1996 Weber State Wildcats football team

1996 Weber State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumWildcat Stadium
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
  4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dave Arslanian, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Eastern WashingtonNo. 23
W 22–2011,794[1]
September 14Western State (CO)*No. 20
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 36–38,713[2]
September 21at Cal Poly*No. 17
W 30–20[3]
September 28at Toledo*No. 14
L 24–3123,927[4]
October 5at No. 12 Northern ArizonaNo. 18
L 45–5913,877[5]
October 12Cal State NorthridgeNo. 21
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 28–3510,503[6]
October 19at Portland State
W 35–108,194[7]
November 2Montana State
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
W 17–76,102[8]
November 9at Sacramento State
W 41–312,164[9]
November 1612:05 p.m.No. 2 Montana
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Ogden, UT
L 10–247,816[10]
November 23at Idaho State
W 37–225,011[11]

References

  1. ^ "Late field goal lifts Weber State". The Billings Gazette. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cook gets hot, WSU rolls to big win". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sainten a winner in return to SLO". Santa Maria Times. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penalty on Weber coach proves costly". Great Falls Tribune. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Matt Wixon (October 6, 1996). "Amerson saves the day". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13, 14. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jeff Fletcher (October 13, 1996). "Pie in Big Sky for Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. p. C14. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weber routs Portland State". The Independent-Record. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wildcats duck behind Shields, ward off MSU". The Spokesman-Review. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Weber win makes Montana meaningful". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies hold on to early lead". The Independent-Record. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Cats blast past Bengals". The Daily Herald. November 24, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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