2019 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Miller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKane Ioane (1st season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington536 (25)
2UC Davis510 (13)
3Weber State472 (4)
4Montana State417
5Montana396 (1)
6Northern Arizona302
7Idaho State285
8Idaho248
9Cal Poly196
10Portland State178
11Southern Utah160
12Sacramento State125
13Northern Colorado90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington140 (10)
2UC Davis127 (2)
3Weber State124
4Montana104 (1)
5Montana State100
6Northern Arizona88
7Idaho State72
8Idaho65
9Cal Poly56
10Portland State42
11Sacramento State40
12Southern Utah38
13Northern Colorado19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bobcats had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 SWX W 56–21 17,647
September 28 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona No. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 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 Statedagger No. 6
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 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
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 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
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
 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
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 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

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bobcats 0 7 0 3 10
Red Raiders 14 14 3 14 45

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Redhawks 0 10 0 7 17
No. 13 Bobcats 10 0 28 0 38

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bobcats 7 0 10 6 23
Leathernecks 0 7 7 0 14

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 7 7 0 21
No. 8 Bobcats 14 14 14 14 56

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 14 3 0 31
No. 7 Bobcats 0 14 7 28 49

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 6 Bobcats 0 14 14 06 34
Mustangs 7 0 0 210 28

Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 14 13 0 34
No. 6 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bobcats 3 3 0 6 12
Fighting Hawks 7 0 3 6 16

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 7 7
No. 14 Bobcats 21 21 0 0 42

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Bobcats 7 17 14 7 45
Bears 7 0 0 7 14

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bobcats 7 7 0 13 27
Aggies 0 10 7 0 17

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Grizzlies 0 14 0 0 14
No. 8 Bobcats 17 14 3 14 48

FCS Playoffs

The Bobcats entered the postseason tournament as the number five seed, with a first-round bye.[5]

Albany–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Great Danes 7 0 0 14 21
No. 5 Bobcats 16 10 14 7 47

Austin Peay–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Governors 0 3 0 7 10
No. 5 Bobcats 10 0 14 0 24

At North Dakota State–Semifinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14
No. 1 Bison 7 22 7 6 42

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1413108766129141210854
Coaches151915141176129151410854

References

  1. ↑ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2019 Montana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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