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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Jamie Marshall (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Weber State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall and 6–3 in the Big Sky to finish in third place. Demetrius Crawford was the team's leading rusher.
Montana State's four non-conference games are against Adams State, an NCAA Division II team from Colorado, at Kansas State and Minnesota, both NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, and South Dakota a fellow NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) team.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Adams State* | BSN | W 59–3 | 13,767 | |
September 6 | 5:05 p.m. | at Kansas State* | FCS | L 10–69 | 45,241 | |
September 13 | 10:00 a.m. | at Minnesota* | BTN | L 23–35 | 43,929 | |
September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota* |
| BSN | W 37–18 | 14,047 |
October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Altitude | W 33–21 | 6,121 | |
October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Weber State |
| BSN | L 12–35 | 14,447 |
October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington |
| BSN | L 17–34 | 13,547 |
October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | BSN | W 31–20 | 6,138 | |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| BSN | W 20–7 | 12,148 |
November 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | BSN | W 25–23 | 5,777 | |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Portland State |
| BSN | W 49–32 | 12,478 |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Montana | BSN | L 3–35 | 25,629 | |
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