2021 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGrant Duff (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Dale (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (7)
2 Montana (3)
3 Eastern Washington (2)
4 Montana State (1)
5 Sacramento State (1)
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Cal Poly
13 Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (14)
2 Montana (4)
3 Eastern Washington (3)
4 Montana State (3)
5 Sacramento State
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Northern Colorado
13 Cal Poly

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:30 p.m.at No. 24 (FBS) Utah*No. 6
P12NL 17–4051,511
September 118:00 p.m.at Dixie State*No. 10
ESPN+W 41–38,280
September 186:00 p.m.No. 3 James Madison*No. 9
ESPN+L 24–3711,222
September 256:00 p.m.No. 12 UC DavisNo. 14
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 14–176,802
October 26:00 pmat Cal PolyNo. 19
ESPN+W 38–77,089
October 156:00 p.m.No. 9 Montana StatedaggerNo. 19
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPNUL 7–136,323
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 2 Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 35–345,676
October 301:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 23
ESPN+W 40–172,500
November 61:00 p.m.Portland StateNo. 24
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 18–304,433
November 132:00 p.m.at Southern Utah
ESPN+W 62–04,045
November 201:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+W 48–173,242

[2]

Game summaries

At No. 24 (FBS) Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Wildcats 7 0 3 7 17
No. 24 (FBS) Utes 13 6 7 14 40

At Dixie State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Wildcats 7 7 13 14 41
Trailblazers 3 0 0 0 3

No. 3 James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
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
No. 12 Aggies 0 7 3 7 17
No. 14 Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 7 21 10 0 38
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7

No. 9 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
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
Wildcats 0 13 7 15 35
No. 2 Eagles 7 7 7 13 34

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 10 7 10 13 40
Bengals 0 10 7 0 17

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 10 7 13 30
No. 24 Wildcats 7 0 3 8 18

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 31 7 10 62
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 0 0

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 21 24 0 48
Bears 3 14 0 0 17

References

  1. ↑ "Weber State picked first in Big Sky preseason polls". July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Weber State Football Schedule". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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