In the last home football game of the calendar year, the Montana State University Bobcats will host the University of South Dakota Coyotes with a spot in the national championship game on the line. The Football Championship Subdivision semifinal game in Bobcat Stadium will kick off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
This year is the fourth time since 2019 that the Bobcats have made the semifinal, and they bring the top national seed into the game against No. 4 USD. MSU continues its first-ever undefeated season, entering the contest with a record of 14-0.
Montana State finished the regular season as Big Sky Conference champions and earned a first-round playoff bye. They then defeated the University of Tennessee, Martin on Dec. 7 by a score of 49-17 in the playoffs’ second round and the University of Idaho Vandals on Dec. 13 by a score of 52-19 in the quarterfinal.
The USD Coyotes beat the University of California, Davis last week in their quarterfinal game by a score of 35-21. MSU and USD last met on Oct. 17, 2009 — a game the Bobcats won in overtime, 31-24.
The winner of Friday’s game will advance to the FCS championship in Frisco, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 6. They will play the winner of the semifinal game between the No. 2 North Dakota State Bison and No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Watch Parties
The MSU Alumni Foundation has created a list of watch parties around the nation hosted by Bobcat alumni and fans. For more information, visit msuaf.org/playoffwatchparties<http://www.msuaf.org/playoffwatchparties>.
Broadcasts and Tickets
The game will be broadcast live on ABC and can be listened to on The Varsity Network<https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/montana-state-university:oas-319/content/montana:allaccess-Live-1186> or at www.msubobcats.com/watch<http://www.msubobcats.com/watch>. Tickets for the game can be purchased at montanastate.evenue.net<https://montanastate.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:MSU:FB24S:GM3:&linkID=twmsu&dataAccId=293&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_twmsu>, and MSU students can find information on student section tickets at www.msustudenttickets.com<http://www.msustudenttickets.com/>.
Additional Links

*   FCS playoff bracket<https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2024>
*   The Road to Frisco<https://www.montana.edu/frisco/>
*   Bobcats turn back Idaho in quarterfinal<https://msubobcats.com/news/2024/12/13/football-bobcat-turnback-idaho-again.aspx>
*   MSU Bobcats football homepage<https://msubobcats.com/sports/football>

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