2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

2025 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I champion Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, W 35–34 OT vs. Illinois State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	14–2 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Sterbick (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro 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. 1 Montana State $^		8	–	0					14	–	2
No. 3 Montana ^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 8 UC Davis ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Sacramento State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Idaho State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					7	–	5
Eastern Washington		4	–	4					5	–	7
Cal Poly		2	–	6					4	–	8
Idaho		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					4	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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

They defeated in-state rival Montana in the rivalry game to clinch the Big Sky conference title before advancing all the way to the championship game, defeating Yale, Stephen F. Austin and Montana ^[1] (in the first ever December edition of the rivalry game) to reach their third FCS Championship Game in five seasons. In the championship game, the Bobcats defeated Illinois State 35–34 in overtime to win the program's first national championship since 1984. ^[2]

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+	W 34–17	6,403
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	No. 4т	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 55–7	4,092
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Weber State	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	W 66–14	21,467
November 15	8:15 p.m.	No. 9 UC Davis	No. 3	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN2	W 38–17	21,777
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–28	27,340
December 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Yale *	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 21–13	20,867
December 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 Stephen F. Austin *	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 44–28	19,807
December 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 Montana*	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2/ABC	W 48–23	25,437
January 5, 2026	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 17т Illinois State *	No. 2	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (NCAA Division I Football Championship Game)	ESPN	W 35–34 OT	24,105
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time Source: [9]

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, Oregon

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT / 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• 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
Total yards	244	506
Rushing yards	46	253
Passing yards	198	253
Passing: comp–att–int	23–31–0	19–25–0
Turnovers	0	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 rushes, 16 yards
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	12 receptions, 107 yards
Oregon	Passing	Dante Moore	18/23, 213 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Noah Whittington	10 rushes, 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	OT	2OT	Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits	3	7	0	7	7	6	30
No. 3 Bobcats	0	10	0	7	7	0	24

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,117
• Referee: Kelly Holman
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:02) SDST – Eli Stader 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:58; South Dakota State 3–0) Second quarter (10:47) MTST – Justin Lamson 7-yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:07; Montana State 7-3) (1:06) SDST – Chase Mason 8-yard run, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; South Dakota State 10-7) (0:00) MTST – Myles Sansted 33-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:00; 10-10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (9:08) SDST – Lofton O'Groske 8-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; South Dakota State 17-10) (6:37) MTST – Seth Brock 2-yard fumble return, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 4 plays, -11 yards, 1:38; 17-17) Overtime MTST – Adam Jones 2-yard run, Myles Sansted kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards; Montana State 24-17) SDST – Lofton O'Groske 2-yard pass from Chase Mason, Eli Stader kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; 24-24) 2nd overtime SDST – Baryden Delahoyde 25-yard pass from Chase Mason, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; South Dakota State 30-24)

Statistics	SDST	MTST
First downs	16	17
Total yards	297	349
Rushing yards	123	210
Passing yards	174	139
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–25–0	19–29–0
Turnovers	2	2
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 rushes, 99 yards
	Receiving	Lofton O'Groske	12 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	18/28, 123 yards
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	20 rushes, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dane Steel	3 receptions, 49 yards

San Diego

See also: 2025 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego Toreros (1–1) at 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, Montana

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,917
• Referee: Jeff Rink
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter MTST – Taco Dowler 45-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 9:21. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:26. MTST – Myles Sansted 43-yard field goal, 2:53. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:29. Second quarter MTST – Adam Jones 17-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 6:32. Bobcats 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:49. MTST – Justin Lamson 24-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 0:22. Bobcats 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 0:51. Third quarter MTST – Taco Dowler 16-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 11:04. Bobcats 31–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56. MTST – Julius Davis 17-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 5:41. Bobcats 38–0. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:38. Fourth quarter USD – Josh Heverly 8-yard pass from Dom Nankil (Emiliano Salazar kick), 12:59. Bobcats 38–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:53. MTST – Myles Sansted 40-yard field goal, 6:51. Bobcats 41–7. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:08.

Statistics	USD	MTST
First downs	12	28
Total yards	209	539
Rushing yards	66	218
Passing yards	143	321
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–27–0	27–31–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	24:57	35:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing	Dom Nankil	13/24, 124 yards, TD
	Rushing	Adam Criter	10 rushes, 49 yards
	Receiving	Peyton Smith	3 receptions, 35 yards
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	23/26, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Julius Davis	8 rushes, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	8 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD

Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

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

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

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,317
• Referee: Spencer Mumford
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter MTST – Julius Davis 3-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 9:06. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:49. Second quarter MTST – Myles Sansted 22-yard field goal, 12:06. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 18 plays, 76 yards, 7:51. MTST – Adam Jones 5-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 0:40. Bobcats 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:35. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	MERC	MTST
First downs	15	20
Total yards	263	354
Rushing yards	58	233
Passing yards	205	121
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–36–1	12–17–1
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:26	28:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercyhurst	Passing	Adam Urena	23/35, 206 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brian Trobel	13 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Rylan Davison	7 receptions, 84 yards
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	12/17, 121 yards, INT
	Rushing	Colson Coon	5 rushes, 71 yards
	Receiving	Adam Jones	3 receptions, 31 yards

Eastern Washington

See also: 2025 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington Eagles (1–3) at 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, Montana

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 22,277
• Referee: Jim Crowley
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Adam Jones 3-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 9:53. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:53. MTST – Hunter Provience 43-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 6:16. Bobcats 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:43. MTST – Taco Dowler 45-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 4:47. Bobcats 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07. MTST – Myles Sansted 43-yard field goal, 0:20. Bobcats 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:28. Second quarter EWU – Soren McKee 21-yard field goal, 6:29. Bobcats 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:21. MTST – Jabez Woods 28-yard pass from Justin Lamson (kick failed), 0:22. Bobcats 30–3. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:15. Third quarter MTST – Colby Frokjer 26-yard run (kick failed), 10:48. Bobcats 36–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12. MTST – Adam Jones 37-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 3:22. Bobcats 43–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:31. MTST – Colson Coon 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 1:23. Bobcats 50–3. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:40. Fourth quarter MTST – Chance Wilson 32-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 4:38. Bobcats 57–3. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:37.

Statistics	EWU	MTST
First downs	14	25
Total yards	207	580
Rushing yards	83	293
Passing yards	124	287
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–31–0	15–26–1
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:54	32:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Jared Taylor	5/12, 59 yards
	Rushing	Nate Bell	13 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Nolan Ulm	1 reception, 35 yards
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	13/20, 270 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Adam Jones	10 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	3 receptions, 64 yards, TD

at No. 13 Northern Arizona

See also: 2025 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

No. 5 Montana State Bobcats (3–2) at 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, Arizona

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 7,837
• Referee: Gregg Wilson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Game information

First quarter NAU – Seth Cromwell 2-yard run (Samuel Hunsaker kick), 1:32. Lumberjacks 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:48. Second quarter MTST – Taco Dowler 90-yard punt return (Myles Sansted kick), 7:40. Tied 7–7. MTST – Jabez Woods 79-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 6:01. Bobcats 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14. MTST – Julius Davis 13-yard run (kick failed), 0:59. Bobcats 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:28. Third quarter MTST – Rocky Lencioni 3-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 10:50. Bobcats 27–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 19-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 12:51. Bobcats 34–7. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:17. NAU – Samuel Hunsaker 39-yard field goal, 5:11. Bobcats 34–10. Drive: 16 plays, 55 yards, 7:32.

Statistics	MTST	NAU
First downs	18	22
Total yards	417	296
Rushing yards	196	86
Passing yards	221	210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–20–0	28–47–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	24:27	35:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	13/19, 213 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Julius Davis	10 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jabez Woods	3 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Northern Arizona	Passing	Ty Pennington	28/47, 210 yards, INT
	Rushing	Seth Cromwell	10 rushes, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quran Gossett	4 receptions, 45 yards

Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State Bengals (2–4) at 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, Montana

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 22,267
• Referee: Robert Quello
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	IDST	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
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) at Cal Poly Mustangs (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bobcats	3	10	7	14	34
Mustangs	0	3	0	14	17

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

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 6,403
• Referee: Mike Bezner
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ben Creighton (play-by-play), Ty Gregorak (analyst) and Grace Lawrence (sideline)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Myles Sansted 25-yard field goal, 3:06. Bobcats 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 7:23. Second quarter MTST – Jared White 19-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 8:16. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:50. CP – Noah Serna 21-yard field goal, 2:52. Bobcats 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 5:19. MTST – Myles Sansted 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Bobcats 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 0:52. Third quarter MTST – Julius Davis 10-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 10:59. Bobcats 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:56. Fourth quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 4-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 14:52. Bobcats 27–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:33. CP – Fidel Tau Pitts 16-yard pass from Bo Kelly (Gianluca Dimauro kick), 12:25. Bobcats 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:23. CP – Logan Booher 6-yard pass from Bo Kelly (Noah Serna kick), 8:16. Bobcats 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:22. MTST – Adam Jones 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 3:35. Bobcats 34–17. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:31.

