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2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2012
team	Montana State Bobcats
sport	football
image	Montana State Bobcats Block M.gif
image_size	150
conference	Big Sky Conference
short_conf	Big Sky
TSNRank	5
FCSCoachRank	5
record	11–2
conf_record	7–1
head_coach	Rob Ash
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Kevin McGiven
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Jamie Marshall
dc_year	6th
stadium	Bobcat Stadium
champion	Big Sky co-champion
bowl	[NCAA Division I Quarterfinal](2012-ncaa-division-i-fcs-football-season-postseason)
bowl_result	L 16–34 vs. [Sam Houston State](2012-sam-houston-state-bearkats-football-team)

The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 11–2 overall and 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. The received an at–large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Chadron State{{Cite web |title=Montana State 33-6 Chadron State (Aug 30, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322430147/chadron-st-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

@ Drake{{Cite web |title=Montana State 34-24 Drake (Sep 8, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322522181/montana-st-drake |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

Stephen F. Austin{{Cite web |title=Montana State 43-35 Stephen F Austin (Sep 15, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322590147/sf-austin-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

Northern Colorado{{Cite web |title=Montana State 41-16 Northern Colorado (Sep 22, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322660147/n-colorado-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

@ Southern Utah{{Cite web |title=Montana State 24-17 Southern Utah (Sep 29, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322730253/montana-st-southern-utah |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

@ UC Davis{{Cite web |title=Montana State 48-41 UC Davis (Oct 6, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322800302/montana-st-uc-davis |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

Eastern Washington{{Cite web |title=Eastern Washington 27-24 Montana State (Oct 13, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322870147/e-washington-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

North Dakota{{Cite web |title=Montana State 55-10 North Dakota (Oct 27, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323010147/north-dakota-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

@ Sacramento State{{Cite web |title=Montana State 20-17 Sacramento State (Nov 3, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323080016/montana-st-sacramento-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

Portland State{{Cite web |title=Montana State 65-30 Portland State (Nov 10, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323150147/portland-st-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

@ Montana{{Cite web |title=Montana State 16-7 Montana (Nov 17, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323220149/montana-st-montana |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

FCS Playoffs

Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round{{Cite web |date=2012-12-03 |title=Staunch Defense Leads Cats Down Familiar Path in Win Over Stony Brook |url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2012/12/3/FB_1203124642.aspx |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Montana State University Athletics |language=en}}

Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals{{Cite web |title=Sam Houston State 34-16 Montana State (Dec 7, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/323420147/sam-houston-montana-st |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.

Ranking movements

References

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