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Bobcat Stadium

Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, MT, home of Montana State. Capacity 17,000. Opened 1973 – Reno H. Sales.

Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, MT
Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MTPhoto: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
17,000
Opened
1973
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
4,946 ft
Home team
Montana State
Montana State here
115–⁠30 games on file since 2003
College GameDay
once

Since it opened: Montana State is 119–⁠33 in home games from the 1973 season on. Our source names a game’s stadium only from 2001, so that count takes every earlier home game not marked neutral and may include a few played elsewhere.

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2003 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Bobcat Stadium by season, 2003 to 20260k10k20k30k2003: 11,187 a game over 1 games; biggest 11,1872004: 11,527 a game over 8 games; biggest 13,3272005: 12,954 a game over 14 games; biggest 15,4112006: 12,352 a game over 12 games; biggest 15,3882007: 12,742 a game over 8 games; biggest 14,8772008: 13,243 a game over 8 games; biggest 14,4472009: 12,912 a game over 2 games; biggest 15,1272010: 14,351 a game over 5 games; biggest 15,2272011: 18,022 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,2472012: 17,147 a game over 1 games; biggest 17,1472013: 19,704 a game over 6 games; biggest 21,5272014: 17,056 a game over 8 games; biggest 19,6772015: 19,172 a game over 6 games; biggest 20,5072016: 17,907 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,5072017: 18,617 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,9072018: 16,132 a game over 6 games; biggest 19,1772019: 18,535 a game over 4 games; biggest 19,8272021: 19,165 a game over 8 games; biggest 20,4572022: 19,802 a game over 8 games; biggest 22,0472023: 20,987 a game over 7 games; biggest 22,0172024: 20,788 a game over 9 games; biggest 22,0572025: 21,925 a game over 10 games; biggest 25,4372026: 21,897 a game over 3 games; biggest 22,27720032008201320182023

Biggest crowds on file

25,437Montana at Montana State2025
22,277Butler at Montana State2026
22,277Eastern Washington at Montana State2025
22,267Idaho State at Montana State2025
22,117South Dakota State at Montana State2025

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

College GameDay here

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from Bobcat Stadium once, first in 2022.

Nov 19, 2022Montana State 55, Montana 21Dyche Field

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of College GameDay locations (CC BY-SA).

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Snow at kickoff

Coldest game days before 2004

Hottest game days before 2004

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database). Game days: the day’s high and snowfall at the NOAA station nearest the stadium, for Montana State’s home games before 2004 (NOAA GHCN-Daily, public domain).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–⁠1997)
Opened
1973 – Reno H. Sales
Architect
Bauer Group Architects
Surface over the years
FieldTurf (2008–present)
Natural grass (1973–⁠2007)
Expanded
2011
Renovated
1998 – Bobcat Stadium
Record crowd
25,437 (December 20th, 2025)

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Bobcat Stadium (Montana State University).

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 170 by 170 meters (550 by 550 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Sep 26, 2026Montana State 28, Northern Arizona 14
Sep 19, 2026Montana State 35, Central Connecticut 30
Sep 5, 2026Montana State 51, Butler 24
Dec 20, 2025Montana State 48, Montana 23
Dec 12, 2025Montana State 44, Stephen F. Austin 28
Dec 6, 2025Montana State 21, Yale 13
Nov 15, 2025Montana State 38, UC Davis 17
Nov 8, 2025Montana State 66, Weber State 14
Oct 11, 2025Montana State 48, Idaho State 14
Sep 27, 2025Montana State 57, Eastern Washington 3
Sep 20, 2025Montana State 17, Mercyhurst 0
Sep 13, 2025Montana State 41, San Diego 7