The 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the

Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eig ...

during the

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. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Brent Vigen and played home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Bobcats were predicted to finish first in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Utah Tech

at No. 1 South Dakota State

vs Stetson

at No. 10 Weber State

vs Portland State

vs Cal Poly

at No. 3 Sacramento State

at Idaho

vs Northern Arizona

vs Eastern Washington

at Montana

Ranking movements

References

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Montana State Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

Montana State Bobcats football seasons

Montana State Bobcats football The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision for Montana State University. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 197 ...