The 2011 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the

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during the

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. Led by fifth-year head coach

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, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference place play, sharing the Big Sky title with

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. Montana vacated its share of the title on July 26, 2013 after the NCAA determined that Montana had played its final six games with ineligible players. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated

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in the second round before falling to

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in the quarterfinals. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana/

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