(); : Since MSU won its first national championship in 1956, the series shows UM with a 30-26 edge. [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. 1988 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1084496545, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 24 April 2022, at 21:02. And the Bobcats are back in the lead!. Bradley hit Kelly Davis for a 19-yard touchdown with 1:06 left in the third. Or write about sports? MSU strong safety Joe Roberts was waiting. The NCAA Western Regional was one of four regionals that led up to the selection of the NCAA College Division champion by poll. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. With three wins he will move into second place. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 110 record (08 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. The official 2021 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. The name of the stadium was changed from Reno H. Sales Stadium to Bobcat Stadium at this time. . 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(); : Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. You can cancel at any time. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. The 1987 team posted a 10-3 overall record and tied for first in the Big Sky at 7-1. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. After a 7-1 record in conference play, the Wildcats were selected for the then-Division I-AA Playoffs and were sent to take on Big Sky rival Idaho in Moscow. In 1917 Montana State joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 1924 Montana joined the Pacific Coast Conference, the predecessor of today's Pac-12. Montana State University Athletics. Kollar became one of just four Big Sky Conference players ever selected as an NFL first round draft choice when he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. The Bobcats won 31-14. He was inducted in 1991 and is the only pure kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said. They went to four overtimes to beat Nevada-Reno, and then two weeks later overcame an 18-15, fourth-quarter deficit against Boise State on an unlikely play from an even more unlikely player. Introductory offer for new subscribers only. Do you have a blog? The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. They topped Mesa College 30-14, and then lost on the road to Eastern Washington despite outgaining the Eagles 492-181. Please subscribe to keep reading. They finished at 9-0-1. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games. Football Football: Facebook Football: . In 2011, quarterback Travis Lulay was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Canadian Football League and led the British Columbia Lions to the Grey Cup title garnering the game's Most Valuable Player award in the 34-23 win over Winnipeg. Bill Lamberty. The Bobcats are the reigning Big Sky Conference champions. These additions would increase seating capacity to approximately 24,000. Bozeman, MT. The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. In 1963, Montana State became a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, where it has won two national championships. Football History Montana State University Athletics . Wgt. The official 1987 Football schedule for the University of Montana Grizzlies . Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville . All rights reserved. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. MSU is one of just two Big Sky Conference schools, along with Boise State, to win a Camellia Bowl game. The official Football news stories archives for the Montana State University Bobcats 1902 -- Helena and Fort Shaw (Best records, no game), 1906 -- Great Falls and Livingston (Both undefeated, no game), 1908 -- Butte 49, Miles City 0 (Butte won the Western United States Championship and lost to Chicago in the National Title 11 -- - 4 -- in Butte), 1914 -- Billings and Butte (The game was unable to be scheduled), 1917 -- Bozeman (Unbeaten during regular season), 1965 -- Great Falls 24, Great Falls Central 21, 1994 -- Missoula Big Sky 39, Missoula Hellgate 13, 2008 -- Miles City 20, Billings Central 7, 2009 -- Frenchtown 28, Billings Central 6, 1974 -- Thompson Falls 60, Huntley Project 22, 2000 -- Wibaux 36, Medicine Lake/Froid 32, 1999 -- Blue Sky-KG 46, West Yellowstone 8, 2001 -- Geraldine 45, Joplin-Inverness 42, 2013 -- Geraldine-Highwood 50, Stanford-Geyser-Denton 18. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. Bradley threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns as the Indians built a 14-0 lead before MSU scored 31 unanswered. University of Montana 1985 Grizzly Football Schedule Date Sept. 7 Opponent Cal-Fullerton Site Missoula #Time 1:30 P.M. Sept. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6:00 P.M. Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12. A week later, in Charleston, S.C., the Bobcats forced four interceptions and sacked Louisiana Tech quarterback Kyle Gandy 11 times in a 19-6 win, clinching the schools third championship. Go To Coaching Staff. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Missoula, MT. 1989 -- Cut Bank 18, Choteau 7. . Through the 2011 season, the Bobcats are 9-6-2 in postseason play. You have permission to edit this article. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. MSU played its 1972 season at Bozeman High School's Van Winkle Stadium. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. Coach of the Year,Dave Arnold, 2nd season, Kodak Division 1-AA and Football News National Coach of the Year. The season ended with an upset loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the playoffs. Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. 1988 -- Choteau 19, Shelby 14. Full Montana State Bobcats roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Montana State: Dave Arnold: 19-6: Louisiana Tech: Charleston, S.C. . 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997-2002 Box 2B (FBC540-2B) Alabama (University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa AL) The RMAC included several teams that would become Mountain West members. The team also included Hall of Fame quarterback Jeff Carlson. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left. Find out more. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season Main Navigation Menu. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL and also played in the NFL Europa for two seasons. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. There were times where he just wouldnt be denied, remembered MSU senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a receivers coach that season. Then, Dave Pandt scored on a 2-yard pass from Bradley and Jones added a 1-yard score to pull within three. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. . The 1956 Bobcats of head coach Tony Storti were the fourth, and last, Montana State football team to go undefeated. (); : Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. They are the only college football program in the nation to win national championships on three different levels of competition, NAIA, NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS). Subscribe today! He played in two Grey Cup games (1983 and 1985), and was a key member of B.C. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. 1987 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1128490563, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 11:28. Montana State has won 19 conference titles, including 14 in the Big Sky Conference and five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The playing field ran east-west and had lighting as far back as the 1940s. He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. Choose wisely! Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season. You have permission to edit this article. The Bobcats were members of the RMAC from 1917 to 1956, after being an independent from 1897 to 1916. In 1956, the Bobcats won a share of the NAIA title at the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas, playing to a scoreless tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph's College from Rensselaer, Indiana. 2019 Football Roster. MSU has been in the post-season eleven times, most recently in 2011. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. Al Wilson was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on September 20, 1997, following a long career as an offensive lineman with the British Columbia Lions. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. We had to hit bottom and when we did everybody kind of said, This is bigger than me, its bigger than him and I want to win, so what do we have to do?, We never quit. The Bobcats tied New Mexico, 13-13. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. Lulay threw for a league-high 32 touchdowns and passed for 4,815 yards to finish with the second best passer rating in the CFL. He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Arnold said he just learned that quarterback Kelly Bradley refused offensive coordinator Bill Diedrichs 81X call, instead opting for a trap play that resulted in Millers 40-yard score that sealed the victory over Rhode Island. Rob Ash enters his sixth season as head coach at MSU in 2012.