Weber State Football Lands On 2023 Stats Perform FCS Preseason Poll
Aug 7, 2023, 10:37 AM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Weber State Wildcats football program received a top-15 ranking in the 2023 Stats Perform FCS Preseason poll.
Weber State Ranked in Preseason Poll
The 2023 Stats Perform FCS Preseason poll was revealed on Monday, August 7.
Weber State landed a No. 13 ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision preseason poll.
It’s the seventh consecutive preseason that the Wildcats have been ranked heading in the season.
The Wildcats are ranked 1️⃣3️⃣th in the nation in the @FCS_STATS preseason poll.
🏈🔜https://t.co/MpExykZsjF#WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/e1HE2xGYkd
— Weber State Football 🏈 (@weberstatefb) August 7, 2023
Last season, Weber State was ranked No. 20 in the 2022 Stats Perform FCS Preseason poll.
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The Wildcats are one of six Big Sky Conference programs ranked by Stats Perform. Montana State (No. 3), Idaho (No. 8), and Sacramento State (No. 10) were ranked ahead of Weber State. The Wildcats were listed above Montana (No. 14) and UC Davis (No. 16).
No. 1 in the poll is the reigning national champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Weber State Football in 2023
The Wildcats were picked to finish fourth in the league in 2023 by the Big Sky coaches.
Weber State was picked sixth in the league’s media poll.
Big Sky Football 2023 Preseason Polls
Coaches Poll
- Montana State
- UC Davis
- Sacramento State
- Weber State
- Idaho
- Montana
- Eastern Washington
- Portland State
- Northern Arizona
- Northern Colorado
- Cal Poly
- Idaho State
Media Poll
- Montana State
- Idaho
- Montana
- Sacramento State
- UC Davis
- Weber State
- Eastern Washington
- Northern Arizona
- Portland State
- Northern Colorado
- Cal Poly
- Idaho State
Four Wildcat players were named to the league’s preseason All-Big Sky team, including Maxwell Anderson, Noah Atagi, Winston Reid, and Abraham Williams. Reid was selected as the Big Sky preseason defensive MVP.
Big Sky Preseason Defensive MVP!
Congrats @winstonreid43 👏#WeAreWeber | #BigSkyFB pic.twitter.com/I6rHl76GWI
— Weber State Football 🏈 (@weberstatefb) July 24, 2023
The 2023 season will be the program’s first year under new head coach Mickey Mental, who replaced Jay Hill.
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Weber State will open its 2023 campaign at home on August 31 and close the regular season on the road on November 18. It will be the Wildcats’ second consecutive season opening the year at home.
Weber State opens Big Sky Conference play on September 23 in Ogden against Montana State, who beat the Wildcats twice in 2022.
Last season, the Wildcats had a 10-3 record, including 6-2 in Big Sky action. Weber State finished the regular season in third place in the league standing. The Wildcats started their 2022 schedule with a perfect 6-0 start before falling in two out of three games to Montana State and Sacramento State. Weber State qualified for the FCS Playoffs and advanced to the second round with a win over North Dakota. The Wildcats were eliminated from the postseason by Montana State.
2023 Weber State Football Schedule
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August 31 | vs. Central Washington
Location: Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah (Capacity: 17,500)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
September 9 | @ Northern Iowa
Location: UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa (Capacity: 16,324)
Kickoff: 3 p.m. (MDT)
September 16 | @ Utah
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah (Capacity: 51,444)
Kickoff: 12 p.m. (MDT)
September 23 | vs. Montana State
Location: Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah (Capacity: 17,500)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
September 30 | @ Northern Colorado
Location: Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado (Capacity: 8,533)
Kickoff: TBD
October 7 | vs. Northern Arizona
Location: Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah (Capacity: 17,500)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
October 14 | vs. UC Davis
Location: Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah (Capacity: 17,500)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
October 21 | @ Eastern Washington
Location: Roos Field in Cheney, Washington (Capacity: 8,600)
Kickoff: 5 p.m. (MDT)
November 4 | @ Idaho State
Location: Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho (Capacity: 12,000)
Kickoff: 4 p.m. (MDT)
November 11 | vs. Idaho
Location: Stewart Stadium in Ogden, Utah (Capacity: 17,500)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. (MDT)
November 18 | @ Cal Poly
Location: Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California (Capacity: 11,075)
Kickoff: 6 p.m. (MDT)
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