2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2021 Montana State Bobcats football
Montana State Bobcats M Logo.png
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record12–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Taylor Housewright (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Freddie Banks (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
  2019
2022  
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Sacramento State $^  8 0   9 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^  7 1   11 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 6 Montana ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^  5 3   8 4  
Weber State  5 3   6 5  
Northern Arizona  4 4   5 6  
Portland State  4 4   5 6  
Idaho  3 5   4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   2 9  
Idaho State  1 7   1 10  
Southern Utah  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brent Vigen, the Bobcats played home games on campus at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Contents

Montana State finished the regular season at 9–2 (7–1 in Big Sky, second), losing only to Wyoming (FBS, Mountain West) and rival Montana. [1] Seeded eighth in the FCS postseason, they received a first-round bye, then defeated UT Martin, #1 Sam Houston, and South Dakota State. MSU advanced to the championship game in Texas on January 8, 2022, but fell 38–10 to #3 North Dakota State. [2]

Preseason

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media. [3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Weber State(7)
2Montana(3)
3Eastern Washington(2)
4Montana State(1)
5Sacramento State(1)
6UC Davis
7Northern Arizona
8Idaho
9Idaho State
10Portland State
11Southern Utah
12Cal Poly
13Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Weber State(14)
2Montana(4)
3Eastern Washington(3)
4Montana State(3)
5Sacramento State
6UC Davis
7Northern Arizona
8Idaho
9Idaho State
10Portland State
11Southern Utah
12Northern Colorado
13Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bobcats had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 p.m.at Wyoming *No. 12 ESPN+ L 16–1930,007
September 116:00 p.m. Drake *No. 11 SWX W 45–719,797
September 181:00 p.m. San Diego *No. 13
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 52–1019,107
September 253:05 p.m.at Portland State No. 13ESPN+W 30–17  4,095
October 21:05 p.m. Northern Colorado No. 11
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 40–720,127
October 92:00 p.m. Cal Poly Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNW W 45–719,847
October 158:00 p.m.at No. 19 Weber State No. 9 ESPNU W 13–7  6,323
October 231:00 p.m. Idaho State No. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 27–919,297
November 62:00 p.m.at No. 5 Eastern Washington No. 4SWXW 23–20  6,981
November 131:00 p.m. Idaho No. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 20–1319,447
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 7 Montana No. 3RTNWL 10–2926,856
December 42:00 p.m.No. 16 UT Martin *No. 7
ESPN+W 26–715,237
December 116:30 p.m.at No. 1 Sam Houston *No. 7
ESPN+W 42–19  7,565
December 1812:00 p.m.No. 11 South Dakota State *No. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN2 W 31–1720,457
January 8, 202210:00 a.m.vs. No. 3 North Dakota State *No. 7ESPN2L 10–3818,942

[4]

Roster

2021 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Cam GardnerSo
WR 3Coy SteelJr
WR 5Charles BrownFr
QB 7 Casey Bauman So
TE 8Derryk SnellSo
WR 9Jamahd Monroe Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 10Nate StewartGS
WR 11Willie PattersonJr
QB 12Tucker RovigJr
RB 13Elijah ElliottFr
TE 14Peyton ThorntonFr
QB 16 Tommy Mellott Fr
WR 16Tanner Trafton Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 17Jaden Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Sean AustinFr
RB 18DeMareus Hosey Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 19Jaharie MartinFr
RB 22Isaiah IfanseJr
RB 24Lane SumnerSo
WR 25Andrew PattersonFr
RB 29Jaalen ReningFr
RB 38Garrett CoonFr
TE 42R. J. FitzgeraldJr
TE 48Ryan DavisSr
TE 49Dyse ShepherdFr
OL 51Taylor TuiasosopoSr
OL 56Cole SainSo
OL 58Aaron RichardsFr
OL 59Zach ReddJr
OL 60Dontae MyrickFr
OL 61Cole SnyderFr
OL 62Dylan PorterJr
OL 63Rush ReimerFr
OL 65Justus Perkins Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 67Joe McElroySo
OL 70Holden Sampson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72T. J. Session Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Titan FleischmannFr
OL 74Conor ReitlerFr
OL 75Jacob KettelsFr
OL 76 Lewis Kidd Sr
OL 79Jack Harlow Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 80Treyton PickeringSo
WR 81Tayvian WilliamsSo
TE 82Elijah ReynoldsFr
WR 83Logan KleinhansSo
WR 84Peyton HanserJr
WR 85Aidan GarriganFr
WR 86 Lance McCutcheon Sr
TE 87Ryan Lonergan Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 88Jarrett KesslerJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 0Tyrel ThomasSr
DB 1Eric ZambranoSo
DB 2Tre WebbGS
DE 3Amandre WilliamsSr
CB 4James CampbellJr
S 5Jeffrey Manning JrJr
DB 6Miles JacksonFr
DB 7 Ty Okada Jr
CB 8Level Price Jr.So
CB 9Simeon WoodardFr
DE 10Brody GrebeFr
LB 11Kenneth Eiden IVFr
DB 12Devin DavisFr
DB 13Jackson HarmonFr
LB 15 Troy Andersen Sr
LB 17Tadan GilmanJr
S 18Kendric BaileySo
DB 20Tyson PottengerFr
OLB 23Aidan ParksFr
DB 25Eli AbyFr
DB 26Rylan Ortt Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 27Connor RyanFr
S 28Jake D'AgostinoFr
LB 30Danny UluilakepaFr
LB 31Jace FitzgeraldFr
ILB 32Jory ChoateSo
DT 33Blake HehlSo
LB 34Nolan AskelsonSo
ILB 40Alex Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 41Chase BensonSr
LB 43McCade O'ReillyFr
DE 44 Daniel Hardy Sr
LB 45Hunter ParsonsFr
DL 50Zack BlackFr
LB 53Luke FedykFr
LB 54Cooper ThomasFr
DT 55Tua Areta Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 57Tyson Regimbal Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 90Marcus Wehr Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 91David AlstonSo
DL 92Blake Schmidt Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 93Kyle RyggJr
DL 94Byron RollinsJr
DL 95Sebastian ValdezFr
DL 96Paul BrottFr
DL 98Ben SeymourSo
DL 99Trey YatesFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 35Luke PawlakFr
P 37Bryce LeightonFr
K 39Blake GlessnerFr
LS 71Tommy SullivanFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Taylor Housewright (OC)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Wyoming

1234Total
No. 12 Bobcats700916
Cowboys0301619

Drake

1234Total
Bulldogs07007
No. 11 Bobcats91571445

San Diego

1234Total
Toreros007310
No. 13 Bobcats211410752

At Portland State

1234Total
No. 13 Bobcats3614730
Vikings1007017

Northern Colorado

1234Total
Bears07007
No. 11 Bobcats171013040

Cal Poly

1234Total
Mustangs00707
No. 10 Bobcats7287345

At No. 19 Weber State

1234Total
No. 9 Bobcats706013
No. 19 Wildcats70007

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals30339
No. 8 Bobcats01031427

At Eastern Washington

1234Total
No. 4 Bobcats790723
No. 5 Eagles1300720

Idaho

1234Total
Vandals0103013
No. 3 Bobcats760720

At No. 7 Montana

1234Total
No. 3 Bobcats300710
No. 7 Grizzlies10610329

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 12111313111098643372
Coaches 111313121211986433 (1)92

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