Montana State Bobcats football
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Montana State Bobcats football is the college football program of Montana State University in Bozeman, known for its strong tradition in the Big Sky Conference and its intense in-state rivalry with the Montana Grizzlies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montana State Bobcats football canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10820813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Montana State Bobcats football Context triple: [Montana Grizzlies football, rival, Montana State Bobcats football]
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A.
Montana State University Bobcats men’s basketball team
The Montana State University Bobcats men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I basketball program representing Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference.
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B.
Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are the athletic teams of Boise State University, best known for their successful football program and iconic blue turf field.
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C.
Montana Grizzlies football
Montana Grizzlies football is the college football program of the University of Montana, a prominent NCAA Division I FCS team known for its strong fan base and success in the Big Sky Conference.
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D.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing South Dakota State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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E.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
South Dakota State Jackrabbits football is the collegiate football program of South Dakota State University, a prominent FCS team known for its strong performances in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and for producing NFL talent such as kicker Adam Vinatieri.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Montana State Bobcats football Target entity description: Montana State Bobcats football is the college football program of Montana State University in Bozeman, known for its strong tradition in the Big Sky Conference and its intense in-state rivalry with the Montana Grizzlies.
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A.
Montana State University Bobcats men’s basketball team
The Montana State University Bobcats men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I basketball program representing Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference.
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B.
Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are the athletic teams of Boise State University, best known for their successful football program and iconic blue turf field.
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C.
Montana Grizzlies football
Montana Grizzlies football is the college football program of the University of Montana, a prominent NCAA Division I FCS team known for its strong fan base and success in the Big Sky Conference.
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D.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing South Dakota State University in NCAA Division I sports.
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E.
South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
South Dakota State Jackrabbits football is the collegiate football program of South Dakota State University, a prominent FCS team known for its strong performances in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and for producing NFL talent such as kicker Adam Vinatieri.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FCS football program
ⓘ
college football team ⓘ |
| athleticDirectorAffiliation | Montana State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | Montana State University campus in Bozeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | varsity ⓘ |
| conference | Big Sky Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1897 ⓘ |
| fightSong |
Blue and Gold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stand Up and Cheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingConference | Big Sky Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | University of Montana football program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeGameSurface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Bobcat Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bozeman, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Champ the Bobcat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTitle |
1956 NCAA College Division football championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1976 NCAA Division II football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTitleLevel |
NCAA College Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Division II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAAdivision | Division I FCS ⓘ |
| nickname | Cats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Brent Vigen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Ash NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsIn | Bobcat Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represent | Montana State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival | Montana Grizzlies football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalry | Cat–Griz game ⓘ |
| rivalryTrophy | Great Divide Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalryType | in-state rivalry ⓘ |
| schoolColors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| sportType | college football ⓘ |
| stadiumLocation | Bozeman, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentSectionNickname | Crazies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamGender | men's ⓘ |
| teamName | Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university | Montana State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Montana State Bobcats football Description of subject: Montana State Bobcats football is the college football program of Montana State University in Bozeman, known for its strong tradition in the Big Sky Conference and its intense in-state rivalry with the Montana Grizzlies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.