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MSU was independent from 1957 to 1962 and UM was independent in 1950 and 1962. During this period UM enjoyed a 30–8–1 (.782) edge in Cat-Griz games, while MSU shared the NAIA national title in 1956. Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963, with Montana then holding a 43–16–5 (.711) series lead.
The Brawl of the Wild is the game between MSU and their primary rival, the University of Montana Grizzlies. Both teams play for The Great Divide Trophy . As of 2016, Montana holds a healthy 73–42–5 lead in the series, but the series has been tight since 1956 with UM holding just a 33–32 lead; however, there was a notable losing record in ...
Montana State Bobcats basketball history includes one of college basketball's legendary teams, the Golden Bobcats of the late 1920s. The school's basketball teams had acclaimed fame throughout the 1920s by playing "racehorse basketball" and becoming one of the first schools in the nation to employ what is known as the fast break.
Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll The 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season .
The new stadium was not completed for the 1972 season; the Bobcats played their home games at Van Winkle Stadium at Bozeman High School, with expanded temporary seating. [22] [23] Despite the change of venue, MSU lost just one home game, won the Big Sky title (5–1), and finished 8–3 overall. [24]
The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Brent Vigen and played home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana. The Montana State Bobcats football team drew an average home attendance of 21,610 in 2023.
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In the semifinals at Fargo, MSU defeated North Dakota State for a second time in 1976, by a much closer 10–3 score in the Grantland Rice Bowl. [7] [8] In the Pioneer Bowl for the Division II title in Wichita Falls, Texas, the Bobcats defeated Akron 24–13 and became the first Big Sky team to win a national title in football.