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1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Diedrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Carson (1st season)
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Montana State $^ 6 1 0 12 2 0
Nevada 5 2 0 7 4 0
Idaho 4 3 0 6 5 0
Boise State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Idaho State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Weber State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 0 7 0 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1984 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University (MSU) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by Dave Arnold in his second season as a head coach. The Bobcats played their home games at Reno H. Sales Stadium.

Schedule

September 8Mesa State - (Div. II)*

W 30–14  September 15at Eastern Washington*

L 16–21  September 22at Idaho

W 34–2811,600 September 29Idaho State

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT

L 6–2211,117 October 6at Weber State

W 48–09,680 October 13Nevada-Reno

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT

W 44–41 4OT6,317 October 20Portland State - (Div. II)*dagger

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT

W 45–2210,797 October 27Boise State

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT

W 22–188,387 November 3at Montana

W 34–2412,500 November 10Northern Arizona

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT

W 41–39,357 November 17at Fresno State - (Div. I-A)*

W 35–3124,088

|- ! colspan=8 | 1984 I-AA Playoffs

December 1Arkansas State*

W 31–1412,037 December 8Rhode Island*

  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT - (Div. I-AA Semifinals)

W 32–2012,697 December 15vs. Louisiana Tech*

W 19–69,125

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Game notes

Mesa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mavericks 7 0 0 7 14
Bobcats 20 0 7 3 30

Roster

1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Joe Bignell Sr
QB 12 Kelly Bradley So
FB 39 Jesse Jones Sr
RB  4 Tom Clements Jr
 C 55 Robb Fellows Sr
G 73 Bruce Randall Jr
G 60 Todd Vasey So
OT 74 Don Leake So
OT 66 Bill Schmidt Sr
WR  2 Tom White Jr
WR  89 Brent Bateman Sr
TE  24 Tom Malhum Sr
WR  18 Kelly Davis So
WR  44 Derek Dietrich Jr
RB  21 David Pandt So
FB  25 Eric Miller So
FB  30 Toby Petty Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
NG 59 Lonnie Burt Sr
DT 71 Troy Timmer Sr
DT 91 Pat "Tex" Sikora Jr
DE 68 Mark Fellows Sr
CAT 27 Clete Linebarger Jr
LB 42 Kirk Timmer So
LB 99 Greg Wilkes Sr
FS 29 Doug Kimball Jr
SS 47 Joe Roberts Sr
CB 17 Derek Abell Sr
CB 35 Rodney Holland Sr
DT  586 Tom Jacobs Fr
LB;ST  26 John Kitna Jr
CB  43 William Johnson Sr
FS  __ Tyler Winter Sr
SS;ST  22 Steve King So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P  3 Dirk Nelson Sr
K  1 Mark Carter Sr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Steve Carson (DC)
  • Bill Diedrick (OC)
  • J. G. Aegerter (OLB)
  • Mike Kramer (ILB)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 11, 2014.