1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
1984 record 12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach Dave Arnold (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Bill Diedrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Steve Carson (1st season)
Home stadium Reno H. Sales Stadium
1984 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Montana State $^ 6 –1 –0  12 –2 –0
Nevada 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Idaho State 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Montana 0 –7 –0  2 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
(released before playoffs)

The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Mesa State (Div. II)* Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 30–14    
September 15 at Eastern Washington* Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA L  16–21    
September 22 at Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho W 34–28   11,600
September 29 No. 18 Idaho State Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana L    6–22   11,117
October 6 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah W 48–0     9,680
October 13 Nevada-Reno Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana[1] W 44–41 4OT    6,317
October 20 Portland State (Div. II)*dagger Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 45–22   10,797
October 27 No. 8 Boise State Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 22–18     8,387
November 3 at Montana No. 15 Dornblaser Field • Missoula, Montana[2] (Brawl of the Wild) W 34–24   12,500
November 10 Northern Arizona No. 10 Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana[3] W 41–3     9,357
November 17 at Fresno State (Div I-A)* No. 6 Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California[4] W 35–31   24,088
NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs
December 1 No. 10 Arkansas State* No. 2 Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana
(Div. I-AA Quarterfinals)		 W 31–14   12,037
December 8 No. 3 Rhode Island* No. 2 Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana[5]
(Div. I-AA Semifinals)		 W 32–20   12,697
December 15 vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech* No. 2 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina[6]
(Div. I-AA Championship)		 W 19–6     9,125
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from NCAA (Div. I-AA).

Source:[7]

Game summaries

Mesa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mavericks 7 0 0 7 14
Bobcats 20 0 7 3 30

Roster

1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 86 Joe Bignell Sr
QB 12 Kelly Bradley So
FB 39 Jesse Jones Sr
RB  4 Tom Clements Jr
 C 55 Robb Fellows Sr
OG 73 Bruce Randall Jr
OG 60 Todd Vasey So
OT 74 Don Leake So
OT 66 Bill Schmidt Sr
WR  2 Tom White Jr
WR  89 Brent Bateman Sr
TE  24 Tom Malhum Sr
WR  18 Kelly Davis So
WR  44 Derek Dietrich Jr
RB  21 David Pandt So
FB  25 Eric Miller So
FB  30 Toby Petty Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NG 59 Lonnie Burt Sr
DT 71 Troy Timmer Sr
DT 91 Pat "Tex" Sikora Jr
DE 68 Mark Fellows Sr
CAT 27 Clete Linebarger Jr
LB 42 Kirk Timmer So
LB 99 Greg Wilkes Sr
FS 29 Doug Kimball Jr
SS 47 Joe Roberts Sr
CB 17 Derek Abell Sr
CB 35 Rodney Holland Sr
DT  58 Tom Jacobs Fr
LB;ST  26 John Kitna Jr
CB  43 William Johnson Sr
FS  __ Tyler Winter Sr
SS;ST  22 Steve King So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P  3 Dirk Nelson Sr
K  1 Mark Carter Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Carson (DC)
  • Bill Diedrick (OC)
  • J. G. Aegerter (OLB)
  • Mike Kramer (ILB)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 3D.
  2. ↑ "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 5C.
  3. ↑ "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
  4. ↑ "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 5C.
  5. ↑ "Montana St. in I-AA title game". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 9, 1984. p. D7.
  6. ↑ Smith, Bruce M. (December 17, 1984). "Glass slipper fits Bobcats". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 23.
  7. ↑ "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
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