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1984 Montana State Bobcats football team
American college football season
The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium.
Quick Facts Montana State Bobcats football, NCAA Division I-AA championBig Sky champion ...
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NCAA Division I-AA champion Big Sky champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 19–6 vs. Louisiana Tech | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (6–1 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bill Diedrick (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Carson (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Reno H. Sales Stadium |
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| No. 2 Montana State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Mesa State* | W 30–14 | |||||
| September 15 | at Eastern Washington* | L 16–21 | |||||
| September 22 | at Idaho | W 34–28 | 11,600 | ||||
| September 29 | No. 18 Idaho State |
| L 6–22 | 11,117 | |||
| October 6 | at Weber State | W 48–0 | 9,680 | ||||
| October 13 | Nevada |
| W 44–41 4OT | 6,317 | [1] | ||
| October 20 | Portland State* |
| W 45–22 | 10,797 | |||
| October 27 | No. 8 Boise State |
| W 22–18 | 8,387 | |||
| November 3 | at Montana | No. 15 | W 34–24 | 12,500 | [2] | ||
| November 10 | Northern Arizona | No. 10 |
| W 41–3 | 9,357 | [3] | |
| November 17 | at Fresno State* | No. 6 | W 35–31 | 24,088 | [4] | ||
| December 1 | No. 10 Arkansas State* | No. 2 |
| W 31–14 | 12,037 | [5] | |
| December 8 | No. 2 Rhode Island* | No. 2 |
| W 32–20 | 12,697 | ||
| December 15 | vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech* | No. 2 | SPN | W 19–6 | 9,125 | [6] | |
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Mesa State
See also: Mesa State Mavericks football
More information Total ...
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| Mavericks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bobcats | 20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
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- "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 3D.
- "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 5C.
- "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
- "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 5C.
- "Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "How about them Cats!". The Billings Gazette. December 16, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- "Division I-AA Top 20". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. November 21, 1984. p. 22.