1981 Weber State Wildcats football team

1981 Weber State Wildcats football
1981 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Price (1st season);
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Idaho State $^	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Boise State ^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	7:30 p.m.	Idaho	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 42–21	15,900	^[1]
September 19		at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 18–31	17,132	^[2]
September 26		Portland State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 31–16	16,841	^[3]
October 3		at No. 7 Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 28–20		^[4]
October 10		Puget Sound*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 31–10	7,841	^[5]
October 17		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–28	10,254	^[6]
October 24	1:30 pm	No. 4 Boise State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 19–33	12,306	^[7]
October 31		Northern Arizona	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 24–23 ^OT		^[8]
November 7		Augustana (SD)*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 27–7		^[9]
November 14		at No. 9 Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 7–6	9,000	^[10]
November 21		at No. 2 Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 30–33 ^3OT	13,444	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

1981 Weber State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	Mark Caskey	Jr
WR	`4`	Todd Boyer	Fr
QB	`6`	Rob Hause	Fr
QB	`7`	Milt Myers	So
QB	`8`	Tim Bernal	So
QB	`9`	Emanuel Crockett	Fr
WR	`10`	Gerald Bradley	Jr
RB	`11`	Scott Roth	Jr
WR	`13`	Steve Baggs	So
QB	`16`	Richard McKee	Sr
QB	`17`	Jeff Roeszler	Jr
RB	`23`	Kevin Matthews	Jr
RB	`26`	Rodney Brewer	Jr
RB	`27`	Freddie Cook	Fr
WR	`28`	Chris Kelly	Jr
RB	`31`	Dale Anderson	Fr
RB	`34`	Phil Swan	So
RB	`35`	Phil Varsek	Fr
WR	`41`	Eric Allen	Sr
WR	`44`	Terry Magee	Jr
WR	`47`	Ray McNeil	So
C	`51`	Greg Baptist	Fr
C	`52`	Greg Weigel	Jr
C	`54`	Bret Frodsham	Jr
C	`59`	Tom Brothers	Jr
C	`60`	Mike Stephens	So
G	`61`	Mark Masters	Jr
G	`65`	Lawrence Livingston	Jr
G	`66`	Dave Dansie	Sr
G	`67`	Jim Bobinsky	So
G	`70`	Mike Montgomery	Jr
OT	`74`	Greg Bolinger	So
OT	`75`	Sam Slater	So
G	`76`	Franklin John	Fr
OT	`78`	Bret Smith	Sr
OT	`79`	John Mitchell	Jr
TE	`81`	Steve Baty	So
WR, P	`82`	Curt Miller	Sr
TE	`86`	Scott Zellmer	Jr
TE	`87`	Phil Principe	So
TE	`89`	Norm Haney	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	John Fitzgerald	Fr
CB	`3`	Sammi Reeves	Jr
FS	`5`	Victor Fletcher	Jr
LB	`12`	Greg Davis	Sr
FS	`14`	Tim Hill	Sr
CB	`15`	Steve Alford	Fr
SS	`24`	Kris Jugler	Jr
CB	`25`	Darryl Harris	So
LB	`33`	Joe Jeppson	Fr
LB	`36`	Danny Rich	Sr
LB	`37`	Ray Williams	Jr
LB	`38`	Jeff Moore	Sr
LB	`39`	John Geyerman	Fr
LB	`40`	Baron Harrell	Jr
SS	`42`	Jim Arslanian	Jr
CB	`43`	Brian Schaffer	So
CB	`45`	Elbert Gray	Sr
LB	`46`	Kevin Kaczmarzewski	So
LB	`48`	Garth Fjellstrom	Fr
CB	`49`	Alfred Stone	Fr
DT	`50`	Curtis McGhan	Sr
LB	`53`	Kevin Flye	Jr
NG	`55`	John Kavanaugh	Jr
LB	`56`	Bob Casper	Jr
LB	`57`	Mike Nichter	Jr
LB	`58`	John Fullington	Sr
DT	`62`	Terrence Phillips	Jr
NG	`63`	Manase Tuatagaloa	Jr
LB	`68`	Shawn Moore	Fr
NG	`69`	Tim Cox	Fr
NG	`71`	Mike Morley	Sr
DT	`77`	Danny Stuber	Sr
DT	`80`	Bret Rahn	Jr
DT	`88`	Dave Goff	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`19`	Roger Ruzek	Jr
K	`29`	Bill Cullen	Fr
K	`40`	Dave Griffin	Fr

^ "Weber St. stuns Idaho in opener". Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Utah State takes 31–18 victory over Weber St". The Idaho Statesman. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber State turns tables on Vikings". The Sunday Oregonian. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wintrode, Warren (October 4, 1981). "Weber overhauls Cats". The Montana Standard – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber State whips Puget Sound, 31–10". The Daily Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reno triumphs over Weber". The Daily Spectrum. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Broncos rip error-plagued Weber State". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber St. 24, N. Arizona 23". Nevada State Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Augustana loses, 27–7". Argus-Leader. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzly party is finally over with 7–6 loss to Weber State". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ISU clinches title, Boise wants berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 23, 1981. p. C4.
^ "1981 Football Schedule". Weber State University Athletics.