2023 Weber State Wildcats football team

2023 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMickey Mental (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGrant Duff (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Dale (3rd season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Mickey Mental and played at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah. Mental took over for longtime coach Jay Hill who left for the defensive coordinator job with BYU.[1]

Preseason[edit]

Polls[edit]

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Wildcats were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by the coaches and sixth by the media.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Central Washington*No. 13
ESPN+W 35–10  6,316
September 93:00 p.m.at No. 21 Northern Iowa*No. 12
ESPN+W 34–177,967
September 1612:00 p.m.at No. 12 (FBS) Utah*No. 9
P12NL 7–3151,532
September 236:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana StateNo. 10
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 0–4010,905
September 301:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 13
ESPN+W 28–213,375
October 76:00 p.m.Northern ArizonaNo. 13
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 10–277,694
October 146:00 p.m.UC DavisdaggerNo. 22
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 16–177,121
October 215:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington
ESPN+L 23–317,514
November 44:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+W 33–218,233
November 111:00 p.m.No. 4 Idaho
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+W 31–298,741
November 186:00 p.m.at Cal Poly
ESPN+W 48–214,829

[3]

Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS1312910131322RV
Coaches10978141423—

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mickey Mental introduced as new Weber State head coach". weberstatesports.com. Weber State Wildcats. December 12, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". weberstatesports.com. Weber State Wildcats. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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