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1981 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Idaho State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Boise State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

The 1981 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College—now known as Weber State University—as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Price, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. Weber State played home games at Wildcat Stadium in Ogden, Utah.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 127:30 p.m.Idaho
W 42–2115,900[1]
September 19at Utah State*
L 18–3117,132[2]
September 26Portland State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 31–1616,841[3]
October 3at No. 7 Montana State
W 28–20[4]
October 10Puget Sound*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 31–107,841[5]
October 17at Nevada
L 14–2810,254[6]
October 241:30 p.m.No. 4 Boise Statedagger
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 19–3312,306[7]
October 31Northern Arizona
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 24–23 OT[8]
November 7Augustana (SD)*
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 27–7[9]
November 14at No. 9 Montana
W 7–69,000[10]
November 21at No. 2 Idaho State
L 30–33 3OT13,444[11]

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Roster

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1981 Weber State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Mark Caskey Jr
WR 4 Todd Boyer Fr
QB 6 Rob Hause Fr
QB 7 Milt Myers So
QB 8 Tim Bernal So
QB 9 Emanuel Crockett Fr
WR 10 Gerald Bradley Jr
RB 11 Scott Roth Jr
WR 13 Steve Baggs So
QB 16 Richard McKee Sr
QB 17 Jeff Roeszler Jr
RB 23 Kevin Matthews Jr
RB 26 Rodney Brewer Jr
RB 27 Freddie Cook Fr
WR 28 Chris Kelly Jr
RB 31 Dale Anderson Fr
RB 34 Phil Swan So
RB 35 Phil Varsek Fr
WR 41 Eric Allen Sr
WR 44 Terry Magee Jr
WR 47 Ray McNeil So
C 51 Greg Baptist Fr
C 52 Greg Weigel Jr
C 54 Bret Frodsham Jr
C 59 Tom Brothers Jr
C 60 Mike Stephens So
G 61 Mark Masters Jr
G 65 Lawrence Livingston Jr
G 66 Dave Dansie Sr
G 67 Jim Bobinsky So
G 70 Mike Montgomery Jr
OT 74 Greg Bolinger So
OT 75 Sam Slater So
G 76 Franklin John Fr
OT 78 Bret Smith Sr
OT 79 John Mitchell Jr
TE 81 Steve Baty So
WR, P 82 Curt Miller Sr
TE 86 Scott Zellmer Jr
TE 87 Phil Principe So
TE 89 Norm Haney Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 John Fitzgerald Fr
CB 3 Sammi Reeves Jr
FS 5 Victor Fletcher Jr
LB 12 Greg Davis Sr
FS 14 Tim Hill Sr
CB 15 Steve Alford Fr
SS 24 Kris Jugler Jr
CB 25 Darryl Harris So
LB 33 Joe Jeppson Fr
LB 36 Danny Rich Sr
LB 37 Ray Williams Jr
LB 38 Jeff Moore Sr
LB 39 John Geyerman Fr
LB 40 Baron Harrell Jr
SS 42 Jim Arslanian Jr
CB 43 Brian Schaffer So
CB 45 Elbert Gray Sr
LB 46 Kevin Kaczmarzewski So
LB 48 Garth Fjellstrom Fr
CB 49 Alfred Stone Fr
DT 50 Curtis McGhan Sr
LB 53 Kevin Flye Jr
NG 55 John Kavanaugh Jr
LB 56 Bob Casper Jr
LB 57 Mike Nichter Jr
LB 58 John Fullington Sr
DT 62 Terrence Phillips Jr
NG 63 Manase Tuatagaloa Jr
LB 68 Shawn Moore Fr
NG 69 Tim Cox Fr
NG 71 Mike Morley Sr
DT 77 Danny Stuber Sr
DT 80 Bret Rahn Jr
DT 88 Dave Goff So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 19 Roger Ruzek Jr
K 29 Bill Cullen Fr
K 40 Dave Griffin Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Weber St. stuns Idaho in opener". Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Utah State takes 31–18 victory over Weber St". The Idaho Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Weber State turns tables on Vikings". The Sunday Oregonian. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wintrode, Warren (October 4, 1981). "Weber overhauls Cats". The Montana Standard – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Weber State whips Puget Sound, 31–10". The Daily Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Reno triumphs over Weber". The Daily Spectrum. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Broncos rip error-plagued Weber State". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Weber St. 24, N. Arizona 23". Nevada State Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Augustana loses, 27–7". Argus-Leader. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzly party is finally over with 7–6 loss to Weber State". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ISU clinches title, Boise wants berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1981. p. C4.
  12. ^ "1981 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics.
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