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Bobcats Add Football Games in 2028 and 2029 to Schedule
5/12/2026 2:00:00 PM | Football
Montana State hosts two first-time opponents
BOZEMAN, Mont. (May 12, 2026) – Montana State completed its 2028 football schedule and added a game in 2029, both against first-time NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponents, MSU Director of Athletics Leon Costello announced on Tuesday.
The Cats host Harvard on Sept. 16, 2028, and Long Island University on Sept. 8, 2029. Harvard competes in the Ivy League, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs as an at-large entry in 2025. The Sharks belong to the NEC.
Montana State has never met either school on the gridiron, although a game against LIU scheduled for 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic. MSU's first showdown with an Ivy League school occurred last December, when the Bobcats topped Yale in the FCS Playoffs in Bozeman, 21-13.
MSU has a longer history with the NEC. The Bobcats beat league member Mercyhurst in each of the last two seasons, topped Wagner 47-24 in 2018, and faces Central Connecticut State in 2026.
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The Cats host Harvard on Sept. 16, 2028, and Long Island University on Sept. 8, 2029. Harvard competes in the Ivy League, and qualified for the FCS Playoffs as an at-large entry in 2025. The Sharks belong to the NEC.
Montana State has never met either school on the gridiron, although a game against LIU scheduled for 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic. MSU's first showdown with an Ivy League school occurred last December, when the Bobcats topped Yale in the FCS Playoffs in Bozeman, 21-13.
MSU has a longer history with the NEC. The Bobcats beat league member Mercyhurst in each of the last two seasons, topped Wagner 47-24 in 2018, and faces Central Connecticut State in 2026.
#GoCatsGo
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