Statistics	MTST	CP
First downs	26	12
Total yards	466	241
Rushing yards	290	50
Passing yards	176	191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–0	22–35–1
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:31	23:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	19/30, 176 yards, TD
	Rushing	Julius Davis	19 rushes, 175 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	6 receptions, 57 yards
Cal Poly	Passing	Bo Kelly	20/30, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Trey Wilson	6 rushes, 21 yards
	Receiving	Michael Briscoe	4 receptions, 39 yards

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2025 Northern Colorado Bears football team

No. 4т Montana State Bobcats (6–2) at Northern Colorado Bears (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4т Bobcats	7	13	21	14	55
Bears	0	0	0	7	7

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, Colorado

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,092
• Referee: Gregg Wilson
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	MTST	UNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Turnovers
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 (3–6) at No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14
No. 3 Bobcats	14	17	21	14	66

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,467
• Referee: Spencer Mumford
• TV: ESPN+

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

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

No. 9 UC Davis

See also: 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

No. 9 UC Davis Aggies (7–2) at No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Aggies	7	0	0	10	17
No. 3 Bobcats	0	14	10	14	38

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Clear, 43 °F (6 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,777
• Referee: Jim Crowley
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Courtney Lyle (play by play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

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

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

at No. 2 Montana (Brawl of the Wild)

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

No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (9–2) at No. 2 Montana Grizzlies (11–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bobcats	10	7	7	7	31
No. 2 Grizzlies	7	7	7	7	28

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 27,340
• Referee: Kelly Holman
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter MTST – Myles Sansted 39-yard field goal, 9:46. Bobcats 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:08. MONT – Brooks Davis 14-yard pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Ty Morrison kick), 6:59. Grizzlies 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:38. MTST – Adam Jones 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 0:47. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:06. Second quarter MTST – Dane Steel 27-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 5:00. Bobcats 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:51. MONT – Kealiʻi Ah Yat 18-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 1:15. Bobcats 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:38. Third quarter MONT – Michael Wortham 5-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 6:08. Grizzlies 21–17. Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 8:46. MTST – Caden Dowler 34-yard interception return (Myles Sansted kick), 1:07. Bobcats 24–21. Fourth quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 23-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 8:58. Bobcats 31–21. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:22. MONT – Eli Gillman 52-yard run (Ty Morrison kick), 6:59. Bobcats 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:52.

Statistics	MTST	MONT
First downs	23	20
Total yards	416	364
Rushing yards	241	178
Passing yards	175	186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–20–0	26–32–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:57	28:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	18/20, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Julius Davis	15 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Dane Steel	4 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Montana	Passing	Keali'i Ah Yat	26/32, 186 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Eli Gillman	15 carries, 132 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brooks Davis	10 receptions, 113 yards, TD

No. 24 Yale (Division I Second Round)

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team and 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season § NCAA Division I playoff bracket

2025 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs Second Round
No. 24 Yale Bulldogs (9–2) at No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (10–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bulldogs	0	0	0	13	13
No. 2 Bobcats	7	0	7	7	21

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, Montana

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Snow, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,867
• Referee: Zach Erdmann
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play by play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Chris Long 0-yard fumble return (Myles Sansted kick), 2:56. Bobcats 7–0. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter MTST – Julius Davis 3-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 1:51. Bobcats 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:18. Fourth quarter YALE – Nico Brown 25-yard pass from Dante Reno (run failed), 14:18. Bobcats 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:33. MTST – Adam Jones 33-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 10:20. Bobcats 21–6. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:58. YALE – Josh Pitsenberger 6-yard run (Noah Piper kick), 2:09. Bobcats 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:01.

Statistics	YALE	MTST
First downs	24	20
Total yards	351	341
Rushing yards	153	249
Passing yards	198	92
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–36–3	10–16–0
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	33:55	26:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing	Dante Reno	20/35, 198 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Josh Pitsenberger	26 rushes, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Nico Brown	11 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	10/16, 92 yards
	Rushing	Adam Jones	18 rushes, 107 yards, TD
	Receiving	Adam Jones	2 receptions, 34 yards

No. 20 Stephen F. Austin (Division I Quarterfinal)

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2025 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal
No. 20 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at No. 2 Montana State Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Lumberjacks	0	8	13	7	28
No. 2 Bobcats	7	17	10	10	44

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Sunny, 38 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 19,807
• Referee: Jason Berg
• TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play by play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Adam Jones 1-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 5:13. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:35. Second quarter MTST – Adam Jones 21-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 15:00. Bobcats 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:04. MTST – Myles Sansted 47-yard field goal, 1:50. Bobcats 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:33. MTST – Luvens Valcin 3-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 1:33. Bobcats 24–0. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:08. SFA – Clayton Wayland 11-yard pass from Sam Vidlak (Sam Vidlak pass to Clayton Wayland), 0:11. Bobcats 24–8. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22. Third quarter SFA – Jaylen Jenkins 5-yard run (pass failed), 9:04. Bobcats 24–14. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 5:56. MTST – Myles Sansted 36-yard field goal, 6:07. Bobcats 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:51. MTST – Justin Lamson 5-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 3:04. Bobcats 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:39. SFA – Jaylen Jenkins 6-yard run (Carlos Alvarado kick), 0:16. Bobcats 34–21. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:48. Fourth quarter MTST – Adam Jones 16-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 14:36. Bobcats 41–21. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:40. SFA – Gavin Rutherford 2-yard run (Carlos Alvarado kick), 10:05. Bobcats 41–28. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:31. MTST – Myles Sansted 23-yard field goal, 1:52. Bobcats 44–28. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 8:13.

