2012 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by sixth year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11β2, 7β1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. The received an atβlarge bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
7:05 PM |
Chadron State* |
#4 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 33β6 |
20,767 |
September 8 |
5:05 PM |
at Drake* |
#4 |
Drake Stadium β’ Des Moines, IA |
|
W 34β24 |
3,558 |
September 15 |
1:35 PM |
#23 Stephen F. Austin* |
#3 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 43β35 |
17,147 |
September 22 |
2:05 PM |
Northern Colorado |
#2 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 41β16 |
18,637 |
September 29 |
1:35 PM |
at Southern Utah |
#2 |
Eccles Coliseum β’ Cedar City, UT |
RTNW [1] |
W 24β17 |
8,417 |
October 6 |
5:05 PM |
at UC Davis |
#2 |
Aggie Stadium β’ Davis, CA |
RTNW |
W 48β41 |
9,877 |
October 13 |
1:35 PM |
#6 Eastern Washington |
#2 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
L 24β27 |
20,477 |
October 27 |
2:05 PM |
North Dakota |
#4 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
Max Media/Big Sky TV |
W 55β10 |
17,137 |
November 3 |
5:05 PM |
at Sacramento State |
#3 |
Hornet Stadium β’ Sacramento, CA |
RTNW |
W 20β17 |
7,143 |
November 10 |
1:35 PM |
Portland State |
#2 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT |
RTNW |
W 65β30 |
15,177 |
November 17 |
1:35 PM |
at Montana |
#2 |
WashingtonβGrizzly Stadium β’ Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild) |
RTNW |
W 16β7 |
26,210 |
December 1 |
5:00 PM |
#10 Stony Brook* |
#2 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 16β10 |
15,257 |
December 7 |
6:00 PM |
#5 Sam Houston State* |
#2 |
Bobcat Stadium β’ Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals/Pecan Bowl) |
ESPN2 |
L 16β34 |
16,417 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Game notes
Chadron State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
#4 Bobcats |
6 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2β1 |
2006 |
CHAD, 35β24 |
@ Drake
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
34 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1β1 |
2010 |
MSU, 48β21 |
Stephen F. Austin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Lumberjacks |
10 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
35 |
#3 Bobcats |
14 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
43 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3β1 |
2005 |
MSU, 42β6 |
Northern Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
#2 Bobcats |
21 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16β11β1 |
2011 |
MSU, 31β21 |
@ Southern Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
Thunderbirds |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2β0 |
2007 |
MSU, 7β3 |
@ UC Davis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
24 |
0 |
17 |
48 |
Aggies |
14 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1β1 |
2011 |
MSU, 38β14 |
Eastern Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Eagles |
0 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
#2 Bobcats |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10β25 |
2011 |
MSU, 36β21 |
North Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
North Dakota |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
#4 Bobcats |
14 |
14 |
7 |
20 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
15β13β1 |
1983 |
UND, 21β3 |
@ Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#3 Bobcats |
7 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
Hornets |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
14β6 |
2011 |
MSU, 31β21 |
Portland State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Vikings |
7 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
#2 Bobcats |
24 |
35 |
6 |
0 |
65 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17β9 |
2011 |
MSU, 38β36 |
@ Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bobcats |
3 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
Grizzlies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
36β70β5 |
2011 |
MONT, 36β10 |
Stony BrookβFCS Playoffs Second Round
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#10 Seawolves |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
#2 Bobcats |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Sam Houston StateβFCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Bearkats |
3 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
#2 Bobcats |
3 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2β3 |
2011 |
SHS, 49β13 |
This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ββ Increase in ranking. ββ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre
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| 15
| Final
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Sports Network
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
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Coaches
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
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| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
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References
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| Bowls & rivalries |
- Bowl games
- Brawl of the Wild (Montana)
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| Culture & lore |
- Spirit of the West Marching Band
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| People | |
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| National championship seasons in bold |
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| | | Champion β North Dakota State |
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