2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

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The 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first round bye, the Bobcats defeated Albany in the second round and Austin Peay in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State. The team played home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
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2019 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Miller (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKane Ioane (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Weber State +^ 7–1  11–4 
No. 9 Sacramento State +^ 7–1  9–4 
No. 4 Montana State ^ 6–2  11–4 
No. 6 Montana ^ 6–2  10–4 
Eastern Washington 6–2  7–5 
Idaho 3–5  5–7 
Portland State 3–5  5–7 
UC Davis 3–5  5–7 
Northern Arizona 2–6  4–8 
Cal Poly 2–6  3–8 
Idaho State 2–6  3–9 
Southern Utah 2–6  3–9 
Northern Colorado 2–6  2–10 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 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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Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Bobcats were picked to finish in fourth place by the media, and in fifth place by the coaches.[1]

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bobcats had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 2:00 p.m. at Texas Tech* No. 14
FSN L 10–45 54,183
September 7 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Southeast Missouri State* No. 13
SWX W 38–17 19,497
September 14 2:00 p.m. at Western Illinois* No. 10
ESPN+ W 23–14 4,728
September 21 1:00 p.m. Norfolk State* No. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 SWX W 56–21 17,647
September 28 1:00 p.m. Northern Arizona No. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 SWX W 49–31 19,257
October 5 6:05 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 6
SWX W 34–28 OT 8,236
October 12 2:00 p.m. Sacramento Statedagger No. 6
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 SWX L 21–34 19,437
October 26 11:00 a.m. at North Dakota No. 9
SWX/Pluto TV L 12–16 8,594
November 2 12:00 p.m. Southern Utah No. 14
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 RTNW W 42–7 15,617
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado No. 12
 SWX W 45–14 4,442
November 16 5:00 p.m. at UC Davis No. 10
SWX W 27–17 8,284
November 23 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Montana No. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
 RTNW W 48–14 19,827
December 7 1:00 p.m. No. 25 Albany* No. 5
ESPN3 W 47–21 12,947
December 13 6:00 p.m. No. 18 Austin Peay* No. 5
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN3 W 24–10 14,017
December 21 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State* No. 5
ESPN2 L 14–42 18,077
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Game summaries

At Texas Tech

See also: 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bobcats 0 7 0 3 10
Red Raiders 14 14 3 14 45
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More information Statistics, MTST ...
StatisticsMTSTTTU
First downs835
Total yards289691
Rushing yards127255
Passing yards162436
Turnovers01
Time of possession29:1930:41
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Montana StatePassingCasey Bauman7/19, 120 yards, TD
RushingIsaiah Ifanse15 rushes, 77 yards
ReceivingCoy Steel3 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Texas TechPassingAlan Bowman40/53, 436 yards, 2 TD
RushingArmand Shyne11 rushes, 125 yards, TD
ReceivingXavier White5 receptions, 107 yards, TD
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Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Redhawks 0 10 0 7 17
No. 13 Bobcats 10 0 28 0 38
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More information Statistics, SEMO ...
StatisticsSEMOMTST
First downs1221
Total yards245456
Rushing yards131265
Passing yards114191
Turnovers11
Time of possession28:4031:20
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southeast Missouri StatePassingDaniel Santacaterina13/28, 114 yards, TD, INT
RushingGeno Hess13 rushes, 90 yards
ReceivingKristian Wilkerson6 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Montana StatePassingCasey Bauman13/25, 136 yards
RushingIsaiah Ifanse11 rushes, 114 yards
ReceivingKevin Kassis6 receptions, 85 yards
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At Western Illinois

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bobcats 7 0 10 6 23
Leathernecks 0 7 7 0 14
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More information Statistics, MTST ...
StatisticsMTSTWIU
First downs1815
Total yards343337
Rushing yards19456
Passing yards149281
Turnovers13
Time of possession29:0630:54
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Montana StatePassingCasey Bauman16/30, 149 yards
RushingLogan Jones21 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTravis Jonsen6 receptions, 71 yards
Western IllinoisPassingConnor Sampson18/35, 281 yards, TD, INT
RushingDeontez Thompson14 rushes, 39 yards
ReceivingDennis Houston5 receptions, 141 yards, TD
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Norfolk State

