The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Montana State, behind head coach Dave Arnold, beat Arkansas State 31-14, after falling behind 14-0, in the quarterfinals and Rhode Island 32-20, after trailing 20-12 entering the fourth quarter, in the semifinals. [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. Main Navigation Menu. The official 2014 Football Roster for the Montana State University Bobcats. Name Pos. Seven light standards were erected around the stadium. The three were in town and making their way to MSUs final football practice of the week as part of a 30-year reunion of members of MSUs last title team. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM .
Montana State: Dave Arnold: 19-6: Louisiana Tech: Charleston, S.C. . Ash has complied a 39-20 (.661) overall record, which represents the third best winning percentage and fourth best win total in school history in the modern era of the sport. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. In 2011, quarterback Travis Lulay was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Canadian Football League and led the British Columbia Lions to the Grey Cup title garnering the game's Most Valuable Player award in the 34-23 win over Winnipeg. W, 55-7. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports The series has three distinct periods. Staff Roster Football Coaching Staff Head Football Coach Jerome Souers Full Bio Associate Head Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator Joe O'Brien Full Bio Offensive Coordinator Steve Broussard Full Bio Offensive Run Game Coordinator Timothy Davis Full Bio Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Brian Smith Full Bio After defensive end Mark Fellows . Scoreboard. Invalid password or account does not exist. . Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine.
Football Football: Facebook Football: Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Tickets Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: . The 'Cats were 1-10 in that stretch against Montana, and were shut out for eight consecutive years. Choose wisely! The team also included Hall of Fame quarterback Jeff Carlson. The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. Bradleys improvisation was but one example of a long line of inexplicable moments that led the Bobcats through a gauntlet of Big Sky teams against which they were predicted to fail miserably. He also ran for 391 yards (8.3 per carry), which was good for 12th in the CFL and was the most by a quarterback., and three touchdowns. He had just two losing seasons and led the Bulldogs to four Pioneer Conference titles in 14 years. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The new end zone seating holds over 7,200 fans.
1987 football team to be honored - Weber State Athletics Football History Montana State University Athletics . 1986-87 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 21-8 (12-2, 1st in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 86.2 (10th of 289) PA/G: 79.5 (262nd of 288) SRS: 3.11 (100th of 290) SOS: -1.81 (172nd of 290) Big Sky Reg Season Champ Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results MSU has been in the post-season eleven times, most recently in 2011. Download.
His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. MSU also lost both of its coordinators in the offseason and didnt fill the vacancies until August, when Carson was hired to take over for Ed Schmidt, who bolted for San Diego State. :
1987 San Francisco 49ers season - Wikipedia Still going, hes inbounds and gets another block. I hear more stories that Im glad I didnt hear 30 years ago. Bill Lamberty. A disappointing loss at home against Idaho State ensued, but it was the last time the Bobcats would come up short. They finished at 9-0-1. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game.
We had to hit bottom and when we did everybody kind of said, This is bigger than me, its bigger than him and I want to win, so what do we have to do?, We never quit. The call from play-by-play announcer Dean Alexander: Bradley to throw the blitz is on over the middle to Jesse Jones out of the backfield. The complete list of NCAA Football FCS champions from the first season to today. MSU strong safety Joe Roberts was waiting. 2022 Football Roster. Fellows was talking with a group that included second-string quarterback Greg Andal when Arnold, in a light blue polo, khaki pants and a thin white goatee that replaced the bushy mustache he wore when he was coaching for his job that season, emerged from the MSU athletic offices. 1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-12 (8-8, 5th in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 77.4 (97th of 292) PA/G: 75.9 (171st of 292) SRS: -6.18 (201st of 292) SOS: -5.63 (222nd of 292) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats You can cancel at any time. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 6-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana winning the most recent game 36-10 in Bozeman. Weber State team the Vandals 59-30 in the first round before falling at Marshall in the second round. Bozeman, MT. There was a problem saving your notification. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in.
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Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and . Upon the establishment of Division II in 1973, a full playoff system was introduced to determine the national champion. Through the 2011 season, the Bobcats are 9-6-2 in postseason play. Go To Coaching Staff. 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 1. 1986, 1987, 1994-1997, 1999, 2002 Box 2 (FBC540-2) Akron (University of Akron - Akron OH) 1948, 1952-1958, 1961-63, 1965, 1968, 1971-1973, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987 Box 2A (FBC540-2A) Akron (cont.) Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years.
