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. Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2016 season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first trip to the playoffs since 2009, where they lost to Chattanooga in the first round. Schedule Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Sacramento State on September 16 was considered a non-conference game. Game summaries Montana Western at California at Sacramento State UC Davis at Montana State Southern Utah at Cal Poly Montana at Eastern Washington at Portland State Idaho State FCS Playoffs Western Illinois–First Round at Southern Utah–Second Round at James Madison–Quarterfinals Ranking movements References Weber State Weber State Wildcats football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons Weber State Weber State Wildcats football