First place is on the line in Bozeman
Weber State is 5-3 and 4-1 in the Big Sky — Saturday's trip to 6-1 Montana State is the Wildcats' biggest road test of the season.
Weber State's Oct. 24 game is a 1:00 p.m. MT kickoff at Montana State's Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, streaming on ESPN+ with Weber State radio on 103.1 FM. The Wildcats are 5-3 overall and 4-1 in the Big Sky, carrying a three-game win streak. Montana State is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, and is No. 3 in the latest Stats Perform FCS Top 25 (NCAA.com listing, checked Oct. 19). Weber State is ranked in that same listing at No. 22, so both teams in this game hold a spot in the current FCS Top 25. With Weber State a half-step ahead in the conference loss column, the result in Bozeman directly affects the top of the Big Sky table.
The Wildcats' latest win showed how they are closing games. On Oct. 17, Weber State rallied past Idaho State 27-20 at home: Spencer Ferguson ran for 133 yards on 16 carries and scored the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown with 1:10 left, after Idaho State had led entering the fourth quarter. Ferguson is the player to watch at Montana State — the Oct. 17 performance made him the center of the Wildcats' late-game plan, with the go-ahead score and the workload to match.
The setting raises the degree of difficulty. ESPN's game page lists Montana State at 3-0 at home this season, and Weber State is 2-2 on the road. The Wildcats' official game center also records a difficult recent history in this series, including losses in the last four meetings listed. None of that decides Saturday, but it frames what a road win in Bozeman would represent for a team that has won three straight.
Sources
Weber State Athletics game center, at Montana State — verifies Oct. 24, 1:00 p.m., Big Sky, ESPN+ / 103.1 FM, team leaders, and the series history shown in the piece.
Weber State Athletics schedule — verifies 5-3 overall, 4-1 in the Big Sky, and the current win streak.
ESPN scoreboard, Weber State at Montana State (gameId 401868121) — verifies Weber State 5-3 / 4-1, Montana State 6-1 / 3-1 with a 3-0 home record, Bobcat Stadium, and ESPN+.
ESPN box score, Idaho State at Weber State (gameId 401868105) — verifies Ferguson's 16 carries for 133 yards and the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown at 1:10 in the 27-20 win.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 via NCAA.com (listing checked Oct. 19) — verifies Montana State at No. 3 (6-1, 1,285 points, previous 5) and Weber State at No. 22 (5-3, 179 points, previously not ranked) in the current listing. Note: the page header still reads "Through Games OCT. 12, 2026," but the table itself is the post-Oct. 17 edition (records and previous-rank columns reflect the Oct. 17 games).
Idaho State Athletics recap (opponent's official site, cross-check) — independently verifies the Oct. 17 final and late go-ahead score.
Matchup
Weber State at Montana State
When
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 — 1:00 PM MT
Watch
ESPN+
Where
Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Mont.