2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2017 record 5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach Jeff Choate (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 17,777)
2017 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 –1     11 –3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 –2     7 –4  
Sacramento State  6 –2     7 –4  
Montana  5 –3     7 –4  
Montana State  5 –3     5 –6  
UC Davis  3 –5     5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6     4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6     3 –7  
North Dakota  2 –6     3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7     1 –10  
Portland State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Choate and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 8:30 p.m. at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State* Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA FS1 L 0–31   30,254
September 9 6:00 p.m. No. 4 South Dakota State* Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT SWX MT L 27–31   19,817
September 23 1:30 p.m. at No. 17 North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND Midco W 49–21   12,342
September 30 1:30 p.m. No. 20 Weber Statedagger Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW[1] L 17–25   19,557
October 7 11:00 a.m. Portland State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW[1] W 30–22   18,987
October 14 2:05 p.m. at No. 10 Eastern Washington Roos Field • Cheney, WA SWX MT L 19–31   11,301
October 21 12:30 p.m. at Northern Colorado Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO ATTRM[1] W 27–24   5,378
October 28 1:30 p.m. Idaho State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT RTNW[1] W 28–14   17,097
November 4 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Kennesaw State* Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT SWX MT L 14–16   16,337
November 11 5:00 p.m. at No. 24 Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ ELVN L 36–37   6,187
November 18 Noon Montana Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild) RTNW[1] W 31–23   19,907
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

Game summaries

at Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
No. 24 (FBS) Cougars 7 7 7 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–8 2010 WAZZU, 23–22

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 10 7 7 7 31
Bobcats 0 7 14 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 2014 FCS Playoffs SDSU, 47–40

at North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 21 7 14 49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks 0 10 11 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–15–1 2016 UND, 17–15

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Wildcats 0 9 13 3 25
Bobcats 3 7 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–21–1 2016 WEB, 45–27

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 7 8 22
Bobcats 7 3 13 7 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–10 2015 PSU, 59–42

at Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 0 12 19
No. 10 Eagles 7 10 7 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–30 2016 EWU, 41–17

at Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 3 17 27
Bears 7 14 0 3 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–11–1 2013 MSU, 35–28

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 14 0 0 14
Bobcats 14 0 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–31–3 2015 MSU, 44–20

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Owls 7 3 3 3 16
Bobcats 7 0 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 9 7 13 36
No. 24 Lumberjacks 3 13 14 7 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–26 2016 NAU, 20–14

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 3 10 0 10 23
Bobcats 0 21 3 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–72–5 2016 MSU, 24–17

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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