This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 110 record (08 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]. The official Football news stories archives for the Montana State University Bobcats Bradley threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns as the Indians built a 14-0 lead before MSU scored 31 unanswered. The only pre-war regular to play in the Harbor Bowl was Bill Zupan, whose brother Al was among those 'Cat gridders making the ultimate sacrifice. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. He left with school records for career passing yards (10,746-11th in NCAA Division I-AA history), single-season total offense, and total offense in a career. Football The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. Invalid password or account does not exist. He played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL and also played in the NFL Europa for two seasons. By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. We wouldnt quit on each other.. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. Erickson went on to coach the Miami Hurricanes to two NCAA Division I-A national championships. Football Football: Facebook Football: . Main Navigation Menu. He received the 2011 FCS Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that same month. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . Thats a trademark of these kids, Arnold said after the win. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. In 2008 MSU replaced its natural grass playing surface with FieldTurf. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said. UM joined the PCC, after spending 22 years as part of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association with league members Washington, Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State, Idaho and Wittman College in 1924. And he will go in for the touchdown! Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. Chronology: Menton Place (1931), Charles Herstrom (1937), George Wallis (1940), Bill Zupan (1941), John Heine (1946-47), Morry Sivertson (1948-49), Dick Newman (1953), Don Edwards (1956), Guy Troisi (1957), Dick Cope (1958), Barton Furry (1959), Bucky May (1960-61), Dave Miller (1963-64), John Cunneen (1965-66), Hans Pidino (1968-69), Roger Crow He is currently tied for 50th place in wins in NCAA history. The team also was ranked as high as seventh in the during the season. Bozeman, MT. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. We present them here for purely educational purposes. During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games. MSC rejoined the NCAA (College Division) in 1957, and had one of its most successful runs as an independent from 1957 to 1962 with six straight winning seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 1957 and 8-1 in 1958. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 1. The first was Stenerud in Super Bowl IV, followed by Ron East, who played defensive tackle the following year in Super Bowl V for the Dallas Cowboys. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. MSU is one of just two Big Sky Conference schools, along with Boise State, to win a Camellia Bowl game. Bignell broke one tackle, then barreled through a defender at the 4 and dove across the goal line. Football Yearbook Archive The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. Bradley hit leading receiver Joe Bignell, at the 10. Do you have a blog? 1986, 1987, 1994-1997, 1999, 2002 Box 2 (FBC540-2) Akron (University of Akron - Akron OH) 1948, 1952-1958, 1961-63, 1965, 1968, 1971-1973, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987 Box 2A (FBC540-2A) Akron (cont.) Football Football: Facebook Football: Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Tickets Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: . MSU was a NAIA independent from 19571962 and UM was a NCAA University Division (large) independent in 1950 and 1962. It was located directly south of the Romney Gym, across Grant Street and northeast of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which opened in 1957. As a sophomore, Kelly Bradley set single-season school records with 4,477 yards and 38 touchdowns. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. (); : Find out more. Montana has won 22 of the last 26 meetings. 1987-88 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 19-11 (10-6, 3rd in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 74.9 (126th of 289) PA/G: 68.8 (63rd of 289) SRS: 1.68 (110th of 290) SOS: -1.21 (159th of 290) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats The Bobcats advanced to the championship game with a 17-16 quarterfinal win over the New Hampshire in Bozeman and a 10-3 semifinal win in the Grantland Rice Bowl over North Dakota State, after trailing 3-0 at halftime in Fargo. The series has three distinct periods. . Montana High School State Champs, 1900-2013. You could see that we were going to be pretty good.. Stenerud's name is in the Kansas City Chiefs' ring of honor and he is one of just four MSU players to have his number "78" retired. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 195664, and for five straight years was an All-Western All-Star and twice was an All-Canadian All-Star. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The 1987 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 38th season in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. Eight years later, the Bobcats defeated Louisiana Tech 19-6 in the 1984 Division I-AA title game in Charleston, South Carolina, for their third national championship. Don Haas, Holland and Stenerud are the others. That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. The Bobcats tied New Mexico, 13-13. 1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-12 (8-8, 5th in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 77.4 (97th of 292) PA/G: 75.9 (171st of 292) SRS: -6.18 (201st of 292) SOS: -5.63 (222nd of 292) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! Louisiana Tech didnt have a chance, remembered head coach Dave Arnold as he crossed Kagy Avenue on Friday with former players Tom Mahlum and Mike Callaghan. 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Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. After Schafer's touchdown, the Grizzlies nearly spoil things for MSU. The Bobcats did not record a winning season between 1931 and 1941, MSC's last pre-war squad. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In its fourth season under head coach Tony Storti, the team compiled a 9-0-1, won the RMC championship, tied with Saint Joseph's (IN) in the Aluminum Bowl, and was recognized as the national champion in NAIA. Kostrba ran for 100 yards in both playoff games and Don Ueland ran for 94 in the championship game. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. Its like people who have drinking problems they have to hit bottom before they make a change, Sikora said Friday. They finished at 9-0-1. (); : Perhaps the most unexpected result came Nov. 17 in Fresno, Calif. Fresno, led by former MSU coach Jim Sweeney, was routing the Cats, 28-7, in the third quarter, a margin so comfortable the entire home coaching staff removed their headsets. The Bobcats are the reigning Big Sky Conference champions. His 2007 team was 6-5, followed by a 7-5 mark in 2008, 7-4 in 2009, 9-3 in 2010 and 10-3 in 2011. It was beginning to appear that everything leading up to that moment was going to be forgotten. 1988 -- Choteau 19, Shelby 14. He also ran for 391 yards (8.3 per carry), which was good for 12th in the CFL and was the most by a quarterback., and three touchdowns. We could see right away that we could score points. Reno H. Sales Stadium was erected in 1973 and replaced Gratton Field. Baines then makes a circus run of 37 yards from midfield before he's dragged down at the MSU 13 after time expires. Behind head coach Jim Sweeney in 1964, Montana State won the NCAA Western Regional College Division Championship, which existed from 1964 to 1972, with a 28-7 win over Sacramento State in what was also known as the Camellia Bowl. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. Wgt. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). The call from play-by-play announcer Dean Alexander: Bradley to throw the blitz is on over the middle to Jesse Jones out of the backfield. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. There was a problem saving your notification. All rights reserved. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. Scoreboard. Fittingly, the third-seeded Cats used another comeback two weeks later to top Arkansas State, 31-14, to set up a matchup with Rhode Island. Through the 1971 football season, the Bobcats played home games for four decades at Gatton Field. Bobcat Stadium renovated the south end zone in 2011, which added 5,277 more seats giving the stadium an official seating capacity of 17,777 up from 12,500 previously. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. Whenever we were in that coverage they were throwing down about 7 yards and curling. He is just eight wins away from the school record of 47 wins held by Sonny Holland (19711977). Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. . After a 7-1 record in conference play, the Wildcats were selected for the then-Division I-AA Playoffs and were sent to take on Big Sky rival Idaho in Moscow. 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. . Main Navigation Menu. The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. In all, 34 points are scored in the final quarter. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. We had to hit bottom and when we did everybody kind of said, This is bigger than me, its bigger than him and I want to win, so what do we have to do?, We never quit. Full Montana State Bobcats roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Do you have a sports website? The 49ers won the division for the second consecutive season, and ended the season as the top seed in the NFC playoffs. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Sam McCullum was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX against the Oakland Raiders. Do you have a sports website? The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. (); : The 1956 Bobcats of head coach Tony Storti were the fourth, and last, Montana State football team to go undefeated. Missoula Sentinel grad, ex-Montana Griz commit Zac Crews trying to walk on at Montana State, Montana State's Jaharie Martin to enter transfer portal. There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Prior to the 2011 addition Bobcat Stadium was renovated in 1997 when the west grandstand was removed and replaced with a new grandstand with luxury sky suites, indoor stadium seating, press box, and club room. The three were in town and making their way to MSUs final football practice of the week as part of a 30-year reunion of members of MSUs last title team. Main Navigation Menu. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. You can cancel at any time. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Staff Roster Football Coaching Staff Head Football Coach Jerome Souers Full Bio Associate Head Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator Joe O'Brien Full Bio Offensive Coordinator Steve Broussard Full Bio Offensive Run Game Coordinator Timothy Davis Full Bio Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Brian Smith Full Bio MSU currently has plans to renovate the east grandstand to include matching sky suites of the west grandstand and erect seating in the north end zone. The request was honored 10 years later. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and . Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Tennis Tennis: Facebook Tennis: . He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. The 1987 team posted a 10-3 overall record and tied for first in the Big Sky at 7-1. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Lulay was the quarterback at MSU from 2002-2005 leading the Bobcats to three Big Sky Conference titles and two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Former players interested in attending the event or getting more information can contact Jerry Graybeal at 801-626-8114, or jgraybeal@weber.edu. