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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Montana State $^ 6 –1 –012 –2 –0
Nevada 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Idaho 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boise State 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
September 15at Eastern Washington *
L 16–21
September 22at Idaho
W 34–2811,600
September 29No. 18 Idaho State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 6–2211,117
October 6at Weber State
W 48–09,680
October 13 Nevada
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 44–41 4OT6,317 [1]
October 20 Portland State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–2210,797
October 27No. 8 Boise State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 22–18  8,387
November 3at Montana No. 15
W 34–2412,500 [2]
November 10 Northern Arizona No. 10
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 41–39,357 [3]
November 17at Fresno State *No. 6
W 35–3124,088 [4]
December 1No. 10 Arkansas State *No. 2
W 31–1412,037 [5]
December 8No. 2 Rhode Island *No. 2
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 32–2012,697
December 15vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech *No. 2
 SPN W 19–69,125 [6]

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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  4Tom 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  2. ↑ "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 5C.
  3. ↑ "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
  4. ↑ "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 5C.
  5. ↑ "Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "How about them Cats!". The Billings Gazette. December 16, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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