2017 Weber State Wildcats football
Big Sky co-champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 28–31 vs. James Madison
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jay Hill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fesi Sitake (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Kaufusi (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stewart Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018 →

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Sacramento State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	7
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Cal Poly		1	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. ^[1] They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for the Big Sky championship with Southern Utah. Due to their head-to-head loss to Southern Utah in the regular season, they did not receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, but did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their second straight trip to the playoffs. ^{[2] [3]} In the first round, they defeated Western Illinois. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In the second round, they avenged their regular season loss to Southern Utah. ^{[7] [8]} In the quarterfinals, they lost to eventual national runner-up, James Madison. ^{[9] [10]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Montana Western*		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV	W 76–0	8,882
September 9	3:00 p.m.	at California*	No. 25	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 20–33	36,209
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State*		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 31–24	8,365
September 23	5:00 p.m.	UC Davis	No. 23	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ	W 41–3	9,450
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Montana State	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ATTRM [11]	W 25–17	19,557
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	No. 18	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT ( Beehive Bowl)	ELVN	L 16–32	9,135
October 21	1:30 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 23	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	W 17–3	9,234
October 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 24 Montana		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ	W 41–27	8,912
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Eastern Washington	No. 19	Roos Field Cheney, WA	Pluto TV	W 28–20	9,451
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Portland State	No. 14	Providence Park Portland, OR	Pluto TV	W 63–17	3,792
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Idaho State	No. 12	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV	W 35–7	9,539
November 25	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Western Illinois*	No. 11	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT ( NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 21–19	16,876
December 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Southern Utah*	No. 11	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 30–13	11,811
December 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison*	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	L 28–31	13,497
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 16 was considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

Montana Western

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	20	28	14	14	76

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Wildcats	10	10	0	0	20
Golden Bears	7	10	0	16	33

At Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	16	8	0	7	31
Hornets	0	14	7	3	24

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	0	3
No. 23 Wildcats	17	14	10	0	41

At Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wildcats	0	9	13	3	25
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	13	9	3	32
No. 18 Wildcats	3	10	3	0	16

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wildcats	8	0	3	6	17
Mustangs	0	3	0	0	3

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Grizzlies	0	6	7	14	27
Wildcats	10	24	0	7	41

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Wildcats	0	14	7	7	28
No. 11 Eagles	7	7	0	6	20

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Wildcats	14	35	7	7	63
Vikings	3	0	7	7	17

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	0	0	0	7
No. 12 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	35

FCS Playoffs

Western Illinois–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Leathernecks	3	3	6	7	19
No. 11 Wildcats	0	14	0	7	21

At Southern Utah–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	0	13	14	3	30
No. 12 Thunderbirds	10	3	0	0	13

At James Madison–Quarterfinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Wildcats	7	0	7	14	28
No. 1 Dukes	7	3	0	21	31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	25	RV	23	20	19	18	23	RV	19	14	12	11	5
Coaches	22	20	21	18	18	16	16	23	22	14	12	9	8	5

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