1987 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 1987 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Price and junior quarterback Jeff Carlson, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Sky behind the conference champion, Idaho. For the first time, Weber State was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated the aforementioned Vandals in the first round before falling in the quarterfinal round to Marshall.

1987 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium (c. 17,312)
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0
Montana 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Nevada 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Idaho State 3 –5 –03 –7 –1
Eastern Washington 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Western State (CO)*
W 40–10
September 7at Long Beach State*
L 7–306,109[1]
September 19Southern Utah
W 36–26
September 26No. 9 Boise State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 55–4410,647[2]
October 10Northern Arizona
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 30–17
October 17Montana StateNo. 13
W 35–32
October 24MontanaNo. 10
W 29–26
October 31No. 12 IdahoNo. 7
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 38–4113,486[3]
November 7Eastern WashingtonNo. 13
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 46–23
November 14NevadaNo. 13
W 38–1511,143[4][5]
November 21at Idaho StateNo. 11
W 53–37
November 28at No. 5 IdahoNo. 10
W 59–304,900[6]
December 5at No. 14 Marshall*No. 10
L 51–23

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References
  1. Dick Wagner (September 13, 1987). "Long Beach Gets a Flying Start Against the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "CougarStats: BYU Football: Boise State vs. Weber State 1987".
  3. Pierce, Oliver (October 31, 1987). "Big Sky chase". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  4. "Pack's at a loss in '87". The Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pack turns '87 season into a stinker for Ault". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 1987. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Weber State 59, Idaho 30". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 29, 1987. p. 3B.
  7. "1987 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics.
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