1987 Montana State Bobcats football team

1987 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Long Beach State*
L 15–513,606[2]
September 12No. T–13 Sam Houston State*
W 52–487,357[3]
September 19at No. 12 Northern Iowa*
L 7–5314,213[4]
September 26Eastern Washington
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 30–3211,187[5]
October 3at Boise State
L 13–3519,638[6]
October 10at No. 19 Nevada
L 13–3113,903[7]
October 17 No. 13 Weber Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 32–3512,397[8]
October 24at Northern Arizona
L 21–5413,856[9]
October 31Montana
L 7–5517,027[10]
November 7 No. 10 Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–146,007[11]
November 14at Idaho State
L 33–526,050[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Dick Wagner (September 6, 1987). "Long Beach Opens With Balanced Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Bobcats explode past Sam Houston". Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Willard passes Panthers to 53–7 pasting of Montana State". The Gazette. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats good, EWU better". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boise St. 35, Montana St. 13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1987. p. 5B.
  7. ^ "Ault lights fire under Pack". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 11, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Weber State downs Montana St., 35–32". The Independent-Record. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lumberjacks explode". The Montana Standard. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Idaho holds off Bobcats, moves closer to Big Sky title". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Freshman quarterback leads ISU over Montana State University 52–33". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.