2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

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2022 Weber State Wildcats football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 25–33 vs. Montana State

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 9
FCS Coaches| No. 9
Record| 10–3 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Jay Hill (9th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mickey Mental (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Grant Duff (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Joe Dale (2nd season)
Home stadium| Stewart Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Big Sky Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Montana State +^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 5 Sacramento State +^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 9 Weber State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 18 Idaho ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 25 UC Davis |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 14 Montana ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Portland State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Eastern Washington |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Northern Colorado |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Northern Arizona |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Idaho State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Cal Poly |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by ninth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah. The Wildcats began the regular season ranked number 20 in the FCS rankings. On September 10, the Wildcats defeated the Utah State Aggies, their first win against the Aggies since 1978, and their first win against an FBS opponent since their victory against Nevada in 1993. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a record of 9–2, good enough to qualify for the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs, their fifth appearance under Jay Hill. The Wildcats defeated North Dakota in the opening round, but were defeated by Montana State the following round. After the season, head coach Jay Hill announced he would step down as Weber State head coach to accept the Defensive Coordinator position at BYU. Offensive coordinator Mickey Mental was announced as Hill's successor.

## Preseason

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### Polls

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On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Wildcats were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll  Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1  | Montana  | 111 (3)
2  | Sacramento State  | 110 (4)
3  | Montana State  | 109 (5)
4  | Weber State | 84
5  | UC Davis  | 82
6  | Eastern Washington  | 76
7  | Northern Arizona  | 62
8  | Idaho  | 45
9  | Portland State  | 42
10  | Cal Poly  | 33
T-11  | Idaho State  | 19
T-11  | Northern Colorado  | 19
Media poll  Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1  | Montana  | 356 (14)
2  | Montana State  | 352 (13)
3  | Sacramento State  | 335 (4)
4  | Weber State | 261
5  | UC Davis  | 255 (1)
6  | Eastern Washington  | 236
7  | Northern Arizona  | 191
8  | Portland State  | 146
9  | Idaho  | 142
10  | Cal Poly  | 85
11  | Northern Colorado  | 71
12  | Idaho State  | 66

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Wildcats had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Offense

Noah Atagi – OL

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 6:00 p.m.| Western Oregon*| No. 20|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| ESPN+| W 41–5| 6,522
September 10| 4:00 p.m.| at Utah State*| No. 16|

* Maverik Stadium
* Logan, UT

| MW Network| W 35–7| 17,781
September 17| 6:00 p.m.| Utah Tech*| No. 12|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| KJZZ| W 44–14| 9,035
September 24| 8:00 p.m.| at UC Davis| No. 12|

* UC Davis Health Stadium
* Davis, CA

| ESPN+| W 17–12| 8,822
October 8| 6:00 p.m.| No. 24 Eastern Washington| No. 7|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| KJZZ/ESPN+| W 45–21| 10,724
October 15| 3:00 p.m.| at Portland State| No. 6|

* Hillsboro Stadium
* Hillsboro, OR

| ESPN+| W 42–7| 4,067
October 22| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Montana State| No. 5|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| ESPN+| L 38–43| 20,707
October 29| 1:00 p.m.| No. 11 Montana| No. 5T|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| ESPN+| W 24–21| 11,722
November 5| 1:00 p.m.| No. 2 Sacramento State| No. 5|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| ESPN+| L 30–33| 7,152
November 12| 1:00 p.m.| Idaho State| No. 7|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| ESPN+| W 45–7| 7,756
November 19| 1:00 p.m.| at Northern Arizona| No. 7|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| ESPN+| W 33–31| 5,217
November 26| 2:00 p.m.| No. 20 North Dakota*| No. 9|

* Stewart Stadium
* Ogden, UT (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN+| W 38–31| 4,495
December 3| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Montana State*| No. 9|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN+| L 25–33| 16,397

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Game summaries

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### Western Oregon

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Wolves  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 0 | 5
No. 20 Wildcats | 14  | 10  | 7  | 10 | 41

### At Utah State

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No. 16 Wildcats | 13  | 0  | 15  | 7 | 35
Aggies  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

See also: 2022 Utah State Aggies football team

### Utah Tech

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Trailblazers  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
No. 12 Wildcats | 21  | 3  | 13  | 7 | 44

See also: 2022 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

### At UC Davis

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No. 12 Wildcats | 7  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 17
Aggies  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 0 | 12

See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team

### No. 24 Eastern Washington

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No. 24 Eagles  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21
No. 7 Wildcats | 14  | 7  | 10  | 14 | 45

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

### At Portland State

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No. 6 Wildcats | 14  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 42
Vikings  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team

### At No. 3 Montana State

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No. 5 Wildcats  | 17  | 7  | 8  | 6 | 38
No. 3 Bobcats | 9  | 18  | 16  | 0 | 43

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

### No. 11 Montana

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No. 11 Grizzles  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 8 | 21
No. 5T Wildcats | 7  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 24

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

### No. 2 Sacramento State

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No. 2 Hornets | 7  | 9  | 7  | 10 | 33
No. 5 Wildcats  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 16 | 30

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

### Idaho State

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Bengals  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
No. 7 Wildcats | 7  | 14  | 10  | 14 | 45

See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team

### At Northern Arizona

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No. 7 Wildcats | 14  | 7  | 6  | 6 | 33
Lumberjacks  | 0  | 21  | 0  | 10 | 31

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

## FCS Playoffs

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### No. 20 North Dakota – first round

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No. 20 Fighting Hawks  | 0  | 14  | 3  | 14 | 31
No. 9 Wildcats | 7  | 24  | 7  | 0 | 38

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

### At No. 3 Montana State – second round

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No. 9 Wildcats  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 15 | 25
No. 3 Bobcats | 7  | 9  | 10  | 7 | 33

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season

## References

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1. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
2. ^ "Wildcat football picked fourth in Big Sky preseason polls". weberstatesports.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
3. ^ "2022 Weber State Football Schedule". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

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