Weber State sets six home games, unveils 2026 kickoff times
Weber State opens 2026 with three road games, then six home dates, capped by a first-ever trip to Colorado on Sept. 12. The Wildcats’ first two home games are at 6 p.m.; the last four are at 1 p.m.
Weber State will play six home games in Eric Kjar’s first season, and the shape of the 2026 slate tells its own story: bank early road tests, settle into a predictable home rhythm, and then see how far a new coach can push the Wildcats once the Big Sky grind begins.
The Wildcats open Friday, Aug. 28 at Northern Colorado, then head to Southern Utah on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. in Cedar City before the trip that defines the nonconference setup, a Sept. 12 visit to Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder. Weber State and Colorado have never met before, and the game will be televised on ESPN+, one of all 12 Weber State games that will stream on the platform this season.
That Colorado date carries more than one kind of value. It is the sort of road trip that can pay the bills, but it also gives Kjar an immediate measuring stick against an FBS program under the national spotlight that comes with a game in Boulder. For a team trying to build identity under a new staff, it is the kind of early benchmark that can show whether Weber State is merely filling out a schedule or positioning itself to be a real factor in the Big Sky.
Once the Wildcats get home, the calendar tightens around a familiar pattern. Weber State’s home opener is Sept. 19 against Northwestern State, a return game from the 2024 meeting in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Portland State follows on Sept. 26, both at 6 p.m., then the final four home dates, against Idaho on Oct. 10, Idaho State on Oct. 17, UC Davis on Oct. 31 and Utah Tech on Nov. 21, are all set for 1 p.m. Weber State also pointed to six of its final nine games being played at home after opening on the road for a second straight year.
The conference frame around it is just as important. The Big Sky enters 2026 with 13 football members, nine conference games annually and 58 total games on the league schedule, with Southern Utah and Utah Tech added to the football lineup. Weber State’s road league trips include Cal Poly, national champion Montana State and Northern Arizona, a stretch that will test how well Kjar’s first full team handles the season after the schedule turns.
Kjar arrived in Ogden after a dominant run at Corner Canyon High School, where he went 112-10 in nine seasons and won six state championships. Weber State hired him on Dec. 16, 2025, as the 13th head coach in program history, and the 2026 calendar now gives him a home-heavy runway to show what that hire can become.
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