Montana State·Big Sky

2022 — The Ten-Win Year

Montana State's 2022 season (12-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 12-2
Final result 12-win season
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +0.0 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs McNeese 40-17 W vs More Sta 63-13 L @ Oreg Sta 28-68 W @ East Was 38-35 W vs UC Davis 41-24 W vs Idah Sta 37-6 W @ Nort Col 37-14 W vs Webe Sta 43-38 W @ Nort Ari 41-38 W @ Cal Poly 72-28 W vs Montana 55-21 W vs Webe Sta 33-25 W vs Will Mar 55-0 L @ Sout Sta 18-39 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2022 season's largest margin: Montana State 55, William & Mary 0. A 55-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Montana State 28, Oregon State 68. A 40-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Montana State fell to South Dakota State 18-39 in the postseason.

"Go Bobcats!"
— Montana State fanbase voice · 2022· synthesized
What it meant

2022 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.