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Montana State Bobcats football

The Montana State Bobcats football program competes in the  of the The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and . It is the only college football program in the nation to win national championships on three different levels of competition, (now FCS). The Bobcats have played in 962 games and their all-time record stands at 469-461-32.

The first championship came in Montana State's last season in the which moved to  in 1952. The national championship was the first ever for the RMAC and was also the first time the NAIA had a football champion. The Bobcats were members of the RMAC from 1917 to 1956, after being an independent from 1897 to 1916. MSC rejoined the NCAA (College Division) in 1957, and had one of its most successful runs as an independent from 1957 to 1962 with six straight winning seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 1957 and 8-1 in 1958. In 1963, Montana State became a charter member of the , where it has won two national championships.