6  
North Dakota  2 6   3 8  
Idaho State  1 7   3 9  
Weber State  1 7   2 10  
Northern Colorado  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team represented Southern Utah University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Ed Lamb and played their home games at Eccles Coliseum. This was their second year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.