2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Choate and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017 record	5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Choate (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Courtney Messingham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 17,777)

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Sacramento State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	7
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Cal Poly		1	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FS1	L 0–31	30,254
September 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 27–31	19,817
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco	W 49–21	12,342
September 30	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Weber State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW[1]	L 17–25	19,557
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Portland State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW[1]	W 30–22	18,987
October 14	2:05 p.m.	at No. 10 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX MT	L 19–31	11,301
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ATTRM[1]	W 27–24	5,378
October 28	1:30 p.m.	Idaho State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW[1]	W 28–14	17,097
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Kennesaw State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 14–16	16,337
November 11	5:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ELVN	L 36–37	6,187
November 18	Noon	Montana	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	RTNW[1]	W 31–23	19,907
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 24 (FBS) Cougars	7	7	7	10	31

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	10	7	7	7	31
Bobcats	0	7	14	6	27

at North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	21	7	14	49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks	0	10	11	0	21

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wildcats	0	9	13	3	25
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	7	8	22
Bobcats	7	3	13	7	30

at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	12	19
No. 10 Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

at Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	3	17	27
Bears	7	14	0	3	24

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	14	0	0	14
Bobcats	14	0	7	7	28

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Owls	7	3	3	3	16
Bobcats	7	0	7	0	14

at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	9	7	13	36
No. 24 Lumberjacks	3	13	14	7	37

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	3	10	0	10	23
Bobcats	0	21	3	7	31

References

1. "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.