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. 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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games. The Bobcats are the reigning Big Sky Conference champions. This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. Ash came to MSU from Drake University where he was the head coach for 18 years. . Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Download. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. Despite the temporary relocation, the Bobcats still won the Big Sky Conference title that season. The season ended with an upset loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the playoffs. You have permission to edit this article. 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. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. MSU was a NAIA independent from 19571962 and UM was a NCAA University Division (large) independent in 1950 and 1962. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. 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. Prior to the 2011 addition Bobcat Stadium was renovated in 1997 when the west grandstand was removed and replaced with a new grandstand with luxury sky suites, indoor stadium seating, press box, and club room. The Brawl of the Wild is the game between MSU and their primary rival; the University of Montana Grizzlies. The stadium capacity dropped from 15,000 to 12,500 due to the reconfiguation. 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. The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. At the snap, Erhardt took a step back and then fired to his left. 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. 's 1985 championship team. Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. Baines then makes a circus run of 37 yards from midfield before he's dragged down at the MSU 13 after time expires. In 1968, Erickson engineered the greatest comeback in what is considered by many as the most exciting game in the Cat-Griz series. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. Scoreboard. [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. 2022 Football Roster. Through the 1971 football season, the Bobcats played home games for four decades at Gatton Field. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 47 record (44 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]. 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. MSU led 17-0 in the third quarter before Akron cut the lead to 17-13. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Wgt. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. Chronology: Menton Place (1931), Charles Herstrom (1937), George Wallis (1940), Bill Zupan (1941), John Heine (1946-47), Morry Sivertson (1948-49), Dick Newman (1953), Don Edwards (1956), Guy Troisi (1957), Dick Cope (1958), Barton Furry (1959), Bucky May (1960-61), Dave Miller (1963-64), John Cunneen (1965-66), Hans Pidino (1968-69), Roger Crow The Bobcats tied New Mexico, 13-13. Full Montana State Bobcats roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. His term as president of the American Football Coaches Association ended in January 2012. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. When MSU joined the RMAC it included Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State, and Brigham Young. He received the 2011 FCS Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that same month. The NCAA Western Regional was one of four regionals that led up to the selection of the NCAA College Division champion by poll. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Sam McCullum was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX against the Oakland Raiders. MSU is one of just two Big Sky Conference schools, along with Boise State, to win a Camellia Bowl game. 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. 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997-2002 Box 2B (FBC540-2B) Alabama (University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa AL) The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. The complete list of NCAA Football FCS champions from the first season to today. 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 MSU also lost both of its coordinators in the offseason and didnt fill the vacancies until August, when Carson was hired to take over for Ed Schmidt, who bolted for San Diego State. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. Hall of Fame running back Fine Unga, senior linebacker Robb Akey and senior linebacker Vernell Quinn all earned First Team All-Big Sky honors. You could see that we were going to be pretty good.. In 1963, Montana State became a charter member of the Big Sky Conference, where it has won two national championships. Do you have a blog? It was played on a rain-soaked field that thwarted MSU's offense, which had run for an average of 323.1 yards rushing and 31.2 points per game. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. Ash has complied a 39-20 (.661) overall record, which represents the third best winning percentage and fourth best win total in school history in the modern era of the sport. Bignell broke one tackle, then barreled through a defender at the 4 and dove across the goal line. All rights reserved. After defensive end Mark Fellows . Main Navigation Menu. Although it would be seven more seasons until Montana State would again win more than it lost, that season helped chart the course into what would become an unbelievably successful period in Montana State's football history as the Bobcats would take 22 of the next 30 games from 1956 to 1985 from the Grizzlies and would win all three of their national championships during that same span. W, 55-7. 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. Bradley hit leading receiver Joe Bignell, at the 10. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. He is just eight wins away from the school record of 47 wins held by Sonny Holland (19711977). 1989 -- Cut Bank 18, Choteau 7. . Eight years later, the Bobcats defeated Louisiana Tech 19-6 in the 1984 Division I-AA title game in Charleston, South Carolina, for their third national championship. The name of the stadium was changed from Reno H. Sales Stadium to Bobcat Stadium at this time. There was a problem saving your notification. Former players interested in attending the event or getting more information can contact Jerry Graybeal at 801-626-8114, or jgraybeal@weber.edu. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. 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. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Kostrba ran for 100 yards in both playoff games and Don Ueland ran for 94 in the championship game. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. 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. Running back Tony Boddie played in Super Bowl XXII for the Denver Broncos. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. Lulay led Montana State in rushing his senior year with 611 yards. Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville . Do you have a sports website? 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. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and honored at halftime of the Oct. 28 game. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. 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. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. 2023 Montana State University Athletics, Bobcats Land Wisconsin's Al Johnson as Offensive Line Coach, MSU Football 2023 Season Ticket Renewals Begin February 1, Bobcat Legend Bill Kollar Joins 2023 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame induction Class, Bobcat Football Lands First Group of 2023 Recruits. The Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. 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. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. 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. Main Navigation Menu. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. 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 request was honored 10 years later. The Bobcats won 31-14. He played in two Grey Cup games (1983 and 1985), and was a key member of B.C. 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. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. In its fourth season under head coach Tony Storti, the team compiled a 9-0-1, won the RMC championship, tied with Saint Joseph's (IN) in the Aluminum Bowl, and was recognized as the national champion in NAIA. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. All three Big Sky Conference championships were taken in the last game of the season with wins over rival Montana. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM . Choose wisely! In 1974 Kollar became the first small college (non-FBS) player to win the Senior Bowl MVP and is one of only two (Portland State's Neil Lomax being the other) small college players to win the award in that game's history. We wouldnt quit on each other.. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. 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. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. The game was aired on CBS television and radio. 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 By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. They finished the 1976 season with a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at Fresno State. The playing field ran east-west and had lighting as far back as the 1940s. Montana High School State Champs, 1900-2013. 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. Year Letter Hgt. 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 championship was the first for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the 1956 team is a member of the RMAC Hall of Fame. Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. Upon the establishment of Division II in 1973, a full playoff system was introduced to determine the national champion. 8/4/2021 2:35:00 PM On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The reunion instantly became a typical meeting. The 1956 Bobcats of head coach Tony Storti were the fourth, and last, Montana State football team to go undefeated. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. I hear more stories that Im glad I didnt hear 30 years ago. 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. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Through the 2011 season, the Bobcats are 9-6-2 in postseason play. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Reno H. Sales Stadium was erected in 1973 and replaced Gratton Field. Kyle Sample can be reached at ksample@dailychronicle.com or 582-2690. The most recent is Dane Fletcher, who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XLVI. Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. 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. The field was named for Cyrus J. Gatton (18941918), a former Montana State football player from 1913-16. He was a fierce competitor. I would have blown a fuse.. Find out more. Montana State won the 1976 NCAA Division II championship at the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, beating the Akron Zips 24-13 with head coach Sonny Holland at the helm. The 2011 Cat-Griz game set a stadium record with an attendance of 20,237. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. Division I FCS playoff results (known as "Division I-AA" from 1978 to 2005). Join our linker program. The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, which moved to NAIA in 1952. The official Football news stories archives for the Montana State University Bobcats Big Sky * vs. Idaho State. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Go To Coaching Staff. Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . Professionally, he was the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. He went on to play eight seasons in the NFL, including five with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Montana State University Athletics. Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. 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. 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. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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. After a 2-2 start, the 1984 team finished 12-2 following a 1-10 season in 1983. Coach of the Year,Dave Arnold, 2nd season, Kodak Division 1-AA and Football News National Coach of the Year. 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. Fellows and Bradley were named the leagues defensive and offensive MVPs. 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. As of 2011, Montana leads the series 70-36-5. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The 1976 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Its like people who have drinking problems they have to hit bottom before they make a change, Sikora said Friday. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. The Grizzlies appeared to have the drive stopped at the MSU 32, but a facemask penalty gave the Cats new life on the 17. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. Theyll get on each others ass, theyll call each other their old nicknames. Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. Others were Orin Beller, Newell Berg, Dana Bradford, John Burke, Bernard Cluzen, William Coey, Karl Fye, John Hall, Joseph McGeever, John Phelan, Richard Roman, Wendell Scabad and Alton Zempel, according to the outstanding centennial history of MSU, "In the People's Interest". Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. 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. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. 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. 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.
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