2024 Schedule

[BleedingBLue]

I thought I saw a thread on this earlier but can't find it. We were looking at this on the way to Bozeman, pretty crazy schedule. First game at New Mexico on August 24th, 12 game season, two byes.

Also, it looks like a pretty dang good schedule. Tougher teams are at home. Looking at who we return in 2024, we could possibly be 12-0 regular season.

Not that I'm looking ahead by any means, Cats aren't anywhere done this year. Just pointing out - the future is bright.

Wow that's weird - 2 bye weeks. Nice spacing on the byes, though.

Aug 24 at New Mexico
Aug 31 at Utah Tech
Sep 7 vs Maine
Sep 14 vs Stephen F. Austin
Sep 21 -BYE-
Sep 28 at Idaho State
Oct 5 vs Northern Colorado
Oct 12 vs Idaho
Oct 19 at Portland State
Oct 26 -BYE-
Nov 2 at Eastern Washington
Nov 9 vs Sacramento State
Nov 16 at UC Davis
Nov 23 vs Montana

Is the Utah Tech series a 1 and 1 (1 home game and 1 away game)? Could it be a 2 and 1?
Have they announced how much New Mexico is paying MSU?

We were supposed to play UT Tech at home in 2020 as well.

[84CatGrad]

New Mexico lost at Nevada this year. Nevada got routed by Idaho. At New Mexico will be very winnable.

[Prodigal Cat]

I thought I saw a thread on this earlier but can't find it. We were looking at this on the way to Bozeman, pretty crazy schedule. First game at New Mexico on August 24th, 12 game season, two byes.

Also, it looks like a pretty dang good schedule. Tougher teams are at home. Looking at who we return in 2024, we could possibly be 12-0 regular season.

Not that I'm looking ahead by any means, Cats aren't anywhere done this year. Just pointing out - the future is bright.

Wow that's weird - 2 bye weeks. Nice spacing on the byes, though.

Aug 24 at New Mexico
Aug 31 at Utah Tech
Sep 7 vs Maine
Sep 14 vs Stephen F. Austin
Sep 21 -BYE-
Sep 28 at Idaho State
Oct 5 vs Northern Colorado
Oct 12 vs Idaho
Oct 19 at Portland State
Oct 26 -BYE-
Nov 2 at Eastern Washington
Nov 9 vs Sacramento State
Nov 16 at UC Davis
Nov 23 vs Montana

Is the Utah Tech series a 1 and 1 (1 home game and 1 away game)? Could it be a 2 and 1?
Have they announced how much New Mexico is paying MSU?

It was a 3 game series but the first game in Bozeman was scheduled for sept of 2020. I'm guessing since we canceled that its now just a home and home?

[kmax]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

[damnyoutuesday]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Oddly enough, Maine's 2024 schedule on their website only shows the game vs us and it's listed as in Bozeman: https://goblackbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2024

And this very thorough website has it listed as in Bozeman: https://fbschedules.com/2024-montana-st ... -schedule/

[91catAlum]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Oddly enough, Maine's 2024 schedule on their website only shows the game vs us and it's listed as in Bozeman: https://goblackbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2024

And this very thorough website has it listed as in Bozeman: https://fbschedules.com/2024-montana-st ... -schedule/

Pretty sure the Maine game is the Gold Rush game.

[msutrackfan]

Found this to be an informative site. https://fbschedules.com/nfl-2024/

[The MICKSTER]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

[Montanabob]

Found this to be an informative site. https://fbschedules.com/nfl-2024/

heard a rumor they were trying to get the Maine game in Butte and having gold rush with SFA. As Tribute to all the Butte players and coaches that came out of there.

[damnyoutuesday]

Found this to be an informative site. https://fbschedules.com/nfl-2024/

heard a rumor they were trying to get the Maine game in Butte and having gold rush with SFA. As Tribute to all the Butte players and coaches that came out of there.

I could definitely see us doing a spring scrimmage there, but no way we give up having like 17,000 more people in attendance to play a regular season game at Tech

[Prodigal Cat]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

There are maybe a handful of fanbases in FCS that could make a neutral site game work and 2 of them are in Montana where the nearest neutral site that would work is 600+ miles away. It would be amazing if Butte had a 35K seat state-of-the-art stadium that could host Cat/gris again along with hotels and everything that goes into it but don't see that happening.

[CodyCat]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

[CatfaninGA]

MSU is prob paying NM for us giving them a game. NM is a complete mess of a program.

[catatac]

MSU is prob paying NM for us giving them a game. NM is a complete mess of a program.

