The playing field ran east-west and had lighting as far back as the 1940s. The only pre-war regular to play in the Harbor Bowl was Bill Zupan, whose brother Al was among those 'Cat gridders making the ultimate sacrifice. All rights reserved. Lulay threw for a league-high 32 touchdowns and passed for 4,815 yards to finish with the second best passer rating in the CFL. Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . The game was aired on CBS television and radio. The Bobcats advanced to the championship game with a 17-16 quarterfinal win over the New Hampshire in Bozeman and a 10-3 semifinal win in the Grantland Rice Bowl over North Dakota State, after trailing 3-0 at halftime in Fargo. He is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame and his number "77" is one of only four football numbers retired by MSU. Football Football: Facebook Football: . 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. 8/4/2021 2:35:00 PM The Bobcats remained in the RMAC through 1956, while the Grizzlies continued in the PCC through 1949 and joined the Skyline (aka Mountain States) Conference, which also competed in the NCAA University (large) Division, from 1951-1961. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and . You have permission to edit this article. 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. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left. Bill Lamberty. The Bobcats won 31-14. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Montana has won 22 of the last 26 meetings. The NCAA Western Regional was one of four regionals that led up to the selection of the NCAA College Division champion by poll. Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. Among other 2011 upgrades were an 18' x 37' LED video board, two scoreboards and sound system. MSU strong safety Joe Roberts was waiting. The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which moved to NAIA in 1952. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. Running back Tony Boddie played in Super Bowl XXII for the Denver Broncos. They went to four overtimes to beat Nevada-Reno, and then two weeks later overcame an 18-15, fourth-quarter deficit against Boise State on an unlikely play from an even more unlikely player. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. Football Football: Facebook Football: . 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. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said. 1988 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1084496545, 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 24 April 2022, at 21:02. Introductory offer for new subscribers only. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Football 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. 1987: Montana: 55-7: Bozeman, MT: 1988: Montana: 17-3 . He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. 1989 -- Cut Bank 18, Choteau 7. . The national championship was the first ever for the RMAC and was also the first time the NAIA had a football champion. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. You have permission to edit this article. 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. In 1917 Montana State joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 1924 Montana joined the Pacific Coast Conference, the predecessor of today's Pac-12. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. Do you have a blog? Lulay was the quarterback at MSU from 2002-2005 leading the Bobcats to three Big Sky Conference titles and two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We could see right away that we could score points. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. (); : 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. Hall of Fame running back Fine Unga, senior linebacker Robb Akey and senior linebacker Vernell Quinn all earned First Team All-Big Sky honors. Montana State has won 19 conference titles, including 14 in the Big Sky Conference and five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. He was voted the Schenley Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 1977. Through the 2011 season, the Bobcats are 9-6-2 in postseason play. 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. MSU played its 1972 season at Bozeman High School's Van Winkle Stadium. They finished at 9-0-1. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. . Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' player rosters on FOXSports.com today! With three wins he will move into second place. After coming to MSU from Norway on a ski jumping scholarship, Stenerud starred on the varsity team with a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal against rival Montana and 82 points scored as a senior in 1965. The new end zone seating holds over 7,200 fans. When MSU joined the RMAC it included Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State, and Brigham Young. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. Join our linker program. Other coaches on the staff included Larry Lewis, Lawrence Livingston, current Louisville head coach Bob Petrino and Jim Zeches. Go To Coaching Staff. Dave Arslanian was the offensive coordinator with Mike Zimmer, the current head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, as the defensive coordinator. He was a fierce competitor. The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. Bignell broke one tackle, then barreled through a defender at the 4 and dove across the goal line. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 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. In 1963, Montana State became a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, where it has won two national championships. Jesse Jones, 80 yards! In 1968, Erickson engineered the greatest comeback in what is considered by many as the most exciting game in the Cat-Griz series. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. And the Bobcats are back in the lead!. After a 2-2 start, the 1984 team finished 12-2 following a 1-10 season in 1983. He graduated with a 3.91 GPA. Scoreboard. 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 blog? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. MSU finished the 1926 and 1927 seasons undefeated in RMAC conference games, but was not awarded a conference title in either season. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Stadium, located at the south end of campus in Bozeman. 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. Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! We present them here for purely educational purposes. (); : W, 55-7. : This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. Main Navigation Menu. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Weve been down 14-0 before this season certainly we werent excited about the way we were down but we didnt panic. Its like people who have drinking problems they have to hit bottom before they make a change, Sikora said Friday. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. The 1987 team posted a 10-3 overall record and tied for first in the Big Sky at 7-1. