2006 Montana State Bobcats football team
American college football season
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The 2006 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled an 8–5 record (6–2 against Big Sky opponents), tied for second place in the Big Sky, and were ranked No. 10 in the NCAA Division FCS rankings.
- Mike Kramer (7th season)
| 2006 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 17–38 at Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| Record | 8–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Montana $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Portland State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After opening the season with an upset victory over Colorado of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the Bobcats lost their next three games. They advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Furman in the first round before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Colorado* | No. 22 | W 19–10 | 45,513 | [2] | ||||
| September 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Chadron State* | No. 11 | L 24–35 | 13,827 | [3] | ||||
| September 16 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 21 UC Davis* | No. 20 |
| L 0–45 | 12,087 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | 1:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington |
| L 10–19 | 12,847 | [5] | ||||
| September 30 | 3:05 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | W 39–32 | 8,173 | [6] | |||||
| October 7 | 1:35 p.m. | No. 15 Portland State |
| W 14–0 | 14,117 | [7] | ||||
| October 14 | 6:05 p.m. | at Sacramento State | W 21–18 | 5,260 | [8] | |||||
| October 21 | 1:35 p.m. | at Idaho State | W 42–35 | 7,773 | [9] | |||||
| October 28 | 1:35 p.m. | Weber State | No. 24 |
| W 24–18 | 10,127 | [10] | |||
| November 4 | 12:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 19 |
| W 13–10 | 13,177 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | 12:37 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana | No. 15 | KPAX | L 7–13 | 24,018 | [12] | |||
| November 25 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 7 Furman* | No. 18 |
| W 31–13 | 9,427 | [13] | |||
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Appalachian State* | No. 18 |
| ESPN2 | L 17–38 | 15,116 | [14] | ||
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