2003 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2003 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–35 at Northern Iowa
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
2003 record7–6 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Montana +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 10 N Arizona +^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 21 Montana State +^   5 – 2     7 – 6  
No. 22 Idaho State   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     8 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Portland State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–6 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Montana and Northern Arizona. Montana State lost to Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and ranked No. 21 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Wyoming*No. 15
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 10–2117,407
September 6Gardner–Webb*No. 16
W 38–3
September 20at No. 21 Cal Poly*No. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 21–24
September 27Northern Colorado*No. 20
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 10–14
October 4at Saint Mary's*Moraga, CAW 40–01,525[2]
October 11 No. 22 Idaho Statedagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–23
October 18at Weber State
W 26–3
October 25 No. 10 Northern Arizona
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 21–17
November 1Sacramento State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 56–7
November 8at Eastern Washington
L 25–34
November 15at Portland State
W 25–14
November 22 No. 4 Montana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
W 27–20
November 29at No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 24
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Divison I-AA First Round)
L 14–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats drill Saint Mary's". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 2003. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
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