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1974 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Christensen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Montana 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northern Arizona 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Portland State*W 29–83,432
September 14at North Dakota*L 14–3411,000
September 21at Fresno State*W 14–79,987
September 28 No. 3 Boise StateL 37–409,100
October 5Northern Arizona
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 44–215,500
October 12at Weber StateL 10–287,146
October 19Idaho State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 14–09,133
October 26Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 36–216,117
November 2at MontanaW 43–2912,054–12,058
November 16North Dakota State*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 34–146,350–6,471
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. "Bobcats Rock Vikings 29–8". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 8, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sioux trample MSU, 34-14". The Billings Gazette. September 15, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Eddie Lopez (September 22, 1974). "Late FSU Rally Fizzles, 'Cats Win". The Fresno Bee – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Warren Rogers (September 29, 1974). "Cats fall to Boise". The Billings Gazette. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bobcats paste NAU, 44–21". The Missoulian. October 6, 1974. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Weber rips Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 13, 1974. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Dunbar ignites Cats, 14–0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1974. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Barrows, Bob (October 27, 1974). "MSU spurt spells Idaho loss, 36-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  10. "Game program: 74th Grizzly-Bobcat Football Classic". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 2, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  11. "Bobcats scratch Montana 43-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
  12. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  13. "Bobcats win, finish 7–3". The Billings Gazette. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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