2008 Montana State Bobcats football team

2008 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 7 Weber State $^   7 – 1     10 – 4  
  5 – 3     7 – 5  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 6–3 in the Big Sky to finish in third place. Demetrius Crawford was the team's leading rusher.

Montana State's four non-conference games are against Adams State, an NCAA Division II team from Colorado, at Kansas State and Minnesota, both NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, and South Dakota a fellow NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 301:00 p.m.Adams State*
BSNW 59–313,767[1]
September 65:05 p.m.at Kansas State*
FCSL 10–6945,241[2]
September 1310:00 a.m.at Minnesota*
BTNL 23–3543,929[3]
September 271:00 p.m.South Dakota*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 37–1814,047[4]
October 41:30 p.m.at Idaho State
AltitudeW 33–216,121[5]
October 111:30 p.m.No. 22 Weber State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNL 12–3514,447[6]
October 181:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNL 17–3413,547[7]
October 253:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
BSNW 31–206,138[8]
November 112:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 20–712,148[9]
November 83:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
BSNW 25–235,777[10]
November 1512:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 49–3212,478[11]
November 2212:00 p.m.No. 5 Montana
BSNL 3–3525,629[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcats demolish other Grizzlies". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "K-State stomps Montana State". The Daily Inter Lake. September 7, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cats hang tough with Minnesota". The Billings Gazette. September 14, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats roll past S. Dakots". The Montana Standard. September 28, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats hand Bengals fifth loss of season". The Independent-Record. October 5, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weber State ruins Montana State's homecoming". The Independent-Record. October 12, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eagles take advantagee of MSU mistakes". Great Falls Tribune. October 19, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats beat Sac St., 31–20". The Montana Standard. October 26, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Montana State ends home woes with 20–7 victory". The Daily Inter Lake. November 2, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Desin helps Bobcats edge NAU, 25–23". The Billings Gazette. November 9, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Crawford, banged-up Cats run over Vikings". The Missoulian. November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Flashback win for Grizzlies". The Daily Inter Lake. November 23, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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