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2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2021 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGrant Duff (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Dale (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Sacramento State $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Southern Utah   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Polls

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On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Wildcats were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (7)
2 Montana (3)
3 Eastern Washington (2)
4 Montana State (1)
5 Sacramento State (1)
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Cal Poly
13 Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (14)
2 Montana (4)
3 Eastern Washington (3)
4 Montana State (3)
5 Sacramento State
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Northern Colorado
13 Cal Poly

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:30 p.m.at No. 24 (FBS) Utah*No. 6
P12NL 17–4051,511
September 118:00 p.m.at Dixie State*No. 10
ESPN+W 41–38,280
September 186:00 p.m.No. 3 James Madison*No. 9
ESPN+L 24–3711,222
September 256:00 p.m.No. 12 UC DavisNo. 14
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 14–176,802
October 26:00 pmat Cal PolyNo. 19
ESPN+W 38–77,089
October 156:00 p.m.No. 9 Montana State No. 19
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPNUL 7–136,323
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 2 Eastern Washington
ESPN+W 35–345,676
October 301:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 23
ESPN+W 40–172,500
November 61:00 p.m.Portland StateNo. 24
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 18–304,433
November 132:00 p.m.at Southern Utah
ESPN+W 62–04,045
November 201:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+W 48–173,242

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Game summaries

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At No. 24 (FBS) Utah

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Weber State at Utah
1 234Total
No. 6 Wildcats 7 037 17
• No. 24 (FBS) Utes 13 6714 40
      
Scoring summary
108:39UTAHJadon Redding 25–yard field goal
(10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43)		UTAH 3–0
08:26WSURashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick)WSU 7–3
06:07UTAHDalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19)		UTAH 10–7
02:53UTAHJadon Redding 31–yard field goal
(4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29)		UTAH 13–7
212:04UTAHTavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed)
(3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08)		UTAH 19–7
310:31WSUKyle Thompson 25–yard field goal
(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44)		UTAH 19–10
04:27UTAHSolomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick)
(5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58)		UTAH 26–10
408:44UTAHTavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick)
(3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28)		UTAH 33–10
07:49UTAHDalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick)
(2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38)		UTAH 40–10
02:43WSUHayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06)		UTAH 40–17
See also: 2021 Utah Utes football team
Pregame line Over/under
UTAH –29.5 49[3]
Statistics Weber State Utah
First downs 14 28
Total yards 270 450
Rushing yards 57 188
Passing yards 213 262
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 30:24 29:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Bronson Barron 21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dontae McMillan 7 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Justin Malone 5 receptions, 50 yards
Utah Passing Charlie Brewer 19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tavion Thomas 12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dalton Kincaid 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs

At Dixie State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Wildcats 7 7 13 14 41
Trailblazers 3 0 0 0 3
See also: 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers football team

No. 3 James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Dukes 10 7 10 10 37
No. 9 Wildcats 3 0 7 14 24
See also: 2021 James Madison Dukes football team

No. 12 UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Aggies 0 7 3 7 17
No. 14 Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 7 21 10 0 38
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

No. 9 Montana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bobcats 7 0 6 0 13
No. 19 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

At No. 2 Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 13 7 15 35
No. 2 Eagles 7 7 7 13 34
See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Idaho State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 10 7 10 13 40
Bengals 0 10 7 0 17
See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 10 7 13 30
No. 24 Wildcats 7 0 3 8 18
See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team

At Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 31 7 10 62
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Beehive Bowl

At Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 21 24 0 48
Bears 3 14 0 0 17
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team

References

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  1. ^ "Weber State picked first in Big Sky preseason polls". July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Weber State Football Schedule". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Weber State Wildcats vs Utah Utes". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 7, 2021.


 

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