American college football season
2019 Montana State Bobcats football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 4 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
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Record | 11–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Miller (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Kane Ioane (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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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.
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) |
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 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
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 |
Schedule
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 | - 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 State | 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 |
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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 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 6 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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Coaches | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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References
- ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Montana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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Culture & lore | - Spirit of the West Marching Band
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2019 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – North Dakota State |