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. Introductory offer for new subscribers only. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. 8/4/2021 2:35:00 PM Despite the temporary relocation, the Bobcats still won the Big Sky Conference title that season. Other coaches on the staff included Larry Lewis, Lawrence Livingston, current Louisville head coach Bob Petrino and Jim Zeches. He was a fierce competitor. The Grizzlies appeared to have the drive stopped at the MSU 32, but a facemask penalty gave the Cats new life on the 17. Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . Year Letter Hgt. Fellows was talking with a group that included second-string quarterback Greg Andal when Arnold, in a light blue polo, khaki pants and a thin white goatee that replaced the bushy mustache he wore when he was coaching for his job that season, emerged from the MSU athletic offices. Montana State won the 1976 NCAA Division II championship at the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, beating the Akron Zips 24-13 with head coach Sonny Holland at the helm. The game was aired on CBS television and radio. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. After defensive end Mark Fellows . Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' player rosters on FOXSports.com today! The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. . The following week, MSU fell behind 21-7 at Idaho. 1902 -- Helena and Fort Shaw (Best records, no game), 1906 -- Great Falls and Livingston (Both undefeated, no game), 1908 -- Butte 49, Miles City 0 (Butte won the Western United States Championship and lost to Chicago in the National Title 11 -- - 4 -- in Butte), 1914 -- Billings and Butte (The game was unable to be scheduled), 1917 -- Bozeman (Unbeaten during regular season), 1965 -- Great Falls 24, Great Falls Central 21, 1994 -- Missoula Big Sky 39, Missoula Hellgate 13, 2008 -- Miles City 20, Billings Central 7, 2009 -- Frenchtown 28, Billings Central 6, 1974 -- Thompson Falls 60, Huntley Project 22, 2000 -- Wibaux 36, Medicine Lake/Froid 32, 1999 -- Blue Sky-KG 46, West Yellowstone 8, 2001 -- Geraldine 45, Joplin-Inverness 42, 2013 -- Geraldine-Highwood 50, Stanford-Geyser-Denton 18. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. The team also included Hall of Fame quarterback Jeff Carlson. Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. Professionally, he was the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Kollar became one of just four Big Sky Conference players ever selected as an NFL first round draft choice when he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. The Bobcats won 31-14. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. The Bobcats have won conference titles in eight of the past nine decades and have won multiple conference titles in seven of the last eight decades. Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. Running back Tom Kostrba scored from seven yards out in the fourth quarter to seal the win. In 1917 Montana State joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 1924 Montana joined the Pacific Coast Conference, the predecessor of today's Pac-12. Print. The national championship was the first ever for the RMAC and was also the first time the NAIA had a football champion. He gains 15 and another 15 are tacked on by an unnecessary roughness penalty. The Big Sky era shows Montana with a 28-21 lead. Their primary rival is Montana, whom they meet in the annual Brawl of the Wild, more commonly referred to as the Cat-Griz game, to be held for the 112th time in 2012 in Missoula. Lulay led Montana State in rushing his senior year with 611 yards. Rhode Island was lined up 13 yards shy of the end zone and leading Montana State 20-18 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the 1-AA semifinals. 2022 Football Roster. He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. After another UM touchdown made the score 24-9 with just over 10 minutes to go it looked as if the Grizzlies would win going away, but the Bobcats weren't done. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. Missoula, MT. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The most recent is Dane Fletcher, who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XLVI. MSU won 17 games to just six for UM. Erickson, flanker Ron Bain and running back Paul Schafer lead the comeback as the Bobcats clinch a tie for the Big Sky championshiptheir third straight. Join our linker program. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. There were times where he just wouldnt be denied, remembered MSU senior associate athletic director Dan Davies, who was a receivers coach that season. They went to four overtimes to beat Nevada-Reno, and then two weeks later overcame an 18-15, fourth-quarter deficit against Boise State on an unlikely play from an even more unlikely player. Lulay threw for a league-high 32 touchdowns and passed for 4,815 yards to finish with the second best passer rating in the CFL. Find out more. A native of Iowa who was raised in Bozeman, Gatton enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I and was killed while flying for the French on November 4, 1918, just a week before the Armistice. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Jones, who moved from linebacker to fullback before the season, moved the Cats into a share of the Big Sky lead with the touchdown. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the AFL's 1966 draft and scored 11 points, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yard field goal, in Kansas City's 23-7 Super Bowl IV win. In 1956, the Bobcats won a share of the NAIA title at the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas, playing to a scoreless tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph's College from Rensselaer, Indiana. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left.

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