2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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

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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 1812:00 p.m.Montana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
RTNW[1]W 31–2319,907

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Game summaries

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At Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0
No. 24 (FBS) Cougars 7 7 7 10 31

South Dakota State

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

At North Dakota

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

Weber State

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

Portland State

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

At Eastern Washington

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

At Northern Colorado

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

Idaho State

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

Kennesaw State

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

At Northern Arizona

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

Montana

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

References

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  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.