Montana State Bobcats Roster | ESPN I just took a gamble and got it, Roberts said after MSU completed its eighth comeback win of the season on the strength of his 97-yard return and Eric Millers 40-yard touchdown run less than a minute later. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more.
In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 47 record (44 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]. Bradley hit leading receiver Joe Bignell, at the 10. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Main Navigation Menu. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season.
Fellows arrived from Nevada with his wife and daughter wearing a yellow polo shirt resembling the color on the helmets and pants the 1984 team wore. Jones, who moved from linebacker to fullback before the season, moved the Cats into a share of the Big Sky lead with the touchdown. Former players interested in attending the event or getting more information can contact Jerry Graybeal at 801-626-8114, or jgraybeal@weber.edu. Follow him on Twitter @kylesample_bdc.
1985 Football Media Guide by University of Montana Athletics - Issuu Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. Subscribe today! You have permission to edit this article. Find out more.
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From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. The 1987 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 38th season in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. .
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By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho.
The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The Bobcats won 31-14. Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. 1987: Montana: 55-7: Bozeman, MT: 1988: Montana: 17-3 . . 1987-88 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 19-11 (10-6, 3rd in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 74.9 (126th of 289) PA/G: 68.8 (63rd of 289) SRS: 1.68 (110th of 290) SOS: -1.21 (159th of 290) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Hoping to confuse Erhardt, who had already thrown for three touchdowns, defensive coordinator Steve Carson instructed his defense to show blitz before dropping into coverage. Stenerud's name is in the Kansas City Chiefs' ring of honor and he is one of just four MSU players to have his number "78" retired. He was a fierce competitor. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. Football Yearbook Archive The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. The following week, MSU fell behind 21-7 at Idaho. Behind head coach Jim Sweeney in 1964, Montana State won the NCAA Western Regional College Division Championship, which existed from 1964 to 1972, with a 28-7 win over Sacramento State in what was also known as the Camellia Bowl. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The 49ers won the division for the second consecutive season, and ended the season as the top seed in the NFC playoffs. He left with school records for career passing yards (10,746-11th in NCAA Division I-AA history), single-season total offense, and total offense in a career. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Bobcat Stadium is approximately a half mile due south. The 1976 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Dave Arslanian was the offensive coordinator with Mike Zimmer, the current head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, as the defensive coordinator. They have qualified for the NCAA playoffs seven times, once as a Division II member and six times as a Division I-AA/FCS member. Create a password that only you will remember. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. The Montana and Montana State football rivalry, known as "The Brawl of the Wild," is the fourth-oldest rivalry in the FCS. The only pre-war regular to play in the Harbor Bowl was Bill Zupan, whose brother Al was among those 'Cat gridders making the ultimate sacrifice. Do you have a sports website? Download. The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana. Print. Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season UM joined the PCC, after spending 22 years as part of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association with league members Washington, Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State, Idaho and Wittman College in 1924. UM takes over at the 20 with speedy receiver Ron Baines at quarterback. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and honored at halftime of the Oct. 28 game. 's 1985 championship team. If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. Theyll get on each others ass, theyll call each other their old nicknames. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address.
Whenever we were in that coverage they were throwing down about 7 yards and curling. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the AFL's 1966 draft and scored 11 points, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yard field goal, in Kansas City's 23-7 Super Bowl IV win. Kollar became one of just four Big Sky Conference players ever selected as an NFL first round draft choice when he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. Rams quarterback Tom Ehrhardt dropped back, looking for the touchdown that would finally put an end to MSUs string of improbable wins and send 12,367 fans home unfulfilled on an unseasonably warm December 1984 day. And the Bobcats are back in the lead!. It was played on a rain-soaked field that thwarted MSU's offense, which had run for an average of 323.1 yards rushing and 31.2 points per game. Coach of the Year,Dave Arnold, 2nd season, Kodak Division 1-AA and Football News National Coach of the Year. . Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. Lulay was the quarterback at MSU from 2002-2005 leading the Bobcats to three Big Sky Conference titles and two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances. Missoula, MT. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.
