2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by first-year head coach Brent Vigen and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

2021 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
2021 record12–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTaylor Housewright (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorFreddie Banks (1st season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
(capacity: 17,777)
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Sacramento State $^  8 –0   9 –3  
No. 2 Montana State ^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 6 Montana ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^  5 –3   8 –4  
Weber State  5 –3   6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4   5 –6  
Portland State  4 –4   5 –6  
Idaho  3 –5   4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7   2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7   1 –10  
Southern Utah  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Bobcats finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference), losing only to Wyoming (an FBS team) and Montana.[1] They were seeded eighth in the FCS postseason tournament and received a first-round bye; they then defeated UT Martin, Sam Houston State, and South Dakota State to advance to the final match of the tournament. In the championship game, the Bobcats were defeated by North Dakota State on January 8, 2022, in Frisco, Texas.[2]

Previous season

The Bobcats opted out of the 2020–21 FCS season, contested during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. During the 2019 FCS season, the Bobcats finished at 11–4 overall, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Albany in the second round and Austin Peay in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.

Preseason

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish fourth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (7)
2 Montana (3)
3 Eastern Washington (2)
4 Montana State (1)
5 Sacramento State (1)
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Cal Poly
13 Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (14)
2 Montana (4)
3 Eastern Washington (3)
4 Montana State (3)
5 Sacramento State
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Northern Colroado
13 Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Bobcats had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 p.m.at Wyoming*No. 12
ESPN+L 16–1930,007
September 116:00 p.m.Drake*No. 11
SWXW 45–719,797
September 181:00 p.m.San Diego*No. 13
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 52–1019,107
September 253:05 p.m.at Portland StateNo. 13
W 30–174,095
October 21:05 p.m.Northern ColoradoNo. 11
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 40–720,127
October 92:00 p.m.Cal PolyNo. 10
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
RTNWW 45–719,847
October 158:00 p.m.at No. 19 Weber StateNo. 9
ESPNUW 13–76,323
October 231:00 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 8
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 27–919,297
November 62:00 p.m.at No. 5 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
SWXW 23–206,981
November 131:00 p.m.IdahoNo. 3
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
SWXW 20–1319,447
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 7 MontanaNo. 3
RTNWL 10–2926,856
December 42:00 p.m.No. 16 UT Martin*No. 7
ESPN+W 26–715,237
December 116:30 p.m.at No. 1 Sam Houston State*No. 7
ESPN+W 42–197,565
December 1812:00 p.m.No. 11 South Dakota State*No. 7
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN2W 31–1720,457
January 8, 202210:00 a.m.vs. No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 7
ESPN2L 10–3818,942

[4]

