1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA Division I-AA national champion Big Sky champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1984 record	12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Arnold (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Carson (1st year)
Home stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium

1984 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Montana State earned automatic berth and Nevada earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before playoffs)

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	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Mesa State - (Div. II)*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 30–14
September 15	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 16–21
September 22	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	W 34–28	11,600
September 29	Idaho State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	L   6–22	11,117
October 6	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT	W 48–0	9,680
October 13	Nevada-Reno	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 44–41 ^4OT	6,317
October 20	Portland State - (Div. II)*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 45–22	10,797
October 27	Boise State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 22–18	8,387
November 3	at Montana	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 34–24	12,500
November 10	Northern Arizona	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 41–3	9,357
November 17	at Fresno State - (Div. I-A)*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 35–31	24,088
1984 I-AA Playoffs
December 1	Arkansas State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT - (Div. I-AA Quarterfinals)	W 31–14	12,037
December 8	Rhode Island*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT - (Div. I-AA Semifinals)	W 32–20	12,697
December 15	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC - (Div. I-AA Championship)	W 19–6	9,125
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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Game notes

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 Bignell, JoeJoe Bignell Sr QB 12 Bradley, KellyKelly Bradley So FB 39 Jones, JesseJesse Jones Sr RB  4 Clements, TomTom Clements Jr  C 55 Fellows, RobbRobb Fellows Sr OG 73 Randall, BruceBruce Randall Jr OG 60 Vasey, ToddTodd Vasey So OT 74 Leake, DonDon Leake So OT 66 Schmidt, BillBill Schmidt Sr WR  2 White, TomTom White Jr WR  89 Bateman, BrentBrent Bateman Sr TE  24 Malhum, TomTom Malhum Sr WR  18 Davis, KellyKelly Davis So WR  44 Dietrich, DerekDerek Dietrich Jr RB  21 Pandt, DavidDavid Pandt So FB  25 Miller, EricEric Miller So FB  30 Petty, TobyToby Petty Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class NG 59 Burt, LonnieLonnie Burt Sr DT 71 Timmer, TroyTroy Timmer Sr DT 91 Sikora, Pat "Tex"Pat "Tex" Sikora Jr DE 68 Fellows, MarkMark Fellows Sr CAT 27 Linebarger, CleteClete Linebarger Jr LB 42 Timmer, KirkKirk Timmer So LB 99 Wilkes, GregGreg Wilkes Sr FS 29 Kimball, DougDoug Kimball Jr SS 47 Roberts, JoeJoe Roberts Sr CB 17 Abell, DerekDerek Abell Sr CB 35 Holland, RodneyRodney Holland Sr DT  586 Jacobs, TomTom Jacobs Fr LB;ST  26 Kitna, JohnJohn Kitna Jr CB  43 Johnson, WilliamWilliam Johnson Sr FS  __ Winter, TylerTyler Winter Sr SS;ST  22 King, SteveSteve King So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P  3 Nelson, DirkDirk Nelson Sr K  1 Carter, MarkMark 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

1. "Montana State yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 11, 2014.