1958 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1958 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Herb Agocs (1st season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern		–		9	–	0	–	0
Rochester		–		8	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly		–		8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee		–		8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Buffalo		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Montana State		–		8	–	1	–	0
North Park		–		7	–	1	–	0
Carthage		–		7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		5	–	5	–	0
No. 8 Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	0
Washington University		–		4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State		–		4	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Memphis State		–		4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside		–		2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii		–		5	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert		–		3	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine		–		1	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled an 8–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 15–8	6,000
September 27	South Dakota State	No. 14	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 23–6	5,700–6,700
October 4	at San Diego	No. 9	San Diego, CA	W 31–6	7,300
October 11	at North Dakota State	No. 10	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–20	5,000
October 18	No. 4 Idaho State	No. 7	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 17–6	8,500
October 25	Omaha	No. 5	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 42–0	3,100
November 1	St. Ambrose	No. 2	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 39–18	5,000
November 8	at No. 18 Cal Poly	No. 2	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–16	6,000
November 15	at Montana	No. 7	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 20–6	7,500–7,600
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

"Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
"Bobcats Defeat North Dakota, 15-8". The Montana Standard. September 21, 1958. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
"Bobcats rally for 33–20 grid victory". The Independent-Record. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Ray T. Rocene (November 16, 1958). "Long Runs in Last Period Win for Cats". The Missoulian. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

v t e Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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