Week 4 · Saturday, September 19, 2026
How to Watch Montana State vs.
Central Connecticut State
The 3–0 Bobcats host Central Connecticut State at Bobcat Stadium for Pack the Place in Pink. Here is the channel, the kickoff time, the stream and the radio call — all of it checked against MSU Athletics and Scripps Sports this week.
- Kickoff
- 1:00 p.m. Mountain · Saturday, Sept 19 Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman · pregame show at 12:30 p.m.
- TV
- The Spot – MTN (Scripps Sports) Statewide in Montana, plus KTGF in Great Falls and KTVH in Helena. Channel numbers below.
- Stream
- ESPN+ The only option if you are outside Montana.
- Radio
- Bobcat Radio Network KXLB 100.7 FM in Bozeman · free audio on the Varsity Network app.
What channel is the game on?
Scripps Sports is carrying this one on The Spot – MTN, the sports channel run by the six Montana Television Network stations, and it is also airing on KTGF in Great Falls and KTVH in Helena. The Spot is a digital subchannel, so over the air it sits on a decimal channel that changes by market:
| City | Over the air | Spectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Bozeman | 7.2 | 11 |
| Billings | 2.2 | 11 |
| Butte | 4.2 | 11 |
| Great Falls | 3.2 | 12 |
| Helena | 12.2 | 11 |
| Missoula | 8.2 | 18 |
Over-the-air numbers are the ones Scripps listed for this game. Spectrum numbers come from the Scripps carriage announcement and have been stable through the season; DirecTV carries The Spot somewhere between channels 4 and 14 depending on your market. If your guide still shows the CBS affiliate, you are on the main channel — go one up, to the .2.
Can I stream it?
Yes — on ESPN+, which is where every Big Sky home game that is not on a national ESPN network ends up. If you are watching from outside Montana, that is your only option: The Spot – MTN does not exist outside the state and is not on any national streaming package.
One thing that trips people up: ESPN+ is not the same as having the ESPN app through a cable login. A cable subscription that gets you ESPN and ESPN2 does not include ESPN+ games. Next week's Northern Arizona game is on ESPN2, which flips that around — that one your cable package probably does cover.
Radio and audio
The Bobcat Radio Network carries every game with Keaton Gillogly on play-by-play, Leo Davis in the booth and Dan Davies on the sideline. The Bozeman flagship is KXLB 100.7 FM. Around the state:
- BozemanKXLB 100.7 FM
- BillingsKGHL 790 AM / 94.7 FM
- ButteKXTL 1370 AM
- MissoulaKMPT 930 AM
- Great FallsKINX 102.7 FM
- KalispellKGEZ 600 AM / 96.5 FM
Out of range of all of those, the radio call streams free on the Varsity Network app and at msubobcats.com.
What to know before kickoff
Montana State comes in off a 20–7 win at FBS Nevada, the defense holding the Wolf Pack to one touchdown. Central Connecticut State, a Northeast Conference program making the long trip from New Britain, arrives at 0–2. This is the last non-conference game on the card — Big Sky play starts the following week.
Saturday is Pack the Place in Pink, MSU's breast cancer awareness game. Wear pink.
Verified September 16, 2026 against msubobcats.com, the Big Sky Conference and Scripps Sports listings. Kickoff times and TV windows move; check your local listings on gameday. msucats.com is a fan site and has no affiliation with Montana State University.