2023 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team wills Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats are led by third-year head coach Brent Vigen and play home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 2 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
| Record | 6–1 (4–0 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Taylor Housewright (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Willie Mack Garza (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium (capacity: 17,777) |
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| No. 2 Montana State | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Montana | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Idaho | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Polls
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
| 4 | Weber State | 91 |
| 5 | Idaho | 89 |
| 6 | Montana | 84 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
| 8 | Portland State | 45 |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 15 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
| 2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
| 3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
| 4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
| 5 | UC Davis | 330 |
| 6 | Weber State | 320 |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
| 9 | Portland State | 167 |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 69 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah Tech* | No. 3 | ESPN+ | W 63–20 | 21,967 | |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 1 South Dakota State* | No. 3 | ESPN+ | L 16–20 | 19,332 | |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson* | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 57–20 | 21,487 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Weber State | No. 3 | ESPN+ | W 40–0 | 10,905 | |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–22 | 22,017 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 2 |
| ESPN+ | W 59–19 | 21,997 |
| October 21 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Sacramento State | No. 2 | ESPN2 | W 42–30 | 16,122 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Idaho | No. 2 | ESPN+ | |||
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
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| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington |
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| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Montana | ESPN+ | ||||
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Idaho State, Northern Colorado, UC Davis
Game summaries
vs Utah Tech
at No. 1 South Dakota State
vs Stetson
at No. 10 Weber State
vs Portland State
vs Cal Poly
at No. 3 Sacramento State
at Idaho
vs Northern Arizona
vs Eastern Washington
at Montana
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
References
- "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- "2023 Montana State Football Schedule". msubobcats.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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