2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

2021 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jay Hill (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Hammer (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Grant Duff (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Dale (1st season)
Home stadium	Stewart Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	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

Polls

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:30 p.m.	at No. 24 (FBS) Utah*	No. 6	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 17–40	51,511
September 11	8:00 p.m.	at Dixie State*	No. 10	Zions Bank Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 41–3	8,280
September 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 3 James Madison*	No. 9	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 24–37	11,222
September 25	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 UC Davis	No. 14	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 14–17	6,802
October 2	6:00 pm	at Cal Poly	No. 19	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 38–7	7,089
October 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 Montana State	No. 19	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPNU	L 7–13	6,323
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Eastern Washington		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+	W 35–34	5,676
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 23	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 40–17	2,500
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Portland State	No. 24	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 18–30	4,433
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (Beehive Bowl)	ESPN+	W 62–0	4,045
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	W 48–17	3,242
*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

At No. 24 (FBS) Utah

Weber State at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Wildcats 7 0 3 7 17 • No. 24 (FBS) Utes 13 6 7 14 40 Date: September 2, 2021 Location: Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 5:31 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 4 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 51,511 Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Rain • Wind: NE 1 MPH Referee: Mike McCabe TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play–by–play) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:39 UTAH Jadon Redding 25–yard field goal (10 plays, 57 yards, 4:43) UTAH 3–0 08:26 WSU Rashid Shaheed 100–yard kickoff return (Kyle Thompson kick) WSU 7–3 06:07 UTAH Dalton Kincaid 17–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19) UTAH 10–7 02:53 UTAH Jadon Redding 31–yard field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:29) UTAH 13–7 2 12:04 UTAH Tavion Thomas 12–yard run (Jadon Redding kick failed) (3 plays, 31 yards, 1:08) UTAH 19–7 3 10:31 WSU Kyle Thompson 25–yard field goal (7 plays, 24 yards, 3:44) UTAH 19–10 04:27 UTAH Solomon Enis 8–yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Jadon Redding kick) (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:58) UTAH 26–10 4 08:44 UTAH Tavion Thomas 14–yard run (Jadon Redding kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 1:28) UTAH 33–10 07:49 UTAH Dalton Kincaid 11–yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jadon Redding kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:38) UTAH 40–10 02:43 WSU Hayden Meacham 2–yard pass from Bronson Barron (Kyle Thompson kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:06) UTAH 40–17

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Wildcats	7	7	13	14	41
Trailblazers	3	0	0	0	3

No. 3 James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Dukes	10	7	10	10	37
No. 9 Wildcats	3	0	7	14	24

No. 12 UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Aggies	0	7	3	7	17
No. 14 Wildcats	0	7	7	0	14

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Wildcats	7	21	10	0	38
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7

No. 9 Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Bobcats	7	0	6	0	13
No. 19 Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7

At No. 2 Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	13	7	15	35
No. 2 Eagles	7	7	7	13	34

At Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wildcats	10	7	10	13	40
Bengals	0	10	7	0	17

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	10	7	13	30
No. 24 Wildcats	7	0	3	8	18

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	31	7	10	62
Thunderbirds	0	0	0	0	0

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	21	24	0	48
Bears	3	14	0	0	17

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