American college football season
The 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference .[1] They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for the Big Sky championship with Southern Utah . Due to their head-to-head loss to Southern Utah in the regular season, they did not receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs , but did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their second straight trip to the playoffs.[2] [3] In the first round, they defeated Western Illinois .[4] [5] [6] In the second round, they avenged their regular season loss to Southern Utah.[7] [8] In the quarterfinals, they lost to eventual national runner-up, James Madison .[9] [10]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Montana Western * Pluto TV W 76–08,882 September 9 3:00 p.m. at California * No. 25 P12N L 20–3336,209 September 16 7:00 p.m. at Sacramento State * Pluto TV W 31–248,365 September 23 5:00 p.m. UC Davis No. 23 KJZZ W 41–39,450 September 30 1:30 p.m. at Montana State No. 20 ATTRM [11] W 25–1719,557 October 14 6:00 p.m. Southern Utah No. 18 ELVN L 16–329,135 October 21 1:30 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 23 Pluto TV W 17–39,234 October 28 2:00 p.m. No. 24 Montana KJZZ W 41–278,912 November 4 2:00 p.m. at No. 11 Eastern Washington No. 19 Pluto TV W 28–209,451 November 11 3:00 p.m. at Portland State No. 14 Pluto TV W 63–173,792 November 18 2:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 12 Pluto TV W 35–79,539 November 25 2:00 p.m. No. 9 Western Illinois * No. 11 ESPN3 W 21–1916,876 December 2 6:00 p.m. at No. 12 Southern Utah* No. 11 ESPN3 W 30–1311,811 December 8 5:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison * No. 11 ESPN2 L 28–3113,497
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 16 was considered a non-conference game.
Game summaries [ edit ] Montana Western [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 20 28 14 14 76
At California [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Wildcats 10 10 0 0 20 Golden Bears 7 10 0 16 33
At Sacramento State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 16 8 0 7 31 Hornets 0 14 7 3 24
UC Davis [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 3 0 0 0 3 No. 23 Wildcats 17 14 10 0 41
At Montana State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Wildcats 0 9 13 3 25 Bobcats 3 7 0 7 17
Southern Utah [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Thunderbirds 7 13 9 3 32 No. 18 Wildcats 3 10 3 0 16
At Cal Poly [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Wildcats 8 0 3 6 17 Mustangs 0 3 0 0 3
Montana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Grizzlies 0 6 7 14 27 Wildcats 10 24 0 7 41
At Eastern Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Wildcats 0 14 7 7 28 No. 11 Eagles 7 7 0 6 20
At Portland State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Wildcats 14 35 7 7 63 Vikings 3 0 7 7 17
Idaho State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 0 0 0 7 No. 12 Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] Western Illinois–First Round [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 19 No. 11 Wildcats 0 14 0 7 21
At Southern Utah–Second Round [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Wildcats 0 13 14 3 30 No. 12 Thunderbirds 10 3 0 0 13
At James Madison–Quarterfinals [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Wildcats 7 0 7 14 28 No. 1 Dukes 7 3 0 21 31
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS RV 25 RV 23 20 19 18 23 RV 19 14 12 11 5 Coaches 22 20 21 18 18 16 16 23 22 14 12 9 8 5
References [ edit ] ^ "Weber State to play at Cal, host five in 2017" . STATS FCS Football. January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017 . ^ "Hosting a football playoff game is historic, but Weber State wants to do more" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Wood, Trent (November 19, 2017). "Weber State football: Wildcats awarded at large bid and first round match up with Western Illinois" . DeseretNews.com . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Western Illinois vs. Weber State - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Leathernecks' season ends with 21-19 playoff loss" . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Weber State fends off Western Illinois in FCS playoffs" . FOX Sports . November 25, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Weber State vs. Southern Utah - Game Recap - December 2, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "Weber State beats Southern Utah 30-13 to advance to FCS quarterfinals" . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ Standard-Examiner. "Weber State loses heartbreaker at No. 1 James Madison on last-second field goal" . Standard-Examiner . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "No. 1 James Madison survives Weber State upset bid in FCS quarterfinal" . SBNation.com . Retrieved January 18, 2018 . ^ "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE" . Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .
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