2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

2021 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record12–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTaylor Housewright (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorFreddie Banks (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Sacramento State $^  8 0   9 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^  7 1   11 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 6 Montana ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^  5 3   8 4  
Weber State  5 3   6 5  
Northern Arizona  4 4   5 6  
Portland State  4 4   5 6  
Idaho  3 5   4 7  
Northern Colorado  2 6   3 8  
Cal Poly  1 7   2 9  
Idaho State  1 7   1 10  
Southern Utah  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brent Vigen, the Bobcats played home games on campus at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.

Montana State finished the regular season at 9–2 (7–1 in Big Sky, second), losing only to Wyoming (FBS, Mountain West) and rival Montana. Seeded eighth in the FCS postseason, they received a first-round bye, then defeated UT Martin, #1 Sam Houston, and South Dakota State. MSU advanced to the championship game in Texas on January 8, 2022, but fell 38–10 to #3 North Dakota State.