Weber State Football Moves Up In Rankings; Landon Stice Named Conference Player of the Week

Weber State Football Moves Up In Rankings; Landon Stice Named Conference Player of the Week

OGDEN, Utah-Monday, Weber State football moved up in the FCS national rankings.

They were voted as the #7 team in the land in the STATS FCS poll and are ranked eighth in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

The Wildcats, after a 27-10 rout of South Dakota, posted eight sacks and three turnovers in the win over the Coyotes.

Weber State is one of four teams representing the Big Sky Conference to be ranked. Additionally, Eastern Washington is ranked sixth, Montana is #19 in the land in the polls and UC Davis checks in at #21 this week.

The Wildcats return to the gridiron Saturday at Stewart Stadium as they host the Northern Colorado Bears of Greeley, Colo. at 6:00 p.m.

Also, Wildcats senior linebacker Landon Stice, a Stansbury High School product out of Stansbury Park, Utah, won Big Sky Conference defensive player of the week honors for his contributions in Saturday’s win.

Stice returned a fumble 28 yards for a touchdown, posted six tackles, recorded half a sack, half a tackle for a loss, an interception and a quarterback hurry in the Wildcats’ win.

Stice is also tied for first place in the Big Sky Conference with two interceptions on the  young season and is sixth in the conference in tackles, averaging 8.3 stops per game.