2021 Montana State Bobcats football team information
American college football season
2021Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I Championship Game, L 10–38 vs. North Dakota State
Conference
Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS
No. 2
FCS Coaches
No. 2
Record
12–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Brent Vigen (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Taylor Housewright (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Freddie Banks (1st season)
Home stadium
Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^
8
–
0
9
–
3
No. 2 Montana State ^
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 6 Montana ^
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 17 UC Davis ^
5
–
3
8
–
4
Weber State
5
–
3
6
–
5
Northern Arizona
4
–
4
5
–
6
Portland State
4
–
4
5
–
6
Idaho
3
–
5
4
–
7
Northern Colorado
2
–
6
3
–
8
Cal Poly
1
–
7
2
–
9
Idaho State
1
–
7
1
–
10
Southern Utah
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
The 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brent Vigen, the Bobcats played home games on campus at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.
Montana State finished the regular season at 9–2 (7–1 in Big Sky, second), losing only to Wyoming (FBS, Mountain West) and rival Montana.[1] Seeded eighth in the FCS postseason, they received a first-round bye, then defeated UT Martin, #1 Sam Houston, and South Dakota State. MSU advanced to the championship game in Texas on January 8, 2022, but fell 38–10 to #3 North Dakota State.[2]
^Connelly, Bill (January 7, 2022). "FCS national championship game: Breaking down Montana State-North Dakota State". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^"North Dakota State football continues dominant FCS run, wins ninth championship in 11 seasons". ESPN.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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