2018 Montana State Bobcats football team


The 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Jeff Choate and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Incarnate Word in the first round before losing in the second round to North Dakota State.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017 season 5–6, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Bobcats were predicted to finish in eighth place in both the coaches and media poll.

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Bobcats had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Tucker Yates – Sr. DT

Schedule

Western Illinois

at South Dakota State

Wagner

at Portland State

Eastern Washington

Idaho

at Weber State

at Idaho State

Cal Poly

Northern Colorado

at Montana

FCS Playoffs

Incarnate Word–First Round

at North Dakota State–Second Round

Ranking movements