1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
Big Sky champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Carson (1st season)
Home stadium Reno H. Sales Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Montana State $^ 6 1 012 2 0
Nevada 5 2 07 4 0
Boise State 4 3 06 5 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Idaho State 4 3 05 6 0
Weber State 3 4 05 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 04 6 0
Montana 0 7 02 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Mesa State *W 30–14 [1]
September 15at Eastern Washington *L 16–21 [2]
September 22at Idaho W 34–2811,600 [3]
September 29No. 18 Idaho State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 6–2211,117 [4]
October 6at Weber State W 48–09,680 [5]
October 13 Nevada
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 44–41 4OT6,317 [6]
October 20 Portland State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–2210,797 [7]
October 27No. 8 Boise State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 22–188,387 [8]
November 3at Montana No. 15W 34–2412,500 [9]
November 10 Northern Arizona No. 10
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 41–39,357 [10]
November 17at Fresno State *No. 6W 35–3124,088 [11]
December 1No. 10 Arkansas State *No. 2
W 31–1412,037 [12]
December 8No. 2 Rhode Island *No. 2
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 32–2012,697 [13]
December 15vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech *No. 2 SPN W 19–69,125 [14]

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Game summaries

Mesa State

1234Total
Mavericks700714
Bobcats2007330

Roster

1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 86Joe BignellSr
QB 12Kelly BradleySo
FB 39Jesse JonesJr
RB  4Tim ClementsJr
 C 55Robb FellowsSr
G 73Bruce RandallJr
G 60Todd VaseySo
OT 74Don LeakeSo
OT 66Bill SchmidtSr
WR  2Tom WhiteJr
WR  89Brent BatemanSr
TE  24Tom MalhumSr
WR  18Kelly DavisSo
WR  44Darin DietrichJr
RB  33David PandtJr
FB  25Eric MillerJr
FB  30Toby PettyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NG 59Lonnie BurtSr
DT 71Troy TimmerSr
DT 91Pat "Tex" SikoraJr
DE 68 Mark Fellows Sr
CAT 27Clete LinebargerJr
LB 42 Kirk Timmer So
LB 99Greg WilkesSr
FS 29Doug KimballJr
SS 47Joe RobertsSr
CB 17Derek AbellSo
CB 35Rodney HollandSr
DT  58Tom JacobsFr
LB;ST  26John KitnaJr
CB  43William JohnsonSr
FS  9Tyler WinterSo
SS;ST  22Steve KingSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P  3Dirk NelsonSr
K  1Mark CarterSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Carson (DC)
  • Bill Diedrick (OC)
  • J. G. Aegerter (OLB)
  • Mike Kramer (ILB)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Mavericks run afoul of a feisty Bobcat". The Daily Sentinel. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eastern Washington wins 7th straight". Tri-City Herald. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bobcats shock Idaho". Great Falls Tribune. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ISU defense slams shut on Bobcats". The Times-News. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cats whitewash Weber, 48–0". The Missoulian. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 3D.
  7. "PSU crushed 45–22". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bobcats nip Boise". The Montana Standard. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 5C.
  10. "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
  11. "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 5C.
  12. "Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Interception return sparks Montana State past R.I." The Shreveport Times. December 9, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "How about them Cats!". The Billings Gazette. December 16, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  16. "Division I-AA Top 20". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. November 21, 1984. p. 22.