2012 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. The received an at–large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.
| 2012 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 16–34 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 2 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
| 2012 record | 11–2 (7–1 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Rob Ash (6th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Kevin McGiven (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall |
| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Cal Poly +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Northern Arizona | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:05 PM | Chadron State* | No. 4 | Max Media/Big Sky TV | W 33–6 | 20,767 | |
| September 8 | 5:05 PM | at Drake* | No. 4 | W 34–24 | 3,558 | ||
| September 15 | 1:35 PM | No. 23 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 3 |
| Max Media/Big Sky TV | W 43–35 | 17,147 |
| September 22 | 2:05 PM | Northern Colorado | No. 2 |
| Max Media/Big Sky TV | W 41–16 | 18,637 |
| September 29 | 1:35 PM | at Southern Utah | No. 2 | RTNW [1] | W 24–17 | 8,417 | |
| October 6 | 5:05 PM | at UC Davis | No. 2 |
| RTNW | W 48–41 | 9,877 |
| October 13 | 1:35 PM | No. 6 Eastern Washington | No. 2 |
| RTNW | L 24–27 | 20,477 |
| October 27 | 2:05 PM | North Dakota | No. 4 |
| Max Media/Big Sky TV | W 55–10 | 17,137 |
| November 3 | 5:05 PM | at Sacramento State | No. 3 |
| RTNW | W 20–17 | 7,143 |
| November 10 | 1:35 PM | Portland State | No. 2 |
| RTNW | W 65–30 | 15,177 |
| November 17 | 1:35 PM | at Montana | No. 2 |
| RTNW | W 16–7 | 26,210 |
| December 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 10 Stony Brook* | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 16–10 | 15,257 |
| December 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | L 16–34 | 16,417 |
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Game summaries
Chadron State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| #4 Bobcats | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–1 | 2006 | CHAD, 35–24 |
@ Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #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 | |
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| #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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| #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 | |
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| #2 Bobcats | 7 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 48 |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–1 | 2011 | MSU, 38–14 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #6 Eagles | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| #2 Bobcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–25 | 2011 | MSU, 36–21 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Dakota | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| #4 Bobcats | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 15–13–1 | 1983 | UND, 21–3 |
@ Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 14–6 | 2011 | MSU, 31–21 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #2 Bobcats | 24 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 65 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 17–9 | 2011 | MSU, 38–36 |
@ Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #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 |
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
References
- "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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