The 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team represented

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in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their games at Stewart Stadium as members of the

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. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with

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and

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. They received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the

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where, after a first round bye, they defeated Southeast Missouri State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in

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, the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place by both the coaches and media.

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Wildcats had a conference leading six players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Iosua Opeta – Sr. OT Trey Tuttle, – So. K Rashid Shaheed – So. KR Jonah Williams – Jr. DE LeGrand Toia, – Sr. LB Brady May – Sr. ST Specialist

Schedule

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Official Schedule
/small> Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Cal Poly was considered a non-conference matchup having no effect on conference standings.

Game summaries

At Utah

At Cal Poly

South Dakota

Northern Colorado

At Northern Arizona

At Eastern Washington

Montana State

At North Dakota

Sacramento State

At Southern Utah

At Idaho State

FCS Playoffs

Southeast Missouri State–Second Round

Maine–Quarterfinals

Ranking movements

References

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Weber State Wildcats football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons

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