Statistics	SFA	MTST
First downs	22	25
Total yards	344	473
Rushing yards	102	227
Passing yards	242	246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–43–1	20–26–1
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	24:32	35:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	26/43, 242 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jerrell Wimbley	11 rushes, 75 yards
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	11 receptions, 85 yards
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	20/26, 246 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Adam Jones	9 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dane Steel	3 receptions, 68 yards

No. 3 Montana (Division I Semifinal)

2025 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs Semifinal
No. 3 Montana Grizzlies at No. 2 Montana State Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Grizzlies	0	16	7	0	23
No. 2 Bobcats	13	7	7	21	48

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana

• Date: December 20
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Sunny, 33 °F (1 °C)
• Game attendance: 22,277
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN2/ABC): Dave Flemming (play by play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 4-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 10:40. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:18. MTST – Adam Jones 7-yard run (pass failed), 2:59. Bobcats 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:22. Second quarter MONT – Jo Silver 21-yard field goal, 12:52. Bobcats 13–3. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:07. MTST – Adam Jones 54-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 11:25. Bobcats 20–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:27. MONT – Eli Gillman 17-yard run (run failed), 7:02. Bobcats 20–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:23. MONT – Keali'i Ah Yat 5-yard run (Jo Silver kick), 0:12. Bobcats 20–16. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:11. Third quarter MONT – Jake Olson 1-yard pass from Keali'i Ah Yat (Jo Silver kick), 8:47. Grizzlies 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:15. MTST – Rocky Lencioni 2-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 2:07. Bobcats 27–23. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:40. Fourth quarter MTST – Taco Dowler 87-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 12:05. Bobcats 34–23. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:40. MTST – Justin Lamson 7-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 7:57. Bobcats 41–23. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:05. MTST – Bryce Grebe 40-yard interception return (Myles Sansted kick), 7:01. Bobcats 48–23.

Statistics	MONT	MTST
First downs	18	23
Total yards	347	449
Rushing yards	96	240
Passing yards	251	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–42–1	13–19–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:17	31:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing	Keali'i Ah Yat	27/42, 251 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Eli Gillman	16 rushes, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Michael Wortham	8 receptions, 85 yards
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	13/19, 209 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Adam Jones	16 rushes, 131 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	5 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Vs. No. 17т Illinois State (Division I Football Championship Game)

See also: 2025 Illinois State Redbirds football team and 2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
No. 17т Illinois State Redbirds vs. No. 2 Montana State Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17т Redbirds	0	7	7	14	6	34
No. 2 Bobcats	7	14	7	0	7	35

at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: January 5, 2026
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST / 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 24,105
• Referee: James Brookhart
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play by play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 3-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 4:51. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:50. Second quarter MTST – Justin Lamson 2-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 10:49. Bobcats 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:26. ILST – Scotty Presson Jr. 6-yard pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Michael Cosentino kick), 0:54. Bobcats 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:23. MTST – Dane Steel 33-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick), 0:18. Bobcats 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:36. Third quarter ILST – Logan Brasfield 1-yard run (Michael Consentino kick), 5:32. Bobcats 21–14. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 7:32. MTST – Taco Dowler 22-yard run (Myles Sansted kick), 3:18. Bobcats 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:08. Fourth quarter ILST – Daniel Sobkowicz 4-yard pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Michael Cosentino kick), 10:13. Bobcats 28–21. Drive: 15 plays, 81 yards, 8:01. ILST – Dylan Lord 25-yard pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Michael Cosentino kick), 5:10. Tied 28–28. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:52. Overtime ILST – Dylan Lord 10-yard pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (kick blocked). Redbirds 34–28. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards. MTST – Taco Dowler 14-yard pass from Justin Lamson (Myles Sansted kick). Bobcats 35–34. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.

Statistics	ILST	MTST
First downs	33	20
Total yards	471	381
Rushing yards	160	101
Passing yards	311	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–46–0	18–27–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	39:41	20:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing	Tommy Rittenhouse	33/46, 311 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Victor Dawson	29 rushes, 126 yards
	Receiving	Dylan Lord	13 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	18/27, 280 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Adam Jones	5 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Taco Dowler	8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

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	4т	3	3 (1)	3	2	1 (56)
Coaches	2	3т	6	6т	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	2 (1)	1 (21)

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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