2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2017 Big Sky Conference 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  
  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 champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Choate, Montana State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:30 p.m.at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State*
FS1L 0–3130,254
September 96:00 p.m.No. 4 South Dakota State*
SWX MTL 27–3119,817
September 231:30 p.m.at No. 17 North Dakota
MidcoW 49–2112,342
September 301:30 p.m.No. 20 Weber Statedagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNW[1]L 17–2519,557
October 711:00 a.m.Portland State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNW[1]W 30–2218,987
October 142:05 p.m.at No. 10 Eastern Washington
SWX MTL 19–3111,301
October 2112:30 p.m.at Northern Colorado
ATTRM[1]W 27–245,378
October 281:30 p.m.Idaho State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNW[1]W 28–1417,097
November 412:00 p.m.No. 25 Kennesaw State*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWX MTL 14–1616,337
November 115:00 p.m.at No. 24 Northern Arizona
ELVNL 36–376,187
November 1812:00 p.m.Montana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
RTNW[1]W 31–2319,907

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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
See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team and Washington State Cougars football

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 10 7 7 7 31
Bobcats 0 7 14 6 27
See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 21 7 14 49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks 0 10 11 0 21
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Wildcats 0 9 13 3 25
Bobcats 3 7 0 7 17
See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team and Weber State Wildcats football

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 7 8 22
Bobcats 7 3 13 7 30
See also: 2017 Portland State Vikings football team and Portland State Vikings football

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 0 12 19
No. 10 Eagles 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and Eastern Washington Eagles football

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 3 17 27
Bears 7 14 0 3 24
See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team and Northern Colorado Bears football

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 14 0 0 14
Bobcats 14 0 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team and Idaho State Bengals football

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Owls 7 3 3 3 16
Bobcats 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team and Kennesaw State Owls football

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 9 7 13 36
No. 24 Lumberjacks 3 13 14 7 37
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 3 10 0 10 23
Bobcats 0 21 3 7 31
See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team, Montana Grizzlies football, and Brawl of the Wild

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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