Bobcats Host Five Big Sky Games During 2027 Football Season

BOZEMAN, Mont. (Oct. 27, 2026) – Montana State opens the 2027 football season with a conference game against long-time rival Idaho State, the first of five league home games, the Big Sky Conference announced in releasing next year's schedule on Tuesday.

The 2027 season marks the first time the Bobcats open against a league rival since the inaugural game in Reno H. Sales Stadium in 1973, and the first time ever hosting a Big Sky game in Bozeman. The Cats host both of their longest-running out-of-state series, with ISU visiting on August 28 and Idaho arriving on October 30. Utah Tech also visits Bobcat Stadium as a league foe for the first time.

Kickoff times and game designations will be assigned in the spring and summer. Montana State's 2027 football schedule:

Aug. 28 – *Idaho State
Sept. 2/3/4 – vs. North Dakota State at Las Vegas
Sept. 11 – Drake
Sept. 18 – Tennessee Tech
Sept. 25 – Open
Oct. 2 – *at UC Davis
Oct. 9 – *Portland State
Oct. 16 – *at Cal Poly
Oct. 23 – *Utah Tech
Oct. 30 – *Idaho
Nov. 6 – *at Southern Utah
Nov. 13 – *Northern Colorado
Nov. 20 – *at Montana
*-Big Sky game new additions to the schedule in bold

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