American college football season
2017 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. 5 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
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Record | 11–3 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Fesi Sitake (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Jason Kaufusi (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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Seasons |
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]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Montana Western* | | | Pluto TV | W 76–0 | 8,882 |
September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at California* | No. 25 | | P12N | L 20–33 | 36,209 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State* | | | Pluto TV | W 31–24 | 8,365 |
September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 23 | | KJZZ | W 41–3 | 9,450 |
September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Montana State | No. 20 | | ATTRM[11] | W 25–17 | 19,557 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | No. 18 | | ELVN | L 16–32 | 9,135 |
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 23 | | Pluto TV | W 17–3 | 9,234 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 24 Montana | | | KJZZ | W 41–27 | 8,912 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Eastern Washington | No. 19 | | Pluto TV | W 28–20 | 9,451 |
November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 14 | | Pluto TV | W 63–17 | 3,792 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 12 | | Pluto TV | W 35–7 | 9,539 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Western Illinois* | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | W 21–19 | 16,876 |
December 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Southern Utah* | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | W 30–13 | 11,811 |
December 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison* | No. 11 | | ESPN2 | L 28–31 | 13,497 |
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 16 was 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 |
At California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Hornets | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 23 Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
Bobcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Wildcats | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Wildcats | 10 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 41 |
At Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
At Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Wildcats | 14 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Vikings | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 12 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | RV | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
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Coaches | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
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References
- ^ "Weber State to play at Cal, host five in 2017". STATS FCS Football. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hosting a football playoff game is historic, but Weber State wants to do more". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Wood, Trent (November 19, 2017). "Weber State football: Wildcats awarded at large bid and first round match up with Western Illinois". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Western Illinois vs. Weber State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Leathernecks' season ends with 21-19 playoff loss". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Weber State fends off Western Illinois in FCS playoffs". FOX Sports. November 25, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Weber State beats Southern Utah 30-13 to advance to FCS quarterfinals". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ Standard-Examiner. "Weber State loses heartbreaker at No. 1 James Madison on last-second field goal". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "No. 1 James Madison survives Weber State upset bid in FCS quarterfinal". SBNation.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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- Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
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National championships in bold |
2017 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – North Dakota State |