2021 Weber State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Headcoach
- Jay Hill (8th season)
OffensivecoordinatorMatt Hammer (2nd season)
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Hammer (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Stewart Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Wildcats were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) Utah* | No. 6 | P12N | L 17–40 | 51,511 | |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Dixie State* | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 8,280 | |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 James Madison* | No. 9 | ESPN+ | L 24–37 | 11,222 | |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 UC Davis | No. 14 |
| ESPN+ | L 14–17 | 6,802 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 19 | ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 7,089 | |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Montana State | No. 19 |
| ESPNU | L 7–13 | 6,323 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | W 35–34 | 5,676 | ||
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 23 | ESPN+ | W 40–17 | 2,500 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | L 18–30 | 4,433 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | ESPN+ | W 62–0 | 4,045 | ||
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 3,242 | |
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Game summaries
At No. 24 (FBS) Utah
Weber State at Utah
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 6 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| • No. 24 (FBS) Utes | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
- Date: September 2, 2021
- Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City, UT - Game start: 5:31 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 4 hours and 48 minutes
- Game attendance: 51,511
- Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: NE 1 MPH
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play–by–play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| 1 | 08:39 | UTAH | Jadon Redding 25–yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43) | UTAH 3–0 |
| 08:26 | WSU | Rashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick) | WSU 7–3 | |
| 06:07 | UTAH | Dalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19) | UTAH 10–7 | |
| 02:53 | UTAH | Jadon Redding 31–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29) | UTAH 13–7 | |
| 2 | 12:04 | UTAH | Tavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed) (3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08) | UTAH 19–7 |
| 3 | 10:31 | WSU | Kyle Thompson 25–yard field goal (7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44) | UTAH 19–10 |
| 04:27 | UTAH | Solomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) | UTAH 26–10 | |
| 4 | 08:44 | UTAH | Tavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28) | UTAH 33–10 |
| 07:49 | UTAH | Dalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38) | UTAH 40–10 | |
| 02:43 | WSU | Hayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) | UTAH 40–17 | |
| Statistics | Weber State | Utah |
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| First downs | 14 | 28 |
| Total yards | 270 | 450 |
| Rushing yards | 57 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 262 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:24 | 29:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Weber State | Passing | Bronson Barron | 21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Dontae McMillan | 7 carries, 39 yards | |
| Receiving | Justin Malone | 5 receptions, 50 yards | |
| Utah | Passing | Charlie Brewer | 19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |
At Dixie State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Trailblazers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 3 James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Dukes | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| No. 9 Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
No. 12 UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 9 Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At No. 2 Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 62 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
