2019 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 14–42 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 4 |
FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
Record | 11–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Miller (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Sacramento State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first round bye, the Bobcats defeated Albany in the second round and Austin Peay in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State. The team played home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bobcats were picked to finish in fourth place by the media, and in fifth place by the coaches.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
The Bobcats had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense Mitch Brott – OL Troy Andersen – FB |
Defense Bryce Sterk – OLB Greg Filer – CB Brayden Konkol – S |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | No. 14 | FSN | L 10–45 | 54,183 | |||
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 Southeast Missouri State* | No. 13 | SWX | W 38–17 | 19,497 | |||
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 4,728 | |||
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Norfolk State* | No. 8 |
| SWX | W 56–21 | 17,647 | ||
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 7 |
| SWX | W 49–31 | 19,257 | ||
October 5 | 6:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 6 | SWX | W 34–28 OT | 8,236 | |||
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacramento State![]() | No. 6 |
| SWX | L 21–34 | 19,437 | ||
October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at North Dakota | No. 9 | SWX/Pluto TV | L 12–16 | 8,594 | |||
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | No. 14 |
| RTNW | W 42–7 | 15,617 | ||
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 12 | SWX | W 45–14 | 4,442 | |||
November 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | No. 10 | SWX | W 27–17 | 8,284 | |||
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Montana | No. 8 |
| RTNW | W 48–14 | 19,827 | ||
December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Albany* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 47–21 | 12,947 | ||
December 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 Austin Peay* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 14,017 | ||
December 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | L 14–42 | 18,077 | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Redhawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 13 Bobcats | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 8 Bobcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
No. 7 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 49 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 6 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
No. 6 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Bobcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 14 Bobcats | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Bobcats | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Aggies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Grizzlies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 8 Bobcats | 17 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 48 |
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team |
The Bobcats entered the postseason tournament as the number five seed, with a first-round bye.[5]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 25 Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 5 Bobcats | 16 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Governors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 5 Bobcats | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 1 Bison | 7 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 42 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
STATS FCS | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Coaches | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |