2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

2025 Montana State Bobcats football
2025 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, vs. Illinois State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
Record	13–2 (8–0 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 →

Last updated December 23, 2025

2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^	8	–	0	13	–	2
No. 3 Montana ^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 11 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 As of December 23, 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. 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 (in the first ever December edition of the rivalry game) to reach their third FCS Championship Game in five seasons.

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
*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

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

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, MT

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM 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
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 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
Montana State	Passing	Justin Lamson	18/28, 123 yards
	Rushing	Justin Lamson	20 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dane Steel	3 receptions, 49 yards

San Diego

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4т 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

Weber State Wildcats (3-6) vs. No. 3 Montana State Bobcats (7-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
No. 3 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

No. 9 UC Davis

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Aggies	-	-	-	-	0
No. 3 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 No. 2 Montana (Brawl of the Wild)

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

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

No. 24 Yale (NCAA Division I Playoffs – Second round)

No. 24 Yale Bulldogs (9–2) vs. No. 2 (2) Montana State Bobcats (10–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 (2) Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT

Date: December 6
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play by play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	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	4т	3	3 (1)	3	2
Coaches	2	3т	6	6т	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	2 (1)

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

References

↑ "2025 Montana State Bobcats Football Transfers". ON3.
↑ "Montana State Bobcats 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.
↑ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
↑ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
↑ Lamberty, Bill (February 5, 2025). "Bobcat Football Program Adds Six". msubobcats. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
↑ "2025 Montana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Montana State Bobcats Football Transfers". ON3.

[2] "Montana State Bobcats 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.

[3] "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[4] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[5] "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.

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[7] "2025 Montana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Sky Conference football champions
College Division / Division II	Idaho State (1963) Montana State (1964) Weber State & Idaho (1965) Montana State (1966) Montana State (1967) Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968) Montana (1969) Montana (1970) Idaho (1971) Montana State (1972) Boise State (1973) Boise State (1974) Boise State (1975) Montana State (1976) Boise State (1977)
I-AA/FCS	Northern Arizona (1978) Montana State (1979) Boise State (1980) Idaho State (1981) Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982) Nevada (1983) Montana State (1984) Idaho (1985) Nevada (1986) Idaho (1987) Idaho (1988) Idaho (1989) Nevada (1990) Nevada (1991) Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992) Montana (1993) Boise State (1994) Montana (1995) Montana (1996) Eastern Washington (1997) Montana (1998) Montana (1999) Montana (2000) Montana (2001) Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002) Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003) Montana & Eastern Washington (2004) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005) Montana (2006) Montana (2007) Weber State & Montana (2008) Montana (2009) Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010) Montana State & Montana (2011) Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012) Eastern Washington (2013) Eastern Washington (2014) Southern Utah (2015) Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016) Southern Utah & Weber State (2017) Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018) Sacramento State & Weber State (2019) Weber State (2020) Sacramento State (2021) Montana State & Sacramento State (2022) Montana (2023) Montana State (2024) Montana State (2025)
National championships in bold

2025 Montana State Bobcats football team

Contents

2025 NFL draft

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Game summaries

at No. 7 (FBS) Oregon

No. 2 South Dakota State

San Diego

Mercyhurst

Eastern Washington

at No. 13 Northern Arizona

Idaho State

at Cal Poly

at Northern Colorado

Weber State

No. 9 UC Davis

at No. 2 Montana (Brawl of the Wild)

No. 24 Yale (NCAA Division I Playoffs – Second round)

Ranking movements

Roster

References