weberwildcat
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Hi yall,
I'm a WSU Wildcat and recent grad. Lived my whole life in the Ogden ( hour from Evanston) area where WSU is located and we've only won the conf title once in my life and it was last season. Before that it was quite a while before I was born.
Who is Weber?
Historically we are happy to go .500. We are in a very competitive conference (Big Sky) in FCS football. Last season Coach Mac, former Utah coach as you may know did some things that have never happened in our school's history - beat some of the traditional powers and make the playoffs. We still have many of last season's key players so we, the fans, are going to enjoy every minute of 2009 because you never know how long it will last. Our good news is Mac signed a 4+1 deal last season. He's only 69!! LOL
We have 3 titles since our conf started in 1963. We have had 10 win seasons twice - 1987, 2008. So in football we average a title every 15 yrs and in basketball which we are traditionally known for we win a title about every 2.5 yrs.
The Wildcats play at Stewart Stadium which was built in 1966 and its current capacity is 17,500.
WSU's all-time record is 244-258-3
Classifications
1962-1972: NCAA College Division - Small College
1973-1977: NCAA Division II
1978-2006: NCAA Division I-AA
2007-Current: NCAA Division I FCS - Formerly I-AA
Record vs BYU & Utah
Utah:
1978: L 30-7
1984: L 52-7
2008: L 37-21
BYU:
1973: L 45-14
1979: L 48-3
The highest WSU has ever been ranked in the FCS Top 25 was No. 7 at the end of last season which is also their preseason '09 ranking:
http://fcsnow.com/poll.aspx
2009 Accolades
*WSU picked 7th nationally in FCSNow.com Preseason Top 25
*WSU, most preseason all-america selections in the nation
*WSU, most preseason all-conference selections in Big Sky
*WSU picked 2nd in Big Sky Coaches & Media Polls (Montana picked 1st - 11 straight conf titles)
*Cam Higgins & Trevyn Smith - Walter Payton Award candidates - you could call this the Heisman of FCS
Head Coach - Ron McBride
Big Sky Record: 18-14 (60%)
Overall WSU Record: 25-22 (55%)
Overall Coaching Record: 113-85 (57%)
Alma Mater: San Jose State - 1962
Coaching Experience: 44 years
Head Coaching Experience: 17 years
Coach Mac's 4th season as head coach of Weber State's football team was the 2008 season. The Wildcats finished 10-4 and won the Big Sky Championship. WSU also made its 2nd ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Playoff Quarterfinals.
McBride has been in the coaching profession for over 40 years, he was the head coach at the University of Utah for 13 years (1990-2002). He is from Los Angeles, California. He graduated from San Jose State and was a stand-out player for the Spartans from 1959-62 and served as team captain his senior year. He later played professionally with the San Jose Apaches of the USA League.
I'm a WSU Wildcat and recent grad. Lived my whole life in the Ogden ( hour from Evanston) area where WSU is located and we've only won the conf title once in my life and it was last season. Before that it was quite a while before I was born.
Who is Weber?
Historically we are happy to go .500. We are in a very competitive conference (Big Sky) in FCS football. Last season Coach Mac, former Utah coach as you may know did some things that have never happened in our school's history - beat some of the traditional powers and make the playoffs. We still have many of last season's key players so we, the fans, are going to enjoy every minute of 2009 because you never know how long it will last. Our good news is Mac signed a 4+1 deal last season. He's only 69!! LOL
We have 3 titles since our conf started in 1963. We have had 10 win seasons twice - 1987, 2008. So in football we average a title every 15 yrs and in basketball which we are traditionally known for we win a title about every 2.5 yrs.
The Wildcats play at Stewart Stadium which was built in 1966 and its current capacity is 17,500.
WSU's all-time record is 244-258-3
Classifications
1962-1972: NCAA College Division - Small College
1973-1977: NCAA Division II
1978-2006: NCAA Division I-AA
2007-Current: NCAA Division I FCS - Formerly I-AA
Record vs BYU & Utah
Utah:
1978: L 30-7
1984: L 52-7
2008: L 37-21
BYU:
1973: L 45-14
1979: L 48-3
The highest WSU has ever been ranked in the FCS Top 25 was No. 7 at the end of last season which is also their preseason '09 ranking:
http://fcsnow.com/poll.aspx
2009 Accolades
*WSU picked 7th nationally in FCSNow.com Preseason Top 25
*WSU, most preseason all-america selections in the nation
*WSU, most preseason all-conference selections in Big Sky
*WSU picked 2nd in Big Sky Coaches & Media Polls (Montana picked 1st - 11 straight conf titles)
*Cam Higgins & Trevyn Smith - Walter Payton Award candidates - you could call this the Heisman of FCS
Head Coach - Ron McBride
Big Sky Record: 18-14 (60%)
Overall WSU Record: 25-22 (55%)
Overall Coaching Record: 113-85 (57%)
Alma Mater: San Jose State - 1962
Coaching Experience: 44 years
Head Coaching Experience: 17 years
Coach Mac's 4th season as head coach of Weber State's football team was the 2008 season. The Wildcats finished 10-4 and won the Big Sky Championship. WSU also made its 2nd ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Playoff Quarterfinals.
McBride has been in the coaching profession for over 40 years, he was the head coach at the University of Utah for 13 years (1990-2002). He is from Los Angeles, California. He graduated from San Jose State and was a stand-out player for the Spartans from 1959-62 and served as team captain his senior year. He later played professionally with the San Jose Apaches of the USA League.