2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

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2021 Weber State Wildcats football
Weber State Wildcats wordmark.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Grant Duff (1st season)
  • Joe Dale (1st season)
Home stadium Stewart Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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.

Contents

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:30 p.m.at No. 24 (FBS) Utah *No. 6
 P12N L 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 Davis No. 14
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 14–176,802
October 26:00 pmat Cal Poly No. 19
ESPN+W 38–77,089
October 156:00 p.m.No. 9 Montana State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
 ESPNU L 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 State No. 23
ESPN+W 40–172,500
November 61:00 p.m. Portland State No. 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

Weber State at Utah
Team1234Total
No. 6 Wildcats703717
•No. 24 (FBS) Utes13671440
      
Scoring summary
108:39UTAHJadon Redding 25–yard field goal
(10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43)		UTAH 3–0
08:26WSU Rashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick)WSU 7–3
06:07UTAHDalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)		UTAH 10–7
02:53UTAHJadon Redding 31–yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29)		UTAH 13–7
212:04UTAHTavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed)
(3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08)		UTAH 19–7
310:31WSUKyle Thompson 25–yard field goal
(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44)		UTAH 19–10
04:27UTAHSolomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)		UTAH 26–10
408:44UTAHTavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28)		UTAH 33–10
07:49UTAHDalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)
(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38)		UTAH 40–10
02:43WSUHayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06)		UTAH 40–17
StatisticsWeber StateUtah
First downs1428
Total yards270450
Rushing yards57188
Passing yards213262
Turnovers33
Time of possession30:2429:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Weber StatePassingBronson Barron21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDontae McMillan7 carries, 39 yards
ReceivingJustin Malone5 receptions, 50 yards
UtahPassing 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

1234Total
No. 10 Wildcats77131441
Trailblazers30003

No. 3 James Madison

1234Total
No. 3 Dukes107101037
No. 9 Wildcats3071424

No. 12 UC Davis

1234Total
No. 12 Aggies073717
No. 14 Wildcats077014

At Cal Poly

1234Total
No. 19 Wildcats72110038
Mustangs70007

No. 9 Montana State

1234Total
No. 9 Bobcats706013
No. 19 Wildcats70007

At No. 2 Eastern Washington

1234Total
Wildcats01371535
No. 2 Eagles7771334

At Idaho State

1234Total
No. 23 Wildcats107101340
Bengals0107017

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings01071330
No. 24 Wildcats703818

At Southern Utah

1234Total
Wildcats143171062
Thunderbirds00000

At Northern Colorado

1234Total
Wildcats32124048
Bears3140017

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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