2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

2025 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	5–2 (3–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Sterbick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Howe (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Montana		3	–	0					7	–	0
No. 5 Montana State		3	–	0					5	–	2
No. 6 UC Davis		3	–	0					5	–	1
Sacramento State		2	–	1					4	–	3
Eastern Washington		2	–	1					3	–	4
No. 20 Northern Arizona		1	–	2					4	–	3
Northern Colorado		1	–	2					3	–	4
Cal Poly		1	–	2					3	–	4
Weber State		1	–	2					3	–	4
Idaho State		1	–	2					2	–	5
Idaho		0	–	3					2	–	5
Portland State		0	–	3					0	–	7
As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Montana State Bobcats football team represent Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats are led by 5th-year head coach Brent Vigen and play home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Offseason

2025 NFL draft

See also: 2025 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
6	213	Tommy Mellott	QB/WR	Las Vegas Raiders

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Rohan Jones	TE	Arkansas
Elijah Elliott	RB	Bryant
Dru Polidore Jr.	S	California
Kai Golan	K	Carroll
Lonyatta Alexander Jr.	WR	Idaho
Conner Moore	OL	Michigan State
Cole Bullock	LB	New Hampshire
Scottre Humphrey	RB	New Mexico
Jon Johnson	DB	New Mexico
Ryder Trujillo	DL	Northeastern State
Zachary Dodson-Greene	WR	Portland State
Blake Stillwell	DB	Southern Utah
Andrew Powdrell	DB	UNLV
Garrett Walchli	WR	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Ife Ohalete	DB	Blinn
Cale Breslin	RB	BYU
George Helms	RB	Elon
Bryant Meredith	DB	Fullerton
Bryson Parker	DB	Nevada
Chris Long	WR	Rutgers
Justin Lamson	QB	Stanford

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 (FBS) Oregon *	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	BTN	L 13–59	57,257
September 6	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 South Dakota State *	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 24–30 2OT	22,117
September 13	1:00 p.m.	San Diego *	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 41–7	21,917
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst *	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 17–0	21,317
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	No. 4	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 57–3	22,277
October 4	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Northern Arizona	No. 5	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	W 34–10	7,837
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State	No. 5	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 48–14	22,267
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 5	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Weber State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+
November 15	8:15 p.m.	UC Davis		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN2
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

at No. 7 (FBS) Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team

No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (0-0) at No. 7 (FBS) Oregon Ducks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bobcats	0	3	3	7	13
No. 7 (FBS) Ducks	17	21	14	7	59

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 1:00 PM PDT
• Game attendance: 57,257
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter ORE – Jayden Limar 16-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 11:57. Ducks 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:03. ORE – Kenyon Sadiq 20-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 9:16. Ducks 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:18. ORE – Atticus Sappington 23-yard field goal, 6:16. Ducks 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:25. Second quarter' ORE – Jordon Davison 2-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 11:08. Ducks 24–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:27. ORE – Noah Whittington 1-yard run (Gage Hurych kick), 4:34. Ducks 31–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:10. MTST – Myles Sansted 42-yard field goal, 1:03. Ducks 31–3. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 3:31. ORE – Malik Benson 11-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 0:03. Ducks 38–3. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:00. Third quarter MTST – Myles Sansted 42-yard field goal, 10:14. Ducks 38–6. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:46. ORE – Gary Bryant Jr. 14-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 6:43. Ducks 45–6. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:31. ORE – Jordon Davison 8-yard run (Gage Hurych kick), 0:26. Ducks 52–6. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:02. Fourth quarter ORE – Jordon Davison 1-yard run (Gage Hurych kick), 6:50. Ducks 59–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:47. MTST – Adam Jones 2-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 2:22. Ducks 59–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:28.

Statistics	MTST	ORE
First downs	17	29
Plays–yards	58–244	64–506
Rushes–yards	27–46	39–253
Passing yards	198	253
Passing: comp–att–int	23–31–0	19–25–0
Time of possession	29:55	30:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	23/31, 198 yards
	Rushing	Julius Davis	5 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	12 receptions, 107 yards
Oregon	Passing	Dante Moore	18/23, 213 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Noah Whittington	10 carries, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Benson	5 receptions, 51 yards, TD

No. 2 South Dakota State

See also: 2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1-0) at No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits	3	7	0	7	17
No. 3 Bobcats	0	10	0	7	17

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM MDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Statistics	SDST	MTST
First downs	16	17
Total yards	297	349
Rushing yards	123	210
Passing yards	174	139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-25	19-29
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Chase Mason	17/25, 174 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Julius Loughridge	23 carries, 99 yards
	Receiving	Lofton O'Groske	12 rec, 125 yards, 2 TD
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson
	Rushing	Justin Lamson
	Receiving	Dane Steel

San Diego

See also: 2025 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego Toreros (1-1) vs. No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	0	0	7	7
No. 4 Bobcats	10	14	14	3	41

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	USD	MTST
First downs	12	28
Total yards	209	539
Rushing yards	66	218
Passing yards	143	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-27	27-31-1
Time of possession	24:57	35:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

Mercyhurst Lakers (1-2) vs. No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lakers	-	-	-	-	0
No. 4 Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	MERC	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Washington

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington Eagles (1-3) vs. No. 4 Montana State Bobcats (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	0	3
No. 4 Bobcats	24	6	20	7	57

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Statistics	EWU	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 13 Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

No. 5 Montana State Bobcats (3-2) vs. No. 13 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bobcats	0	20	7	7	34
No. 13 Lumberjacks	7	0	0	3	10

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Statistics	MTST	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State Bengals (2-4) vs. No. 5 Montana State Bobcats (4-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	0	14
No. 5 Bobcats	14	20	7	7	48

