2020 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 2020 Weber State Wildcats football team will represent Weber State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats will be led by sixth-year head coach Jay Hill and play their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2020 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
(Capacity: 17,312)
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cal Poly         
Eastern Washington         
Idaho         
Idaho State         
Northern Arizona         
Southern Utah         
UC Davis         
Weber State         
As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

They finished the 2019 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

Polls

On July 23, 2020, 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 135 (7)
2 Montana 128 (3)
3 Montana State 121 (1)
4 Eastern Washington 118 (1)
5 Sacramento State 99 (1)
6 UC Davis 83
7 Northern Arizona 68
8 Portland State 67
9 Idaho 66
10 Cal Poly 46
11 Idaho State 37
12 Southern Utah 33
13 Northern Colorado 13
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 546 (28)
2 Montana 496 (8)
3 Montana State 493 (6)
4 Eastern Washington 438 (1)
5 Sacramento State 389
6 UC Davis 325 (1)
7 Portland State 274
8 Idaho 273
9 Northern Arizona 238
10 Cal Poly 206
11 Idaho State 133
12 Southern Utah 105
13 Northern Colorado 88

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 at Idaho State
March 6 at Cal Poly
March 13 2:00 p.m. UC Davis
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
March 27 Northern Arizona
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
April 3 at Southern Utah
April 10 Idaho State
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT

[2]

References

  1. "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "2020 Weber State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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