Weber State Wildcats football

The Weber State Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Weber State University, located in Ogden, Utah. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, founded in 1963. The school's first football team was fielded a year earlier in 1962. Home games are played at the 17,312-seat Stewart Stadium. The Wildcats are led by head coach Eric Kjar.^[1]

• 1962–1972: NCAA College Division
• 1973–1977: NCAA Division II
• 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA / FCS

• 1962: Independent
• 1963–present: Big Sky Conference

Weber State's first postseason appearance was in 1987.^[3]

The Wildcats have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs ten times, with an overall record of 8–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Head coach
1987	First Round Quarterfinals	@ Idaho @ Marshall	W 59–30 L  23–51	Mike Price
1991	First Round	@ Northern Iowa	L  21–38	Dave Arslanian
2008	First Round Quarterfinals	@ Cal Poly @ Montana	W 49–35 L  13–24	Ron McBride
2009	First Round	@ William & Mary	L  25–38
2016	First Round	@ Chattanooga	L  14–45	Jay Hill
2017	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Western Illinois @ Southern Utah @ James Madison	W 21–19 W 30–13 L  28–31
2018	Second Round Quarterfinals	SE Missouri State Maine	W 48–23 L  18–23
2019	Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Kennesaw State Montana @ James Madison	W 26–20 W 17–10 L  14–30
2020	First Round	Southern Illinois	L 31–34
2022	First Round Second Round	North Dakota @ Montana State	W 38–31 L  25-33

Jamie Martin led the NCAA Division I-AA in passing (336.4 yards per game) and total offense (337.6 yards per game) in 1990. He was named to the First-team All-Big Sky Conference.

Martin followed his strong sophomore campaign with a spectacular junior year in 1991. He completed 310 of 500 passes for 4,125 yards and 35 touchdowns. He again led the Division I-AA in passing (375.0 yards per game) and total offense (394.3 yards per game). Martin set Division I-AA records for pass completions (47), passing yards (624), and total offense yards (643) in a game against Idaho State. Martin was named First-team All-American and was awarded the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top Division I-AA player in the nation.

In his senior season in 1992, he led the Big Sky in passing (291.5 yards per game) and earned Third-team All-American honors. Martin finished his career as the all-time leader in passing (12,207 yards) and total offense (12,287 yards) in the history of Division I-AA football. His 87 career touchdown passes were a Big Sky record. He played in the 1993 East–West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl.

Idaho State University, residing in Pocatello, Idaho, is the closest conference member to Weber State, the driving distance between the two campuses being about 130 miles. The teams first competed in October 1962, and have played each other annually since becoming charter members of the Big Sky Conference in July 1963. Weber State leads the series 49-17 (.743).

In the 2024 season, the Train Bell Trophy, a rivalry trophy between the two schools, was reintroduced, having not been used since the 1970s.^[6] Idaho State defeated Weber State in Ogden to gain posession of the trophy, the first time the Wildcats have lost against the Bengals at home since 1984.

Weber State first played Northern Arizona in the 1964 season, and have played them annually since then, with the exception of the 2017 season. The series is tied 29-29 (.500) through the 2025 fall season.

Between 1984 and 2011, Weber State played Southern Utah 17 times, winning all but three times.^[7] In the 2011 season, Southern Utah officially joined the Big Sky Conference, making the rivalry game annual. In 2021, Southern Utah vacated the Big Sky Conference for the Western Athletic Conference, who had recently reinstated football as a sport, and the two schools have not played against each other since then. However, Southern Utah, along with Utah Tech, will be joining the Big Sky Conference in the 2026 season, renewing the rivalry.^[8] Weber State leads the series 21-8 (.724).

• Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) of college football.

• Lee White, RB- 1967 (Time 1st Team)
• Lee White, FB- 1967 (FN 1st Team)
• Jamie Martin, Quarterback- 1991 (1st Team)
• Jamie Martin, Quarterback- 1992 (3rd Team)

Announced schedules as of June 25, 2025.^[9]

• Official website