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2021 Weber State Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Hammer (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinators |
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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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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.
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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
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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Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTAH –29.5 | 49 [3] |
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 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
Trailblazers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
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 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 14 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 62 |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
Bears | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |