American college football season
2012 Montana State Bobcats football Conference Big Sky Conference Sports Network No. 2 FCS Coaches No. 2 2012 record 11–2 (7–1 Big Sky) Head coach Offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven (6th season)Defensive coordinator Jamie Marshall Home stadium Bobcat Stadium Seasons
The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bobcats were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium . They were a member of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington . The received an at–large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:05 pm Chadron State * No. 4 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media /Big Sky TVW 33–620,767 September 8 5:05 pm at Drake * No. 4 W 34–243,558 September 15 1:35 pm No. 23 Stephen F. Austin * No. 3 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV W 43–3517,147 September 22 2:05 pm Northern Colorado No. 2 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV W 41–1618,637 September 29 1:35 pm at Southern Utah No. 2 RTNW [1] W 24–178,417 October 6 5:05 pm at UC Davis No. 2 RTNW W 48–419,877 October 13 1:35 pm No. 6 Eastern Washington No. 2 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW L 24–2720,477 October 27 2:05 pm North Dakota No. 4 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV W 55–1017,137 November 3 5:05 pm at Sacramento State No. 3 Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA RTNW W 20–177,143 November 10 1:35 pm Portland State No. 2 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW W 65–3015,177 November 17 1:35 pm at Montana No. 2 RTNW W 16–726,210 December 1 5:00 pm No. 10 Stony Brook * No. 2 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 16–1015,257 December 7 6:00 pm No. 5 Sam Houston State * No. 2 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2 L 16–3416,417 *Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Chadron State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
3
0
3
0
6
#4 Bobcats
6
13
7
7
33
@ Drake [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Bobcats
7
7
7
13
34
Bulldogs
0
17
7
0
24
Stephen F. Austin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Lumberjacks
10
10
3
12
35
#3 Bobcats
14
7
7
15
43
Northern Colorado [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
13
3
0
16
#2 Bobcats
21
10
7
3
41
@ Southern Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Bobcats
7
7
3
7
24
Thunderbirds
0
7
0
10
17
@ UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Bobcats
7
24
0
17
48
Aggies
14
0
24
3
41
Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Eagles
0
3
10
14
27
#2 Bobcats
0
10
7
7
24
North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
North Dakota
7
0
3
0
10
#4 Bobcats
14
14
7
20
55
@ Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Bobcats
7
3
3
7
20
Hornets
3
7
7
0
17
See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
3
10
10
30
#2 Bobcats
24
35
6
0
65
@ Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Bobcats
3
7
3
3
16
Grizzlies
7
0
0
0
7
FCS Playoffs [ ] Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#10 Seawolves
0
3
0
7
10
#2 Bobcats
7
3
3
3
16
Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Bearkats
3
17
7
7
34
#2 Bobcats
3
0
6
7
16
This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
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Final
Sports Network
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4
3
2
2
2
2
5
4
3
2
2
2
Coaches
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
5
4
3
2
2
2
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 National championship seasons in bold
College Division / Division II I-AA/FCS
Northern Arizona (1978) Montana State (1979) Boise State Idaho State Montana , Idaho , & Montana State (1982) Nevada (1983)Montana State Idaho (1985)Nevada (1986)Idaho (1987)Idaho (1988)Idaho (1989)Nevada (1990)Nevada (1991)Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)Montana (1993)Boise State (1994)Montana Montana (1996)Eastern Washington (1997)Montana (1998)Montana (1999)Montana (2000)Montana 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 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 – North Dakota State
