2009 Weber State Wildcats football team

2009 Weber State Wildcats football
FCS Playoffs First Round vs. William & Mary, L 0–38
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2009 record	7–5 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ron McBride (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Hammer (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Colton Swan (2nd year)
Home stadium	Stewart Stadium (Capacity: 17,312)

2009 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Montana $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
#13 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
#17 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2009 Weber State Wildcats Football Team represented Weber State University for the 2009 season under head coach Ron McBride. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a record of 7–4 (6–2 Big Sky)^[1] and were invited to participate in the FCS Playoffs, where they fell in the first round to William & Mary by a final score of 0–38 to finish 7–5. The Wildcats played two FBS teams, and although they lost both games they lost each game by one touchdown (7 points) or less. Quarterback Cameron Higgins and Wide Receiver Tim Toone were both selected as FCS All-Americans (Toone on first team and Higgins on second team). 2009 also marked the first time in school history that Weber State qualified for the playoffs two consecutive years.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:00 PM	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 22–29	18,016[3]
September 12	3:00 PM	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		L 23–24	23,417[4]
September 19	6:30 PM	Idaho State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT		W 44–17	8,467[5]
September 26	1:05 PM	at Portland State	PNC Park • Portland, OR		W 36–29	6,659[6]
October 3	1:30 PM	Montana State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT		L 21–26	6,112[7]
October 10	12:30 PM	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field • Cheney, WA		W 31–13	5,370[8]
October 17	1:35 PM	Sacramento State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT		W 49–10	8,218[9]
October 24	1:35 PM	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO		W 28–20	2,852[10]
October 31	1:05 PM	at Montana	Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT		L 10–31	25,811[11]
November 14	12:00 PM	Northern Arizona	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT		W 27–9	4,321[12]
November 21	12:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT		W 47–14	5,382[13]
November 28	1:00 PM	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)		L 0–38	6,497[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to the game. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

1. "2009 Weber State Wildcats football season". November 28, 2009.
2. "2009 Football Schedule". April 24, 2009.
3. "Wyoming vs Weber State". September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
4. "Colorado State vs Weber State". September 12, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
5. "Idaho State vs Weber State". September 19, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
6. "Portland State vs Weber State". September 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
7. "Montana State vs Weber State". October 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
8. "Eastern Washington vs Weber State". October 10, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
9. "Sacramento State vs Weber State (Homecoming)". October 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
10. "Northern Colorado vs Weber State". October 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
11. "Montana vs Weber State". October 31, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
12. "Northern Arizona vs Weber State". November 14, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
13. "Cal Poly vs Weber State". November 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
14. "William & Mary vs Weber State (FCS Playoffs First Round)". November 28, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.