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2016 Weber State Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–45 vs. Chattanooga
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record7–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFesi Sitake (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Kaufusi (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons← 20152017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Chattanooga in the first round.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat Utah State*CI/TwitterL 6–4523,008
September 101:00 pmat South Dakota*ESPN3L 49–52 8,114
September 176:00 pmSacramento State*KJZZW 14–79,746
September 247:00 pmat UC DavisWBSW 38–358,426
October 86:00 pmPortland State
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
KJZZW 14–1010,217
October 151:30 pmMontana State
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
RTRMW 45–277,148
October 226:00 pmat Southern UtahWBSW 37–368,511
October 2912:00 pmat No. 17 North DakotaMidco SN2L 19–278,699
November 512:00 pmNorthern Arizona
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
KJZZL 20–338,740
November 1212:00 pmNo. 16 Cal Poly
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
KJZZW 22–157,821
November 192:30 pmat Idaho StateEversport.tvW 34–285,464
November 2612:00 pmat No. 11 Chattanooga*No. 25ESPN3L 14–455,238

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
Wildcats 0 6 0 0 6
Aggies 14 7 10 14 45
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Wildcats 28 0 14 070 49
Coyotes 14 7 0 2173 52
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 0 7
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 8 17 7 6 38
Aggies 10 0 3 22 35
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 3 10
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 7 7 6 27
Wildcats 21 21 0 3 45
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 8 23 37
Thunderbirds 14 9 13 0 36
See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team and Beehive Bowl

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 13 0 6 19
#17 Fighting Hawks 7 0 14 6 27
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 10 10 3 10 33
Wildcats 0 7 7 6 20
See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Mustangs 0 7 8 0 15
Wildcats 12 3 0 7 22
See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 3 7 10 34
Bengals 7 14 0 7 28
See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
#11 Mocs 14 10 7 14 45
See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV———RVRVRVRVRVRV2525
CoachesRVRV—————RVRVRVRVRV2324

References

  1. Henley, Gene (November 26, 2016). "Mocs steamroll error-prone Weber State, 45-14, in FCS playoff game [photos]". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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