2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2022 Montana State Bobcats football
Montana State Bobcats M Logo.png
Big Sky co-champion
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record12–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Taylor Housewright (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (1st season)
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Montana State +^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 9 Weber State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Idaho ^  6 –2   7 –5  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 –3   6 –5  
No. 14 Montana ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Portland State  3 –5   4 –7  
Eastern Washington  2 –6   3 –8  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –8  
Northern Arizona  2 –6   3 –8  
Idaho State  1 –7   1 –10  
Cal Poly  1 –7   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Brent Vigen and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish third in the Big Sky by the coaches and second by the media. [1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana111 (3)
2Sacramento State110 (4)
3Montana State109 (5)
4Weber State84
5UC Davis82
6Eastern Washington76
7Northern Arizona62
8Idaho45
9Portland State42
10Cal Poly33
T-11Idaho State19
T-11Northern Colorado19
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana356 (14)
2Montana State352 (13)
3Sacramento State335 (4)
4Weber State261
5UC Davis255 (1)
6Eastern Washington236
7Northern Arizona191
8Portland State146
9Idaho142
10Cal Poly85
11Northern Colorado71
12Idaho State66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bobcats had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. [2]

Roster

2022 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Cam GardnerSo
WR 1Ravi AlstonGS
RB 2DeMareus HoseySo
WR 3Coy SteelSr
QB 4Tommy MellottSo
WR 5Charles Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 6Andrew PattersonSo
TE 8Derryk SnellJr
WR 9Jamahd MonroeSo
QB 10Sean ChambersJr
WR 11Willie PattersonSr
QB 12Jordan ReedFr
RB 13Elijah ElliottSo
TE 14Peyton Thornton Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 16Tanner TraftonSo
WR 17Jaden Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Sean Austin Redshirt.svg  Fr
FB 19Jaharie MartinSo
RB 22Isaiah IfanseSr
RB 24Lane SumnerJr
RB 29Jaalen ReningSo
RB 36Nolan IversonFr
RB 38Garrett CoonSo
FB 42R. J. FitzgeraldSr
RB, LB 49Kade StrutzFr
G 56Cole SainJr
G 58Aaron RichardsSo
OT 61Cole SydnerSo
OT 63Rush ReimerSo
C 65Justus PerkinsSo
OL 66Titan Fleischmann Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 67Joe McElroySr
G 70Holden Sampson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 72T. J. Session Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73J. T. ReedSo
G 74Conor ReitlerSo
OT 75Jacob Kettels Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Marcus Wehr Redshirt.svg  Fr
C 79Jack HarlowSo
TE 80Treyton PickeringJr
WR 81Tayvian WilliamsSo
TE 82Elijah ReynoldsSo
WR 83Noah SmithFr
WR 85Aidan Garrigan Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Ryan LonerganSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 0Tyrel ThomasSr
DB 1Eric ZambranoJr
DB 2Dru PolidoreFr
CB 4James CampbellSr
S 5Jeffrey Manning Jr.Sr
DB 6Miles JacksonSo
S, NB 7 Ty Okada Sr
S, NB 8Level Price Jr.Jr
CB 9Simeon WoodardSo
LB 11Kenneth Eiden IV Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 12Devin Davis Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 13Jackson Harmon Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 15Brody GrebeSo
S 18Kendric BaileyJr
LB 19Neil Daily Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 20Tyson Pottenger Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 23Aidan Parks Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 25Eli Aby Redshirt.svg  Fr
S, NB 26Ryan OrttSo
S, NB 27Connor RyanSo
S 28Jake D'Agostino Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 30Danny UluilakepaSo
LB 31Jace Fitzgerald Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32Jory ChoateSr
DT 33Blake HehlJr
LB 34Nolan AskelsonJr
DB 35Kade CutlerFr
LB 40Alex Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43McCade O'ReillySo
DE 45Hunter Parsons Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 47Callahan O'ReillySr
DT 50Zack Black Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 53Luke Fedyk Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 54Cooper ThomasSo
DL 55Aaron GerleFr
DT 57Tyson RegimbalSr
DE 91David Alston Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 92Blake Schmidt Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 93Kyle RyggSr
DT 95Sebastian ValdezSo
DT 96Paul Brott Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 98Ben SeymourJr
DL 99Trey Yates Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 37Bryce LeightonSo
K 39Blake GlessnerSo
LS 71Tommy SullivanSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Taylor Housewright (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Willie Mack Garza (Defensive coordinator / Defensive backs)
  • Justin Udy (special teams coordinator / wide receivers / pass game coordinator)
  • Bobby Daly (linebackers)
  • Brian Armstrong (offensive line / run game coordinator)
  • Jimmy Beal (running backs)
  • Tyler Walker (Tight ends)
  • Shaw Howe (defensive line / defensive run game coordinator)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 24, 2022

