1984 Montana State Bobcats football team

1984 Montana State Bobcats football
NCAA I-AA National Champions Big Sky Conference Champions
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1984 record	12–2 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dave Arnold (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Diedrick (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Carson (1st year)
Home stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium

1984 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Montana State $	6	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
Nevada	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Montana State earned automatic berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Nevada earned at-large berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before championship playoffs)

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Mesa State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 30–14
September 15	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA	L 16–21
September 22	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	W 34–28
September 29	Idaho State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	L 6–22
October 6	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	W 48–0
October 13	Nevada	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 44–41 4OT
October 20	Portland State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 45–22
October 27	Boise State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 22–18
November 3	at Montana	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	W 34–24
November 10	Northern Arizona	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 41–3
November 17	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 35–31	24,088
1984 I-AA Playoffs
December 1	Arkansas State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Division I-AA Quarterfinals)	W 31–14	12,037
December 8	Rhode Island*	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Division I-AA Semifinals)	W 32–20	12,697
December 15	vs. Louisiana Tech*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Division I-AA Championship)	W 19–6	9,125
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

Game notes

Mesa State

See also: Mesa State Mavericks football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mavericks	7	0	0	7	14
Bobcats	20	0	7	3	30

Roster

1984 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Joe Bignell Sr QB 12 Kelly Bradley So FB 39 Jesse Jones Sr RB  4 Tom Clements Jr  C 55 Robb Fellows Sr OG 73 Bruce Randall Jr OG 60 Todd Vasey So OT 74 Don Leake So OT 66 Bill Schmidt Sr WR  2 Tom White Jr WR  89 Brent Bateman Sr TE  24 Tom Malhum Sr WR  18 Kelly Davis So WR  44 Derek Dietrich Jr RB  21 David Pandt So FB  25 Eric Miller So FB  30 Toby Petty Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class NG 59 Lonnie Burt Sr DT 71 Troy Timmer Sr DT 91 Pat "Tex" Sikora Jr DE 68 Mark Fellows Sr CAT 27 Clete Linebarger Jr LB 42 Kirk Timmer So LB 99 Greg Wilkes Sr FS 29 Doug Kimball Jr SS 47 Joe Roberts Sr CB 17 Derek Abell Sr CB 35 Rodney Holland Sr DT  586 Tom Jacobs Fr LB;ST  26 John Kitna Jr CB  43 William Johnson Sr FS  __ Tyler Winter Sr SS;ST  22 Steve King So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P  3 Dirk Nelson Sr K  1 Mark Carter Sr	Head coach Dave Arnold Coordinators/assistant coaches Steve Carson (DC) Bill Diedrick (OC) J. G. Aegerter (OLB) Mike Kramer (ILB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt