American college football season
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.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Mesa State* | | | | W 30–14 | | |
September 15 | at Eastern Washington* | | | | L 16–21 | | |
September 22 | at Idaho | | | | W 34–28 | 11,600 | |
September 29 | No. 18 Idaho State | | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| | L 6–22 | 11,117 | |
October 6 | at Weber State | | | | W 48–0 | 9,680 | |
October 13 | Nevada | | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| | W 44–41 4OT | 6,317 | [1] |
October 20 | Portland State*![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| | W 45–22 | 10,797 | |
October 27 | No. 8 Boise State | | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| | W 22–18 | 8,387 | |
November 3 | at Montana | No. 15 | | | W 34–24 | 12,500 | [2] |
November 10 | Northern Arizona | No. 10 | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT
| | W 41–3 | 9,357 | [3] |
November 17 | at Fresno State* | No. 6 | | | W 35–31 | 24,088 | [4] |
December 1 | No. 10 Arkansas State* | No. 2 | | | W 31–14 | 12,037 | [5] |
December 8 | No. 2 Rhode Island* | No. 2 | - Reno H. Sales Stadium
- Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
| | W 32–20 | 12,697 | |
December 15 | vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech* | No. 2 | | SPN | W 19–6 | 9,125 | [6] |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Mavericks
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7
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0
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0
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7 |
14 |
Bobcats
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20
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0
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7
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3 |
30 |
1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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TE
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86
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Joe Bignell
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Sr
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QB
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12
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Kelly Bradley
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So
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FB
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39
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Jesse Jones
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Jr
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RB
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4
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Tom Clements
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Jr
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C
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55
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Robb Fellows
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Sr
|
G
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73
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Bruce Randall
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Jr
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G
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60
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Todd Vasey
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So
|
OT
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74
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Don Leake
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So
|
OT
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66
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Bill Schmidt
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Sr
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WR
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2
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Tom White
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Jr
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WR
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89
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Brent Bateman
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Sr
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TE
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24
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Tom Malhum
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Sr
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WR
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18
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Kelly Davis
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So
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WR
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44
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Darin Dietrich
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Jr
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RB
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33
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David Pandt
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Jr
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FB
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25
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Eric Miller
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Jr
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FB
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30
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Toby Petty
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Jr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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NG
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59
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Lonnie Burt
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Sr
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DT
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71
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Troy Timmer
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Sr
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DT
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91
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Pat "Tex" Sikora
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Jr
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DE
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68
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Mark Fellows
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Sr
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CAT
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27
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Clete Linebarger
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Jr
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LB
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42
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Kirk Timmer
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So
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LB
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99
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Greg Wilkes
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Sr
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FS
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29
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Doug Kimball
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Jr
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SS
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47
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Joe Roberts
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Sr
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CB
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17
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Derek Abell
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So
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CB
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35
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Rodney Holland
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Sr
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DT
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58
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Tom Jacobs
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Fr
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LB;ST
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26
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John Kitna
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Jr
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CB
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43
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William Johnson
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Sr
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FS
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9
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Tyler Winter
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So
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SS;ST
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22
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Steve King
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So
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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3
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Dirk Nelson
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Sr
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K
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1
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Mark Carter
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Sr
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- 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
Redshirt
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- ^ "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 3D.
- ^ "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1984. p. 5C.
- ^ "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1984. p. 5C.
- ^ "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 5C.
- ^ "Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "How about them Cats!". The Billings Gazette. December 16, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Division I-AA Top 20". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. November 21, 1984. p. 22.
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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1970s | |
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1980s | |
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1990s | |
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2000s | |
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2010s | |
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2020s | |
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College Division / Division II | |
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I-AA/FCS |
- Northern Arizona (1978)
- Montana State (1979)
- Boise State (1980)
- Idaho State (1981)
- Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
- Nevada (1983)
- Montana State (1984)
- Idaho (1985)
- Nevada (1986)
- Idaho (1987)
- Idaho (1988)
- Idaho (1989)
- Nevada (1990)
- Nevada (1991)
- Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
- Montana (1993)
- Boise State (1994)
- Montana (1995)
- Montana (1996)
- Eastern Washington (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Montana (1999)
- Montana (2000)
- Montana (2001)
- Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
- Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
- Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
- Montana (2006)
- Montana (2007)
- Weber State & Montana (2008)
- Montana (2009)
- Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
- Montana State & Montana (2011)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
- Eastern Washington (2013)
- Eastern Washington (2014)
- Southern Utah (2015)
- Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
- Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
- Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
- Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
- Weber State (2020)
- Sacramento State (2021)
- Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
- Montana (2023)
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National championships in bold |
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Champion – Montana State Bobcats |