2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

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.

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017 record5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(Capacity: 17,777)
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  
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 champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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 DakotaMidcoW 49–2112,342
September 301:30 p.m.No. 20 Weber State
  • 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 WashingtonSWX MTL 19–3111,301
October 2112:30 p.m.at Northern ColoradoATTRM[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 ArizonaELVNL 36–376,187
November 18NoonMontana
RTNW[1]W 31–2319,907

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

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits 10 7 7 7 31
Bobcats 0 7 14 6 27

at North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 21 7 14 49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks 0 10 11 0 21

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Wildcats 0 9 13 3 25
Bobcats 3 7 0 7 17

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 7 8 22
Bobcats 7 3 13 7 30

at Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 0 12 19
No. 10 Eagles 7 10 7 7 31

at Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 7 3 17 27
Bears 7 14 0 3 24

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 14 0 0 14
Bobcats 14 0 7 7 28

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Owls 7 3 3 3 16
Bobcats 7 0 7 0 14

at Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 9 7 13 36
No. 24 Lumberjacks 3 13 14 7 37

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Grizzlies 3 10 0 10 23
Bobcats 0 21 3 7 31

References

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