In the run-up to the 2017 college football season, The Oregonian/OregonLive is previewing each of the opponents the Oregon Ducks will meet this fall. Today, it's Southern Utah.
Ranked 121st nationally among the FCS in passing yards allowed — giving up an average of 301 per game — in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Thunderbirds were stingier against the run, ranking 52nd, though that still represented an average of 154 yards allowed on the ground.
Ranked 53rd (219.4 yards) in passing offense and 48th (165.