2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

2018 Montana State Bobcats football
2018 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 10–52 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	8–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Choate (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Armstrong (1st season, games 1–7); Matt Miller (1st season, games 8–13)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Choate, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Incarnate Word in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

STATSNo. 17

FCS CoachesNo. 17

Record8–5 (5–3 Big Sky)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Weber State +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 7 UC Davis +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 17 Montana State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Idaho State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Montana	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal Poly	4	–	4	5	–	6
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	4	–	6
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	9
Southern Utah	1	–	7	1	–	10
Sacramento State	0	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX	W 26–23	18,507
September 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota State*		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	SWX	L 14–45	14,614
September 15	1:00 p.m.	Wagner*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX	W 47–24	18,037
September 22	3:00 p.m.	at Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	SWX	W 43–23	4,135
September 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Eastern Washington		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 17–34	18,667
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Idaho		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 24–23	19,177
October 20	4:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	RTNW	L 24–34	8,062
October 27	3:30 p.m.	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ELVN	L 17–24	8,851
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Cal Poly		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX	W 49–42	16,747
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 35–7	14,147
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Montana	No. 25	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	W 29–25	26,508
November 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Incarnate Word*	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 35–14	10,017
December 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 23	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 10–52	17,007
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	6	7	3	23
Bobcats	3	3	14	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	8	6	14
No. 3 Jackrabbits	7	17	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	14	3	0	24
Bobcats	14	16	10	7	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	6	20	17	0	43
Vikings	3	13	7	0	23

Preseason

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana St	0	7	0	22	29
Montana	7	15	0	3	25