Roster
2021 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0 Cam Gardner So
WR 3 Coy Steel Jr
WR 5 Charles Brown Fr
QB 7 Casey Bauman So
TE 8 Derryk Snell So
WR 9 Jamahd Monroe  Fr
WR 10 Nate Stewart GS
WR 11 Willie Patterson Jr
QB 12 Tucker Rovig Jr
RB 13 Elijah Elliott Fr
TE 14 Peyton Thornton Fr
QB 16 Tommy Mellott Fr
WR 16 Tanner Trafton  Fr
WR 17 Jaden Smith  Fr
QB 18 Sean Austin Fr
RB 18 DeMareus Hosey  Fr
RB 19 Jaharie Martin Fr
RB 22 Isaiah Ifanse Jr
RB 24 Lane Sumner So
WR 25 Andrew Patterson Fr
RB 29 Jaalen Rening Fr
RB 38 Garrett Coon Fr
TE 42 R. J. Fitzgerald Jr
TE 48 Ryan Davis Sr
TE 49 Dyse Shepherd Fr
OL 51 Taylor Tuiasosopo Sr
OL 56 Cole Sain So
OL 58 Aaron Richards Fr
OL 59 Zach Redd Jr
OL 60 Dontae Myrick Fr
OL 61 Cole Snyder Fr
OL 62 Dylan Porter Jr
OL 63 Rush Reimer Fr
OL 65 Justus Perkins  Fr
OL 67 Joe McElroy So
OL 70 Holden Sampson  Fr
OL 72 T. J. Session  Fr
OL 73 Titan Fleischmann Fr
OL 74 Conor Reitler Fr
OL 75 Jacob Kettels Fr
OL 76 Lewis Kidd Sr
OL 79 Jack Harlow  Fr
TE 80 Treyton Pickering So
WR 81 Tayvian Williams So
TE 82 Elijah Reynolds Fr
WR 83 Logan Kleinhans So
WR 84 Peyton Hanser Jr
WR 85 Aidan Garrigan Fr
WR 86 Lance McCutcheon Sr
TE 87 Ryan Lonergan  Fr
TE 88 Jarrett Kessler Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 0 Tyrel Thomas Sr
DB 1 Eric Zambrano So
DB 2 Tre Webb GS
DE 3 Amandre Williams Sr
CB 4 James Campbell Jr
S 5 Jeffrey Manning Jr Jr
DB 6 Miles Jackson Fr
DB 7 Ty Okada Jr
CB 8 Level Price Jr. So
CB 9 Simeon Woodard Fr
DE 10 Brody Grebe Fr
LB 11 Kenneth Eiden IV Fr
DB 12 Devin Davis Fr
DB 13 Jackson Harmon Fr
LB 15 Troy Andersen Sr
LB 17 Tadan Gilman Jr
S 18 Kendric Bailey So
DB 20 Tyson Pottenger Fr
OLB 23 Aidan Parks Fr
DB 25 Eli Aby Fr
DB 26 Rylan Ortt  Fr
DB 27 Connor Ryan Fr
S 28 Jake D'Agostino Fr
LB 30 Danny Uluilakepa Fr
LB 31 Jace Fitzgerald Fr
ILB 32 Jory Choate So
DT 33 Blake Hehl So
LB 34 Nolan Askelson So
ILB 40 Alex Johnson  Fr
DT 41 Chase Benson Sr
LB 43 McCade O'Reilly Fr
DE 44 Daniel Hardy Sr
LB 45 Hunter Parsons Fr
DL 50 Zack Black Fr
LB 53 Luke Fedyk Fr
LB 54 Cooper Thomas Fr
DT 55 Tua Areta  Fr
DL 57 Tyson Regimbal  Jr
DL 90 Marcus Wehr  Fr
DE 91 David Alston So
DL 92 Blake Schmidt  Fr
DL 93 Kyle Rygg Jr
DL 94 Byron Rollins Jr
DL 95 Sebastian Valdez Fr
DL 96 Paul Brott Fr
DL 98 Ben Seymour So
DL 99 Trey Yates Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 35 Luke Pawlak Fr
P 37 Bryce Leighton Fr
K 39 Blake Glessner Fr
LS 71 Tommy Sullivan Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Taylor Housewright (OC)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

at Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Bobcats 7 0 0 9 16
Cowboys 0 3 0 16 19
See also: 2021 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Drake
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
No. 11 Bobcats 9 15 7 14 45
See also: 2021 Drake Bulldogs football team

San Diego
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 7 3 10
No. 13 Bobcats 21 14 10 7 52
See also: 2021 San Diego Toreros football team

at Portland State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Bobcats 3 6 14 7 30
Vikings 10 0 7 0 17
See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team

Northern Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
No. 11 Bobcats 17 10 13 0 40
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Cal Poly
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 7 0 7
No. 10 Bobcats 7 28 7 3 45
See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

at No. 19 Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bobcats 7 0 6 0 13
No. 19 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 3 0 3 3 9
No. 8 Bobcats 0 10 3 14 27
See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

at Eastern Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bobcats 7 9 0 7 23
No. 5 Eagles 13 0 0 7 20
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 10 3 0 13
No. 3 Bobcats 7 6 0 7 20
See also: 2021 Idaho Vandals football team

at No. 7 Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bobcats 3 0 0 7 10
No. 7 Grizzlies 10 6 10 3 29
See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS12111313111098643372
Coaches111313121211986433 (1)92

References
  1. Connelly, Bill (January 7, 2022). "FCS national championship game: Breaking down Montana State-North Dakota State". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. "North Dakota State football continues dominant FCS run, wins ninth championship in 11 seasons". ESPN.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. "Bobcats Land Andersen, Tuiasosopo on Preseason All-Big Sky Team, While Coaches, Media Pick MSU Fourth in Preseason Polls". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. "2021 Football Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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