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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
Seasons
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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  
Weber State   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

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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

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  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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