2017 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jay Hill and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for the Big Sky championship with Southern Utah. Due to their head-to-head loss to Southern Utah in the regular season, they did not receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, but did receive an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their second straight trip to the playoffs. In the first round, they defeated Western Illinois. In the second round, they avenged their regular season loss to Southern Utah. In the quarterfinals, they lost to eventual national runner-up, James Madison.

2017 Weber State Wildcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record11–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFesi Sitake (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Kaufusi (2nd season)
Home stadiumStewart Stadium
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 1   9 3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 1   11 3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 2   7 5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 2   7 4  
Sacramento State  6 2   7 4  
Montana  5 3   7 4  
Montana State  5 3   5 6  
UC Davis  3 5   5 6  
Idaho State  2 6   4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6   3 7  
North Dakota  2 6   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   1 10  
Portland State  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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