2021 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division I Championship Game, | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
Record | 12–3 (7–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Taylor Housewright (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Freddie Banks (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brent Vigen, the Bobcats played home games on campus at Bobcat StadiuminBozeman, Montana.
Montana State finished the regular season at 9–2 (7–1 in Big Sky, second), losing only to Wyoming (FBS, Mountain West) and rival Montana.[1] Seeded eighth in the FCS postseason, they received a first-round bye, then defeated UT Martin, #1 Sam Houston, and South Dakota State. MSU advanced to the championship game in Texas on January 8, 2022, but fell 38–10 to #3 North Dakota State.[2]
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (7) |
2 | Montana | (3) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
4 | Montana State | (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Cal Poly | |
13 | Northern Colorado |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Weber State | (14) |
2 | Montana | (4) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
4 | Montana State | (3) |
5 | Sacramento State | |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Northern Colroado | |
13 | Cal Poly |
The Bobcats had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense Taylor Tuiasosopo – OL |
Defense Troy Andersen – OLB |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 2:00 p.m. | atWyoming* | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | L 16–19 | 30,007 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 11 |
| SWX | W 45–7 | 19,797 |
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego* | No. 13 |
| SWX | W 52–10 | 19,107 |
September 25 | 3:05 p.m. | atPortland State | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–17 | 4,095 |
October 2 | 1:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 11 |
| SWX | W 40–7 | 20,127 |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 10 |
| RTNW | W 45–7 | 19,847 |
October 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 19Weber State | No. 9 |
| ESPNU | W 13–7 | 6,323 |
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 8 |
| SWX | W 27–9 | 19,297 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5Eastern Washington | No. 4 |
| SWX | W 23–20 | 6,981 |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 3 |
| SWX | W 20–13 | 19,447 |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7Montana | No. 3 |
| RTNW | L 10–29 | 26,856 |
December 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16UT Martin* | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 26–7 | 15,237 |
December 11 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 1Sam Houston* | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 42–19 | 7,565 |
December 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11South Dakota State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–17 | 20,457 |
January 8, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. No. 3North Dakota State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN2 | L 10–38 | 18,942 |
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Special teams
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 11 Bobcats | 9 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Toreros | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
No. 13 Bobcats | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Bobcats | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
Vikings | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 11 Bobcats | 17 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 40 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 10 Bobcats | 7 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
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No. 9 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
No. 19 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Bengals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
No. 8 Bobcats | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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No. 4 Bobcats | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
No. 5 Eagles | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
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Vandals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 3 Bobcats | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
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No. 3 Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 7 Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Coaches | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3(1) | 9 | 2 |
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