2008 Weber State Wildcats football team

2008 Weber State Wildcats football
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)
Head coach	Ron McBride (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Hammer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Colton Swan (1st season)
Home stadium	Stewart Stadium
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2008 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

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
August 28	7:00 pm	Montana Western *		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 62–6	5,182	[4]
September 6	10:00 pm	at Hawaii *		Aloha Stadium Hālawa, HI		L 17–36	39,446	[5]
September 13	6:00 pm	Dixie State *		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 44–7	8,201	[6]
September 20	3:00 pm	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		W 32–27	7,186	[7]
September 27	6:00 pm	at No. 17 (FBS) Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 21–37	45,117	[8]
October 4	1:05 pm	No. 3 Montana		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 45–28	3,753	[9]
October 11	1:35 pm	at Montana State	No. 22	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 35–12	14,447	[10]
October 18	1:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 18	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 17–10	7,320	[11]
October 25	4:05 pm	at No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 16	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		W 42–14	9,007	[12]
November 1	1:05 pm	Portland State	No. 13	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 31–21	8,164	[13]
November 8	1:35 pm	at Idaho State	No. 9	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 59–27	5,514	[14]
November 22	12:05 pm	Eastern Washington	No. 8	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		L 26–33	8,841	[15]
November 29	7:05 pm	at No. 3 Cal Poly *	No. 12	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 49–35	6,919	[16]
December 6	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Montana*	No. 12	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 13–24	21,583	[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "2008 Football Coaches". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
2. "2008 Football Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
3. "Ron McBride - Football Coach". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
4. "Wildcats dominate Bulldogs". The Montana Standard. August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Graunke rallies UH past Wildcats". West Hawaii Today. September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wildcats rack up yards, rout Dixie State". The Daily Spectrum. September 14, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Higgins guides Weber past Sac St". The Missoulian. September 21, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sakoda, Utah down Weber State". The Times-News. September 28, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Weber St. ends Grizzlies' win streak at 25 games". The Montana Standard. October 5, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Weber State ruins Montana State's homecoming". The Independent-Record. October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Higgins hurls Weber St. past Northern Colorado". Great Falls Tribune. October 19, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Wildcats roll past Northern Arizona". The Daily Herald. October 26, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Weber Statte stays perfect in Bis Sky play". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Weber St. 59, Idaho St. 27". Ventura County Star. November 9, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "EWU spoils Weber State's fun, 33–26". The News Tribune. November 23, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Wildcats race past Cal–Poly". The Daily Herald. November 30, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Sweet revenge; Griz avenge regular-season loss to Weber State; Advance to FCS semifinal". The Billings Gazette. December 7, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.