Texas Takeover

Montana State fans travel to Frisco, Texas, for football national championship

By MSU Alumni Foundation

August 25^th, 2025

After finishing undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the nation, the Montana State University Bobcats football team punched its ticket for the 2025 NCAA DI Football Championship. The energy in Bobcat Stadium was electric on December 21, 2024, as MSU defeated No. 7-ranked South Dakota in the semifinals. People stormed the field to celebrate and were already talking about securing their tickets to the big game.

The national title game was held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 6, 2025. With such a quick turnaround, Bobcat fans from across the nation organized themselves to get to Texas to back their Bobcats as they battled North Dakota State. Sadly, the Bison edged the Bobcats 35-32 to take the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) title for the 10th time.

The MSU Alumni Foundation hosted a series of events to get fans hyped leading up to the big game.

Saturday night was a Caturday party at the Concrete Cowboy Bar where over 500 people showed up. Sunday night was a Sunday Funday event held at The Ford Center at The Star. A total of 4,875 people attended. Monday morning more than 1,000 people came to brunch at Legacy Hall ahead of that afternoon’s tailgate.