Weber State Wildcats football
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| Weber State Wildcats football | |||
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| First season | 1962 | ||
| Head coach | Mickey Mental 2nd season, 6–5 (.545) | ||
| Stadium | Stewart Stadium (capacity: 17,312) | ||
| Location | Ogden, Utah | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Big Sky | ||
| All-time record | 334–333–3 (.501) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 10 | ||
| Playoff record | 8–10 | ||
| Conference titles | 8 (1965, 1968, 1987, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | ||
| Rivalries | Idaho State Southern Utah (Beehive Bowl) | ||
| Colors | Purple and white[1] | ||
| Mascot | Waldo the Wildcat | ||
| Website | WeberStateSports.com | ||
The Weber State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Weber State University, located in Ogden, Utah. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, founded in 1963. The school's first football team was fielded a year earlier in 1962. Home games are played at the 17,312-seat Stewart Stadium. The Wildcats are led by coach Mickey Mental following the 2022 departure of Jay Hill, the winningest coach in program history.
History
[edit]Classifications
[edit]- 1962–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
- 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA / FCS
Conference memberships
[edit]- 1962: Independent
- 1963–present: Big Sky Conference
Postseason results
[edit]Weber State's first postseason appearance was in 1987.[2]
Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs
[edit]The Wildcats have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs ten times, with an overall record of 8–9.
Year Round Opponent Result Head coach 1987 First Round
Quarterfinals@ Idaho
@ MarshallW 59–30
L 23–51Mike Price 1991 First Round @ Northern Iowa L 21–38 Dave Arslanian 2008 First Round
Quarterfinals@ Cal Poly
@ MontanaW 49–35
L 13–24Ron McBride 2009 First Round @ William & Mary L 25–38 2016 First Round @ Chattanooga L 14–45 Jay Hill 2017 First Round
Second Round
QuarterfinalsWestern Illinois
@ Southern Utah
@ James MadisonW 21–19
W 30–13
L 28–312018 Second Round
QuarterfinalsSE Missouri State
MaineW 48–23
L 18–232019 Second Round
Quarterfinals
SemifinalsKennesaw State
Montana
@ James MadisonW 26–20
W 17–10
L 14–302020 First Round Southern Illinois L 31–34 2022 First Round
Second RoundNorth Dakota
@ Montana StateW 38–31
L 25-33
Retired numbers
[edit]| No. | Player | Position | Career | No. ret. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Jamie Martin | QB | 1989–92 | 2014 | [3][4] |
Jamie Martin led the NCAA Division 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
[edit]Northern Arizona
[edit]Weber State trails in the series against Northern Arizona 28-29 through the 2024 fall season. Has a 1-2 record for the trophy with the last meeting falling in Flagstaff 27-6.
National award winners
[edit]| Walter Payton Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Position | ||
| 1991 | Jamie Martin | Quarterback | ||
The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) of college football.
All-Americans
[edit]- Lee White, RB- 1967 (Time 1st Team)
- Lee White, FB- 1967 (FN 1st Team)
- Jamie Martin, Quarterback- 1991 (1st Team)
- Jamie Martin, Quarterback- 1992 (3rd Team)
Notable former players
[edit]- Robb Akey
- Bob Bees
- Jeff Carlson
- Carter Campbell
- Bruce Covernton
- Chris Darrington
- Wade Davis
- John Fassel
- J.D. Folsom
- Halvor Hagen
- David Hale
- Cameron Higgins
- Taron Johnson
- Al Lolotai
- Jamie Martin
- Anthony Parker
- Ryan Prince
- Bob Pollard
- Darryl Pollard
- Alfred Pupunu
- Marcus Mailei
- Pat McQuistan
- Paul McQuistan
- Sua Opeta
- Brad Otton
- Cam Quayle
- Henry Reed
- Roger Ruzek
- Jim Schmedding
- Rashid Shaheed
- Scott Shields
- Tim Toone
- Andrew Vollert
- Jonah Williams
Future non-conference opponents
[edit]Announced schedules as of August 11, 2024.[5]
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Washington | at Arizona | at Southern Utah | at BYU | Lamar | at Utah | at BYU | Southern Utah |
| at Lamar | at McNeese | at Colorado | Southern Utah | at Southern Utah | Southern Utah | at Southern Utah | |
| at Northwestern State | Northwestern State | ||||||
| McNeese |
References
[edit]- ^ "Weber Color Palette". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Boling, Dave (November 28, 1987). "Vandals to wing it; Weber waits for answer to prayer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
- ^ Weber State to retire Jamie Martin's jersey at weberstatesports.com, 14 Oct 2014
- ^ Former WSU quarterback first Wildcat to have jersey retired at thesignpostwsu.com - 13 Nov 2014
- ^ "Weber State Wildcats Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