Ya, it will likely be embarrassing for them to pay the Cats to fly down there and crush them at home.

[The Butcher]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

[Prodigal Cat]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

Some VERY rough math I would bet its probably over $500K net if you pay a Stetson $200K to come play. So that's probably the starting point of negotiations. Its also why the Montana schools don't play G5 and even PAC 12 schools very often. MWC schools can pay ISU, PSU or UNC $300K and get a D1 cupcake or you can pay $600K for a game you might lose.

[Montanabob]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

Some VERY rough math I would bet its probably over $500K net if you pay a Stetson $200K to come play. So that's probably the starting point of negotiations. Its also why the Montana schools don't play G5 and even PAC 12 schools very often. MWC schools can pay ISU, PSU or UNC $300K and get a D1 cupcake or you can pay $600K for a game you might lose.

nope. $360k. scheduled in 2020. I will be there.

https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/colle ... 03d67.html

[Bobcat Sig]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

Some VERY rough math I would bet its probably over $500K net if you pay a Stetson $200K to come play. So that's probably the starting point of negotiations. Its also why the Montana schools don't play G5 and even PAC 12 schools very often. MWC schools can pay ISU, PSU or UNC $300K and get a D1 cupcake or you can pay $600K for a game you might lose.

nope. $360k. scheduled in 2020. I will be there.

https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/colle ... 03d67.html

Nice find!

This New Mexico could be a winnable game for our Cats.

[kennethnoisewater]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

Some VERY rough math I would bet its probably over $500K net if you pay a Stetson $200K to come play. So that's probably the starting point of negotiations. Its also why the Montana schools don't play G5 and even PAC 12 schools very often. MWC schools can pay ISU, PSU or UNC $300K and get a D1 cupcake or you can pay $600K for a game you might lose.

nope. $360k. scheduled in 2020. I will be there.

https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/colle ... 03d67.html

Pretty interesting...they draw roughly 13-14k for home games unless NMSU is coming to town, and they'll get over 27k. But they're not generating much revenue from ticket sales. So they're spending more on non-conference games, spending more on scholarships, and making less on ticket sales than MSU (unless they're charging double, which is possible). Goes to show this whole thing is about TV and the size of your market, not how many people you put in your stadium.

[BelgradeBobcat]

It's interesting that the schedule as reflected on the MSU website does mot list a location for the game against Maine. All other home games have Bozeman as the location. Could this game be played in a neutral site possibly?

Pretty certain it's just an oversight by whoever did the schedule. If MSU were going to play a neutral site game they'd have announced it by now for fans who plan early for upcoming seasons.

Yeah, I don't think there is any chance of MSU only doing 5 home games in a season. Given the 12 game season if we already had 6 home games then I could see maybe a thought of a neutral site but I can't really see how MSU makes the books balance if they were to lose the home game revenue to a neutral site.

IMHO, a neutral site for an OoC FCS game doesn't make sense.......each team has travel costs but neither team has significant revenue.

I'm a little surprised that we don't have 7 home games in a 12 game season.....unfortunately the community college to the west does. You'd think that selling out an ~22k seat stadium we'd be able to to that.....

I believe in years past MSU uses the 12 game seasons to get an extra road trip in to make it easier to get six home games during an 11 game schedule.

And also get a payout game against New Mexico.
Have we heard how much the Cats are getting paid to play New Mexico? I'm curious about the minimum payout the Cats accept. One would assume that the revenue from home games is substantial, and there must be a cost associated with the risk of the Cats losing in a high-stakes game.

Some VERY rough math I would bet its probably over $500K net if you pay a Stetson $200K to come play. So that's probably the starting point of negotiations. Its also why the Montana schools don't play G5 and even PAC 12 schools very often. MWC schools can pay ISU, PSU or UNC $300K and get a D1 cupcake or you can pay $600K for a game you might lose.

nope. $360k. scheduled in 2020. I will be there.

https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/colle ... 03d67.html

Pretty interesting...they draw roughly 13-14k for home games unless NMSU is coming to town, and they'll get over 27k. But they're not generating much revenue from ticket sales. So they're spending more on non-conference games, spending more on scholarships, and making less on ticket sales than MSU (unless they're charging double, which is possible). Goes to show this whole thing is about TV and the size of your market, not how many people you put in your stadium.

New Mexico plays at Auburn and at Arizona next season. I would guess those games pay NM over a $1million each. FBS vs. FBS body bag guarantees are a lot higher than FCS vs FBS games.