2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2012 Montana State Bobcats football Montana State Bobcats Block M.gif 150 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 5 5 11–2 7–1 Rob Ash 6th Kevin McGiven 1st Jamie Marshall 6th Bobcat Stadium Big Sky co-champion NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 16–34 vs. Sam Houston State The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during 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 finished the season 11–2 overall and 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 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Mountain August 30 7:05 pm w y 4 2012 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV 33–6 20,767 September 8 5:05 pm w y y 4 Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 34–24 3,558 September 15 1:35 pm w y 3 Stephen F. Austin 23 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV 43–35 17,147 September 22 2:05 pm w y 2 Northern Colorado Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV 41–16 18,637 September 29 1:35 pm w y 2 Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT RTNWhttp://rockymountain.rootsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25930&ATCLID=205411480 DIRECTV Sports Networks and Big Sky Conference Announce Inaugural 2012 Football Schedule on ROOT SPORTS Rootsports.com 2012-04-10 24–17 8,417 October 6 5:05 pm w y 2 UC Davis Aggie Stadium Davis, CA RTNW 48–41 9,877 October 13 1:35 pm l 2 Eastern Washington 6 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW 24–27 20,477 October 27 2:05 pm w 4 North Dakota Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT Max Media/Big Sky TV 55–10 17,137 November 3 5:05 pm w y 3 Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA RTNW 20–17 7,143 November 10 1:35 pm w 2 Portland State Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT RTNW 65–30 15,177 November 17 1:35 pm w y 2 Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT rivalry RTNW 16–7 26,210 December 1 5:00 pm w y 2 Stony Brook 10 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 16–10 15,257 December 7 6:00 pm l y 2 Sam Houston State 5 Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN2 16–34 16,417 Game summaries Chadron State Source:Montana State 33-6 Chadron State (Aug 30, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322430147/chadron-st-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en Eagles 3 0 3 0 #4 Bobcats 6 13 7 7 @ Drake Source:Montana State 34-24 Drake (Sep 8, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322522181/montana-st-drake 2025-02-17 ESPN en #4 Bobcats 7 7 7 13 Bulldogs 0 17 7 0 2012 Drake Bulldogs football team Stephen F. Austin Source:Montana State 43-35 Stephen F Austin (Sep 15, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322590147/sf-austin-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en #23 Lumberjacks 10 10 3 12 #3 Bobcats 14 7 7 15 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Northern Colorado Source:Montana State 41-16 Northern Colorado (Sep 22, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322660147/n-colorado-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en Bears 0 13 3 0 #2 Bobcats 21 10 7 3 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team @ Southern Utah Source:Montana State 24-17 Southern Utah (Sep 29, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322730253/montana-st-southern-utah 2025-02-17 ESPN en #2 Bobcats 7 7 3 7 Thunderbirds 0 7 0 10 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team @ UC Davis Source:Montana State 48-41 UC Davis (Oct 6, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322800302/montana-st-uc-davis 2025-02-17 ESPN en #2 Bobcats 7 24 0 17 Aggies 14 0 24 3 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team Eastern Washington Source:Eastern Washington 27-24 Montana State (Oct 13, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322870147/e-washington-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en #6 Eagles 0 3 10 14 #2 Bobcats 0 10 7 7 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team North Dakota Source:Montana State 55-10 North Dakota (Oct 27, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323010147/north-dakota-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en North Dakota 7 0 3 0 #4 Bobcats 14 14 7 20 2012 University of North Dakota football team @ Sacramento State Source:Montana State 20-17 Sacramento State (Nov 3, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323080016/montana-st-sacramento-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en #3 Bobcats 7 3 3 7 Hornets 3 7 7 0 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team Portland State Source:Montana State 65-30 Portland State (Nov 10, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323150147/portland-st-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en Vikings 7 3 10 10 #2 Bobcats 24 35 6 0 2012 Portland State Vikings football team @ Montana Source:Montana State 16-7 Montana (Nov 17, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323220149/montana-st-montana 2025-02-17 ESPN en #2 Bobcats 3 7 3 3 Grizzlies 7 0 0 0 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team Brawl of the Wild FCS Playoffs Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round Source:2012-12-03 Staunch Defense Leads Cats Down Familiar Path in Win Over Stony Brook https://msubobcats.com/news/2012/12/3/FB_1203124642.aspx 2025-02-17 Montana State University Athletics en #10 Seawolves 0 3 0 7 #2 Bobcats 7 3 3 3 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Source:Sam Houston State 34-16 Montana State (Dec 7, 2012) Final Score https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323420147/sam-houston-montana-st 2025-02-17 ESPN en #5 Bearkats 3 17 7 7 #2 Bobcats 3 0 6 7 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team 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 Sports Network 0 16 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 2 Coaches 0 16 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 2 References Montana State Category:Montana State Bobcats football seasons Category:Big Sky Conference football champion seasons Montana State Montana State Bobcats football