2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
2017 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Choate (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Courtney Messingham (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Choate, Montana State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Sacramento State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	7
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FS1	L 0–31	30,254
September 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 27–31	19,817
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco	W 49–21	12,342
September 30	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Weber State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW^[1]	L 17–25	19,557
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Portland State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW^[1]	W 30–22	18,987
October 14	2:05 p.m.	at No. 10 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX MT	L 19–31	11,301
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ATTRM^[1]	W 27–24	5,378
October 28	1:30 p.m.	Idaho State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW^[1]	W 28–14	17,097
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Kennesaw State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 14–16	16,337
November 11	5:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ELVN	L 36–37	6,187
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Montana	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	RTNW^[1]	W 31–23	19,907
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 24 (FBS) Cougars	7	7	7	10	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	10	7	7	7	31
Bobcats	0	7	14	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	21	7	14	49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks	0	10	11	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wildcats	0	9	13	3	25
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	7	8	22
Bobcats	7	3	13	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	12	19
No. 10 Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	3	17	27
Bears	7	14	0	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	14	0	0	14
Bobcats	14	0	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Owls	7	3	3	3	16
Bobcats	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	9	7	13	36
No. 24 Lumberjacks	3	13	14	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	3	10	0	10	23
Bobcats	0	21	3	7	31

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "BIG SKY, ROOT SPORTS ANNOUNCE CONTRACT EXTENSION, 2017 SCHEDULE". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^ "2017 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.