The request was honored 10 years later. He played in two Grey Cup games (1983 and 1985), and was a key member of B.C. In 1974 Kollar became the first small college (non-FBS) player to win the Senior Bowl MVP and is one of only two (Portland State's Neil Lomax being the other) small college players to win the award in that game's history.
He is currently tied for 50th place in wins in NCAA history. We won't share it with anyone else.
Ash has led Montana State to the Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs his last two seasons. MSU was a NAIA independent from 19571962 and UM was a NCAA University Division (large) independent in 1950 and 1962. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. The Bobcats were members of the RMAC from 1917 to 1956, after being an independent from 1897 to 1916. Theres coach always coming out of the office, said one of the former players. The field was named for Cyrus J. Gatton (18941918), a former Montana State football player from 1913-16. Hall of Fame running back Fine Unga, senior linebacker Robb Akey and senior linebacker Vernell Quinn all earned First Team All-Big Sky honors. The Bobcats advanced to the championship game with a 17-16 quarterfinal win over the New Hampshire in Bozeman and a 10-3 semifinal win in the Grantland Rice Bowl over North Dakota State, after trailing 3-0 at halftime in Fargo. Eight years later, the Bobcats defeated Louisiana Tech 19-6 in the 1984 Division I-AA title game in Charleston, South Carolina, for their third national championship. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. The game was aired on CBS television and radio. Despite the temporary relocation, the Bobcats still won the Big Sky Conference title that season. Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. The championship was the first for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the 1956 team is a member of the RMAC Hall of Fame. It was located directly south of the Romney Gym, across Grant Street and northeast of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, which opened in 1957.
1983-84 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The official 1987 Football schedule for the University of Montana Grizzlies . 1987 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results Previous Year Next Year Record: 11-1 (3rd of 104) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 2nd in the Final AP poll Conference: Ind Coach: Bobby Bowden (11-1) Points For: 481 Points/G: 40.1 (2nd of 104) Points Against: 163 Opp Pts/G: 13.6 (7th of 104) SRS: 23.50 (1st of 104) SOS: 5.00 (20th of 104) The defense tallied 61 sacks, special teams blocked nine kicks and the offense scored 355 points, more than a 200-point improvement from the dismal showing the previous fall. They had a great love for each other and they still do to this day, Arnold said.
Football - Story Archives - Montana State University Athletics There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Their primary rival is Montana, whom they meet in the annual Brawl of the Wild, more commonly referred to as the Cat-Griz game, to be held for the 112th time in 2012 in Missoula.
1987 Montana State Bobcats football team The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Bobcat QB Dennis Erickson is the difference. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. Montana State linebackers Greg Wilkes (99) and Clete Linebarger (27) pursue Arkansas State's quarterback in a 1-AA quarterfinal in 1984. 1987 -- Shepherd 28, Wolf Point 7. Kostrba ran for 100 yards in both playoff games and Don Ueland ran for 94 in the championship game.
UM Football Roster Search - Bentley Historical Library 1987-88 Montana State Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports The most recent is Dane Fletcher, who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XLVI. Football Football: Facebook Football: . He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. 1983-84 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 14-15 (7-7, 3rd in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 65.5 (188th of 275) PA/G: 64.4 (74th of 275) SRS: -2.89 (161st of 275) SOS: -1.16 (158th of 275) Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster
He was inducted in 1991 and is the only pure kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Football Yearbook Archive - University of Montana Athletics Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Scoreboard. As of 2011, Montana leads the series 70-36-5. MSU currently has plans to renovate the east grandstand to include matching sky suites of the west grandstand and erect seating in the north end zone. The name of the stadium was changed from Reno H. Sales Stadium to Bobcat Stadium at this time.
2022 Football Roster - Montana State University Athletics Thats a trademark of these kids, Arnold said after the win. I would have blown a fuse.. Although it would be seven more seasons until Montana State would again win more than it lost, that season helped chart the course into what would become an unbelievably successful period in Montana State's football history as the Bobcats would take 22 of the next 30 games from 1956 to 1985 from the Grizzlies and would win all three of their national championships during that same span.
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