2017 Weber State Wildcats football team

2017 Weber State Wildcats football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 5
FCS Coaches No. 5
2017 record 11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Jay Hill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Fesi Sitake (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Jason Kaufusi (2nd season)
Home stadium Stewart Stadium
(Capacity: 17,312)
2017 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 –1     11 –3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 –2     7 –4  
Sacramento State  6 –2     7 –4  
Montana  5 –3     7 –4  
Montana State  5 –3     5 –6  
UC Davis  3 –5     5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6     4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6     3 –7  
North Dakota  2 –6     3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7     1 –10  
Portland State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for the Big Sky championship with Southern Utah. Due to their head-to-head loss to Southern Utah in the regular season, they did not receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, but did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their second straight trip to the playoffs.[2][3] In the first round, they defeated Western Illinois.[4][5][6] In the second round, they avenged their regular season loss to Southern Utah.[7][8] In the quarterfinals, they lost to eventual national runner-up, James Madison.[9][10]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016 season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first trip to the playoffs since 2009,[11][12] where they lost to Chattanooga in the first round.[13][14]

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
Non-conference regular season
September 2 6:00 p.m. Montana Western* Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT Pluto TV W 76–0   8,882
September 9 3:00 p.m. at California* No. 25 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N L 20–33   36,209
September 16 7:00 p.m. at Sacramento State* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA Pluto TV W 31–24   8,365
Big Sky regular season
September 23 5:00 p.m. UC Davisdagger No. 23 Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT KJZZ W 41–3   9,450
September 30 1:30 p.m. at Montana State No. 20 Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT ATTRM[15] W 25–17   19,557
October 14 6:00 p.m. Southern Utah No. 18 Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT (Beehive Bowl) ELVN L 16–32   9,135
October 21 1:30 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 23 Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA Pluto TV W 17–3   9,234
October 28 2:00 p.m. No. 24 Montana Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT KJZZ W 41–27   8,912
November 4 2:00 p.m. at No. 11 Eastern Washington No. 19 Roos Field • Cheney, WA Pluto TV W 28–20   9,451
November 11 3:00 p.m. at Portland State No. 14 Providence Park • Portland, OR Pluto TV W 63–17   3,792
November 18 2:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 12 Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT Pluto TV W 35–7   9,539
FCS Playoffs
November 25 2:00 p.m. No. 9 Western Illinois* No. 11 Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT (First Round) ESPN3 W 21–19   16,876
December 2 6:00 p.m. at No. 12 Southern Utah* No. 11 Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT (Second Round) ESPN3 W 30–13   11,811
December 8 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison* No. 11 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Quarterfinals) ESPN2 L 28–31   13,497
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

Montana Western

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcats 20 28 14 14 76
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2008 WEB, 62–6

at California

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Wildcats 10 10 0 0 20
Golden Bears 7 10 0 16 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 16 8 0 7 31
Hornets 0 14 7 3 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–8 2016 WEB, 14–7

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 0 0 0 3
No. 23 Wildcats 17 14 10 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–2 2016 WEB, 38–35

at Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Wildcats 0 9 13 3 25
Bobcats 3 7 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–30–1 2016 WEB, 45–27

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 13 9 3 32
No. 18 Wildcats 3 10 3 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–7 2016 WEB, 37–36

at Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 8 0 3 6 17
Mustangs 0 3 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2016 WEB, 22–15

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Grizzlies 0 6 7 14 27
Wildcats 10 24 0 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–40 2015 WEB, 24–21

at Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 0 14 7 7 28
No. 11 Eagles 7 7 0 6 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–30 2015 EWU, 14–13

at Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Wildcats 14 35 7 7 63
Vikings 3 0 7 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–14 2016 WEB, 14–10

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 0 0 0 7
No. 12 Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–15 2016 WEB, 34–28

FCS Playoffs

Western Illinois–First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 19
No. 11 Wildcats 0 14 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1976 WIU, 21–19

at Southern Utah–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Wildcats 0 13 14 3 30
No. 12 Thunderbirds 10 3 0 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–8 10/14/17 SUU, 32–16

at James Madison–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Wildcats 7 0 7 14 28
No. 1 Dukes 7 3 0 21 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV 25 RV 23 20 19 18 23 RV 19 14 12 11 5 
Coaches 22 20 21 18 18 16 16 23 22 14 12 9 8 5

References

  1. ↑ "Weber State to play at Cal, host five in 2017". STATS FCS Football. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hosting a football playoff game is historic, but Weber State wants to do more". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ Wood, Trent (2017-11-19). "Weber State football: Wildcats awarded at large bid and first round match up with Western Illinois". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Western Illinois vs. Weber State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Leathernecks' season ends with 21-19 playoff loss". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Weber State fends off Western Illinois in FCS playoffs". FOX Sports. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. ↑ "Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. ↑ "Weber State beats Southern Utah 30-13 to advance to FCS quarterfinals". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. ↑ Standard-Examiner. "Weber State loses heartbreaker at No. 1 James Madison on last-second field goal". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  10. ↑ "No. 1 James Madison survives Weber State upset bid in FCS quarterfinal". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  11. ↑ "Weber State football: Wildcats receive at-large bid to FCS playoffs". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  12. ↑ "Weber State to make first FCS playoff bid since 2009 with trip to Chattanooga | KSL.com". Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  13. ↑ "Weber State vs. Chattanooga - Game Recap - November 26, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  14. ↑ "Chattanooga rolls past Weber State in playoffs". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  15. ↑ "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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