2005 Montana State Bobcats football team

2005 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
Record	7–4 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (6th season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2005 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 E. Washington $^		5	–	2					7	–	5
No. 12 Montana ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
No. 18 Montana State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Portland State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Idaho State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
Northern Arizona		1	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against Big Sky opponents), finished in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and Montana, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs. Montana State ranked No. 18 in final I-AA poll by The Sports Network.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	5:05 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	No. 18	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 10–15	43,857
September 10	1:05 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 16	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 42–6	13,327
September 17	7:05 p.m.	at No. 18 Cal Poly*	No. 11	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		L 10–38	8,043
September 24	1:05 p.m.	No. 8 North Dakota State	No. 18	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 20–17	13,327
October 1	1:35 p.m.	Idaho State	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 30–28	14,127
October 8	1:05 p.m.	at Weber State	No. 11	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT		W 27–24	7,329
October 15	7:05 p.m.	at Portland State	No. 9	Providence Park Portland, OR		L 41–44	10,443
October 29	12:05 p.m.	Northern Arizona	No. 16	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 29–22	13,427
November 5	12:05 p.m.	Sacramento State	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		W 37–16	12,207
November 12	3:05 p.m.	at No. 21 Eastern Washington	No. 11	Roos Field Cheney, WA		L 14–35	8,399
November 19	12:05 p.m.	No. 3 Montana	No. 22	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	KPAX	W 16–6	15,327
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time