2019 Weber State Wildcats football team explained

The 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Hill^[1] and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a two-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Sacramento State. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Kennesaw State in the second round and Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in third place in both polls.^[2]

Media poll

1	Eastern Washington	536 (25)
2	UC Davis	510 (13)
3	Weber State	472 (4)
4	Montana State	417
5	Montana	396 (1)
6	Northern Arizona	302
7	Idaho State	285
8	Idaho	248
9	Cal Poly	196
10	Portland State	178
11	Southern Utah	160
12	Sacramento State	125
13	Northern Colorado	90

Coaches poll

1	Eastern Washington	140 (10)
2	UC Davis	127 (2)
3	Weber State	124
4	Montana	104 (1)
5	Montana State	100
6	Northern Arizona	88
7	Idaho State	72
8	Idaho	65
9	Cal Poly	56
10	Portland State	42
11	Sacramento State	40
12	Southern Utah	38
13	Northern Colorado	19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Wildcats had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team, the most of any team in the conference.^[3]

Offense

Ty Whitworth – OG

Josh Davis – RBDefense

Adam Rodriguez – DE

Jonah Williams – DE

Auston Tesch – OLBSpecial teams

Trey Tuttle – K

Rashid Shaheed – RS

Schedule

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The game against Cal Poly on September 7 was designated as a non-conference game, with no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

At San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

Cal Poly

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Northern Iowa

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

At Idaho

See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team.

Southern Utah

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

Northern Arizona

See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At UC Davis

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Sacramento State

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

North Dakota

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

At Montana

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team.

Idaho State

See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.

FCS Playoffs

The Wildcats entered the postseason tournament as the number three seed, with a first-round bye.^[6]

Kennesaw State–Second Round

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team.

Montana–Quarterfinals

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team.

At James Madison–Semifinals

See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jay Hill - Football Coach . Weber State University Athletics . July 21, 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls . 406 MT SPORTS . August 7, 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams . MTSPX . August 7, 2019 . en . 15 July 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Weber State Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . July 21, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . Weber State University Athletics . July 21, 2019 . en.
6. Web site: FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship . ncaa.com . November 24, 2019 . November 24, 2019.