1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA I-AA National Champions Big Sky Conference Champions
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1984 record	12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Arnold (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Carson (1st year)
Home stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium

	Conf					Overall
1984 Big Sky football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Montana State †	6	–	1	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
Nevada	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	1

† – Conference champion Montana State earned automatic berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Nevada earned at-large berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before championship playoffs)

The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Mesa State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 30–14
September 15	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 16–21
September 22	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	W 34–28
September 29	Idaho State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	L 6–22
October 6	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	W 48–0
October 13	Nevada	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 44–41 ^4OT
October 20	Portland State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 45–22
October 27	Boise State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 22–18
November 3	at Montana	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 34–24
November 10	Northern Arizona	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 41–3
November 17	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 35–31	24,088
December 1	Arkansas State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Division I-AA Quarterfinals)	W 31–14	12,037
December 8	Rhode Island*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Division I-AA Semifinals)	W 32–20	12,697
December 15	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Division I-AA Championship)	W 19–6	9,125
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mavericks	7	0	0	7	14
Bobcats	20	0	7	3	30

1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`86`	Bignell, JoeJoe Bignell	57.0 !Sr
QB	`12`	Bradley, KellyKelly Bradley	3.0 !So
OG	`73`	Randall, BruceBruce Randall	5.0 !Jr
OT	`66`	Schmidt, BillBill Schmidt	57.0 !Sr
WR	`2`	White, TomTom White	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
NG	`59`	Burt, LonnieLonnie Burt	57.0 !Sr
DE	`68`	Fellows, MarkMark Fellows	57.0 !Sr
FS	`29`	Kimball, DougDoug Kimball	5.0 !Jr
DE	`27`	Linebarger, CleteClete Linebarger	5.0 !Jr
SS	`47`	Roberts, JoeJoe Roberts	57.0 !Sr
DT	`91`	Sikora, TexTex Sikora	5.0 !Jr
LB	`42`	Timmer, KirkKirk Timmer	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`3`	Nelson, DirkDirk Nelson	57.0 !Sr

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

1984 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State Arkansas State Boston U Chattanooga Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee State Mississippi Valley State Montana State Rhode Island Richmond

Champion – Montana State Bobcats