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1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Montana State Bobcats
sport	football
conference	Big Sky Conference
short_conf	Big Sky
record	12–2
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Dave Arnold
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Bill Diedrick
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Steve Carson
dc_year	1st
stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium
champion	NCAA Division I-AA champion
Big Sky champion
bowl	NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game
bowl_result	W 19–6 vs. Louisiana Tech
APRank	2

Big Sky champion 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.

After going 1–10 the previous season and finishing last in the Big Sky, the Bobcats had one of the biggest turnarounds in all of college football in 1984, finishing the regular season with an overall record of 9–2, including a 35–31 win over Division I-A Fresno State, and won the Big Sky title. The Bobcats received a bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, defeating Arkansas State and Rhode Island en route to the I-AA Championship Game. In the championship game, Montana State defeated Louisiana Tech 19–6 for the program's first I-AA national title, and first national title since the 1976 team won the NCAA Division II national championship. This would be the Bobcats' last national championship win until 2025.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Mesa State

Vs. No. 9 Louisiana Tech (Division I-AA Championship Game)

Roster

Dave Arnold
Steve Carson (DC)
Bill Diedrick (OC)
J. G. Aegerter (OLB)
Mike Kramer (ILB)

References

(December 12, 1976). "Dennehy leads Montana State's bowl win". Spokesman-Review.
(January 5, 2026). "Montana State tops Illinois State in wild FCS title game". [[ESPN]].
(September 9, 1984). "Mavericks run afoul of a feisty Bobcat". The Daily Sentinel.
(September 16, 1984). "Eastern Washington wins 7th straight". Tri-City Herald.
(September 23, 1984). "Bobcats shock Idaho". Great Falls Tribune.
(September 30, 1984). "ISU defense slams shut on Bobcats". The Times-News.
(October 7, 1984). "Cats whitewash Weber, 48–0". The Missoulian.
(October 14, 1984). "Montana State goes 4 OT's to stop UNR". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(October 21, 1984). "PSU crushed 45–22". Corvallis Gazette-Times.
(October 28, 1984). "Bobcats nip Boise". The Montana Standard.
(November 4, 1984). "Montana State moves into first". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 11, 1984). "Montana State wraps up Big Sky crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 18, 1984). "Montana State rallies past Fresno State". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(December 2, 1984). "Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard.
(December 9, 1984). "Interception return sparks Montana State past R.I.". The Shreveport Times.
(December 16, 1984). "How about them Cats!". The Billings Gazette.
"Montana State yearly results". [[College Football Data Warehouse]].
(November 21, 1984). "Division I-AA Top 20". Reading Eagle.

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