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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 [ edit ] Big Sky preseason poll [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 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
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
[3] [4]
Game summaries [ edit ] At Texas Tech [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Bobcats
0
7
0
3
10
Red Raiders
14
14
3
14
45
Southeast Missouri State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Redhawks
0
10
0
7
17
No. 13 Bobcats
10
0
28
0
38
At Western Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Bobcats
7
0
10
6
23
Leathernecks
0
7
7
0
14
Norfolk State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
7
7
7
0
21
No. 8 Bobcats
14
14
14
14
56
Northern Arizona [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
14
14
3
0
31
No. 7 Bobcats
0
14
7
28
49
At Cal Poly [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 6 Bobcats
0
14
14
0 6
34
Mustangs
7
0
0
21 0
28
Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
14
13
0
34
No. 6 Bobcats
7
7
0
7
21
At North Dakota [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Bobcats
3
3
0
6
12
Fighting Hawks
7
0
3
6
16
Southern Utah [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
0
0
7
7
No. 14 Bobcats
21
21
0
0
42
At Northern Colorado [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Bobcats
7
17
14
7
45
Bears
7
0
0
7
14
At UC Davis [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Bobcats
7
7
0
13
27
Aggies
0
10
7
0
17
Montana [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Grizzlies
0
14
0
0
14
No. 8 Bobcats
17
14
3
14
48
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] The Bobcats entered the postseason tournament as the number five seed, with a first-round bye.[5]
Albany–Second Round [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Bobcats
0
7
7
0
14
No. 1 Bison
7
22
7
6
42
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final STATS FCS 14 13 10 8 7 6 6 12 9 14 12 10 8 5 4 Coaches 15 19 15 14 11 7 6 12 9 15 14 10 8 5 4
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