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m. McNeese State *No. 4
 KWYB/ESPN+ W 40–1721,687
September 101:00 p.m. Morehead State *No. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
KWYB/ESPN+W 63–1319,927
September 176:00 p.m.vs. Oregon State *No. 4
 P12N L 28–6825,218
September 242:00 p.m.at No. 15 Eastern Washington No. 4T
 KBZK/ESPN+W 38–35  7,200
October 18:15 p.m. UC Davis No. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
 ESPNU W 41–2421,637
October 82:00 p.m. Idaho State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
KBZK/ESPN+W 37–621,647
October 151:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado No. 4
KBZK/ESPN+W 37–14  4,796
October 221:00 p.m.No. 5 Weber State No. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
KBZK/ESPN+W 43–3820,707
November 52:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona No. 3
KBZK/ESPN+W 41–38  8,676
November 126:00 p.m.at Cal Poly No. 3
KBZK/ESPN+W 72–28  5,369
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 13 Montana No. 3
KBZK/ESPN+W 55–2122,047
December 31:00 p.m.No. 9 Weber State*No. 3
ESPN+W 33–2516,397
December 98:15 p.m.No. 6 William & Mary *No. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN2/ESPN+W 55–714,367
December 172:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota State *No. 3
ESPN2/ESPN+L 18–39  7,195

[3]

Game summaries

McNeese State

1234Total
Cowboys0100717
No. 4 Bobcats01716740

Morehead State

1234Total
Eagles033713
No. 4 Bobcats287141463

At Oregon State

Previous meeting
First ever Meeting
No. 4 (FCS) Montana State Bobcats (2-0) vs Oregon State Beavers (2-0) – Game Summary
Period1234Total
No. 4 Bobcats777728
Beavers727201468

at Providence Park • Portland, Oregon

  • Date: September 17th
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,218
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV: P12N
Game information

At No. 15 Eastern Washington

1234Total
No. 4T Bobcats10147738
No. 15 Eagles14701435

UC Davis

1234Total
Aggies10311024
No. 4 Bobcats71714341

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals60006
No. 4 Bobcats14200337

At Northern Colorado

1234Total
No. 4 Bobcats31413737
Bears770014

No. 5 Weber State

1234Total
No. 5 Wildcats1778638
No. 3 Bobcats91816043

At Northern Arizona

1234Total
No. 3 Bobcats17071741
Lumberjacks71471038

At Cal Poly

1234Total
No. 3 Bobcats242714772
Mustangs01414028

No. 13 Montana

1234Total
No. 13 Grizzlies7001421
No. 3 Bobcats2110101455

FCS Playoffs

No. 9 Weber State – Second Round

1234Total
No. 9 Wildcats3701525
No. 3 Bobcats7910733

No. 6 William & Mary – Quarterfinals

1234Total
No. 6 Tribe00077
No. 3 Bobcats101728055

At No. 1 South Dakota State – Semifinals

1234Total
No. 3 Bobcats633618
No. 1 Jackrabbits14148339

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 4444т4443333334
Coaches 4444т4542233335

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References

  1. ↑ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bobcat Backfield Joins Two Defensive Stars and Two Specialists on Preseason All-Big Sky Squad". Montana State University. July 25, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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