His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Arnold said he just learned that quarterback Kelly Bradley refused offensive coordinator Bill Diedrichs 81X call, instead opting for a trap play that resulted in Millers 40-yard score that sealed the victory over Rhode Island. The RMAC included several teams that would become Mountain West members. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM . 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. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. 1988 -- Choteau 19, Shelby 14. Professionally, he was the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Through the 1971 football season, the Bobcats played home games for four decades at Gatton Field. They topped Mesa College 30-14, and then lost on the road to Eastern Washington despite outgaining the Eagles 492-181. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The only pre-war regular to play in the Harbor Bowl was Bill Zupan, whose brother Al was among those 'Cat gridders making the ultimate sacrifice. From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. MSU won 17 games to just six for UM. Jones, who moved from linebacker to fullback before the season, moved the Cats into a share of the Big Sky lead with the touchdown. Louisiana Tech didnt have a chance, remembered head coach Dave Arnold as he crossed Kagy Avenue on Friday with former players Tom Mahlum and Mike Callaghan. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Early seasons had seven games or less with one season seeing the Grizzlies play just one game. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. We had to hit bottom and when we did everybody kind of said, This is bigger than me, its bigger than him and I want to win, so what do we have to do?, We never quit. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. 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. He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. Football History Montana State University Athletics . Whenever we were in that coverage they were throwing down about 7 yards and curling. (); : No. Find out more. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and 1984). We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which moved to NAIA in 1952. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. Print. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said. Bradley and the offense got the ball back with less than one minute remaining, no timeouts and 75 yards away from the score they needed to solidify an opening-round bye in the playoffs. He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. Missoula Sentinel grad, ex-Montana Griz commit Zac Crews trying to walk on at Montana State, Montana State's Jaharie Martin to enter transfer portal. . The Bobcats tied New Mexico, 13-13. He would later go on to play for the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings earning four trips to the Pro Bowl in his 19 seasons as a professional. 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. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. He was inducted in 1991 and is the only pure kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. MSU also lost both of its coordinators in the offseason and didnt fill the vacancies until August, when Carson was hired to take over for Ed Schmidt, who bolted for San Diego State. Seven light standards were erected around the stadium. Do you have a blog? Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. Year Letter Hgt. Ash has complied a 39-20 (.661) overall record, which represents the third best winning percentage and fourth best win total in school history in the modern era of the sport. You have permission to edit this article. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The Bobcats won 31-14. He was a fierce competitor. Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. Rob Ash enters his sixth season as head coach at MSU in 2012. Composed of war-hardened veterans, Clyde Carpenter and the Bobcats rolled up a 5-3-1 regular season record, impressive enough to land the team its first-ever bowl bid. The Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. Perhaps the most unexpected result came Nov. 17 in Fresno, Calif. Fresno, led by former MSU coach Jim Sweeney, was routing the Cats, 28-7, in the third quarter, a margin so comfortable the entire home coaching staff removed their headsets. Bill Lamberty. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left. The Bobcats advanced to the championship game with a 17-16 quarterfinal win over the New Hampshire in Bozeman and a 10-3 semifinal win in the Grantland Rice Bowl over North Dakota State, after trailing 3-0 at halftime in Fargo. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. They went to four overtimes to beat Nevada-Reno, and then two weeks later overcame an 18-15, fourth-quarter deficit against Boise State on an unlikely play from an even more unlikely player. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. All three Big Sky Conference championships were taken in the last game of the season with wins over rival Montana. 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. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . When it reassembled following World War II, its special mission was to carry the Bobcat banner after 14 members of Montana State's previous team, the 1941 squad, were killed during World War II. Chronology: Menton Place (1931), Charles Herstrom (1937), George Wallis (1940), Bill Zupan (1941), John Heine (1946-47), Morry Sivertson (1948-49), Dick Newman (1953), Don Edwards (1956), Guy Troisi (1957), Dick Cope (1958), Barton Furry (1959), Bucky May (1960-61), Dave Miller (1963-64), John Cunneen (1965-66), Hans Pidino (1968-69), Roger Crow 1987 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results Previous Year Next Year Record: 11-1 (3rd of 104) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Bobby Bowden (11-1) Points For: 481 Points/G: 40.1 (2nd of 104) Points Against: 163 Opp Pts/G: 13.6 (7th of 104) SRS: 23.50 (1st of 104) SOS: 5.00 (20th of 104) Name Pos. The complete list of NCAA Football FCS champions from the first season to today. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and honored at halftime of the Oct. 28 game. There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Follow him on Twitter @kylesample_bdc. 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. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. Full Montana State Bobcats roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. 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. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. 