American college football season
2019 Weber State Wildcats football |
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Big Sky co-champion |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 3 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
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Record | 11–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Schramm (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Hill[1] and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a two-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Sacramento State. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Kennesaw State in the second round and Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.
Preseason
Big Sky preseason poll
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in third place in both polls.[2]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Wildcats had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team, the most of any team in the conference.[3]
Offense Ty Whitworth – OG Josh Davis – RB | Defense Adam Rodriguez – DE Jonah Williams – DE Auston Tesch – OLB | Special teams Trey Tuttle – K Rashid Shaheed – RS |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | No. 8 | | Stadium on Facebook | L 0–6 | 40,222 | [4] |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly* | No. 7 | | KJZZ/Pluto TV | W 41–24 | 8,792 | [5] |
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 6 | | ESPN3 | L 13–19 | 14,174 | [6] |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Northern Iowa* | No. 5 | | KJZZ/Pluto TV | W 29–17 | 6,582 | [7] |
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho | No. 4 | | Pluto TV | W 41–35 | 5,947 | [8] |
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 4 | | KJZZ/Pluto TV | W 29–14 | 10,622 | [9] |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 4 | | Pluto TV | W 51–28 | 4,421 | [10] |
October 26 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 22 UC Davis | No. 4 | | Pluto TV | W 36–20 | 8,105 | [11] |
November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Sacramento State | No. 3 | | Pluto TV | W 36–17 | 11,253 | [12] |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 North Dakota | No. 3 | | Pluto TV | W 30–27 | 9,622 | [13] |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana | No. 3 | | ROOT | L 16–35 | 22,682 | [14] |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 6 | | Pluto TV | W 38–10 | 7,623 | [15] |
December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State* | No. 4 | | ESPN3 | W 26–20 | 5,422 | [16] |
December 13 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 Montana* | No. 4 | | ESPN2 | W 17–10 | 6,422 | [17] |
December 21 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | No. 4 | | ESPNU | L 14–30 | 10,487 | [18] |
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- Source:[19][20]
The game against Cal Poly on September 7 was designated as a non-conference game, with no effect on the Big Sky standings.
Game summaries
At San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
No. 7 Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 9 Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 5 Wildcats | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Vandals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 51 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
No. 22 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Wildcats | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
No. 6 Hornets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
No. 3 Wildcats | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
At Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bengals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
No. 6 Wildcats | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
FCS Playoffs
The Wildcats entered the postseason tournament as the number three seed, with a first-round bye.[21]
Kennesaw State–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
Montana–Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Grizzlies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
At James Madison–Semifinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 2 Dukes | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
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Coaches | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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References
- ^ "Jay Hill - Football Coach". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Cal Poly vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. Nevada - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Iowa vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. Idaho - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Utah vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. UC Davis - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. Sacramento State - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "North Dakota vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. Montana - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Idaho State vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Montana vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ "Weber State vs. James Madison - Game Recap - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "2019 Weber State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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2019 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – North Dakota State |