2008 Weber State Wildcats football team

2008 Weber State Wildcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–4 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Hammer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorColton Swan (1st season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 7 Weber State $^   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron McBride, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play to share the Big Sky championship with Montana. Weber State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Cal Poly in the first round before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmMontana Western*
W 62–65,182
September 610:00 pmat Hawaii*
L 17–36 39,446
September 136:00 pmDixie State*dagger
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 44–78,201
September 203:00 pmat Sacramento State
W 32–277,186
September 276:00 pmat No. 17 (FBS) Utah
L 21–3745,117
October 41:05 pmNo. 3 Montana
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 45–283,753
October 111:35 pmat Montana StateNo. 22
W 35–1214,447
October 181:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 18
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 17–107,320
October 254:05 pmat No. 15 Northern ArizonaNo. 16
W 42–149,007
November 11:05 pmPortland StateNo. 13
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 31–218,164
November 81:35 pmat Idaho StateNo. 9
W 59–275,514
November 2212:05 pmEastern WashingtonNo. 8
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 26–338,841
November 297:05 pmat No. 3 Cal Poly*No. 12
W 49–356,919
December 612:00 pmat No. 5 Montana*No. 12
ESPNGPL 13–2421,583

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