# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 8:30 p.m. | at No. 24 (FBS) Washington State* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | FS1 | L 0–31 | 30,254 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota State* | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | SWX MT | L 27–31 | 19,817 |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco | W 49–21 | 12,342 |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Weber State | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | L 17–25 | 19,557 |
| October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Portland State | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | W 30–22 | 18,987 |
| October 14 | 2:05 p.m. | at No. 10 Eastern Washington | Roos FieldCheney, WA | SWX MT | L 19–31 | 11,301 |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | ATTRM | W 27–24 | 5,378 |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Idaho State | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | RTNW | W 28–14 | 17,097 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Kennesaw State* | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | SWX MT | L 14–16 | 16,337 |
| November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Northern Arizona | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | ELVN | L 36–37 | 6,187 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Montana | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT (rivalry) | RTNW | W 31–23 | 19,907 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### South Dakota State

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

### At North Dakota

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

### Weber State

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

### Portland State

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

### At Eastern Washington

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

### At Northern Colorado

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

### Idaho State

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

### Kennesaw State

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

### At Northern Arizona

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

### Montana

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