1974 Montana State Bobcats football team
American college football season
1974 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 7–3 (4–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Don Christensen (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (4th season) |
Home stadium | Sales Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Boise State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 7 | at Portland State* | W 29–8 | 3,432 | [2] | |||
September 14 | at North Dakota* |
| L 14–34 | 11,000 | [3] | ||
September 21 | at Fresno State* | W 14–7 | 9,987 | [4] | |||
September 28 | No. 3 Boise State |
| L 37–40 | 9,100 | [5] | ||
October 5 | Northern Arizona |
| W 44–21 | 5,500 | |||
October 12 | at Weber State | L 10–28 | 7,146 | ||||
October 19 | Idaho State![]() |
| W 14–0 | 9,133 | |||
October 26 | Idaho |
| W 36–21 | 6,117 | [6] | ||
November 2 | at Montana | W 43–29 | 12,054–12,058 | [7][8][9] | |||
November 16 | North Dakota State* |
| W 34–14 | 6,350–6,471 | [10] | ||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bobcats Rock Vikings 29-8". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 8, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux trample MSU, 34-14". The Billings Gazette. September 15, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Eddie Lopez (September 22, 1974). "Late FSU Rally Fizzles, 'Cats Win". The Fresno Bee – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Warren Rogers (September 29, 1974). "Cats fall to Boise". The Billings Gazette. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barrows, Bob (October 27, 1974). "MSU spurt spells Idaho loss, 36-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
- ^ "Game program: 74th Grizzly-Bobcat Football Classic". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 2, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Bobcats scratch Montana 43-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Bobcats win, finish 7–3". The Billings Gazette. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.