1979 Weber State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1979 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Pete Riehlman (3rd season)
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
Seasons
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1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Pete Riehlman, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at North Dakota State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 10–1110,150[1]
September 15at BYU*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 3–4833,161[2]
September 22Portland State*
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 13–1610,037[3][4]
September 29at Montana
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 16–23[5]
October 6at Montana State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 21–40[6]
October 13No. 4 Northern Arizona
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 34–107,135[7]
October 20at Nevada
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Reno, NV
L 3–229,362[8]
October 271:30 pmBoise State
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 7–236,110[9]
November 3at Idaho State
W 14–10[10]
November 101:30 pmIdaho
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 12–72,323[11][12]
November 17Utah State*
  • Stewart Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 10–347,707[13]

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References

  1. ^ "N. Dakota St. 11, Weber St. 10". South Idaho Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Weber State is no match for Cougars". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Portland St. 16, Weber St. 13 (continued)". South Idaho Press. September 23, 1979 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Turnovers tame Cats". Arizona Daily Sun. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcat offense lashes out at Weber". The Billings Gazette. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weber State stuns Axers for first victory, 34–10". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nevada–Reno coasts to victory". The Idaho Statesman. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BSU 23, Weber State 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 7D.
  10. ^ "Weber State tops Bengals 14–10". Arizona Daily Sun. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 10, 1979. p. 3C.
  12. ^ "Cornered cats can kill". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 11, 1979. p. 4D.
  13. ^ "Utah State topples Weber State 34–10". The Idaho Statesman. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics.
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