Weber State University Athletics
Game notes: FCS Quarterfinals Friday vs. Montana
12/10/2019 4:09:00 PM | Football
• It's a late night Big Sky rematch as longtime rivals Weber State and Montana meet Friday night in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs.
• The game will kickoff at 8 p.m. from Stewart Stadium in Ogden and will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia calling the action.
• The Weber State radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and streamed online at kloradio.com with Steve Klauke and former WSU head coach and athletic director Jerry Graybeal on the call.
• Live stats will be at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State app.
OPENING DRIVE
• Weber State is 10-3 and opened the playoffs with a 26-20 home win over Kennesaw State last Saturday.
• Montana is also 10-3 on the year and beat Southeastern Louisiana 73-28 on Saturday in the second round of the playoffs.
• The Wildcats are competing in the FCS Quarterfinals for the third-straight season, one of just two teams in the nation to make the quarterfinals the last three seasons.
• Weber State is also one of just three teams in the nation to have 10 or more wins in each of the last three seasons.
• Wildcat head coach Jay Hill was named the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year. In his six seasons at Weber State, Hill has a career record of 46-29 at Weber State and is 33-14 in Big Sky games.
• UM is coached by Bobby Houck who is in his second season of his second stint with the Griz.
• The game features the two Big Sky Co-Defensive Players of the Year in Weber State's Jonah Williams and Montana's Dante Olson.
• Montana holds a 40-15 all-time series lead over Weber State. The Wildcats have won three of the last four games against the Griz in Ogden.
• This season the Wildcats are celebrating 100 years of football at Weber State and the 150th year of college football.







