2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

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

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.

Preseason[edit]

Polls[edit]

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[edit]

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 StatedaggerNo. 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

[2]

Game summaries[edit]

At No. 24 (FBS) Utah[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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