He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. Lulay led Montana State in rushing his senior year with 611 yards. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. . Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Prior to the 2011 addition Bobcat Stadium was renovated in 1997 when the west grandstand was removed and replaced with a new grandstand with luxury sky suites, indoor stadium seating, press box, and club room. From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. As a sophomore, Kelly Bradley set single-season school records with 4,477 yards and 38 touchdowns. Find out more. Their primary rival is Montana, whom they meet in the annual Brawl of the Wild, more commonly referred to as the Cat-Griz game, to be held for the 112th time in 2012 in Missoula. He left with school records for career passing yards (10,746-11th in NCAA Division I-AA history), single-season total offense, and total offense in a career. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. The 1976 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. MSU has been in the post-season eleven times, most recently in 2011. The Bobcats are the reigning Big Sky Conference champions. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. The team was the first Weber State team to win 10 games in a season and was the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. Weve been down 14-0 before this season certainly we werent excited about the way we were down but we didnt panic. MSU took the lead on a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown by safety Joe Roberts, Jr. Quarterback Kelly Bradley threw for over 300 yards in each playoff game and had eight touchdown passes in the postseason. . The field was named for Cyrus J. Gatton (18941918), a former Montana State football player from 1913-16. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. Still going, hes inbounds and gets another block. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. The 49ers won the division for the second consecutive season, and ended the season as the top seed in the NFC playoffs. A native of Iowa who was raised in Bozeman, Gatton enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I and was killed while flying for the French on November 4, 1918, just a week before the Armistice. Montana State won the 1976 NCAA Division II championship at the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, beating the Akron Zips 24-13 with head coach Sonny Holland at the helm. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana State. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. The Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. He received the 2011 FCS Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that same month. Early seasons had seven games or less with one season seeing the Grizzlies play just one game. There were the obligatory How are yous? and How ya beens? but it felt like no time had passed for these men, many of them in their 50s. Since MSU won its first national championship in 1956, the series shows UM with a 30-26 edge. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 2023 Montana State University Athletics, Bobcats Land Wisconsin's Al Johnson as Offensive Line Coach, MSU Football 2023 Season Ticket Renewals Begin February 1, Bobcat Legend Bill Kollar Joins 2023 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame induction Class, Bobcat Football Lands First Group of 2023 Recruits. The 2004 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. We won't share it with anyone else. The Bobcats did not record a winning season between 1931 and 1941, MSC's last pre-war squad. The official 1987 Football schedule for the University of Montana Grizzlies . Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. The 2011 Cat-Griz game set a stadium record with an attendance of 20,237. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. W, 55-7. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 6-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana winning the most recent game 36-10 in Bozeman. 1987 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1128490563, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 11:28. Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Montana State University Athletics. Main Navigation Menu. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. The Bobcats remained in the RMAC through 1956, while the Grizzlies continued in the PCC through 1949 and joined the Skyline (aka Mountain States) Conference, which also competed in the NCAA University (large) Division, from 1951-1961. MSU currently has plans to renovate the east grandstand to include matching sky suites of the west grandstand and erect seating in the north end zone. Baines then makes a circus run of 37 yards from midfield before he's dragged down at the MSU 13 after time expires. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. Behind head coach Jim Sweeney in 1964, Montana State won the NCAA Western Regional College Division Championship, which existed from 1964 to 1972, with a 28-7 win over Sacramento State in what was also known as the Camellia Bowl. He played in two Grey Cup games (1983 and 1985), and was a key member of B.C. . Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. Former players interested in attending the event or getting more information can contact Jerry Graybeal at 801-626-8114, or jgraybeal@weber.edu. They finished at 9-0-1. The official 2014 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. Hall of Fame running back Fine Unga, senior linebacker Robb Akey and senior linebacker Vernell Quinn all earned First Team All-Big Sky honors. ); : (); : Football Football: Facebook Football: . Kollar became one of just four Big Sky Conference players ever selected as an NFL first round draft choice when he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. Missoula, MT. University of Montana 1985 Grizzly Football Schedule Date Sept. 7 Opponent Cal-Fullerton Site Missoula #Time 1:30 P.M. Sept. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6:00 P.M. Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12. The NCAA Western Regional was one of four regionals that led up to the selection of the NCAA College Division champion by poll. Al Wilson was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on September 20, 1997, following a long career as an offensive lineman with the British Columbia Lions. Others were Orin Beller, Newell Berg, Dana Bradford, John Burke, Bernard Cluzen, William Coey, Karl Fye, John Hall, Joseph McGeever, John Phelan, Richard Roman, Wendell Scabad and Alton Zempel, according to the outstanding centennial history of MSU, "In the People's Interest". "Erickson killed us," UM head coach Jack Swarthout said. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. A week later, in Charleston, S.C., the Bobcats forced four interceptions and sacked Louisiana Tech quarterback Kyle Gandy 11 times in a 19-6 win, clinching the schools third championship. This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. Football Montana State has won 19 conference titles, including 14 in the Big Sky Conference and five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. The most recent is Dane Fletcher, who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XLVI. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' player rosters on FOXSports.com today! Dave Arslanian was the offensive coordinator with Mike Zimmer, the current head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, as the defensive coordinator. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 195664, and for five straight years was an All-Western All-Star and twice was an All-Canadian All-Star. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Bignell broke one tackle, then barreled through a defender at the 4 and dove across the goal line. By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. 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In 1968, Erickson engineered the greatest comeback in what is considered by many as the most exciting game in the Cat-Griz series. Its like people who have drinking problems they have to hit bottom before they make a change, Sikora said Friday. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. Eight years later, the Bobcats defeated Louisiana Tech 19-6 in the 1984 Division I-AA title game in Charleston, South Carolina, for their third national championship. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Subscribe today! (); : There were times where he just wouldnt be denied, remembered MSU senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a receivers coach that season. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Wgt. Download. Do you have a blog? There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. MSU won 17 games to just six for UM. The complete list of NCAA Football FCS champions from the first season to today. Other coaches on the staff included Larry Lewis, Lawrence Livingston, current Louisville head coach Bob Petrino and Jim Zeches. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. At the snap, Erhardt took a step back and then fired to his left. Year Letter Hgt. Do you have a sports website? The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. 's 1985 championship team. They finished the 1976 season with a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at Fresno State. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. These additions would increase seating capacity to approximately 24,000. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. 1902 -- Helena and Fort Shaw (Best records, no game), 1906 -- Great Falls and Livingston (Both undefeated, no game), 1908 -- Butte 49, Miles City 0 (Butte won the Western United States Championship and lost to Chicago in the National Title 11 -- - 4 -- in Butte), 1914 -- Billings and Butte (The game was unable to be scheduled), 1917 -- Bozeman (Unbeaten during regular season), 1965 -- Great Falls 24, Great Falls Central 21, 1994 -- Missoula Big Sky 39, Missoula Hellgate 13, 2008 -- Miles City 20, Billings Central 7, 2009 -- Frenchtown 28, Billings Central 6, 1974 -- Thompson Falls 60, Huntley Project 22, 2000 -- Wibaux 36, Medicine Lake/Froid 32, 1999 -- Blue Sky-KG 46, West Yellowstone 8, 2001 -- Geraldine 45, Joplin-Inverness 42, 2013 -- Geraldine-Highwood 50, Stanford-Geyser-Denton 18. Football Yearbook Archive The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. 2019 Football Roster. 1986-87 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 21-8 (12-2, 1st in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 86.2 (10th of 289) PA/G: 79.5 (262nd of 288) SRS: 3.11 (100th of 290) SOS: -1.81 (172nd of 290) Big Sky Reg Season Champ Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Hoping to confuse Erhardt, who had already thrown for three touchdowns, defensive coordinator Steve Carson instructed his defense to show blitz before dropping into coverage. In 1956, the Bobcats won a share of the NAIA title at the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas, playing to a scoreless tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph's College from Rensselaer, Indiana. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. The championship was the first for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the 1956 team is a member of the RMAC Hall of Fame. Football History Montana State University Athletics . Scoreboard. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Rhode Island was lined up 13 yards shy of the end zone and leading Montana State 20-18 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the 1-AA semifinals. The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana. The official 2021 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. Montana State's RaeQuan Battle and Great Osobor post-Brawl of the Wild. Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . Do you have a sports website? In 1963, Montana State became a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, where it has won two national championships. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games. MSC rejoined the NCAA (College Division) in 1957, and had one of its most successful runs as an independent from 1957 to 1962 with six straight winning seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 1957 and 8-1 in 1958. In 1974 Kollar became the first small college (non-FBS) player to win the Senior Bowl MVP and is one of only two (Portland State's Neil Lomax being the other) small college players to win the award in that game's history. The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which moved to NAIA in 1952. Name Pos. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. The Bobcats were members of the RMAC from 1917 to 1956, after being an independent from 1897 to 1916. The 1987 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 38th season in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. Both teams play for The Great Divide Trophy. Follow him on Twitter @kylesample_bdc. One Montana State Bobcat has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this was Jan Stenerud. His 2007 team was 6-5, followed by a 7-5 mark in 2008, 7-4 in 2009, 9-3 in 2010 and 10-3 in 2011. Montana State, behind head coach Dave Arnold, beat Arkansas State 31-14, after falling behind 14-0, in the quarterfinals and Rhode Island 32-20, after trailing 20-12 entering the fourth quarter, in the semifinals. 1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-12 (8-8, 5th in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 77.4 (97th of 292) PA/G: 75.9 (171st of 292) SRS: -6.18 (201st of 292) SOS: -5.63 (222nd of 292) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. MSU strong safety Joe Roberts was waiting. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and honored at halftime of the Oct. 28 game.
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