1977 Montana State Bobcats football team

1977 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (7th season)
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10North Dakota*
W 21–76,850[2]
September 17at North Dakota State*
W 24–1712,100[3]
September 24Fresno State*No. 1
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 24–1410,100[4]
October 1at Boise StateNo. 1
L 0–2620,552[5][6]
October 8Weber StatedaggerNo. 5
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–2410,000[7]
October 15at Idaho StateNo. 4
W 31–08,777[8]
October 22IdahoNo. 3
L 6–178,750[9]
October 29Montana
W 24–1915,050[10]
November 5at Northern Arizona
L 21–2814,216[11]
November 19at Portland State*
L 35–564,624[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats turn back Sioux 21–7". The Forum. September 11, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats tip Bison, 24–17". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana State gets revenge, stops fumbling Fresno State". The Idaho Statesman. September 25, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "MSU, Boise square off today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26–0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Bobcats rally to nip Weber". The Missoulian. October 9, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats bury Idaho State". The Daily Inter Lake. October 16, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Idaho 'D' does job on MSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1977. p. D1.
  10. ^ "Montana St. defeats Mont". South Idaho Press. October 30, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northern Arizona clips Montana State, 28–21". Idaho State Journal. November 6, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vikings, Lomax bomb Bobcats for 469 yards". Great Falls Tribune. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.