2017 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2017 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Choate, Montana State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

2017 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Choate (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Courtney Messingham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ty Gregorak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Sacramento State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	7
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Cal Poly		1	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:30 p.m.	at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FS1	L 0–31	30,254
September 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 27–31	19,817
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco	W 49–21	12,342
September 30	1:30 p.m.	No. 20 Weber State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 17–25	19,557
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Portland State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 30–22	18,987
October 14	2:05 p.m.	at No. 10 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX MT	L 19–31	11,301
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ATTRM	W 27–24	5,378
October 28	1:30 p.m.	Idaho State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	W 28–14	17,097
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Kennesaw State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX MT	L 14–16	16,337
November 11	5:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ELVN	L 36–37	6,187
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Montana	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	RTNW	W 31–23	19,907
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 24 (FBS) Cougars	7	7	7	10	31

See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team and Washington State Cougars football

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Jackrabbits	10	7	7	7	31
Bobcats	0	7	14	6	27

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and South Dakota State Jackrabbits football

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	21	7	14	49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks	0	10	11	0	21

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wildcats	0	9	13	3	25
Bobcats	3	7	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team and Weber State Wildcats football

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	7	8	22
Bobcats	7	3	13	7	30

See also: 2017 Portland State Vikings football team and Portland State Vikings football

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	0	12	19
No. 10 Eagles	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and Eastern Washington Eagles football

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	7	3	17	27
Bears	7	14	0	3	24

See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team and Northern Colorado Bears football

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	14	0	0	14
Bobcats	14	0	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team and Idaho State Bengals football

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Owls	7	3	3	3	16
Bobcats	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team and Kennesaw State Owls football

At Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	9	7	13	36
No. 24 Lumberjacks	3	13	14	7	37

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grizzlies	3	10	0	10	23
Bobcats	0	21	3	7	31

See also: 2017 Montana Grizzlies football team, Montana Grizzlies football, and Brawl of the Wild