2001 Montana State Bobcats football team

2001 Montana State Bobcats football
2001 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (2nd season);
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in fourth place out of eight teams in the Big Sky.^[1] The Bobcats dropped their 16th consecutive game in the Montana–Montana State football rivalry.

2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Montana $^	7	–	0	15	–	1
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^	5	–	2	9	–	4
Portland State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Montana State	4	–	3	5	–	6
Eastern Washington	3	–	4	6	–	4
Weber State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Sacramento State	1	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–41	20,000	^[2]
September 8	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	W 32–17
September 22	Cal Poly*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 6–34
September 29	Cal State Northridge*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 34–27	8,407
October 6	at No. 16 Eastern Washington	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 48–38	7,027	^[3]
October 13	Sacramento State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 20–0	11,817	^[4]
October 18	at No. 19 (I-A) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 28–53	14,325	^[5]
October 27	No. 21 Northern Arizona	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 28–35	10,857	^[6]
November 3	at Portland State	Providence Park Portland, OR	L 21–33	4,244
November 10	Idaho State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 52–13	8,607	^[7]
November 17	No. 1 Montana	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 27–38	15,238
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "UAB blazes past Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kramer has moments to cherish as surprising MSU tops Eastern". The Spokesman Review. October 7, 2001. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Box score". Great Falls Tribune. October 14, 2001. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Carter Strickland (October 19, 2021). "Cougars wake up, reach 7-0". The Spokesman-Review. pp. C1, C2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Zack Hall (October 28, 2001). "What starts well, ends well". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6.
^ "Johnson, Adams give Cats shot in the arm". The Missoulian. Associated Press. November 11, 2001. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.