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997-2002 Box 2B (FBC540-2B) Alabama (University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa AL) 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 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 Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. Still going, hes inbounds and gets another block. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. All three Big Sky Conference championships were taken in the last game of the season with wins over rival Montana. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. 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 stadium capacity dropped from 15,000 to 12,500 due to the reconfiguation. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. 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Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. In 2011, quarterback Travis Lulay was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Canadian Football League and led the British Columbia Lions to the Grey Cup title garnering the game's Most Valuable Player award in the 34-23 win over Winnipeg. 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. We won't share it with anyone else. 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. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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 1956 Bobcats of head coach Tony Storti were the fourth, and last, Montana State football team to go undefeated. 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. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. Since MSU won its first national championship in 1956, the series shows UM with a 30-26 edge. Kollar became one of just four Big Sky Conference players ever selected as an NFL first round draft choice when he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. No. After a 7-1 record in conference play, the Wildcats were selected for the then-Division I-AA Playoffs and were sent to take on Big Sky rival Idaho in Moscow. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. 1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-12 (8-8, 5th in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 77.4 (97th of 292) PA/G: 75.9 (171st of 292) SRS: -6.18 (201st of 292) SOS: -5.63 (222nd of 292) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats The team also was ranked as high as seventh in the during the season. 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 1. (); : Rob Ash enters his sixth season as head coach at MSU in 2012. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. There were times where he just wouldnt be denied, remembered MSU senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a receivers coach that season. 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. Football Yearbook Archive The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. The championship was the first for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the 1956 team is a member of the RMAC Hall of Fame. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM . Arnold said he just learned that quarterback Kelly Bradley refused offensive coordinator Bill Diedrichs 81X call, instead opting for a trap play that resulted in Millers 40-yard score that sealed the victory over Rhode Island. 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. Brody Grebe - Football - Montana State University Athletics 2022 Football Roster 10 Brody Grebe Position Defensive End Height 6-2 Weight 250 Class Sophomore Hometown Melstone, MT Highschool Melstone/Roundup Bio Stats Historical Biography Jones, who moved from linebacker to fullback before the season, moved the Cats into a share of the Big Sky lead with the touchdown. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. MSC rejoined the NCAA (College Division) in 1957, and had one of its most successful runs as an independent from 1957 to 1962 with six straight winning seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 1957 and 8-1 in 1958. Join our linker program. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. Division I FCS playoff results (known as "Division I-AA" from 1978 to 2005). We present them here for purely educational purposes. It was beginning to appear that everything leading up to that moment was going to be forgotten. The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. 2022 Football Roster. Montana State. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Or write about sports? Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. They finished the 1976 season with a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at Fresno State. Go To Coaching Staff. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. 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. The official 2021 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. After Schafer's touchdown, the Grizzlies nearly spoil things for MSU. They are the only college football program in the nation to win national championships on three different levels of competition, NAIA, NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS). The series has three distinct periods. He played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL and also played in the NFL Europa for two seasons. Through the 1971 football season, the Bobcats played home games for four decades at Gatton Field. By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. 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. 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. He left with school records for career passing yards (10,746-11th in NCAA Division I-AA history), single-season total offense, and total offense in a career. You can cancel at any time. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In all, 34 points are scored in the final quarter. 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. (); : The 1946 team was special for more than its accomplishments, however. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. MSU, fresh off a 1-10 season in 1983 marred by injuries and infighting the offense and defense rode on separate buses and hardly interacted was predicted to finish at the bottom of the conference. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . He went on to play eight seasons in the NFL, including five with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. The Brawl of the Wild is the game between MSU and their primary rival; the University of Montana Grizzlies. In 83 wed get behind and that was pretty much it, remembered Mark Fellows. Do you have a sports website? Print. At the snap, Erhardt took a step back and then fired to his left. 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. Print. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF players on . [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. 's 1985 championship team. Staff Roster Football Coaching Staff Head Football Coach Jerome Souers Full Bio Associate Head Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator Joe O'Brien Full Bio Offensive Coordinator Steve Broussard Full Bio Offensive Run Game Coordinator Timothy Davis Full Bio Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Brian Smith Full Bio On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The team also included Hall of Fame quarterback Jeff Carlson. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports.
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