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: October 11

Statistics	IDST	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cal Poly

See also: 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

No. 5 Montana State Bobcats (5-2) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (3-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0
Mustangs	-	-	-	-	0

at Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 5:00 PM PDT

Statistics	MTST	CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Montana State Bobcats (0-0) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO

• Date: November 1

Statistics	MTST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Weber State

See also: 2025 Weber State Wildcats football team

Weber State Wildcats (0-0) vs. Montana State Bobcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: November 8

Statistics	WEB	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

UC Davis Aggies (0-0) vs. Montana State Bobcats (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: November 15

Statistics	UCD	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Montana (Brawl of the Wild)

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

Montana State Bobcats (0-0) vs. Montana Grizzlies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	-	-	-	-	0
Grizziles	-	-	-	-	0

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT

• Date: November 22

Statistics	MTST	MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	2 (1)	3 (1)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Coaches	2	3т	6	6т	6	5	5	5	5

Roster

2025 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Elijah Elliott Sr RB 3 Jared White Jr WR 4 Jacob Trimble Jr WR 5 Javonte King  So QB 6 River Warren Fr QB 8 Justin Lamson Sr WR 9 Ryan King Sr WR 10 Jabez Woods  Fr WR 11 Maxwell Hendrick Fr WR 12 Jordan Reed Jr QB 13 Chance Wilson  So WR 14 Taco Dowler Jr QB 15 Patrick Duchien  So QB 17 Grant Vigen Fr WR 18 Parker Mady Fr WR 19 Tom Carter So WR 20 Kee Christiansen  Fr RB 22 Shanko Kornachuk Fr RB 23 Adam Jones  So RB 25 Cale Breslin Fr RB 26 Malachi Claunch Fr RB 28 Colson Coon  So RB 32 Julius Davis Sr TE 35 Tommy Springman Fr RB 47 George Helms  Fr OL 51 Dalton Noble  Fr OL 53 Nicholas Maloff Fr C, G 54 Zac Nyland  So G 55 J. T. Reed Sr OL 56 Samora Ezekiel Jr OL 57 Everett Carr  So OL 60 Tommy Nilson So OL 61 Aiden Kaplan  Fr OL 63 Dylan Rollins So OL 64 Burke Mastel So OL 65 Vaughn Wirkus Fr OT 66 Titan Fleischmann  Jr OL 68 Nate Thornton Fr OL 72 Braden Zimmer  Fr OL 73 Cedric Jefferson  So OL 75 Ben Winters Fr OL 79 Jonathan Luhmann  So TE 80 Luvens Valcin  Fr TE 81 Carter Cocke Fr TE 82 Luke Smith  So WR 83 Kash Embry Fr WR 84 Dane Steel  Fr TE 85 Carter Curnow Fr TE 86 Hunter Provience  So TE 87 Thomas Buchanan  Fr TE 88 Rylan Schlepp So TE 89 Rocky Lencioni  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Takhari Carr Jr DB 1 Jhase McMillan  Fr DB 2 Taki Uluilakepa  So DB 3 Kory Boyd  Fr S, NB 5 Caden Dowler Jr DB 6 Bryant Meredith So DB 7 Tayden Gray  So DB 8 Carson Williams  Fr DB 9 Seth Johnson  Fr LB 10 Bryce Grebe  So DE 11 Kenneth Eiden IV Sr LB 12 Ryan Bowles  Fr CB 13 Jackson Harmon Sr DB 15 Ife Ohalete Jr DB 16 Brendon Ross  Fr DB 17 Hayden Gunlock Fr DB 18 Tim Thomas II Fr LB 19 Neil Daily Jr CB 22 Marcus Coleman II Fr DB 24 Colter Petre  So DB 25 Luke Oxarart Fr LB 27 Brock Steel Jr DB 29 JJ Dolan  So LB 31 Vinnie Souza Fr LB 33 Mason Dethman  Fr LB 34 Cole Taylor  So DE 36 Zac Crews Jr LB 37 Josh Woodberry  Fr DT 41 Paul Brott Sr LB 42 Ryan Krahe Jr LB 43 Xavier Ahrens Fr DE 44 Jake Vigen Jr DE 45 Hunter Parsons Sr DE 46 Logan Fredericksen So DE 48 Blaine Downing Fr LB 49 Zac Waible So DT 50 Zack Black Jr DT 55 AJ Tanupo  Fr DE 58 Dominic Solano So DT 69 Jaren Perkins Jr DT 90 Hunter Sharbono  So DE 91 Seth Brock  Fr DT 92 Graysen Schneider Fr DT 94 Josaiah Asuega Fr DE 96 Major Thornhill Fr DT 97 Alec Eckert Sr DL 98 Hudson Wiens  Fr DL 99 Talon Marsh  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 30 Colby Frokjer Fr K 38 Michael Rubich Fr K 39 Myles Sansted So LS 40 Brody Johnson Fr	Head coach Brent Vigen Coordinators/assistant coaches Shawn Howe (Defensive coordinator) Pete Sterbick (Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Marcus Monaco (special teams coordinator / director of football video) Jody Owens (linebackers / assistant head coach) Nicolas Jean-Baptiste (defensive line) Sam Mix (wide receivers) Bryan Shepherd (safeties / pass game coordinator) Matt Smith (offensive line) Jordan Walsh (tight ends) Josh Firm (running backs) Trenton Greene (cornerbacks) Jake Dusenbury (assistant defensive line) Jesse Moser (assistant offensive line) Sean Chambers (assistant wide receivers) Kiante Goudeau (assistant defensive backs) Derek Griebel (assistant special teams) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 24, 2025

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