Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. After Schafer's touchdown, the Grizzlies nearly spoil things for MSU. Whenever we were in that coverage they were throwing down about 7 yards and curling. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. In 1956, the Bobcats won a share of the NAIA title at the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas, playing to a scoreless tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph's College from Rensselaer, Indiana. The call from play-by-play announcer Dean Alexander: Bradley to throw the blitz is on over the middle to Jesse Jones out of the backfield. Fittingly, the third-seeded Cats used another comeback two weeks later to top Arkansas State, 31-14, to set up a matchup with Rhode Island. All three Big Sky Conference championships were taken in the last game of the season with wins over rival Montana. 2019 Football Roster. Perhaps the most unexpected result came Nov. 17 in Fresno, Calif. Fresno, led by former MSU coach Jim Sweeney, was routing the Cats, 28-7, in the third quarter, a margin so comfortable the entire home coaching staff removed their headsets. 1987: Montana: 55-7: Bozeman, MT: 1988: Montana: 17-3 . Join our linker program. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He would later go on to play for the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings earning four trips to the Pro Bowl in his 19 seasons as a professional. MSU took the lead on a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown by safety Joe Roberts, Jr. Quarterback Kelly Bradley threw for over 300 yards in each playoff game and had eight touchdown passes in the postseason. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. Before World War II, Montana State football tasted success often, but in small doses. . There were the obligatory How are yous? and How ya beens? but it felt like no time had passed for these men, many of them in their 50s. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. The 1956 Bobcats of head coach Tony Storti were the fourth, and last, Montana State football team to go undefeated. Hoping to confuse Erhardt, who had already thrown for three touchdowns, defensive coordinator Steve Carson instructed his defense to show blitz before dropping into coverage. He is currently tied for 50th place in wins in NCAA history. You could see that we were going to be pretty good.. He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. (); : The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Montana State, behind head coach Dave Arnold, beat Arkansas State 31-14, after falling behind 14-0, in the quarterfinals and Rhode Island 32-20, after trailing 20-12 entering the fourth quarter, in the semifinals. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. At the snap, Erhardt took a step back and then fired to his left. Go To Coaching Staff. Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. Montana has won 22 of the last 26 meetings. Its like people who have drinking problems they have to hit bottom before they make a change, Sikora said Friday. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. Don Haas, Holland and Stenerud are the others. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Bradley threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns as the Indians built a 14-0 lead before MSU scored 31 unanswered. Running back Tony Boddie played in Super Bowl XXII for the Denver Broncos. Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. The first was Stenerud in Super Bowl IV, followed by Ron East, who played defensive tackle the following year in Super Bowl V for the Dallas Cowboys. Theres coach always coming out of the office, said one of the former players. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. Despite the temporary relocation, the Bobcats still won the Big Sky Conference title that season. In the late fall of 2011, Montana State raised funds for stadium lighting in order to extend the hours it can practice and play night games. 1986, 1987, 1994-1997, 1999, 2002 Box 2 (FBC540-2) Akron (University of Akron - Akron OH) 1948, 1952-1958, 1961-63, 1965, 1968, 1971-1973, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987 Box 2A (FBC540-2A) Akron (cont.) The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and 1984). Bill Lamberty. Or write about sports? The official 2021 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Jesse Jones, 80 yards! The national championship was the first ever for the RMAC and was also the first time the NAIA had a football champion. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Fellows arrived from Nevada with his wife and daughter wearing a yellow polo shirt resembling the color on the helmets and pants the 1984 team wore. It was located directly south of the Romney Gym, across Grant Street and northeast of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which opened in 1957. He is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame and his number "77" is one of only four football numbers retired by MSU. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 1989 -- Cut Bank 18, Choteau 7. . Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . MSU strong safety Joe Roberts was waiting. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. Stenerud's name is in the Kansas City Chiefs' ring of honor and he is one of just four MSU players to have his number "78" retired. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and honored at halftime of the Oct. 28 game. The Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. Al Wilson was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on September 20, 1997, following a long career as an offensive lineman with the British Columbia Lions. MSU played its 1972 season at Bozeman High School's Van Winkle Stadium. Early seasons had seven games or less with one season seeing the Grizzlies play just one game. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Upon the establishment of Division II in 1973, a full playoff system was introduced to determine the national champion. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 110 record (08 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]. The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The 1987 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 38th season in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: University of Montana 1985 Grizzly Football Schedule Date Sept. 7 Opponent Cal-Fullerton Site Missoula #Time 1:30 P.M. Sept. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6:00 P.M. Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12. 1983-84 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 14-15 (7-7, 3rd in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 65.5 (188th of 275) PA/G: 64.4 (74th of 275) SRS: -2.89 (161st of 275) SOS: -1.16 (158th of 275) Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster He graduated with a 3.91 GPA. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF players on . An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Main Navigation Menu. Another comeback followed a week later in Missoula before the Bobcats wrapped up their first outright league crown since 1979 with a 41-3 drubbing of Northern Arizona. Missoula, MT. Scoreboard. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. Bradleys improvisation was but one example of a long line of inexplicable moments that led the Bobcats through a gauntlet of Big Sky teams against which they were predicted to fail miserably. The request was honored 10 years later. MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 6-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana winning the most recent game 36-10 in Bozeman. . Go To Coaching Staff. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM . Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Stadium, located at the south end of campus in Bozeman. He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. As of 2011, Montana leads the series 70-36-5. Their primary rival is Montana, whom they meet in the annual Brawl of the Wild, more commonly referred to as the Cat-Griz game, to be held for the 112th time in 2012 in Missoula. We could see right away that we could score points. Subscribe today! Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. The north bleachers were also removed at this time and replaced with locker rooms for visitors, game officials and an auxiliary locker room for the Bobcats. The Bobcats did not record a winning season between 1931 and 1941, MSC's last pre-war squad. 's 1985 championship team. Print. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. 1986-87 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 21-8 (12-2, 1st in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 86.2 (10th of 289) PA/G: 79.5 (262nd of 288) SRS: 3.11 (100th of 290) SOS: -1.81 (172nd of 290) Big Sky Reg Season Champ Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Rams quarterback Tom Ehrhardt dropped back, looking for the touchdown that would finally put an end to MSUs string of improbable wins and send 12,367 fans home unfulfilled on an unseasonably warm December 1984 day. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 195664, and for five straight years was an All-Western All-Star and twice was an All-Canadian All-Star. I just took a gamble and got it, Roberts said after MSU completed its eighth comeback win of the season on the strength of his 97-yard return and Eric Millers 40-yard touchdown run less than a minute later. You can cancel at any time. That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. The 49ers won the division for the second consecutive season, and ended the season as the top seed in the NFC playoffs. He was a fierce competitor. Montana State: Dave Arnold: 19-6: Louisiana Tech: Charleston, S.C. . Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In 83 wed get behind and that was pretty much it, remembered Mark Fellows. A week later, in Charleston, S.C., the Bobcats forced four interceptions and sacked Louisiana Tech quarterback Kyle Gandy 11 times in a 19-6 win, clinching the schools third championship. W, 55-7. The 'Cats were 1-10 in that stretch against Montana, and were shut out for eight consecutive years. Football Football: Facebook Football: Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Tickets Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: . 1987-88 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 19-11 (10-6, 3rd in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 74.9 (126th of 289) PA/G: 68.8 (63rd of 289) SRS: 1.68 (110th of 290) SOS: -1.21 (159th of 290) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season I would have blown a fuse.. When it reassembled following World War II, its special mission was to carry the Bobcat banner after 14 members of Montana State's previous team, the 1941 squad, were killed during World War II. The championship was the first for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the 1956 team is a member of the RMAC Hall of Fame. Thats a trademark of these kids, Arnold said after the win. 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. Running back Tom Kostrba scored from seven yards out in the fourth quarter to seal the win. There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Montana High School State Champs, 1900-2013. Bozeman, MT. The Big Sky era shows Montana with a 28-21 lead. He also ran for 391 yards (8.3 per carry), which was good for 12th in the CFL and was the most by a quarterback., and three touchdowns. 1987 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1128490563, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 11:28. . We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 8/4/2021 2:35:00 PM Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. There was a problem saving your notification. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. After defensive end Mark Fellows decided not to leave the team and Sikora came to an understanding with new defensive line coach Joe Yanowsky that he wasnt a three-point-stance type of lineman, it appeared the Bobcats were ready. 1902 -- Helena and Fort Shaw (Best records, no game), 1906 -- Great Falls and Livingston (Both undefeated, no game), 1908 -- Butte 49, Miles City 0 (Butte won the Western United States Championship and lost to Chicago in the National Title 11 -- - 4 -- in Butte), 1914 -- Billings and Butte (The game was unable to be scheduled), 1917 -- Bozeman (Unbeaten during regular season), 1965 -- Great Falls 24, Great Falls Central 21, 1994 -- Missoula Big Sky 39, Missoula Hellgate 13, 2008 -- Miles City 20, Billings Central 7, 2009 -- Frenchtown 28, Billings Central 6, 1974 -- Thompson Falls 60, Huntley Project 22, 2000 -- Wibaux 36, Medicine Lake/Froid 32, 1999 -- Blue Sky-KG 46, West Yellowstone 8, 2001 -- Geraldine 45, Joplin-Inverness 42, 2013 -- Geraldine-Highwood 50, Stanford-Geyser-Denton 18. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. UM joined the PCC, after spending 22 years as part of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association with league members Washington, Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State, Idaho and Wittman College in 1924. The 2011 Cat-Griz game set a stadium record with an attendance of 20,237. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Lulay led Montana State in rushing his senior year with 611 yards. Professionally, he was the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which moved to NAIA in 1952. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Kyle Sample can be reached at ksample@dailychronicle.com or 582-2690. Composed of war-hardened veterans, Clyde Carpenter and the Bobcats rolled up a 5-3-1 regular season record, impressive enough to land the team its first-ever bowl bid. Do you have a sports website? Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 1987 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results Previous Year Next Year Record: 11-1 (3rd of 104) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Bobby Bowden (11-1) Points For: 481 Points/G: 40.1 (2nd of 104) Points Against: 163 Opp Pts/G: 13.6 (7th of 104) SRS: 23.50 (1st of 104) SOS: 5.00 (20th of 104) The defense tallied 61 sacks, special teams blocked nine kicks and the offense scored 355 points, more than a 200-point improvement from the dismal showing the previous fall. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Tennis Tennis: Facebook Tennis: . Among other 2011 upgrades were an 18' x 37' LED video board, two scoreboards and sound system. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. Montana State's RaeQuan Battle and Great Osobor post-Brawl of the Wild. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said. 1988 -- Choteau 19, Shelby 14. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. The three were in town and making their way to MSUs final football practice of the week as part of a 30-year reunion of members of MSUs last title team. After defensive end Mark Fellows . Rhode Island was lined up 13 yards shy of the end zone and leading Montana State 20-18 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the 1-AA semifinals. The Bobcats have won conference titles in eight of the past nine decades and have won multiple conference titles in seven of the last eight decades. The team was the first Weber State team to win 10 games in a season and was the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs. Main Navigation Menu. Invalid password or account does not exist. He played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL and also played in the NFL Europa for two seasons. And the Bobcats are back in the lead!. There were times where he just wouldnt be denied, remembered MSU senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a receivers coach that season. He was voted the Schenley Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 1977. Louisiana Tech didnt have a chance, remembered head coach Dave Arnold as he crossed Kagy Avenue on Friday with former players Tom Mahlum and Mike Callaghan. They have qualified for the NCAA playoffs seven times, once as a Division II member and six times as a Division I-AA/FCS member. Choose wisely! Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. : Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. The stadium capacity dropped from 15,000 to 12,500 due to the reconfiguation. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? They topped Mesa College 30-14, and then lost on the road to Eastern Washington despite outgaining the Eagles 492-181. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Missoula Sentinel grad, ex-Montana Griz commit Zac Crews trying to walk on at Montana State, Montana State's Jaharie Martin to enter transfer portal. MSU won 17 games to just six for UM. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. 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The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fellows was talking with a group that included second-string quarterback Greg Andal when Arnold, in a light blue polo, khaki pants and a thin white goatee that replaced the bushy mustache he wore when he was coaching for his job that season, emerged from the MSU athletic offices. The game was aired on CBS television and radio. ); : All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Weve been down 14-0 before this season certainly we werent excited about the way we were down but we didnt panic. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Wgt. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . . 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Kostrba ran for 100 yards in both playoff games and Don Ueland ran for 94 in the championship game. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His term as president of the American Football Coaches Association ended in January 2012. Find out more. The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. The 1946 team was special for more than its accomplishments, however. Bradley and the offense got the ball back with less than one minute remaining, no timeouts and 75 yards away from the score they needed to solidify an opening-round bye in the playoffs. Bobcat Stadium renovated the south end zone in 2011, which added 5,277 more seats giving the stadium an official seating capacity of 17,777 up from 12,500 previously. They finished the 1976 season with a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at Fresno State. Big Sky * vs. Idaho State. Division I FCS playoff results (known as "Division I-AA" from 1978 to 2005). We present them here for purely educational purposes. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the AFL's 1966 draft and scored 11 points, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yard field goal, in Kansas City's 23-7 Super Bowl IV win.