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 His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Sam McCullum was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX against the Oakland Raiders. Do you have a sports website? It was a football team that taught us that you can never, ever determine your future by preseason or even the first couple games of the season because if you can right yourself from the first week of October on, theres still a national championship waiting for you at the end, said current Idaho State head coach Mike Kramer, who was the Bobcats inside linebackers coach in 84. He graduated with a 3.91 GPA. 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. In 1946, however, things began to change. Montana State. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Main Navigation Menu. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. The Bobcats did not record a winning season between 1931 and 1941, MSC's last pre-war squad. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? It was located directly south of the Romney Gym, across Grant Street and northeast of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which opened in 1957. Scoreboard. Upon the establishment of Division II in 1973, a full playoff system was introduced to determine the national champion. Montana has won 22 of the last 26 meetings. Kostrba ran for 100 yards in both playoff games and Don Ueland ran for 94 in the championship game. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. I would have blown a fuse.. 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. The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. Stenerud's name is in the Kansas City Chiefs' ring of honor and he is one of just four MSU players to have his number "78" retired. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 110 record (08 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]. He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. Fittingly, the third-seeded Cats used another comeback two weeks later to top Arkansas State, 31-14, to set up a matchup with Rhode Island. 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 1. 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. In 2011, quarterback Travis Lulay was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Canadian Football League and led the British Columbia Lions to the Grey Cup title garnering the game's Most Valuable Player award in the 34-23 win over Winnipeg. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. Introductory offer for new subscribers only. The new end zone seating holds over 7,200 fans. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the AFL's 1966 draft and scored 11 points, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yard field goal, in Kansas City's 23-7 Super Bowl IV win. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. He is currently tied for 50th place in wins in NCAA history. After defensive end Mark Fellows decided not to leave the team and Sikora came to an understanding with new defensive line coach Joe Yanowsky that he wasnt a three-point-stance type of lineman, it appeared the Bobcats were ready. The team also was ranked as high as seventh in the during the season. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. 1987: Montana: 55-7: Bozeman, MT: 1988: Montana: 17-3 . Before World War II, Montana State football tasted success often, but in small doses. The 1987 team posted a 10-3 overall record and tied for first in the Big Sky at 7-1. Football Football: Facebook Football: . Fellows and Bradley were named the leagues defensive and offensive MVPs. In 2008 MSU replaced its natural grass playing surface with FieldTurf. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville . 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. The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. I just took a gamble and got it, Roberts said after MSU completed its eighth comeback win of the season on the strength of his 97-yard return and Eric Millers 40-yard touchdown run less than a minute later. Jesse Jones, 80 yards! The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. His term as president of the American Football Coaches Association ended in January 2012. . By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. Then, Dave Pandt scored on a 2-yard pass from Bradley and Jones added a 1-yard score to pull within three. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Join our linker program. He played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL and also played in the NFL Europa for two seasons. Do you have a sports website? Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! 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. There was a problem saving your notification. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. 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". The defense tallied 61 sacks, special teams blocked nine kicks and the offense scored 355 points, more than a 200-point improvement from the dismal showing the previous fall. Weve been down 14-0 before this season certainly we werent excited about the way we were down but we didnt panic. The reunion instantly became a typical meeting. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. And he will go in for the touchdown! All rights reserved. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. The 1946 team was special for more than its accomplishments, however. The first was Stenerud in Super Bowl IV, followed by Ron East, who played defensive tackle the following year in Super Bowl V for the Dallas Cowboys. The Brawl of the Wild is the game between MSU and their primary rival; the University of Montana Grizzlies. Montana State: Dave Arnold: 19-6: Louisiana Tech: Charleston, S.C. . Bignell broke one tackle, then barreled through a defender at the 4 and dove across the goal line. Do you have a blog? Or write about sports? After Schafer's touchdown, the Grizzlies nearly spoil things for MSU. Other coaches on the staff included Larry Lewis, Lawrence Livingston, current Louisville head coach Bob Petrino and Jim Zeches. Main Navigation Menu. He is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame and his number "77" is one of only four football numbers retired by MSU. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. MSU played its 1972 season at Bozeman High School's Van Winkle Stadium. Since MSU won its first national championship in 1956, the series shows UM with a 30-26 edge. 's 1985 championship team. Theres coach always coming out of the office, said one of the former players.
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