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American college football season

2018 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 10–52 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Armstrong (1st season, games 1–7)
Matt Miller (1st season, games 8–13)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTy Gregorak (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Weber State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Idaho State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Montana   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Cal Poly   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Southern Utah   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 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 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Choate, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Incarnate Word in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bobcats were predicted to finish in eighth place in both the coaches and media poll.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Bobcats had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.

Tucker Yates – Sr. DT

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Western Illinois*SWXW 26–2318,507
September 85:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State*SWXL 14–4514,614
September 151:00 p.m.Wagner*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 47–2418,037
September 223:00 p.m.at Portland StateSWXW 43–234,135
September 291:00 p.m.No. 5 Eastern Washington
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWL 17–3418,667
October 132:00 p.m.Idaho
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 24–2319,177
October 204:00 p.m.at No. 7 Weber StateRTNWL 24–348,062
October 273:30 p.m.at Idaho StateELVNL 17–248,851
November 32:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 49–4216,747
November 101:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 35–714,147
November 1712:00 p.m.at MontanaNo. 25RTNWW 29–2526,508
November 241:00 p.m.No. 24 Incarnate Word*No. 23ESPN3W 35–1410,017
December 12:00 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 23ESPN3L 10–5217,007

Game summaries

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 7 6 7 3 23
Bobcats 3 3 14 6 26
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 8 6 14
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 17 14 7 45
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 7 14 3 0 24
Bobcats 14 16 10 7 47
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 6 20 17 0 43
Vikings 3 13 7 0 23
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Eagles 14 10 3 7 34
Bobcats 10 0 0 7 17
See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 7 7 3 6 23
Bobcats 7 0 14 3 24
See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

At Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 10 7 0 24
No. 7 Wildcats 0 14 10 10 34
See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 0 10 17
Bengals 0 17 7 0 24
See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 7 21 42
Bobcats 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 0 7
Bobcats 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Montana

See also: Brawl of the Wild #25 Montana State Bobcats (6–4) at Montana Grizzlies (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Montana St 0 7 02229
Montana 7 15 0325

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, Montana

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 26,508
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • UM – Gabe Sulser 1-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Tim Semenza kick), 12:31. Montana 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.

Second quarter

  • UM – Adam Eastwood 1-yard run (Tim Semenza kick), 13:30. Montana 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:41.
  • UM – Samuel Akem 37-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (run good), 8:15. Montana 22–0. Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:40.
  • MSU – Troy Andersen 3-yard run (Tristan Bailey kick), 0:23. Montana 22–7. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • MSU – Troy Andersen 1-yard run (run good), 14:24. Montana 22–15. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:15.
  • UM – Tim Semenza 34-yard field goal, 7:46. Montana 25–15. Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:32.
  • MSU – Troy Andersen 1-yard run (Tristan Bailey kick), 6:01. Montana 25–22. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
  • MSU – Logan Jones 13-yard run (Tristan Bailey kick), 2:19. Montana St 29–25. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:57.
Top passers
  • MSU – Troy Andersen – 15/24, 158 yards
  • UM – Dalton Sneed – 22/34, 354 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • MSU – Troy Andersen – 23 rushes, 107 yards, 3 TD
  • UM – Jerry Louie-McGee – 4 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
  • MSU – Travis Jonsen – 11 receptions, 101 yards
  • UM – Samuel Akem – 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

FCS Playoffs

Incarnate Word–First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Cardinals 7 0 7 0 14
No. 23 Bobcats 7 11 3 14 35
See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

At North Dakota State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Bobcats 3 0 7 0 10
No. 1 Bison 21 17 7 7 52
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV252317
Coaches—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RVRV2317

References

  1. "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  2. "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

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