American college football season
The 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Hill [1] and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 11–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a two-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Sacramento State . They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Kennesaw State in the second round and Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.
Previous season [ ]
They finished the 2018 season 10–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and UC Davis . They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Southeast Missouri State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Maine .
Preseason [ ]
Big Sky preseason poll [ ]
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in third place in both polls.[2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
536 (25)
2
UC Davis
510 (13)
3
Weber State
472 (4)
4
Montana State
417
5
Montana
396 (1)
6
Northern Arizona
302
7
Idaho State
285
8
Idaho
248
9
Cal Poly
196
10
Portland State
178
11
Southern Utah
160
12
Sacramento State
125
13
Northern Colorado
90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
140 (10)
2
UC Davis
127 (2)
3
Weber State
124
4
Montana
104 (1)
5
Montana State
100
6
Northern Arizona
88
7
Idaho State
72
8
Idaho
65
9
Cal Poly
56
10
Portland State
42
11
Sacramento State
40
12
Southern Utah
38
13
Northern Colorado
19
Preseason All–Big Sky team [ ]
The Wildcats had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team, the most of any team in the conference.[3]
Offense
Ty Whitworth – OG
Josh Davis – RB
Defense
Adam Rodriguez – DE
Jonah Williams – DE
Auston Tesch – OLB
Special Teams
Trey Tuttle – K
Rashid Shaheed – RS
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 7:00 p.m. at San Diego State * No. 8 Stadium on Facebook L 0–640,222 [4]
September 7 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly * No. 7 KJZZ /Pluto TV W 41–248,792 [5]
September 14 5:00 p.m. at Nevada * No. 6 ESPN3 L 13–1914,174 [6]
September 28 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Northern Iowa * No. 5 KJZZ/Pluto TV W 29–176,582 [7]
October 5 3:00 p.m. at Idaho No. 4 Pluto TV W 41–355,947 [8]
October 12 6:00 p.m. Southern Utah No. 4 KJZZ/Pluto TV W 29–1410,622 [9]
October 19 2:00 p.m. Northern Arizona No. 4 Pluto TV W 51–284,421 [10]
October 26 5:00 p.m. at No. 22 UC Davis No. 4 Pluto TV W 36–208,105 [11]
November 2 7:00 p.m. at No. 6 Sacramento State No. 3 Pluto TV W 36–1711,253 [12]
November 9 2:00 p.m. No. 22 North Dakota No. 3 Pluto TV W 30–279,622 [13]
November 16 1:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana No. 3 ROOT L 16–3522,682 [14]
November 23 2:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 6 Pluto TV W 38–107,623 [15]
December 7 1:00 p.m. Kennesaw State * No. 4 Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (FCS Playoffs Second Round ) ESPN3 W 26–205,422 [16]
8:00 p.m. No. 7 Montana* No. 4 Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals ) ESPN2 W 17–106,422 [17]
December 21 4:30 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison * No. 4 ESPNU L 14–3010,487 [18]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
[19] [20]
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Cal Poly was considered a non-conference game with no effect on the Big Sky standings.
Game summaries [ ]
at San Diego State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
Aztecs
0
3
0
3
6
Cal Poly [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
3
7
7
7
24
No. 7 Wildcats
3
14
14
10
41
at Nevada [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Wildcats
0
10
3
0
13
Wolf Pack
3
6
7
3
19
Northern Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Panthers
3
7
0
7
17
No. 5 Wildcats
20
7
2
0
29
at Idaho [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Wildcats
10
10
14
7
41
Vandals
0
14
7
14
35
Southern Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
7
14
No. 4 Wildcats
0
7
7
15
29
Northern Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
14
0
7
28
No. 4 Wildcats
7
7
16
21
51
at UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Wildcats
7
9
10
10
36
No. 22 Aggies
7
0
7
6
20
at Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Wildcats
9
14
6
7
36
No. 6 Hornets
3
7
0
7
17
North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks
7
10
7
3
27
No. 3 Wildcats
14
6
0
10
30
at Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Wildcats
3
0
0
13
16
No. 5 Grizzlies
14
7
14
0
35
Idaho State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
0
3
7
10
No. 6 Wildcats
7
24
7
0
38
FCS Playoffs [ ]
The Wildcats entered the postseason tournament as the number three seed, with a first-round bye.[21]
Kennesaw State–Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Owls
3
14
0
3
20
No. 4 Wildcats
3
9
14
0
26
Montana–Quarterfinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Grizzlies
0
7
0
3
10
No. 4 Wildcats
0
3
7
7
17
at James Madison–Semifinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Wildcats
0
7
0
7
14
No. 2 Dukes
10
14
3
3
30
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
STATS FCS
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
4
3
Coaches
9
8
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
7
4
3
References [ ]
^ "Jay Hill - Football Coach" . Weber State University Athletics . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls" . 406 MT SPORTS . Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams" . MTSPX . 15 July 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. San Diego State - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Cal Poly vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. Nevada - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Northern Iowa vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. Idaho - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Southern Utah vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Northern Arizona vs. Weber State - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. UC Davis - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. Sacramento State - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "North Dakota vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. Montana - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Idaho State vs. Weber State - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Kennesaw State vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 7, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Montana vs. Weber State - Game Recap - December 13, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 14, 2019 .
^ "Weber State vs. James Madison - Game Recap - December 21, 2019 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
^ "2019 Weber State Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "2019 Football Schedule" . Weber State University Athletics . Retrieved July 21, 2019 .
^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship" . ncaa.com . November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
College Division / Division II I-AA/FCS
Northern Arizona (1978)
Montana State (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Montana , Idaho , & Montana State (1982)
Nevada (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Idaho (1985)
Nevada (1986)
Idaho (1987)
Idaho (1988)
Idaho (1989)
Nevada (1990)
Nevada (1991)
Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
Montana (1993)
Boise State (1994)
Montana (1995)
Montana (1996)
Eastern Washington (1997)
Montana (1998)
Montana (1999)
Montana (2000)
Montana (2001)
Montana , Montana State , & Idaho State (2002)
Montana State , Montana , & Northern Arizona (2003)
Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Montana (2005)
Montana (2006)
Montana (2007)
Weber State & Montana (2008)
Montana (2009)
Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
Montana State & Montana (2011)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Cal Poly (2012)
Eastern Washington (2013)
Eastern Washington (2014)
Southern Utah (2015)
Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
Eastern Washington , UC Davis , & Weber State (2018)
Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
Weber State (2020)
Sacramento State (2021)
National championships in bold