Jamie Martin led the NCAADivision I-AA in passing (336.4 yards per game) and total offense (337.6 yards per game) in 1990. He was named to the First-team All-Big Sky Conference.
Martin followed his strong sophomore campaign with a spectacular junior year in 1991. He completed 310 of 500 passes for 4,125 yards and 35 touchdowns. He again led the Division I-AA in passing (375.0 yards per game) and total offense (394.3 yards per game). Martin set Division I-AA records for pass completions (47), passing yards (624), and total offense yards (643) in a game against Idaho State. Martin was named First-team All-American and was awarded the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top Division I-AA player in the nation.
In his senior season in 1992, he led the Big Sky in passing (291.5 yards per game) and earned Third-team All-American honors. Martin finished his career as the all-time leader in passing (12,207 yards) and total offense (12,287 yards) in the history of Division I-AA football. His 87 career touchdown passes were a Big Sky record. He played in the 1993 East–West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl.
Rivalries
Idaho State
Idaho State University, residing in Pocatello, Idaho, is the closest conference member to Weber State, the driving distance between the two campuses being about 130 miles. The teams first competed in October 1962, and have played each other anually since becoming charter members of the Big Sky Conference in July 1963. Weber State leads the series 49-17 (.743).
In the 2024 season, the Train Bell Trophy, a rivalry trophy between the two schools, was reintroduced, having not been used since the 1970s.[6] Idaho State defeated Weber State in Ogden to gain posession of the trophy, the first time the Wildcats have lost against the Bengals at home since 1984.
Northern Arizona
Weber State first played Northern Arizona in the 1964 season, and have played them anually since then, with the exception of the 2017 season. The series is tied 29-29 (.500) through the 2025 fall season.
Southern Utah
Between 1984 and 2011, Weber State played Southern Utah 17 times, winning all but three times.[7] In the 2011 season, Southern Utah officially joined the Big Sky Conference, making the rivalry game annual. In 2021, Southern Utah vacated the Big Sky Conference for the Western Athletic Conference, who had recently reinstated football as a sport, and the two schools have not played against each other since then. However, Southern Utah, along with Utah Tech, will be joining the Big Sky Conference in the 2026 season, renewing the rivalry.[8] Weber State leads the series 21-8 (.724).
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