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. Erickson went on to coach the Miami Hurricanes to two NCAA Division I-A national championships. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1976 Montana State Bobcats football team - Wikipedia Theres coach always coming out of the office, said one of the former players. Still going, hes inbounds and gets another block. The spirit of 1984 | Bobcats Football | bozemandailychronicle.com 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. Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. Do you have a sports website? His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. "Erickson killed us," UM head coach Jack Swarthout said. The 'Cats were 1-10 in that stretch against Montana, and were shut out for eight consecutive years. Coach of the Year,Dave Arnold, 2nd season, Kodak Division 1-AA and Football News National Coach of the Year. MSU was a NAIA independent from 19571962 and UM was a NCAA University Division (large) independent in 1950 and 1962. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. 2022 Football Roster. Kyle Sample can be reached at ksample@dailychronicle.com or 582-2690. The season ended with an upset loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the playoffs. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Scoreboard. They topped Mesa College 30-14, and then lost on the road to Eastern Washington despite outgaining the Eagles 492-181. Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! After defensive end Mark Fellows . After a 2-2 start, the 1984 team finished 12-2 following a 1-10 season in 1983. The Grizzlies appeared to have the drive stopped at the MSU 32, but a facemask penalty gave the Cats new life on the 17. He went on to play eight seasons in the NFL, including five with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Don Haas, Holland and Stenerud are the others. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season During this period UM enjoyed a 30-8-1 edge in Cat-Griz games. 1987 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1987_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1128490563, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 20 December 2022, at 11:28. The request was honored 10 years later. After coming to MSU from Norway on a ski jumping scholarship, Stenerud starred on the varsity team with a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal against rival Montana and 82 points scored as a senior in 1965. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The reunion instantly became a typical meeting. The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. 1987-88 Montana State Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports Go To Coaching Staff. Fellows and Bradley were named the leagues defensive and offensive MVPs. He received the 2011 FCS Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that same month. Bradley and the offense got the ball back with less than one minute remaining, no timeouts and 75 yards away from the score they needed to solidify an opening-round bye in the playoffs. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Football - Story Archives - Montana State University Athletics Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. 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. 1983-84 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Hall of Fame running back Fine Unga, senior linebacker Robb Akey and senior linebacker Vernell Quinn all earned First Team All-Big Sky honors. BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS: 32 Days Until Kickoff! - Montana State Composed of war-hardened veterans, Clyde Carpenter and the Bobcats rolled up a 5-3-1 regular season record, impressive enough to land the team its first-ever bowl bid. Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. 1985 Football Media Guide by University of Montana Athletics - Issuu 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. Through the 1971 football season, the Bobcats played home games for four decades at Gatton Field. Since MSU won its first national championship in 1956, the series shows UM with a 30-26 edge. 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. Bradleys improvisation was but one example of a long line of inexplicable moments that led the Bobcats through a gauntlet of Big Sky teams against which they were predicted to fail miserably. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Create a password that only you will remember. Do you have a blog? 1956 Montana State Bobcats football team - Wikipedia MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 6-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana winning the most recent game 36-10 in Bozeman. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. He played in two Grey Cup games (1983 and 1985), and was a key member of B.C. 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. This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. Montana High School State Champs, 1900-2013 - Helena Independent Record 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.) 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. The defense tallied 61 sacks, special teams blocked nine kicks and the offense scored 355 points, more than a 200-point improvement from the dismal showing the previous fall. Montana State Bobcats Roster | ESPN If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. 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. 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. 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. Bill Lamberty. That season, eight Bobcats were named to the Big Skys first-team and to various All-America squads. [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 47 record (44 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Lulay led Montana State in rushing his senior year with 611 yards. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and 1984). It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. After defensive end Mark Fellows decided not to leave the team and Sikora came to an understanding with new defensive line coach Joe Yanowsky that he wasnt a three-point-stance type of lineman, it appeared the Bobcats were ready. 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. Montana State Bobcats Roster | ESPN By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. 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. And he will go in for the touchdown! Go To Coaching Staff. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. There was a problem saving your notification. From 1897 to 1916 the teams didn't belong to a conference and at times would play twice per year. Wgt. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Stadium, located at the south end of campus in Bozeman. Theyll get on each others ass, theyll call each other their old nicknames. 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. . 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. . 1986-87 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats I just took a gamble and got it, Roberts said after MSU completed its eighth comeback win of the season on the strength of his 97-yard return and Eric Millers 40-yard touchdown run less than a minute later. Join our linker program. Another comeback followed a week later in Missoula before the Bobcats wrapped up their first outright league crown since 1979 with a 41-3 drubbing of Northern Arizona. It was located directly south of the Romney Gym, across Grant Street and northeast of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which opened in 1957. As of 2011, Montana leads the series 70-36-5. Do you have a sports website? Although it would be seven more seasons until Montana State would again win more than it lost, that season helped chart the course into what would become an unbelievably successful period in Montana State's football history as the Bobcats would take 22 of the next 30 games from 1956 to 1985 from the Grizzlies and would win all three of their national championships during that same span. In 83 wed get behind and that was pretty much it, remembered Mark Fellows. The 2011 Cat-Griz game set a stadium record with an attendance of 20,237. Year Letter Hgt. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. MSU, fresh off a 1-10 season in 1983 marred by injuries and infighting the offense and defense rode on separate buses and hardly interacted was predicted to finish at the bottom of the conference. No. Follow him on Twitter @kylesample_bdc. Despite the temporary relocation, the Bobcats still won the Big Sky Conference title that season. 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. Montana-Montana State football: Memorable moments, all-time history of There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. 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. The Bobcats won 31-14. 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. In 1968, Erickson engineered the greatest comeback in what is considered by many as the most exciting game in the Cat-Griz series. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. The team also was ranked as high as seventh in the during the season. 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 guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. The 1946 team was special for more than its accomplishments, however. You could see that we were going to be pretty good.. Find out more. Please subscribe to keep reading. Invalid password or account does not exist. The 49ers won the division for the second consecutive season, and ended the season as the top seed in the NFC playoffs. The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. Football One Montana State Bobcat has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this was Jan Stenerud. 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. Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Scoreboard. It was played on a rain-soaked field that thwarted MSU's offense, which had run for an average of 323.1 yards rushing and 31.2 points per game. 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. 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. You can cancel at any time. University of Montana 1985 Grizzly Football Schedule Date Sept. 7 Opponent Cal-Fullerton Site Missoula #Time 1:30 P.M. Sept. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6:00 P.M. Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12. The name of the stadium was changed from Reno H. Sales Stadium to Bobcat Stadium at this time. : The Bobcats remained in the RMAC through 1956, while the Grizzlies continued in the PCC through 1949 and joined the Skyline (aka Mountain States) Conference, which also competed in the NCAA University (large) Division, from 1951-1961. He also had college head coaching stints with the Idaho Vandals, Wyoming Cowboys, Washington State Cougars, Oregon State Beavers and Arizona State Sun Devils. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Idaho game in 84 we were down and we came back at Idaho not easy to do. Montana State University Athletics. Al Wilson was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on September 20, 1997, following a long career as an offensive lineman with the British Columbia Lions. Football Yearbook Archive - University of Montana Athletics Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Fellows arrived from Nevada with his wife and daughter wearing a yellow polo shirt resembling the color on the helmets and pants the 1984 team wore. 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. Montana State, behind head coach Dave Arnold, beat Arkansas State 31-14, after falling behind 14-0, in the quarterfinals and Rhode Island 32-20, after trailing 20-12 entering the fourth quarter, in the semifinals. 2019 Football Roster. Running back Tony Boddie played in Super Bowl XXII for the Denver Broncos. The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. All rights reserved. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The field was named for Cyrus J. Gatton (18941918), a former Montana State football player from 1913-16. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . The Brawl of the Wild is the game between MSU and their primary rival; the University of Montana Grizzlies. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. Brody Grebe - Football - Montana State University Athletics 2022 Football Roster 10 Brody Grebe Position Defensive End Height 6-2 Weight 250 Class Sophomore Hometown Melstone, MT Highschool Melstone/Roundup Bio Stats Historical Biography The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana.