1988 Montana State Bobcats football team

1988 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Weber State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Montana State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Idaho State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Florida*
L 0–6969,121[2]
September 10Mesa State*
L 10–416,637[3]
September 17at Eastern Washington
W 35–13[4]
September 24at Central Michigan*
L 10–4818,516[5]
October 1Idaho State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–37[6]
October 8at No. 8 Idaho
L 24–419,200[7]
October 15 No. 13 Boise Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 51–79,807[8]
October 22 No. 8 Nevada
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–148,467[9]
October 29Northern Arizonadagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–289,777[10]
November 5at No. 20 Montana
L 3–1715,142[11]
November 12at Weber State
L 35–592,957[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gators chew up 'Cats". The Independent-Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NAIA's Mesa State maces Cats". The Montana Standard. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Intense MSU ends streak". The Spokesman-Review. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CMU spreads fun around for three backs". The Saginaw News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats come from behind to nip ISU Bengals 45–37". South Idaho Press. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Friesz leads Idaho to win over Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
  9. ^ "Surprising Bobcats stun Nevada–Reno". Great Falls Tribune. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Jacks chop down 'Cats". Shoshone News-Press. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Griz top Bobcats 17–3". The Independent-Record. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Weber outscores Montana State". The Independent-Record. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.