1977 Montana State Bobcats football team
American college football season
1977 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–3 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (7th season) |
Home stadium | Sales Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. T–5 Boise State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 10 | North Dakota* |
| W 21–7 | 6,850 | ||||
September 17 | at North Dakota State* | W 24–17 | 12,100 | [2] | ||||
September 24 | Fresno State* | No. 1 |
| W 24–14 | 10,100 | |||
October 1 | at Boise State | No. 1 | L 0–26 | 20,552 | [3][4] | |||
October 8 | Weber State![]() | No. 5 |
| W 27–24 | 10,000 | |||
October 15 | at Idaho State | No. 4 | W 31–0 | 8,777 | ||||
October 22 | Idaho | No. 3 | L 6–17 | 8,750 | [5] | |||
October 29 | Montana |
| W 24–19 | 15,050 | ||||
November 5 | at Northern Arizona | L 21–28 | 14,216 | |||||
November 19 | at Portland State* | L 35–56 | 4,624 | |||||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Bobcats tip Bison, 24–17". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU, Boise square off today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
- ^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho 'D' does job on MSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1977. p. D1.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.