2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

2025 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Mickey Mental (3rd season; first 10 games)
  • Brent Myers (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinatorMickey Mental (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Dale (5th season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 3 Montana ^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 11 UC Davis ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Sacramento State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Idaho State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Eastern Washington   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Idaho   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Weber State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Portland State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 20, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Mickey Mental through the first ten games of the season before his firing on November 10; associate head coach Brent Myers was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1]

The team played its home games at Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:00 p.m.at James Madison*
ESPN+L 10–4524,965
September 68:00 p.m.at Arizona*
ESPN+L 3–4540,038
September 135:00 p.m.at McNeese*
ESPN+W 42–4111,702
September 207:00 p.m.Butler*
ESPN+W 38–246,393
September 278:00 p.m.at No. 9 UC Davis
ESPN+L 12–3412,238
October 116:00 p.m.Sacramento State
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 27–552,126
October 183:00 p.m.at Portland State
ESPN+W 43–271,489
October 251:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 20–233,682
November 11:00 p.m.No. 3 Montana
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+L 17–385,095
November 81:00 p.m.at No. 3 Montana State
ESPN+L 14–6621,467
November 154:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+L 3–317,367
November 221:00 p.m.No. 23 Northern Arizona
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
ESPN+W 48–283,149

[2][3]

Game summaries

at James Madison (FBS)

See also: 2025 James Madison Dukes football team
Weber State Wildcats (0-0) at James Madison Dukes (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 3010
Dukes (FBS) 14 14 31445

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 24,965
  • Referee: Tim Barker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley, Delvin Joyce, and David Hulvey
Game information
First quarter
  • JMU – Alonza Barnett III 11-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 8:25. Dukes 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:46.
  • JMU – Isaiah Alston 20-yard pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez kick), 0:46. Dukes 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:16.
Second quarter
  • JMU – Matthew Sluka 1-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 7:12. Dukes 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:34.
  • JMU – Landon Ellis 14-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Morgan Suarez kick), 3:36. Dukes 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:39.
  • WEB – Noah Kjar 14-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey (Sloan Calder kick), 0:53. Dukes 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards 0:44.
Third quarter
  • WEB – Sloan Calder 51-yard field goal, 11:03. Dukes 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:00.
  • JMU – Morgan Suarez 38-yard field goal, 7:21. Dukes 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:42.
Fourth quarter
  • JMU – Wayne Knight 59-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 14:51. Dukes 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:02.
  • JMU – JC Evans 5-yard run (Morgan Suarez kick), 4:48. Dukes 45–10. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06.
Statistics WEB JMU
First downs 10 23
Total yards 148 458
Rushing yards 64 313
Passing yards 84 145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–26–3 17–27–1
Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 10/24, 84 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Zach Hrbacek 12 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Marcus Chretien 2 receptions, 22 yards
James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 14/22, 130 yards, TD
Rushing George Pettaway 10 carries, 99 yards
Receiving Michael Scott 4 receptions, 38 yards

at Arizona (FBS)

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team
Weber State Wildcats (0-1) at Arizona Wildcats (FBS) (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Weber State 0 0 033
Arizona (FBS) 24 10 14048

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:00 PM MST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,038
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Jeff Woody (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:08) ARIZ – Javin Whatley 31-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Arizona 7–0)
  • (8:56) ARIZ – Javin Whatley 85-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:12; Arizona 14–0)
  • (4:15) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:43; Arizona 17–0)
  • (2:28) ARIZ – Tre Spivey 10-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:27; Arizona 24–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:51) ARIZ – Michael Salgado-Medina 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:53; Arizona 27–0)
  • (2:16) ARIZ – Brandon Phelps 13-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:02; Arizona 34–0)
Third quarter
  • (7:44) ARIZ – Ismail Mahdi 27-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:47; Arizona 41–0)
  • (7:08) ARIZ – Jay'Vion Cole 27-yard interception return, Michael Salgado-Medina kick (Arizona 48–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:44) WEB – Sloan Calder 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:02; Arizona 48–3)
Statistics WEB ARIZ
First downs 11 31
Total yards 184 556
Rushing yards 116 150
Passing yards 68 406
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–24–2 20–28–0
Time of possession 27:21 32:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 10/24, 68 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jackson Gilkey 9 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Noah Bennee 2 receptions, 20 yards
Arizona Passing Noah Fifita 17/22, 373 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Ismail Mahdi 9 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Javin Whatley 5 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD

at McNeese

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team
Weber State Wildcats (0-2) vs. McNeese Cowboys (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 14 71442
Cowboys 0 7 142041

