2009 Montana State Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2009
| team = Montana State Bobcats
| sport = football
| image = Montana State Bobcats Block M.gif
| image_size = 150
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Rob Ash
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Jamie Marshall
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
}}
{{2009 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 2009 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats were led by third-year head coach Rob Ash and played their home games at Bobcat Stadium. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–3 in the Big Sky to place third.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2009
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| stadium = Spartan Stadium
| cityst = East Lansing, MI
| w/l = l
| score = 3–44
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2009|team=Dixie State Trailblazers|title=Dixie State}}
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| w/l = w
| score = 23–20
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 1:35 p.m.
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| stadium = Nottingham Field
| cityst = Greenley, CO
| w/l = w
| score = 25–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:35 p.m.
| away = y
| opprank = 11
| opponent = Weber State
| stadium = Stewart Stadium
| cityst = Ogden, UT
| w/l = w
| score = 26–21
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 1:35 p.m.
| rank = 24
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| w/l = l
| score = 10–23
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 1:05 p.m.
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2009|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| w/l = w
| score = 31–24{{sup|OT}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 2:05 p.m.
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Washington
| stadium = Woodward Field
| cityst = Cheney, WA
| w/l = l
| score = 24–35
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:35 p.m.
| opponent = Idaho State
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| w/l = w
| score = 41–10
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 2:05 p.m.
| away = y
| opponent = Portland State
| stadium = PGE Park
| cityst = Portland, OR
| w/l = w
| score = 28–10
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 12:05 p.m.
| opponent = Sacramento State
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| w/l = w
| score = 27–17
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 12:05 p.m.
| away = y
| rank = 23
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 1
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| cityst = Bozeman, MT
| gamename = rivalry
| w/l = l
| score = 19–33
}}
}}
{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/147/season/2009|title=Montana State Bobcats Schedule 2009|publisher=ESPN.com|date=|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}
References
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