2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

2025 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–4 (1–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mickey Mental (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mickey Mental (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Dale (5th season)
Home stadium	Stewart Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Montana		3	–	0					7	–	0
No. 5 Montana State		3	–	0					5	–	2
No. 6 UC Davis		3	–	0					5	–	1
Sacramento State		2	–	1					4	–	3
Eastern Washington		2	–	1					3	–	4
No. 19 Northern Arizona		1	–	2					4	–	3
Northern Colorado		1	–	2					3	–	4
Cal Poly		1	–	2					3	–	4
Weber State		1	–	2					3	–	4
Idaho State		1	–	2					2	–	5
No. 24 Idaho		0	–	3					2	–	5
Portland State		0	–	3					0	–	7
As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team represent Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats are led by third-year head coach Mickey Mental and play at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	at James Madison *	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 10–45	24,965
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN+	L 3–45	40,038
September 13	5:00 p.m.	at McNeese *	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	W 42–41	11,702
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Butler *	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	W 38–24	6,393
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at No. 9 UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 12–34	12,238
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 27–55	2,126
October 18	3:00 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	W 43–27	1,489
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Montana	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+
November 15	4:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

at James Madison (FBS)

See also: 2025 James Madison Dukes football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) at James Madison Dukes (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	3	0	10
Dukes (FBS)	14	14	3	14	45

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 24,965
• Referee: Tim Barker
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley, Delvin Joyce, and David Hulvey

Game information

First quarter JMU – Alonza Barnett III 11-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 8:25. Dukes 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:46. JMU – Isaiah Alston 20-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez kick), 0:46. Dukes 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:16. Second quarter JMU – Matthew Sluka 1-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 7:12. Dukes 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:34. JMU – Landon Ellis 14-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Morgan Suarez kick), 3:36. Dukes 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:39. WEB – Noah Kjar 14-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey (Sloan Calder kick), 0:53. Dukes 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards 0:44. Third quarter WEB – Sloan Calder 51-yard field goal, 11:03. Dukes 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:00. JMU – Morgan Suarez 38-yard field goal, 7:21. Dukes 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter JMU – Wayne Knight 59-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 14:51. Dukes 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:02. JMU – JC Evans 5-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 4:48. Dukes 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06.

Statistics	WEB	JMU
First downs	10	23
Total yards	148	458
Rushing yards	64	313
Passing yards	84	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–26–3	17–27–1
Time of possession	27:33	32:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Jackson Gilkey	10/24, 84 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Zach Hrbacek	12 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Chretien	2 receptions, 22 yards
James Madison	Passing	Alonza Barnett III	14/22, 130 yards, TD
	Rushing	George Pettaway	10 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Michael Scott	4 receptions, 38 yards

at Arizona (FBS)

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-1) at Arizona Wildcats (FBS) (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Weber State	0	0	0	3	3
Arizona (FBS)	24	10	14	0	48

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 PM MST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 40,038
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Jeff Woody (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:08) ARIZ – Javin Whatley 31-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Arizona 7–0) (8:56) ARIZ – Javin Whatley 85-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:12; Arizona 14–0) (4:15) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:43; Arizona 17–0) (2:28) ARIZ – Tre Spivey 10-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:27; Arizona 24–0) Second quarter (8:51) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:53; Arizona 27–0) (2:16) ARIZ – Brandon Phelps 13-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:02; Arizona 34–0) Third quarter (7:44) ARIZ – Ismail Mahdi 27-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:47; Arizona 41–0) (7:08) ARIZ – Jay'Vion Cole 27-yard interception return, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Arizona 48–0) Fourth quarter (12:44) WEB – Sloan Calder 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:02; Arizona 48–3)

Statistics	WEB	ARIZ
First downs	11	31
Total yards	184	556
Rushing yards	116	150
Passing yards	68	406
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–24–2	20–28–0
Time of possession	27:21	32:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Jackson Gilkey	10/24, 68 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jackson Gilkey	9 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Noah Bennee	2 receptions, 20 yards
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	17/22, 373 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Ismail Mahdi	9 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Javin Whatley	5 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD

at McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-2) vs. McNeese Cowboys (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	14	42
Cowboys	0	7	14	20	41

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 11,702
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Chaston Tavares (analyst) and Rylee Eyster (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (5:06) WEB – Jayleen Record 78-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:42; Weber State 7–0) Second Quarter (14:46) WEB – Jackson Gilkey 50-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:56; Weber State 14–0) (13:23) MCN – Bryce Strong 68-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Weber State 14–7) (0:21) WEB – Sloan Calder 10-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:38; Weber State 21–7) Third Quarter (12:02) MCN – Jonathan Harris 57-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Weber State 21–14) (5:48) WEB – Davion Godley 2-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; Weber State 28–14) (2:21) MCN – Jake Strong 5-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:19; Weber State 28–21) Fourth Quarter (11:05) WEB – Davion Godley 12-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:11; Weber State 35–21) (9:45) WEB – BJ Carey 0-yard interception, Sloan Calder kick (Weber State 42–21) (9:04) MCN – Tre'Vonte Citizen 79-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:41; Weber State 42–28) (4:56) MCN – Jonathan Harris 3-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:45; Weber State 42–35) (0:42) MCN – Jake Strong 19-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 1:32; Weber State 42–41)