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,702
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Chaston Tavares (analyst) and Rylee Eyster (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:06) WEB – Jayleen Record 78-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:42; Weber State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:46) WEB – Jackson Gilkey 50-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:56; Weber State 14–0)
  • (13:23) MCN – Bryce Strong 68-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Weber State 14–7)
  • (0:21) WEB – Sloan Calder 10-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:38; Weber State 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:02) MCN – Jonathan Harris 57-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Weber State 21–14)
  • (5:48) WEB – Davion Godley 2-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; Weber State 28–14)
  • (2:21) MCN – Jake Strong 5-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:19; Weber State 28–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:05) WEB – Davion Godley 12-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:11; Weber State 35–21)
  • (9:45) WEB – BJ Carey 0-yard interception, Sloan Calder kick (Weber State 42–21)
  • (9:04) MCN – Tre'Vonte Citizen 79-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:41; Weber State 42–28)
  • (4:56) MCN – Jonathan Harris 3-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:45; Weber State 42–35)
  • (0:42) MCN – Jake Strong 19-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 1:32; Weber State 42–41)
Statistics WEB MCN
First downs 21 21
Total yards 447 537
Rushing yards 229 259
Passing yards 218 278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–2 20–39–2
Time of possession 32:43 27:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 11/20, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jackson Gilkey 15 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Jayleen Record 1 reception, 78 yards, TD
McNeese Passing Jake Strong 20/39, 278 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tre'Vonte Citizen 11 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Harris 7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

Butler

See also: 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team
Butler Bulldogs (2-1) vs. Weber State Wildcats (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 17 0724
Wildcats 13 14 3838

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,393
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Folta (play-by-play) and Riley Jensen (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:38) WEB – Davion Godley 15-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Weber State 7–0)
  • (5:51) WEB – Sloan Calder 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:59; Weber State 10–0)
  • (0:38) WEB – Sloan Calder 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:40; Weber State 13–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:47) BUT – Ethan Loss 2-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Weber State 13–7)
  • (8:54) WEB – AJ Jayroe 20-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Weber State 20–7)
  • (4:46) WEB – Ammon Munyer 20-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Weber State 27–7)
  • (4:01) BUT – Brady Preston 32-yard pass from Gabe Passini, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Weber State 27–14)
  • (2:00) BUT – Ryan Short 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54; Weber State 27–17)
Third Quarter
  • (6:44) WEB – Sloan Calder 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:47; Weber State 30–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:55) BUT – Gabe Passini 12-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:36; Weber State 30–24)
  • (2:54) WEB – Chauncey Sylvester 3-yard run, Marvin Session pass from Jackson Gilkey (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:19; Weber State 38–24)
Statistics BUT WEB
First downs 13 21
Total yards 248 442
Rushing yards 185 257
Passing yards 63 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–25–1 14–25–2
Time of possession 28:44 31:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Butler Passing Gabe Passini 5/9, 51 yards, TD
Rushing Gabe Passini 23 carries, 175 yards, TD
Receiving Brady Preston 1 reception, 32 yards, TD
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 14/25, 185 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Davion Godley 19 carries, 193 yards, TD
Receiving Marvin Session 4 receptions, 63 yards

at No. 9 UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team
Weber State Wildcats (2-2) vs. No. 9 UC Davis Aggies (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 3612
No. 9 Aggies 0 17 31434

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,238
  • Referee: Mike Bezner
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Marsh (play-by-play) and Scott Gordon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (12:13) WEB – Sloan Calder 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:00; Weber State 3–0)
  • (7:07) UCD – Caden Pinnick 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; UC Davis 7–3)
  • (3:47) UCD – Carter Vargas 57-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:27; UC Davis 14–3)
  • (0:00) UCD – Hunter Ridley 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:13; UC Davis 17–3)
Third Quarter
  • (7:44) UCD – Hunter Ridley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:31; UC Davis 20–3)
  • (3:11) WEB – Sloan Calder 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:26; UC Davis 20–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:37) UCD – Rex Connors 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; UC Davis 27–6)
  • (8:59) UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 85-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:42; UC Davis 34–6)
  • (3:03) WEB – Marcus Chretien 11-yard pass from Dijon Jennings (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:51; UC Davis 34–12)
Statistics WEB UCD
First downs 17 21
Total yards 313 469
Rushing yards 138 175
Passing yards 175 294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–24–0 17–29–0
Time of possession 34:27 25:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 14/22, 138 yards
Rushing Davion Godley 19 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Marvin Session 3 receptions, 44 yards
UC Davis Passing Caden Pinnick 16/27, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carter Vargas 8 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Sacramento State

See also: 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State Hornets (2-3) vs. Weber State Wildcats (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 7 21 72055
Wildcats 3 7 10727

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics SAC WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Portland State

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team
Weber State Wildcats (2-4) vs. Portland State Vikings (0-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats - - --0
Vikings - - --0

at Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OR

  • Date: October 18
Statistics WEB PRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Eastern Washington

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (3-4) vs. Weber State Wildcats (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks (play-by-play) and Riley Jensen (analyst)
Statistics EWU WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 3 Montana

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team
No. 3 Montana Grizzlies (8-0) vs. Weber State Wildcats (3-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Grizzlies - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MONT WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 Montana State

See also: 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team
Weber State Wildcats (3-6) vs. No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (7-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats - - --0
No. 3 Bobcats - - --0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

  • Date: November 8
Statistics WEB MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team
Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Idaho State Bengals (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats - - --0
Bengals - - --0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

  • Date: November 15
Statistics WEB IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 23 Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
No. 23 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-4) vs. Weber State Wildcats (3-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Lumberjacks - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT

  • Date: November 22
Statistics NAU WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Standard-Examiner, BRETT HEIN - (November 10, 2025). "Update: Weber State parts ways with Mickey Mental as head football coach". standard.net. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (January 22, 2025). "Weber State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Hein, Brett (January 22, 2025). "Weber State football: 2025 schedule complete with new home game; coaching changes". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
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