2008 Weber State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 2008 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
| 2008 Weber State Wildcats football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 13–24 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 7 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
| Record | 10–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Hammer (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Colton Swan (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Weber State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 season was a very successful season for the Wildcats. Led by head coach Ron McBride, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play to share the Big Sky championship with Montana.[1][2]
Weber State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Cal Poly in the first round before losing to their conference rivals Montana in the quarterfinals. It was the Wildcats' first trip to the playoffs in seventeen years, and their most wins in twenty-one years.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | 7:00 pm | Montana Western* | W 62–6 | 5,182 | [4] | |||
| September 6 | 10:00 pm | at Hawaii* | L 17–36 | 39,446 | [5] | |||
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | Dixie State* |
| W 44–7 | 8,201 | [6] | ||
| September 20 | 3:00 pm | at Sacramento State | W 32–27 | 7,186 | [7] | |||
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 17 (FBS) Utah | L 21–37 | 45,117 | [8] | |||
| October 4 | 1:05 pm | No. 3 Montana |
| W 45–28 | 3,753 | [9] | ||
| October 11 | 1:35 pm | at Montana State | No. 22 | W 35–12 | 14,447 | [10] | ||
| October 18 | 1:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 18 |
| W 17–10 | 7,320 | [11] | |
| October 25 | 4:05 pm | at No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 16 | W 42–14 | 9,007 | [12] | ||
| November 1 | 1:05 pm | Portland State | No. 13 |
| W 31–21 | 8,164 | [13] | |
| November 8 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | No. 9 | W 59–27 | 5,514 | [14] | ||
| November 22 | 12:05 pm | Eastern Washington | No. 8 |
| L 26–33 | 8,841 | [15] | |
| November 29 | 7:05 pm | at No. 3 Cal Poly* | No. 12 | W 49–35 | 6,919 | [16] | ||
| December 6 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Montana* | No. 12 |
| ESPNGP | L 13–24 | 21,583 | [17] |
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