See also: 2019 Norfolk State Spartans football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 7 7 0 21
No. 8 Bobcats 14 14 14 14 56
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More information Statistics, NORF ...
StatisticsNORFMTST
First downs1539
Total yards351670
Rushing yards108449
Passing yards243221
Turnovers10
Time of possession28:0731:53
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Norfolk StatePassingJuwan Carter21/32, 243 yards, 2 TD
RushingKevin Johnson8 rushes, 112 yards, TD
ReceivingDakendall James5 receptions, 103 yards
Montana StatePassingTucker Rovig21/27, 221 yards, 4 TD
RushingLane Sumner11 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCoy Steel5 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
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Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 14 3 0 31
No. 7 Bobcats 0 14 7 28 49
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See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 6 Bobcats 0 14 14 06 34
Mustangs 7 0 0 210 28
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See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 14 13 0 34
No. 6 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
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See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bobcats 3 3 0 6 12
Fighting Hawks 7 0 3 6 16
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See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Southern Utah

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1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 0 0 0 7 7
No. 14 Bobcats 21 21 0 0 42
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See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Bobcats 7 17 14 7 45
Bears 7 0 0 7 14
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See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bobcats 7 7 0 13 27
Aggies 0 10 7 0 17
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See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Grizzlies 0 14 0 0 14
No. 8 Bobcats 17 14 3 14 48
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See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

FCS Playoffs

The Bobcats entered the postseason tournament as the number five seed, with a first-round bye.[5]

Albany (Second Round)

See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Great Danes 7 0 0 14 21
No. 5 Bobcats 16 10 14 7 47
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More information Statistics, ALB ...
StatisticsALBMTST
First downs1928
Total yards333483
Rushing yards60203
Passing yards273280
Turnovers21
Time of possession26:0933:51
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AlbanyPassingJeff Undercuffler Jr.18/37, 273 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKarl Mofor12 rushes, 51 yards, TD
ReceivingJuwan Green3 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Montana StatePassingTucker Rovig24/30, 279 yards, 3 TD
RushingTravis Jonsen8 rushes, 85 yards, TD
ReceivingKevin Kassis11 receptions, 131 yards, TD
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Austin Peay (Quarterfinals)

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Governors 0 3 0 7 10
No. 5 Bobcats 10 0 14 0 24
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More information Statistics, APSU ...
StatisticsAPSUMTST
First downs1016
Total yards197386
Rushing yards0279
Passing yards197386
Turnovers31
Time of possession23:1036:50
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Austin PeayPassingJavaughn Craig18/37, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingKentel Williams7 rushes, 9 yards
ReceivingDeAngelo Wilson6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Montana StatePassingTucker Rovig13/20, 114 yards, TD
RushingIsaiah Ifanse26 rushes, 196 yards, TD
ReceivingCoy Steel2 receptions, 36 yards
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At North Dakota State (Semifinals)

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team
More information Total ...
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bobcats 0 7 7 0 14
No. 1 Bison 7 22 7 6 42
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More information Statistics, MTST ...
StatisticsMTSTNDSU
First downs1321
Total yards298541
Rushing yards148318
Passing yards150223
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:3429:26
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Montana StatePassingTucker Rovig13/22, 150 yards, TD, INT
RushingIsaiah Ifanse11 rushes, 60 yards
ReceivingKevin Kassis2 receptions, 45 yards, TD
North Dakota StatePassingTrey Lance15/21, 223 yards, 3 TD
RushingChristian Watson3 rushes, 86 yards, TD
ReceivingChristian Watson2 receptions, 88 yards, TD
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Ranking movements

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1413108766129141210854
Coaches151915141176129151410854
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