Gold Rush 2025
The tradition continues....
Montana State University announces the 2025 Gold Rush t-shirt design.
Montana State University Gold Rush T-shirts are now available for the Bobcats’ Sept. 6 home opener football game against South Dakota State. This season marks the 18th year of the T-shirt design tradition.
MSU fans can now purchase the locally designed, gold-colored shirts to show their love for the ’Cats during this year’s Gold Rush game. The design features the Bobcat logo emblazoned on a football helmet encircled by text reading “Gold Rush 2025” and “Montana State Bobcats.”
Montana native Melanie Fabrizius, who grew up in Belfry and now lives in Billings, won the design contest. She heard about the contest through the father of star players Brody and Bryce Grebe, who is a family friend. Because of this connection, she said she has been an especially invested Bobcat fan.
“Watching the MSU team grow and make such an impressive run has been an absolute blast, and it’s been exciting to follow everything they’ve accomplished,” Fabrizius said. “I am beyond excited to attend the game and see a stadium full of fans having fun while wearing my design. As an artist, it doesn’t get better than that!”
Fabrizius has been a graphic artist for 12 years and specializes in designing rodeo posters. She reviewed the winning T-shirt designs from 2014 to now, was surprised to see none of them featured a football helmet, and decided to submit her unique design.
Amy Kanuch, MSU's chief marketing officer, said the Gold Rush tradition marks the start of celebrating a new athletic and academic year.
“We look forward to seeing our students, alumni and fans in a sea of gold in Bobcat Stadium on Sept. 6,” Kanuch said.
Supplies of the Gold Rush T-shirts are limited, and sales begin today, July 25. The shirts cost $20 and are available for purchase at the MSU Bookstore on campus and at Universal Athletic stores in Bozeman, Billings, Butte, Great Falls and Kalispell. They are also available online at msubookstore.org and shop.msubobcats.com.
Tradition
Gold Rush is Bobcat tradition that kicks off the new season of Bobcat Football. On the first home game, fans fill the stadium in a sea of gold wearing a custom t-shirt design proclaiming their Bobcat pride.
