Montana State Adds Tennessee Tech to Football Schedule

Bobcats to play home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028 seasons

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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Montana State University's Director of Athletics Leon Costello announced on Friday that the school's football team has added a home-and-home series with Southern Conference opponent Tennessee Tech for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

Why it matters

The addition of Tennessee Tech to Montana State's future football schedules provides an opportunity for the Bobcats to face a new opponent and continue building their program's national profile through non-conference matchups.

The details

The agreement calls for Montana State to host Tennessee Tech in Bozeman in 2027, with the Bobcats then traveling to Cookeville, Tennessee to face the Golden Eagles in 2028. This will be the first-ever meetings between the two programs on the gridiron.

  • The home game against Tennessee Tech will take place in 2027.
  • The away game against Tennessee Tech will take place in 2028.

The players

Leon Costello

The Director of Athletics at Montana State University.

Tennessee Tech

A Southern Conference football program that will face Montana State in a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028.

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What’s next

The Bobcats and Golden Eagles will meet for the first time in 2027 when Montana State hosts Tennessee Tech at Bobcat Stadium.

The takeaway

This new home-and-home series provides an opportunity for Montana State to face a new opponent and continue building its national football profile through non-conference matchups against quality programs like Tennessee Tech.