American college football season
1984 Montana State Bobcats football Conference Big Sky Conference 1984 record 12–2 (6–1 Big Sky) Head coach Offensive coordinator Bill Diedrick (1st season) Defensive coordinator Steve Carson (1st season) Home stadium Reno H. Sales Stadium Seasons
The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 Mesa State * Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 30–14
September 15 at Eastern Washington * Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA L 16–21
September 22 at Idaho W 34–2811,600
September 29 No. 18 Idaho State Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT L 6–2211,117
October 6 at Weber State W 48–09,680
October 13 Nevada Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 44–41 4OT 6,317 [1]
October 20 Portland State * Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 45–2210,797
October 27 No. 8 Boise State Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 22–18 8,387
November 3 at Montana No. 15 W 34–2412,500 [2]
November 10 Northern Arizona No. 10 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 41–39,357 [3]
November 17 at Fresno State * No. 6 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 35–3124,088 [4]
December 1 No. 10 Arkansas State * No. 2 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal ) W 31–14
December 8 No. 2 Rhode Island * No. 2 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal) W 32–2012,697
December 15 vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech * No. 2 SPN W 19–69,125 [5]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries [ ]
Mesa State [ ]
See also: Mesa State Mavericks football
1
2
3
4
Total
Mavericks
7
0
0
7
14
Bobcats
20
0
7
3
30
Roster [ ]
1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
86
Joe Bignell
Sr
QB
12
Kelly Bradley
So
FB
39
Jesse Jones
Jr
RB
4
Tom Clements
Jr
C
55
Robb Fellows
Sr
OG
73
Bruce Randall
Jr
OG
60
Todd Vasey
So
OT
74
Don Leake
So
OT
66
Bill Schmidt
Sr
WR
2
Tom White
Jr
WR
89
Brent Bateman
Sr
TE
24
Tom Malhum
Sr
WR
18
Kelly Davis
So
WR
44
Derek Dietrich
Jr
RB
33
David Pandt
Jr
FB
25
Eric Miller
Jr
FB
30
Toby Petty
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
NG
59
Lonnie Burt
Sr
DT
71
Troy Timmer
Sr
DT
91
Pat "Tex" Sikora
Jr
DE
68
Mark Fellows
Sr
CAT
27
Clete Linebarger
Jr
LB
42
Kirk Timmer
So
LB
99
Greg Wilkes
Sr
FS
29
Doug Kimball
Jr
SS
47
Joe Roberts
Sr
CB
17
Derek Abell
So
CB
35
Rodney Holland
Sr
DT
58
Tom Jacobs
Fr
LB;ST
26
John Kitna
Jr
CB
43
William Johnson
Sr
FS
9
Tyler Winter
So
SS;ST
22
Steve King
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
3
Dirk Nelson
Sr
K
1
Mark Carter
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Steve Carson (DC)
Bill Diedrick (OC)
J. G. Aegerter (OLB)
Mike Kramer (ILB)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
Venues
Gatton Field (1930–1971)
Van Winkle Stadium (1972)
Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997)
Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Head coaches
NFL draftees
National championship seasons in bold
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
College Division / Division II 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)
National championships in bold
Champion – Montana State Bobcats