2003 Montana State Bobcats football team

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]

2003 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record7–6 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Montana +^   5 2     9 4  
No. 10 N Arizona +^   5 2     9 4  
No. 21 Montana State +^   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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Wyoming*No. 15L 10–2117,407
September 6Gardner–Webb*No. 16W 38–3
September 20at No. 21 Cal Poly*No. 11L 21–24
September 27Northern Colorado*No. 20
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 10–14
October 4at Saint Mary's*Moraga, CAW 40–01,525[2]
October 11 No. 22 Idaho State 
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–23
October 18at Weber StateW 26–3
October 25 No. 10 Northern Arizona
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 21–17
November 1Sacramento State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 56–7
November 8at Eastern WashingtonL 25–34
November 15at Portland StateW 25–14
November 22 No. 4 Montana
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
W 27–20
November 29at No. 7 Northern Iowa*No. 24L 14–35

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats drill Saint Mary's". Great Falls Tribune. October 5, 2003. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.