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1984 Montana State Bobcats football
1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I-AA champion; Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 19–6 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Arnold (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Carson (1st season)
Home stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Mesa State*		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 30–14		^[1]
September 15	at Eastern Washington*		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA		L 16–21		^[2]
September 22	at Idaho		Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 34–28	11,600	^[3]
September 29	No. 18 Idaho State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		L 6–22	11,117	^[4]
October 6	at Weber State		Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT		W 48–0	9,680	^[5]
October 13	Nevada		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 44–41 ^4OT	6,317	^[6]
October 20	Portland State*		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 45–22	10,797	^[7]
October 27	No. 8 Boise State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 22–18	8,387	^[8]
November 3	at Montana	No. 15	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)		W 34–24	12,500	^[9]
November 10	Northern Arizona	No. 10	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 41–3	9,357	^[10]
November 17	at Fresno State*	No. 6	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 35–31	24,088	^[11]
December 1	No. 10 Arkansas State*	No. 2	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		W 31–14	12,037	^[12]
December 8	No. 2 Rhode Island*	No. 2	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)		W 32–20	12,697	^[13]
December 15	vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech*	No. 2	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	SPN	W 19–6	9,125	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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	Jr
RB	`4`	Tim 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`	Darin Dietrich	Jr
RB	`33`	David Pandt	Jr
FB	`25`	Eric Miller	Jr
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	So
CB	`35`	Rodney Holland	Sr
DT	`58`	Tom Jacobs	Fr
LB;ST	`26`	John Kitna	Jr
CB	`43`	William Johnson	Sr
FS	`9`	Tyler Winter	So
SS;ST	`22`	Steve King	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`3`	Dirk Nelson	Sr
K	`1`	Mark Carter	Sr

Head coach

Dave Arnold

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

References

^ "Mavericks run afoul of a feisty Bobcat". The Daily Sentinel. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern Washington wins 7th straight". Tri-City Herald. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats shock Idaho". Great Falls Tribune. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ISU defense slams shut on Bobcats". The Times-News. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats whitewash Weber, 48–0". The Missoulian. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 3D.
^ "PSU crushed 45–22". Corvallis Gazette-Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats nip Boise". The Montana Standard. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Interception return sparks Montana State past R.I." The Shreveport Times. December 9, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – 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.