Year: | 1987 |
Team: | Weber State Wildcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Sky |
Record: | 10–3 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Head Coach: | Mike Price |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Bowl Result: | L 23–51 vs. Marshall |
The 1987 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Price and junior quarterback Jeff Carlson, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big Sky behind the conference champion, Idaho. For the first time, Weber State was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated the aforementioned Vandals in the first round before falling in the quarterfinal round to Marshall.