2012 Montana State Bobcats football team explained

The 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by sixth-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 11–2 overall and 7–1 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Cal Poly and Eastern Washington. The received an at–large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. It was the second straight year the Bobcats were knocked out of the playoffs by Sam Houston State.

Game summaries

Chadron State

@ Drake

See also: 2012 Drake Bulldogs football team.

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.

Northern Colorado

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

@ Southern Utah

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

@ UC Davis

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team.

Eastern Washington

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

North Dakota

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team.

@ Sacramento State

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

Portland State

See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team.

@ Montana

See also: 2012 Montana Grizzlies football team and Brawl of the Wild.

FCS Playoffs

Stony Brook–FCS Playoffs Second Round

See also: 2012 Stony Brook Seawolves football team.

Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

See also: 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team. This is the second straight year the Bobcats and Bearkats have met in the FCS quarterfinals. Last years game was in Huntsville, Texas.