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2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2018 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2018 WILDCAT SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule...............................................1 Quick Facts ...................................................2 Big Sky Conference......................................5 Aug. 30 at Utah 6:00 p.m. ROOT Sports .................................................6 ELEVEN Sports .............................................7 Pluto TV .........................................................8 Weber State Coaching Staff .................. 9-26 Sept. 8 at Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. Head Coach Jay Hill ........................... 10-12 Football Support Staff .......................... 23-24 Player profiles ....................................... 25-73 Sept. 15 South Dakota 6:00 p.m. Roster .................................................. 26-27 Pronunciation Guide ................................28 2017 season review and stats ............. 74-78 Wildcat history ...................................... 79-99 Sept. 22 *Northern Colorado 6:00 p.m. Year-by-year records ................................80 Wildcat Head Coaches ....................... 81-82 Year-by-year game results ................. 83-88 Record against opponents ................ 89-93 Oct. 6 *at Northern Arizona 3:30 p.m. All-time national poll rankings ................94 All-time NFL Draft picks ...........................95 All-time CFL Draft picks ...........................96 Oct. 13 *Eastern Washington 4:00 p.m. All-Americans ..................................... 97-98 Retired jerseys - Jamie Martin ................99 Records ............................................. 100-122 Statistical leaders and records ..... 101-122 Oct. 20 *Montana State 4:00 p.m. All-time attendance averages ................123 Stewart Stadium .......................................124 Weber State University .................... 125-127 Oct. 27 *at North Dakota 1:00 p.m. WSU Athletic Director Jerry Bovee .........128 Media Information .....................................129 Radio Information .....................................130 Athletic Communications ........................131 Nov. 3 *Sacramento State 12:00 p.m. Credits The 2018 Weber State Football Information Guide was created, designed and edited by Paul Grua, Nov. 10 *at Southern Utah 5:00 p.m. Director of Athletic Communications. Photo Credits Player, coaches, staff, and action shots by Robert Casey of Casey Fotografiks. Nov. 17 *at Idaho State 2:30 p.m. Cover Designed by Darin Hogge, WSU Director of Publi- All times are Mountain and subject to change cations and Digital Media. *Big Sky Conference game #WEAREWEBER 1 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL WSU FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM HISTORY Name of School .................... Weber State University First year Division I.......................................... .1962 Location ..................................................Ogden, Utah All-time record ................................ 292-317-3 (.480) Founded .................................1889 (Four-year 1962) All-time Big Sky record............... ... 176-199-2 (.466) Enrollement .....................................................27,949 Big Sky Championships .........................................5 Nickname...................................................... Wildcats 1965, 1968, 1987, 2008, 2017 School colors ................................. Purple and White FCS Playoff Apperances ........................................6 Affiliation ................................NCAA Division I (FCS) (1987, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017) Conference .....................................................Big Sky Stadium (Capacity) ........... Stewart Stadium (17,500) COACHING STAFF Playing Surface............................................FieldTurf Head Coach ..................................................... Jay Hill Interim President .................................. Norm Tarbox Alma Mater .................................................... Utah ‘00 Athletic Director......................................Jerry Bovee Record at Weber State ..................... 26-23 / 5th year Associate A.D./SWA ............................. Amy Crosbie Overall record ....................................................same Big Sky record at Weber State ........................ 20-12 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT COACHES Director of Athletic Communications ......Paul Grua Associate Head Coach / OL ................... Brent Myers Office phone ...................................... (801) 626-7414 Offensive Coordinator / WR ..............Dave Schramm Cell phone ..........................................(801) 452-3811 Defensive Line ...........................................Kite Afeaki Email ............................................. [email protected] Quarterbacks .............................................. Kelly Bills Press Box .......................................... (801) 626-6588 Secondary .................................................... Joe Dale Dir. of Publications/Digital Media .........Darin Hogge Running backs ................................. Quinton Ganther Asst. Dir. Athletic Communications ... Corie Holmes Outside Linebackers ................................. Grant Duff Website ..................................WeberStateSports.com Tight Ends .................................................. Al Pupunu Facebook ............Facebook.com/WeberStateFootball Special Teams Coordinator / ILB’s....... Colton Swan Twitter .................................................@weberstatefb Director of Football Operations ......... Derrick Luken Instagram ...........................................@weberstatefb TEAM INFORMATION 2017 record .........................................................11-3 2017 Big Sky record/finish..........................7-1 / t1st Final 2017 national ranking .................................5th Lettermen Returning .............................................45 Starters Returning (O/D/SP) ............... 16 - (7 / 7 / 2) Returning All-Americans ........................................5 Returning All-Conference performers ................. 11 Lettermen lost ........................................................17 2 @WEBERSTATEFB 2017 BIG SKY CHAMPIONS FCS PLAYOFFS 2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS BIG SKY CONFERENCE The Big Sky Conference enters its 56th year and 30th year of women’s competition during the 2017-18 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, and returns in football in 2018 this season. Northern Arizona University enters its 47th 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. North Dakota left the league fol- lowing the 2017 season. UC Davis and Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washington University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland State University and Sacramento 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. Ron Loghry is serving as the interim commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, replacing Andrea Williams who served for two years as the sixth commissioner. 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.” #WEAREWEBER 5 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL WATCH THE WILDCATS ON PLUTO TV 6 @WEBERSTATEFB 2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS #WEAREWEBER 7 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL 8 @WEBERSTATEFB 2017 BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS COACHES #WEAREWEBER 9 WEBER STATE FOOTBALL HEAD COACH JAY HILL JAY HILLJAY HILL HEAD COACHHead Coach 5TH SEASON3rd Season @CoachJayHill @CoachJayHill Jay Hill is entering his fifth season as the head coach at Weber State. In addition to his duties as head coach, Hill also serves as the defensive coordinator for the Wildcats. After a historic season in 2017, Hill was named the Utah Coach of the Year as part of the Governor’s State of Sport Awards. Hill has led the Wildcats to back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances and three-straight winning seasons. In his four sea- sons at Weber