1987 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0
Montana 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Nevada 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Idaho State 3 –5 –03 –7 –1
Eastern Washington 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Price and junior quarterback Jeff Carlson, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Sky behind the conference champion, Idaho. For the first time, Weber State was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated the aforementioned Vandals in the first round before falling in the quarterfinal round to Marshall.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Western State (CO)*
W 40–10
September 7at Long Beach State*
L 7–306,109[1]
September 19Southern Utah
W 36–26
September 26No. 9 Boise State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 55–4410,647[2]
October 10Northern Arizona
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 30–17
October 17Montana StateNo. 13
W 35–32
October 24MontanaNo. 10
W 29–26
October 31No. 12 IdahoNo. 7
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 38–4113,486[3]
November 7Eastern WashingtonNo. 13
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 46–23
November 14NevadaNo. 13
W 38–1511,143[4][5]
November 21at Idaho StateNo. 11
W 53–37
November 28at No. 5 IdahoNo. 10
W 59–304,900[6]
December 5at No. 14 Marshall*No. 10
L 51–23

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References

  1. ↑ Dick Wagner (September 13, 1987). "Long Beach Gets a Flying Start Against the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-11. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "CougarStats: BYU Football: Boise State vs. Weber State 1987".
  3. ↑ Pierce, Oliver (October 31, 1987). "Big Sky chase". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
  4. ↑ "Pack's at a loss in '87". The Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pack turns '87 season into a stinker for Ault". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 15, 1987. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Weber State 59, Idaho 30". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 29, 1987. p. 3B.
  7. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics.
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