2019 Weber State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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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 | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Semifinals, L 14–30 vs. James Madison | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 3 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
| Record | 11–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dave Schramm (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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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 | 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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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 | |
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| No. 8 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Wolf Pack | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 5 Wildcats | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Vandals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 51 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| No. 22 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Wildcats | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
| No. 6 Hornets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 3 Wildcats | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
At Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| No. 5 Grizzlies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| No. 15 Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 4 Wildcats | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
Montana–Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| No. 4 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |