Weber State loses undefeated record after allowing FCS-record 4 safeties in 43-38 loss

There may be no position in sports more taken for granted than long snapper.

Snapping the ball a few yards back may look easy, but it's actually a skill that requires a fair amount of practice. There are entire football camps dedicated to learning the craft, because when long snapping goes wrong, it goes so, so wrong.

After Saturday's games, none of this needs to be explained to Weber State fans.

Weber State entered this week's game with an undefeated 6-0 record and the No. 5 ranking in the FCS. It would exit the game with a new appreciation for long snapping after a 43-38 loss to No. 3 Montana State that saw the Wildcats commit four — yes, four — safeties due to errant long snaps.

That is a new FCS record for most safeties in a single game, and you can see them all below, with steadily growing incredulity from their opponent's social media team.

It really makes you wonder why Weber State even bothered punting after halftime.

Per 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores, Weber State players were consoling long snapper Grant Sands on the sidelines after the fourth safety.

Those eight points (and the ensuing turnovers) were obviously a decisive factor in the Wildcats' five-point loss, but it was a rough day for plenty of other players. The Weber State defense yielded 487 total yards (6.4 yards per play), with 347 of those coming on the ground.