1972 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1972 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and won the Big Sky championship.[3]

1972 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1972 record8–3 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumVan Winkle Stadium
(at Bozeman High School)[1][2]
1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana State $ 5 1 08 3 0
Idaho State 4 1 07 3 0
Boise State 3 3 07 4 0
Montana 3 3 03 8 0
Idaho 2 3 04 7 0
Weber State 2 4 05 5 0
Northern Arizona 0 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

For this season only, home games were played at Van Winkle Stadium at Bozeman High School.[1][2]

The Bobcat offense featured flanker Sam McCullum, who led the conference in scoring.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at North DakotaL 28–48
September 16North Dakota State
W 27–24[5]
September 23at Cal PolyL 7–34
September 30Idaho
W 17–36,000[1][2]
October 7Northern Arizona
  • Van Winkle Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 23–9
October 14at Weber StateW 9–3
October 21Boise State
  • Van Winkle Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 37–10
October 28Idaho State
  • Van Winkle Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 16–20
November 4at MontanaW 21–312,600[4]
November 11at Simon FraserVancouver, BCW 35–14
November 18at Fresno StateW 10–616,854
  • Homecoming

References

  1. Payne, Bob (September 30, 1972). "Idaho seeks 'restarter' in Bozeman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  2. Payne, Bob (October 1, 1972). "Vandal title hopes lost: MSU gets 17-3 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. "Bobcats roll". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.
  5. "QB sneak beats gun, Cats nip NDS 27–24". Great Falls Tribune. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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