2005 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 2005 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18 |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Eastern Washington $^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Montana ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents), finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and Montana, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Montana State ranked No. 18 in final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | 5:05 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | No. 18 | L 10–15 | 43,857 | [2] | ||||
| September 10 | 1:05 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 16 | W 42–6 | 13,327 | [3] | ||||
| September 17 | 7:05 p.m. | at No. 18 Cal Poly* | No. 11 | L 10–38 | 8,043 | [4] | ||||
| September 24 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 8 North Dakota State | No. 18 |
| W 20–17 | 13,327 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | 1:35 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 12 |
| W 30–28 | 14,127 | [6] | |||
| October 8 | 1:05 p.m. | at Weber State | No. 11 | W 27–24 | 7,329 | [7] | ||||
| October 15 | 7:05 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 9 | L 41–44 | 10,443 | [8] | ||||
| October 29 | 12:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 16 |
| W 29–22 | 13,427 | [9] | |||
| November 5 | 12:05 p.m. | Sacramento State | No. 12 |
| W 37–16 | 12,207 | [10] | |||
| November 12 | 3:05 p.m. | at No. 21 Eastern Washington | No. 11 | L 14–35 | 8,399 | [11] | ||||
| November 19 | 12:05 p.m. | No. 3 Montana | No. 22 |
| KPAX | W 16–6 | 15,327 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma State struggles in win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats flatten Stephen F. Austin". The Missoulian. September 11, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU can't corral Mustangs". Great Falls Tribune. September 18, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long drive lifts Cats over NDSU". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lulay, Cats hold off Idaho State". The Billings Gazette. October 2, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats pull it out". The Daily Inter Lake. October 9, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings vanquish MSU". The Independent-Record. October 16, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats win another thriller". The Missoulian. October 30, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU defense takes sting out of Hornets". The Billings Gazette. November 6, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats battered in Cheney". The Independent-Record. November 13, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Braggin' rights for Cats". The Montana Standard. November 20, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2005 Football Schedule". msubobcats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "2005 Montana State Season Statistics". static.bigskyconf.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.