CHENEY, Washington — Montana State’s last football outing ended riddled with controversy. The strange ending put a stamp on a rare occurrence: a Big Sky Conference loss by the Bobcats under head coach Brent Vigen.
MSU saw its 19-game winning streak, its No. 1 national ranking and its 18-game conference winning streak all disappear in the blink of a two-point conversion by the Idaho Vandals at the Kibbie Dome.
Some blamed the loss on the circumstances. Montana State was without four All-American senior captains and was coming off a “Big Sky After Dark” 28-14 win on national television. UI was coming off a bye…