2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

2012 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (6th season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 5 +^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Sacramento State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Utah   4 – 4     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Montana   3 – 5     5 – 6  
UC Davis   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Weber State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 11–2 overall and 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. The received an at–large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:05 pmChadron State*No. 4
Max Media/Big Sky TVW 33–620,767
September 85:05 pmat Drake*No. 4
W 34–243,558
September 151:35 pmNo. 23 Stephen F. Austin*No. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
Max Media/Big Sky TVW 43–3517,147
September 222:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 2
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
Max Media/Big Sky TVW 41–1618,637
September 291:35 pmat Southern UtahNo. 2
RTNW[1]W 24–178,417
October 65:05 pmat UC DavisNo. 2
RTNWW 48–419,877
October 131:35 pmNo. 6 Eastern WashingtonNo. 2
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 24–2720,477
October 272:05 pmNorth DakotaNo. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
Max Media/Big Sky TVW 55–1017,137
November 35:05 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 3
RTNWW 20–177,143
November 101:35 pmPortland StateNo. 2
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 65–3015,177
November 171:35 pmat MontanaNo. 2
RTNWW 16–726,210
December 15:00 pmNo. 10 Stony Brook*No. 2
ESPN3W 16–1015,257
December 76:00 pmNo. 5 Sam Houston State*No. 2
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2L 16–3416,417

Game summaries

Chadron State[2]

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 3 0 6
#4 Bobcats 6 13 7 7 33

@ Drake[3]

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bobcats 7 7 7 13 34
Bulldogs 0 17 7 0 24
See also: 2012 Drake Bulldogs football team

Stephen F. Austin[4]

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Lumberjacks 10 10 3 12 35
#3 Bobcats 14 7 7 15 43
See also: 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Northern Colorado[5]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 13 3 0 16
#2 Bobcats 21 10 7 3 41
See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

@ Southern Utah[6]

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bobcats 7 7 3 7 24
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 10 17
See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

@ UC Davis[7]

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bobcats 7 24 0 17 48
Aggies 14 0 24 3 41
See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

Eastern Washington[8]

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Eagles 0 3 10 14 27
#2 Bobcats 0 10 7 7 24
See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

North Dakota[9]

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 0 3 0 10
#4 Bobcats 14 14 7 20 55
See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

@ Sacramento State[10]

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bobcats 7 3 3 7 20
Hornets 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Portland State[11]

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 3 10 10 30
#2 Bobcats 24 35 6 0 65
See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team

@ Montana[12]

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bobcats 3 7 3 3 16
Grizzlies 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

FCS Playoffs

Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round[13]

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Seawolves 0 3 0 7 10
#2 Bobcats 7 3 3 3 16
See also: 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals[14]

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bearkats 3 17 7 7 34
#2 Bobcats 3 0 6 7 16
See also: 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ^ "DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS". Rootsports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Montana State 33-6 Chadron State (Aug 30, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Montana State 34-24 Drake (Sep 8, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Montana State 43-35 Stephen F Austin (Sep 15, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Montana State 41-16 Northern Colorado (Sep 22, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Montana State 24-17 Southern Utah (Sep 29, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Montana State 48-41 UC Davis (Oct 6, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Eastern Washington 27-24 Montana State (Oct 13, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Montana State 55-10 North Dakota (Oct 27, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "Montana State 20-17 Sacramento State (Nov 3, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "Montana State 65-30 Portland State (Nov 10, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Montana State 16-7 Montana (Nov 17, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "Staunch Defense Leads Cats Down Familiar Path in Win Over Stony Brook". Montana State University Athletics. December 3, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  14. ^ "Sam Houston State 34-16 Montana State (Dec 7, 2012) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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