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2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

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.

2019 Weber State Wildcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record11–4 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Schramm (2nd season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Utah   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Big Sky preseason poll

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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

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The Wildcats had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team, the most of any team in the conference.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 8
Stadium on FacebookL 0–640,222  [4]
September 76:00 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 7
KJZZ/Pluto TVW 41–248,792[5]
September 145:00 p.m.at Nevada*No. 6
ESPN3L 13–1914,174  [6]
September 286:00 p.m.No. 9 Northern Iowa*No. 5
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
KJZZ/Pluto TVW 29–176,582[7]
October 53:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 4
Pluto TVW 41–355,947[8]
October 126:00 p.m.Southern Utah No. 4
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
KJZZ/Pluto TVW 29–1410,622  [9]
October 192:00 p.m.Northern ArizonaNo. 4
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Pluto TVW 51–284,421[10]
October 265:00 p.m.at No. 22 UC DavisNo. 4
Pluto TVW 36–208,105[11]
November 27:00 p.m.at No. 6 Sacramento StateNo. 3
Pluto TVW 36–1711,253  [12]
November 92:00 p.m.No. 22 North DakotaNo. 3
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Pluto TVW 30–279,622[13]
November 161:00 p.m.at No. 5 MontanaNo. 3
ROOTL 16–3522,682  [14]
November 232:00 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 6
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
Pluto TVW 38–107,623[15]
December 71:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*No. 4
ESPN3W 26–205,422[16]
December 138:00 p.m.No. 7 Montana*No. 4
ESPN2W 17–106,422[17]
December 214:30 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison*No. 4
ESPNUL 14–3010,487  [18]
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

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At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Aztecs 0 3 0 3 6
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 7 7 7 24
No. 7 Wildcats 3 14 14 10 41
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Wildcats 0 10 3 0 13
Wolf Pack 3 6 7 3 19
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Panthers 3 7 0 7 17
No. 5 Wildcats 20 7 2 0 29
See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 10 10 14 7 41
Vandals 0 14 7 14 35
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 7 14
No. 4 Wildcats 0 7 7 15 29
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 14 0 7 28
No. 4 Wildcats 7 7 16 21 51
See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 7 9 10 10 36
No. 22 Aggies 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

At Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Wildcats 9 14 6 7 36
No. 6 Hornets 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 7 10 7 3 27
No. 3 Wildcats 14 6 0 10 30
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Wildcats 3 0 0 13 16
No. 5 Grizzlies 14 7 14 0 35
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 3 7 10
No. 6 Wildcats 7 24 7 0 38
See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team

FCS Playoffs

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The Wildcats entered the postseason tournament as the number three seed, with a first-round bye.[21]

Kennesaw State–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 3 14 0 3 20
No. 4 Wildcats 3 9 14 0 26
See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Montana–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Grizzlies 0 7 0 3 10
No. 4 Wildcats 0 3 7 7 17
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

At James Madison–Semifinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
No. 2 Dukes 10 14 3 3 30
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS876654444333643
Coaches986765555333743

References

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  1. ^ "Jay Hill - Football Coach". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Weber State vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Weber State vs. Nevada - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Northern Iowa vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Weber State vs. Idaho - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Southern Utah vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Northern Arizona vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Weber State vs. UC Davis - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Weber State vs. Sacramento State - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "North Dakota vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "Weber State vs. Montana - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "Idaho State vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Kennesaw State vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Montana vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "Weber State vs. James Madison - Game Recap - December 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.[dead link‍]
  19. ^ "2019 Weber State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  20. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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