2016 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by third year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Chattanooga in the first round.
| 2016 Weber State Wildcats football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–45 vs. Chattanooga | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 25 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
| Record | 7–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fesi Sitake (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jason Kaufusi (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stewart Stadium (Capacity: 17,312) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | at Utah State* | CI/Twitter | L 6–45 | 23,008 | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | at South Dakota* | ESPN3 | L 49–52 2OT | 8,114 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Sacramento State* | KJZZ | W 14–7 | 9,746 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | WBS | W 38–35 | 8,426 | ||
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | Portland State |
| KJZZ | W 14–10 | 10,217 | |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | Montana State |
| RTRM | W 45–27 | 7,148 | |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Utah | WBS | W 37–36 | 8,511 | ||
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | at No. 17 North Dakota | Midco SN2 | L 19–27 | 8,699 | ||
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | Northern Arizona |
| KJZZ | L 20–33 | 8,740 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 16 Cal Poly |
| KJZZ | W 22–15 | 7,821 | |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at Idaho State | Eversport.tv | W 34–28 | 5,464 | ||
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | at No. 11 Chattanooga* | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | L 14–45 | 5,238 |
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 17 is considered a non-conference game.
Game summaries
At Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| Coyotes | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 52 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 8 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| Aggies | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 35 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Wildcats | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 37 |
| Thunderbirds | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
At North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| #17 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lumberjacks | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #16 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Wildcats | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #25 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #11 Mocs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 24 |
References
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