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2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL 2016 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 WILDCAT SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule...............................................1 We Are Weber State Football .......................2 Quick Facts ...................................................3 Big Sky Conference......................................4 Sept. 1 at Utah State 6:00 p.m. ROOT Sports .................................................5 Follow the Wildcats ......................................6 Weber State Coaching Staff .................. 7-20 Sept. 10 at South Dakota 1:00 p.m. Head Coach Jay Hill ............................. 8-10 Football Support Staff .......................... 21-22 Player profiles ....................................... 23-66 Roster .................................................. 24-25 Sept. 17 Sacramento State 6:00 p.m. Pronunciation Guide ................................26 2016 team captains ............................ 27-32 2015 season review and stats ............. 67-71 Sept. 24 *at UC Davis 7:00 p.m. Wildcat history ...................................... 72-89 Year-by-year records ................................73 Wildcat Head Coaches ....................... 74-75 Year-by-year game results ................. 76-81 Oct. 8 *Portland State 6:00 p.m. Record against opponents ................ 82-86 All-time NFL Draft picks ...........................87 All-time CFL Draft picks ...........................88 All-Americans ...........................................89 Oct. 15 *Montana State 1:30 p.m. Retired jerseys - Jamie Martin ................90 Records ................................................91-113 Statistical leaders and records ........92-113 Oct. 22 *at Southern Utah 6:00 p.m. All-time attendance averages ................114 Stewart Stadium .......................................115 Weber State University .....................116-118 Weber State Athletics ........................119-123 Oct. 29 *at North Dakota 12:00 p.m. Media Information .....................................124 Radio Information .....................................125 TV Information ..........................................126 Nov. 5 *Northern Arizona 12:00 p.m. Athletic Communications ........................127 Credits The 2016 Weber State Football Information Guide Nov. 12 *Cal Poly 12:00 p.m. was created, designed and edited by Paul Grua, Director of Athletic Communications. Photo Credits Player, coaches, staff, and action shots by Nov. 19 *at Idaho State 2:30 p.m. Robert Casey of Casey Fotografiks. Cover All times are Mountain and subject to change Designed by Darin Hogge, WSU Director of Publi- *Big Sky Conference game cations and Digital Media. #W E A RE W EBER 1 WE ARE WEBER STATE FOOTBALL 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL WSU FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM HISTORY Name of School .................... Weber State University First year.............................................................1962 Location ..................................................Ogden, Utah All-time record ................................ 274-309-3 (.470) Founded .................................1889 (Four-year 1962) All-time Big Sky record............... ... 163-196-2 (.454) Enrollement .....................................................25,955 Big Sky Championships .................... 3 / ‘65, ‘68, 08 Nickname...................................................... Wildcats FCS Playoff Apperances ............4 / ‘87, ‘91, ‘08, ‘09 School colors ................................. Purple and White Affiliation ................................NCAA Division I (FCS) Conference .....................................................Big Sky COACHING STAFF Stadium (Capacity) ........... Stewart Stadium (17,500) Head Coach ..................................................... Jay Hill Playing Surface............................................FieldTurf Alma Mater .................................................... Utah ‘00 President ....................................Dr. Charles A. Wight Record at Weber State ....................... 8-15 / 3rd year Athletic Director......................................Jerry Bovee Overall record ....................................................same Associate A.D./SWA ............................. Amy Crosbie Big Sky record at Weber State ............................ 7-9 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT COACHES Director of Athletic Communications ......Paul Grua Associate Head Coach / OL ................... Brent Myers Office phone ...................................... (801) 626-7414 Offensive Coordinator / QB .....................Fesi Sitake Cell phone ..........................................(801) 452-3811 Defensive Coordinator / DE ................ Jason Kaufusi Email ............................................. [email protected] Defensive Tackles ......................................Kite Afeaki Press Box .......................................... (801) 626-6588 Wide Receivers ........................................... Kelly Bills Dir. of Publications/Digital Media .........Darin Hogge Cornerbacks........................................... Terrell Cloud Athletic Communications Asst. ......... Corie Holmes Running backs ................................. Quinton Ganther Athletic Communications Asst. .......Justin Johnson Secondary .......................................... Preston Hadley Website ..................................WeberStateSports.com Linebackers...................................... Lance Hunsaker Facebook ...........Facebook.com/WeberStateAthletics Special Teams Coordinator / TE ........... Colton Swan Twitter ......................... @weberstate, @weberstatefb Director of Football Operations ............... Grant Duff Instagram ............................................ @wsuwildcats TEAM INFORMATION 2015 record ...........................................................6-5 2015 Big Sky record/finish..........................5-3 / t4th Lettermen Returning .............................................44 Starters Returning (O/D/SP) ............... 16 - (9 / 7 / 0) Lettermen lost ........................................................19 #W E A RE W EBER 3 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL BIG SKY CONFERENCE The Big Sky Conference enters its 54th year and 29th year of women’s competition during the 2016-17 academic year. The venerable and stable Division I Big Sky Conference observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. Four of the current league members – Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State and Weber State – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter member the University of Idaho returned most of its sports to the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters its 46th season in the league, giving the league five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership. The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washington University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland State University and Sacra- mento State round out the current membership. The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington. Andrea Williams, the sixth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, is in her 1st year at the helm. Williams took over the Big Sky on July 1, 2016, replacing longtime commissioner Doug Fullerton. Fullerton served the league for 21 years. Ron Stephenson, who assed away in 2011, preceded Fullerton. Serving as commissioner from 1981 through June 1995. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 1977-81, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77. The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71. The Big Sky’s full members represent nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It is “The Heart of the American West.” 4 WeberStateSports.com 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL #W E A RE W EBER 5 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL FOLLOW THE WILDCATS SOCIAL MEDIA Keep up and chat about what’s going on with the Wildcats on social media and visit WeberStateSports. com, the official website of Wildcat Athletics for scores, schedules, stats and more. facebook.com/weberstateathletics @weberstate facebook.com/weberstatefootball @weberstatefb youtube.com/weberstatesports @wsuwildcats 6 WeberStateSports.com 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL COACHES #W E A RE W EBER 7 2016 WILDCAT FOOTBALL HEAD COACH JAY HILL JAY HILL Head Coach 3rd Season Jay Hill enters his third season as head coach of the Wildcat football pro- gram. Hill was named the 11th head coach in Weber State football history in December 2013. After two seasons, Hill has an 8-15 overall record at Weber State and is 7-9 in Big Sky Conference games. He has coached 21 players to Big Sky All-Conference honors. In 2015, Hill guided the Wildcats to a 6-5 overall record and a 5-3 record in Big Sky play. It was Weber State’s first winning season in five