Weber State Wildcats football

Intercollegiate American football team

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Weber State Wildcats football

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First season| 1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Head coach| Mickey Mental
2nd season, 10–13 (.435)
Stadium| Stewart Stadium
(capacity: 17,312)
Location| Ogden, Utah
NCAA division| Division I FCS
Conference| Big Sky
All-time record| 334-333-3 (.501)
Playoff appearances| 10
Playoff record| 8–10
Conference titles| 8 (1965, 1968, 1987, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Rivalries| Idaho State
Southern Utah (Beehive Bowl)
Colors| Purple and white[1]

Mascot| Waldo the Wildcat
Website| WeberStateSports.com

The Weber State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Weber State University, located in Ogden, Utah. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, founded in 1963. The school's first football team was fielded a year earlier in 1962. Home games are played at the 17,312-seat Stewart Stadium. The Wildcats are led by coach Mickey Mental following the 2022 departure of Jay Hill, the winningest coach in program history.

## History

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### Classifications

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* 1962–1972: NCAA College Division
* 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
* 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA / FCS

### Conference memberships

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* 1962: Independent
* 1963–present: Big Sky Conference

## Postseason results

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Weber State's first postseason appearance was in 1987.[2]

### Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs

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The Wildcats have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs ten times, with an overall record of 8–10.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result  | Head coach

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1987 | First Round
Quarterfinals | @ Idaho
@ Marshall | W 59–30
L 23–51 | Mike Price
1991 | First Round | @ Northern Iowa | L 21–38 | Dave Arslanian
2008 | First Round
Quarterfinals | @ Cal Poly
@ Montana | W 49–35
L 13–24 | Ron McBride
2009 | First Round | @ William & Mary | L 25–38
2016 | First Round | @ Chattanooga | L 14–45 | Jay Hill
2017 | First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals | Western Illinois
@ Southern Utah
@ James Madison | W 21–19
W 30–13
L 28–31
2018 | Second Round
Quarterfinals | SE Missouri State
Maine | W 48–23
L 18–23
2019 | Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals | Kennesaw State
Montana
@ James Madison | W 26–20
W 17–10
L 14–30
2020 | First Round | Southern Illinois | L 31–34
2022 | First Round
Second Round | North Dakota
@ Montana State | W 38–31
L 25-33

## Retired numbers

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See also: List of NCAA football retired numbers

Weber State Wildcats retired numbers

No.  | Player  | Pos.  | Tenure  | No. ret.  | Ref.
10 | Jamie Martin | QB | 1989–1992 | 2014 | [3][4]

Jamie Martin led the NCAA Division I-AA in passing (336.4 yards per game) and total offense (337.6 yards per game) in 1990. He was named to the First-team All-Big Sky Conference.

Martin followed his strong sophomore campaign with a spectacular junior year in 1991. He completed 310 of 500 passes for 4,125 yards and 35 touchdowns. He again led the Division I-AA in passing (375.0 yards per game) and total offense (394.3 yards per game). Martin set Division I-AA records for pass completions (47), passing yards (624), and total offense yards (643) in a game against Idaho State. Martin was named First-team All-American and was awarded the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top Division I-AA player in the nation.

In his senior season in 1992, he led the Big Sky in passing (291.5 yards per game) and earned Third-team All-American honors. Martin finished his career as the all-time leader in passing (12,207 yards) and total offense (12,287 yards) in the history of Division I-AA football. His 87 career touchdown passes were a Big Sky record. He played in the 1993 East–West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl.

## Rivalries

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### Northern Arizona

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Weber State trails in the series against Northern Arizona 28-29 through the 2024 fall season. Has a 1-2 record for the trophy with the last meeting falling in Flagstaff 27-6.

## National award winners

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* Walter Payton Award

Walter Payton Award

Year  | Name  | Position
1991 | Jamie Martin | Quarterback

The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) of college football.

## All-Americans

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* Lee White, RB- 1967 (Time 1st Team)
* Lee White, FB- 1967 (FN 1st Team)
* Jamie Martin, Quarterback\- 1991 (1st Team)
* Jamie Martin, Quarterback\- 1992 (3rd Team)

## Notable former players

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* Robb Akey
* Bob Bees
* Jeff Carlson
* Carter Campbell
* Bruce Covernton
* Chris Darrington
* Wade Davis
* John Fassel
* J.D. Folsom
* Halvor Hagen
* David Hale
* Josh Heupel
* Cameron Higgins
* Taron Johnson
* Al Lolotai
* Jamie Martin
* Anthony Parker
* Ryan Prince
* Bob Pollard
* Darryl Pollard
* Alfred Pupunu
* Marcus Mailei
* Pat McQuistan
* Paul McQuistan
* Sua Opeta
* Brad Otton
* Cam Quayle
* Henry Reed
* Roger Ruzek
* Jim Schmedding
* Rashid Shaheed
* Scott Shields
* Tim Toone
* Andrew Vollert
* Jonah Williams

## Future non-conference opponents

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Announced schedules as of January 22, 2025.[5]

2025  | 2026  | 2027  | 2028  | 2029  | 2030  | 2031

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at James Madison | at Southern Utah | at BYU | Lamar | at Utah | at BYU | Southern Utah
at Arizona | at Colorado | Southern Utah | at Southern Utah | Southern Utah | at Southern Utah |
at McNeese | Northwestern State |  |  |  |  |
Butler |  |  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Weber Color Palette". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
2. ^ Boling, Dave (November 28, 1987). "Vandals to wing it; Weber waits for answer to prayer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
3. ^ Weber State to retire Jamie Martin's jersey at weberstatesports.com, 14 Oct 2014
4. ^ Former WSU quarterback first Wildcat to have jersey retired at thesignpostwsu.com - 13 Nov 2014
5. ^ "Weber State Wildcats Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

## External links

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* Business & Economics
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* Dee Events Center
* Ice Sheet at Ogden
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* Swenson Gym

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