# 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Preseason
### Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Wildcats were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Weber State | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | |
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly | |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) Utah* | No. 6 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | L 17–40 | 51,511 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Dixie State* | No. 10 | Zions Bank StadiumSt. George, UT | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 8,280 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 James Madison* | No. 9 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPN+ | L 24–37 | 11,222 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 UC Davis | No. 14 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPN+ | L 14–17 | 6,802 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | at Cal Poly | No. 19 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 7,089 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Montana State | No. 19 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPNU | L 7–13 | 6,323 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Eastern Washington | | Roos FieldCheney, WA | ESPN+ | W 35–34 | 5,676 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 23 | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | ESPN+ | W 40–17 | 2,500 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 24 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPN+ | L 18–30 | 4,433 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT (Beehive Bowl) | ESPN+ | W 62–0 | 4,045 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 3,242 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 24 (FBS) Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| • No. 24 (FBS) Utes | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UTAH –29.5 | 49 |
| Statistics | Weber State | Utah |
| First downs | 14 | 28 |
| Total yards | 270 | 450 |
| Rushing yards | 57 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 262 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:24 | 29:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Weber State | Passing | Bronson Barron | 21/33, 213 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Weber State | Rushing | Dontae McMillan | 7 carries, 39 yards |
| Weber State | Receiving | Justin Malone | 5 receptions, 50 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Charlie Brewer | 19/27, 233 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs |
| Utah | Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TDs |

### At Dixie State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Trailblazers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 3 James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Dukes | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| No. 9 Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |

### No. 12 UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### No. 9 Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At No. 2 Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| No. 2 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |

### At Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 |

### At Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 62 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |