2024 — The Ten-Win Year

Montana State's 2024 season (15-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 15-1
Final Result 15-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +4.3 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ New Mex 35-31 W @ Utah Tec 31-7 W vs Maine 41-24 W vs Mercyh 52-13 W @ Idah Sta 37-17 W vs Nort Col 55-17 W vs Idaho 38-7 W @ Port Sta 44-14 W @ East Was 42-28 W vs Sacr Sta 49-7 W @ UC Davis 30-28 W vs Montana 34-11 W vs UT Mar 49-17 W vs Idaho 52-19 W vs Sout Dak 31-17 CFP L vs Nort Sta 32-35 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2024 season's largest margin: Montana State 49, Sacramento State 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Montana State 32, North Dakota State 35. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Montana State fell to North Dakota State 32-35 in the postseason.

"Go Bobcats!"
— Montana State fanbase voice · 2024· synthesized
What It Meant

2024 is a middle chapter for Montana State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.