Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
Non-Conference Schedule |
August 30 |
7:05 PM |
Chadron State* |
No. 4 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 33–6 |
20,767 |
September 8 |
5:05 PM |
at Drake* |
No. 4 |
Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA |
|
W 34–24 |
3,558 |
September 15 |
1:35 PM |
No. 23 Stephen F. Austin* |
No. 3 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 43–35 |
17,147 |
Conference Schedule |
September 22 |
2:05 PM |
Northern Colorado![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
No. 2 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 41–16 |
18,637 |
September 29 |
1:35 PM |
at Southern Utah |
No. 2 |
Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT |
RTNW [1] |
W 24–17 |
8,417 |
October 6 |
5:05 PM |
at UC Davis |
No. 2 |
Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA |
RTNW |
W 48–41 |
9,877 |
October 13 |
1:35 PM |
No. 6 Eastern Washington |
No. 2 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
L 24–27 |
20,477 |
October 27 |
2:05 PM |
North Dakota |
No. 4 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 55–10 |
17,137 |
November 3 |
5:05 PM |
at Sacramento State |
No. 3 |
Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA |
RTNW |
W 20–17 |
7,143 |
November 10 |
1:35 PM |
Portland State |
No. 2 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
W 65–30 |
15,177 |
November 17 |
1:35 PM |
at Montana |
No. 2 |
Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild) |
RTNW |
W 16–7 |
26,210 |
2012 FCS Playoffs |
December 1 |
5:00 PM |
No. 10 Stony Brook* |
No. 2 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 16–10 |
15,257 |
December 7 |
6:00 PM |
No. 5 Sam Houston State* |
No. 2 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) |
ESPN2 |
L 16–34 |
16,417 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game summaries
Chadron State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
#4 Bobcats |
6 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2006 |
CHAD, 35–24 |
@ Drake
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2010 |
MSU, 48–21 |
Stephen F. Austin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Lumberjacks |
10 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
35 |
#3 Bobcats |
14 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
43 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–1 |
2005 |
MSU, 42–6 |
Northern Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
#2 Bobcats |
21 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–11–1 |
2011 |
MSU, 31–21 |
@ Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2007 |
MSU, 7–3 |
@ UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
24 |
0 |
17 |
48 |
Aggies |
14 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2011 |
MSU, 38–14 |
Eastern Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Eagles |
0 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
#2 Bobcats |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–25 |
2011 |
MSU, 36–21 |
North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
North Dakota |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
#4 Bobcats |
14 |
14 |
7 |
20 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
15–13–1 |
1983 |
UND, 21–3 |
@ Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Bobcats |
7 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
Hornets |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14–6 |
2011 |
MSU, 31–21 |
Portland State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
7 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
#2 Bobcats |
24 |
35 |
6 |
0 |
65 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–9 |
2011 |
MSU, 38–36 |
@ Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36–70–5 |
2011 |
MONT, 36–10 |
FCS Playoffs
Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Seawolves |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Bearkats |
3 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
#2 Bobcats |
3 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–3 |
2011 |
SHS, 49–13 |
This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
Sports Network |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Coaches |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore |
- Spirit of the West Marching Band
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- Idaho State (1963)
- Montana State (1964)
- Weber State & Idaho (1965)
- Montana State (1966)
- Montana State (1967)
- Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
- Montana (1969)
- Montana (1970)
- Idaho (1971)
- Montana State (1972)
- Boise State (1973)
- Boise State (1974)
- Boise State (1975)
- Montana State (1976)
- Boise State (1977)
- Northern Arizona (1978)
- Montana State (1979)
- Boise State (1980)
- Idaho State (1981)
- Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
- Nevada (1983)
- Montana State (1984)
- Idaho (1985)
- Nevada (1986)
- Idaho (1987)
- Idaho (1988)
- Idaho (1989)
- Nevada (1990)
- Nevada (1991)
- Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
- Montana (1993)
- Boise State (1994)
- Montana (1995)
- Montana (1996)
- Eastern Washington (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Montana (1999)
- Montana (2000)
- Montana (2001)
- Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
- Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
- Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
- Montana (2006)
- Montana (2007)
- Weber State & Montana (2008)
- Montana (2009)
- Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
- Montana State & Montana (2011)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
- Eastern Washington (2013)
- Eastern Washington (2014)
- Southern Utah (2015)
- Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
- Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
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National championships in bold |
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Champion – North Dakota State |