2006 Montana State Bobcats football team
2006 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 17–38 at Appalachian State | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 10 |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Montana $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Portland State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled an 8–5 record (6–2 against Big Sky opponents), tied for second place in the Big Sky, and were ranked No. 10 in the NCAA Division FCS rankings.
After opening the season with an upset victory over Colorado of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the Bobcats lost their next three games. They advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Furman in the first round before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Colorado* | No. 22 | W 19–10 | 45,513 | [2] | ||||
September 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Chadron State* | No. 11 |
| L 24–35 | 13,827 | ||||
September 16 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 21 UC Davis* | No. 20 |
| L 0–45 | 12,087 | ||||
September 23 | 1:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington |
| L 10–19 | 12,847 | |||||
September 30 | 3:05 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | W 39–32 | 8,173 | [3] | |||||
October 7 | 1:35 p.m. | No. 15 Portland State* |
| W 14–0 | 14,117 | |||||
October 14 | 6:05 p.m. | at Sacramento State |
| W 21–18 | 5,260 | |||||
October 21 | 1:35 p.m. | at Idaho State | W 42–35 | 7,773 | ||||||
October 28 | 1:35 p.m. | Weber State | No. 24 |
| W 24–18 | 10,127 | ||||
November 4 | 12:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | No. 19 |
| W 13–10 | 13,177 | ||||
November 18 | 12:37 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana | No. 15 | KPAX | L 7–13 | 24,018 | [4] | |||
November 25 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 7 Furman* | No. 18 |
| W 31–13 | 9,427 | [5] | |||
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Appalachian State* | No. 18 |
| ESPN2 | L 17–38 | 15,116 | [6] | ||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Arnie Stapleton (September 3, 2006). "Cats shock Buffs". The Missoulian. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chris Gabel (October 1, 2006). "Outgunned". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brawl of the Wild: Montana 13, Montana State 7; Intense defense". The Missoulian. November 19, 2006. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ann Green (November 26, 2006). "Paladins can't answer Bobcats' first-half run". The Greenville News. pp. 1C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott Mansch (December 3, 2006). "Griz advance, Cats fall". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "2006 Football". static.bigskyconf.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.