2009 Montana State Bobcats football team

2009 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Rob Ash (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jamie Marshall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium

2009 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 5	11:00 a.m.	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 3–44
September 12	1:05 p.m.	Dixie State*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 23–20
September 26	1:35 p.m.	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greenley, CO	W 25–7
October 3	1:35 p.m.	at No. 11 Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	W 26–21
October 10	1:35 p.m.	Northern Arizona	No. 24	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 10–23
October 17	1:05 p.m.	South Dakota*		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–24OT
October 24	2:05 p.m.	at Eastern Washington		Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 24–35
October 31	1:35 p.m.	Idaho State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 41–10
November 7	2:05 p.m.	at Portland State		PGE Park Portland, OR	W 28–10
November 14	12:05 p.m.	Sacramento State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–17
November 21	12:05 p.m.	at No. 1 Montana	No. 23	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 19–33
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time