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2017 Weber State

11–⁠3 (9–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Weber State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Montana Western 76–0; lost at California 20–33; won at Sacramento State 31–24; won vs. UC Davis 41–3; won at Montana State 25–17; lost vs. Southern Utah 16–32; won at Cal Poly 17–3; won vs. Montana 41–27; won at Eastern Washington 28–20; won at Portland State 63–17; won vs. Idaho State 35–7; won vs. Western Illinois 21–19; won at Southern Utah 30–13; lost at James Madison 28–31+76−16Won 76–0 vs. Montana Western+76Montana WesternLost 20–33 at California-13CaliforniaWon 31–24 at Sacramento State+7Sacramento StateWon 41–3 vs. UC Davis+38UC DavisWon 25–17 at Montana State+8Montana StateLost 16–32 vs. Southern Utah-16Southern UtahWon 17–3 at Cal Poly+14Cal PolyWon 41–27 vs. Montana+14MontanaWon 28–20 at Eastern Washington+8Eastern Washing…Won 63–17 at Portland State+46Portland StateWon 35–7 vs. Idaho State+28Idaho StateWon 21–19 vs. Western Illinois+2Western IllinoisWon 30–13 at Southern Utah+17Southern UtahLost 28–31 at James Madison-3James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMontana WesternW 76–⁠075%
Sep 9atCaliforniaL 20–⁠3318%
Sep 16atSacramento StateW 31–⁠2458%
Sep 23vsUC DavisW 41–⁠363%
Sep 30atMontana StateW 25–⁠1749%
Oct 14vsSouthern UtahL 16–⁠3262%
Oct 21atCal PolyW 17–⁠361%
Oct 28vsMontanaW 41–⁠2753%
Nov 4atEastern WashingtonW 28–⁠2034%
Nov 11atPortland StateW 63–⁠1782%
Nov 18vsIdaho StateW 35–⁠787%
Nov 25vsWestern IllinoisW 21–⁠1955%
Dec 2atSouthern UtahW 30–⁠1336%
Dec 8atJames MadisonL 28–⁠3122%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Big Sky champions9–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Southern Utah

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
9–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
472–⁠246
Coach
—
Elo
1488 +180 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.4 No. 5 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 149
Offensive coordinator
Fesi Sitake
Defensive coordinator
Jason Kaufusi

Leaders

Passing yardsStefan Cantwell QB431 yds
Passing touchdownsStefan Cantwell QB1 TD
Rushing yardsStefan Cantwell QB61 yds
Rushing touchdownsStefan Cantwell QB1 TD
Receiving yardsRashid Shaheed WR149 yds
Receiving touchdownsRashid Shaheed WR1 TD
TacklesKeilan Benjamin CB9 tkl
SacksCardon Malan DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Zeke Birch DT★★★No. 1836
Creston Cooledge OT★★No. 2961
Brody Burke S★★No. 3176
Isiah Jackson WR★★No. 3176
Noah Vaea S★★No. 3176

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.758
Receivers32.00.767
Offensive line12.00.773
Defensive line22.50.789
Defensive backs52.00.752
Whole class122.10.764

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 4Taron Johnson CBBuffalo Bills

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.