Statistics	WEB	MCN
First downs	21	21
Total yards	447	537
Rushing yards	229	259
Passing yards	218	278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–20–2	20–39–2
Time of possession	32:43	27:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Jackson Gilkey	11/20, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jackson Gilkey	15 carries, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayleen Record	1 reception, 78 yards, TD
McNeese	Passing	Jake Strong	20/39, 278 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tre'Vonte Citizen	11 carries, 117 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Harris	7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

Butler

See also: 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team

Butler Bulldogs (2-1) vs. Weber State Wildcats (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	17	0	7	24
Wildcats	13	14	3	8	38

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 6,393
• Referee: Jim Crowley
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Folta (play-by-play) and Riley Jensen (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (12:38) WEB – Davion Godley 15-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Weber State 7–0) (5:51) WEB – Sloan Calder 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Weber State 10–0) (0:38) WEB – Sloan Calder 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:40; Weber State 13–0) Second Quarter (10:47) BUT – Ethan Loss 2-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Weber State 13–7) (8:54) WEB – AJ Jayroe 20-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Weber State 20–7) (4:46) WEB – Ammon Munyer 20-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Weber State 27–7) (4:01) BUT – Brady Preston 32-yard pass from Gabe Passini, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Weber State 27–14) (2:00) BUT – Ryan Short 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54; Weber State 27–17) Third Quarter (6:44) WEB – Sloan Calder 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:47; Weber State 30–17) Fourth Quarter (14:55) BUT – Gabe Passini 12-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:36; Weber State 30–24) (2:54) WEB – Chauncey Sylvester 3-yard run, Marvin Session pass from Jackson Gilkey (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:19; Weber State 38–24)

Statistics	BUT	WEB
First downs	13	21
Total yards	248	442
Rushing yards	185	257
Passing yards	63	185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–25–1	14–25–2
Time of possession	28:44	31:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing	Gabe Passini	5/9, 51 yards, TD
	Rushing	Gabe Passini	23 carries, 175 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brady Preston	1 reception, 32 yards, TD
Weber State	Passing	Jackson Gilkey	14/25, 185 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Davion Godley	19 carries, 193 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marvin Session	4 receptions, 63 yards

at No. 9 UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

Weber State Wildcats (2-2) vs. No. 9 UC Davis Aggies (2-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	3	6	12
No. 9 Aggies	0	17	3	14	34

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,238
• Referee: Mike Bezner
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Marsh (play-by-play) and Scott Gordon (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter (12:13) WEB – Sloan Calder 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:00; Weber State 3–0) (7:07) UCD – Caden Pinnick 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; UC Davis 7–3) (3:47) UCD – Carter Vargas 57-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:27; UC Davis 14–3) (0:00) UCD – Hunter Ridley 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:13; UC Davis 17–3) Third Quarter (7:44) UCD – Hunter Ridley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:31; UC Davis 20–3) (3:11) WEB – Sloan Calder 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:26; UC Davis 20–6) Fourth Quarter (13:37) UCD – Rex Connors 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; UC Davis 27–6) (8:59) UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 85-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:42; UC Davis 34–6) (3:03) WEB – Marcus Chretien 11-yard pass from Dijon Jennings (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:51; UC Davis 34–12)

Statistics	WEB	UCD
First downs	17	21
Total yards	313	469
Rushing yards	138	175
Passing yards	175	294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–24–0	17–29–0
Time of possession	34:27	25:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing	Jackson Gilkey	14/22, 138 yards
	Rushing	Davion Godley	19 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Marvin Session	3 receptions, 44 yards
UC Davis	Passing	Caden Pinnick	16/27, 288 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Carter Vargas	8 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Samuel Gbatu Jr.	4 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Sacramento State

See also: 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Sacramento State Hornets (2-3) vs. Weber State Wildcats (2-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	21	7	20	55
Wildcats	3	7	10	7	27

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SAC	WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Portland State

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team

Weber State Wildcats (2-4) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

• Date: October 18

Statistics	WEB	PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Washington

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington Eagles (0-0) vs. Weber State Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: October 25

Statistics	EWU	WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Montana

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana Grizzlies (0-0) vs. Weber State Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: November 1

Statistics	MONT	WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Montana State Bobcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: November 8

Statistics	WEB	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bengals	-	-	-	-	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: November 15

Statistics	WEB	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0-0) vs. Weber State Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

• Date: November 22

Statistics	NAU	WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (January 22, 2025). "Weber State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
2. Hein, Brett (January 22, 2025). "Weber State football: 2025 schedule complete with new home game; coaching changes". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved April 23, 2025.