2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

2012 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin McGiven (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (6th season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     11 3  
No. 5 Montana State +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona   6 2     8 3  
Sacramento State   4 4     6 5  
Northern Colorado   4 4     5 6  
Southern Utah   4 4     5 6  
North Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Montana   3 5     5 6  
UC Davis   3 5     4 7  
Portland State   2 6     3 8  
Weber State   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.