BOBCAT GAME DAY NOTEBOOK #7: MSU hosts Idaho in a “big” game

R. Dean Hendrickson

Scottre Humphrey

football
Oct 12, 2024 7:18 p.m

Bill Lamberty

The top 10 opponents have met 37 times at Bobcat Stadium

BOZEMAN, Montana – If tonight's contest has the feel of a big game, it should. This marks the 38th^Th Competition between the top ten opponents at Bobcat Stadium.

The most recent was last year's playoff loss to North Dakota State, but in Brent Vigen's four seasons at MSU, the Cats have previously hosted six top-10-versus-top-10 showdowns. The Bobcats won each of the five games prior to the NDSU game last year.

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This is the 49 of the state of Montana^Th Week in a row in the top 10 of the FCS.

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Redshirt freshman Taki Uluilakepa Makes his first career start tonight, starting the game at free safety Caden Dowler. Dru Polidore returns after injury and makes his season debut as a substitute.

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The only other injury this week is to a tight end Rylan Trail. He will miss today's game.

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Idaho Vandals coach Jason Eck becomes the eighth former Bobcat assistant coach to take on MSU as head coach. He is 1-0 against the Cats. Others include Southern Utah's Bart Andrus, UM's Mick Delaney, Western New Mexico's Land Jacobsen, Eastern Washington's Mike Kramer (who eventually became Bobcat head coach) and CSU's Sonny Lubick (who was previously a Bobcat assistant and head coach ). ), Dave Preszler of Fort Lewis and Jim Sweeney of Fresno State (who had previously been an MSU assistant and head coach).

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