2008 Montana State Bobcats football team

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2008 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (2nd season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:00 p.m.Adams State*BSNW 59–313,767
September 65:05 p.m.at Kansas State*FCSL 10–6945,241
September 1310:00 a.m.at Minnesota*BTNL 23–3543,929
September 271:00 p.m.South Dakota*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 37–1814,047
October 41:30 p.m.at Idaho StateAltitudeW 33–216,121
October 111:30 p.m.No. 22 Weber State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNL 12–3514,447
October 181:00 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNL 17–3413,547
October 253:00 p.m.at Sacramento StateBSNW 31–206,138
November 112:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 20–712,148
November 83:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaBSNW 25–235,777
November 1512:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
BSNW 49–3212,478
November 2212:00 p.m.No. 5 MontanaBSNL 3–3525,629

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