2004 Montana State Bobcats football team

2004 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (5th season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	6	–	1	12	–	3
No. 8 E. Washington ^	6	–	1	9	–	4
Montana State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Portland State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Sacramento State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Weber State	1	–	6	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for third place in the Big Sky. Quarterback Travis Lulay led the team on offense.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Adams State*	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 19–0	12,267	^[3]
September 18	No. 22 Cal Poly*	No. 14	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–27	12,337	^[4]
September 25	at Colorado State*	No. 21	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–39	28,207	^[5]
October 2	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 17–13	7,028	^[6]
October 9	Weber State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 20–17	13,327	^[7]
October 16	Portland State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–24	10,754	^[8]
October 23	South Dakota State*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	11,307	^[9]
October 30	at Northern Arizona	No. 24	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 60–14	6,495	^[10]
November 6	at Sacramento State	No. 17	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 28–38	4,838	^[11]
November 13	No. 16 Eastern Washington	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 44–51	12,907	^[12]
November 20	at No. 7 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 22–38	23,867	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "October cheers turned to November tears: 2004 in review". Great Falls Tribune. November 19, 2004. p. 2S.
^ Scott Mansch (September 12, 2004). "Cats' D shows force". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Mansch (September 19, 2004). "Cats, Griz stumble". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tony Phifer (September 26, 2004). "Rams take step forward". Fort Collins Coloradoan. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cats rally past Idaho St". The Missoulian. Associated Press. October 3, 2004. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Mansch (October 10, 2004). "Cat, Griz squeak by: Montana State charges back from 17-point hole". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Mansch (October 17, 2004). "Comeback Cats keep clawing back". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Mansch (October 24, 2004). "Nine lives and counting". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ed Odeven (October 31, 2004). "A real Skydome stinker". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Howard-Cooper (November 7, 2004). "Hornets spring a big surprise". The Sacramento Bee. pp. C9, C11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Mansch (November 14, 2004). "Cats run out of lives: MSU surrenders six second-half TDs". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
^ George Geise (November 21, 2004). "Griz strike back". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.

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