2003 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 2003 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–35 at Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 21 |
| Record | 7–6 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Montana +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northern Arizona +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Idaho State | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–6 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Montana and Northern Arizona. Montana State lost to Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and ranked No. 21 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 30 | at Wyoming* | No. 15 | L 10–21 | 17,407 | [2] | |||
| September 6 | Gardner–Webb* | No. 16 | W 38–3 | 11,187 | [3] | |||
| September 20 | at No. 21 Cal Poly* | No. 11 | L 21–24 | 8,458 | [4] | |||
| September 27 | Northern Colorado* | No. 20 |
| L 10–14 | 11,577 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 40–0 | 1,525 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | No. 22 Idaho State |
| L 17–23 | 13,527 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | at Weber State | W 26–3 | 7,721 | [8] | ||||
| October 25 | No. 10 Northern Arizona |
| W 21–17 | 12,207 | [9] | |||
| November 1 | Sacramento State |
| W 56–7 | 8,767 | [10] | |||
| November 8 | at Eastern Washington | L 25–34 | 7,891 | [11] | ||||
| November 15 | at Portland State | W 25–14 | [12] | |||||
| November 22 | No. 4 Montana |
| W 27–20 | 15,087 | [13] | |||
| November 29 | at No. 7 Northern Iowa* | No. 24 | L 14–35 | 10,165 | [14] | |||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Glenn makes successful debut at Wyoming". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Special teams ignite impressive Cats' win". Great Falls Tribune. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Too little, too late for Bobcats". The Independent-Record. September 21, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Colorado rallies past Bobcats". The Missoulian. September 28, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats drill Saint Mary's". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 2003. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats' rally too late". The Billings Gazette. October 12, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats show up Weber". The Montana Standard. October 19, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Improbable rally puts 'Cats in hunt". The Independent-Record. October 26, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats claw Sac State". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Washington's late score upend MSU". The Daily Inter Lake. November 9, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats set up showdown with Griz". The Missoulian. November 16, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats claw past Griz". The Montana Standard. November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers send Cats packing". The Montana Standard. November 30, 2003. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.