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American college football season

1979 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9 (I-AA)
Record6–4 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8North Dakota*L 16–207,070
September 15Fresno State*
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 20–228,143
September 22at Idaho StateW 31–145,912
September 29at Boise StateL 0–1420,712
October 6Weber State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 40–21
October 13at No. T–8 NevadaW 12–109,215
October 20at No. 6 Northern ArizonaW 10–79,166
October 27IdahoNo. 9
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–207,127
November 3MontanaNo. 8
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT (rivalry)
W 38–21
November 10North Dakota State*No. 6L 7–212,250

Roster

1979 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Tony Boddie Fr
WR 81 Mike Carle Fr
WR 8 Mark McGrath Sr
C Larry Rubens So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 32 Mike McLeod Sr
SS Tim Sturdevant So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. "Fresno State drops Montana State 22–20". The Idaho Statesman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Big Sky Bobcats batter Bengals". Great Falls Tribune. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tough defenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. 3D.
  5. "Bobcat offense lashes out at Weber". The Billings Gazette. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Montana State nips Nevada–Reno". The Arizona Republic. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "MSU beats NAU". The Independent-Record. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1979). "Bad day at Bozeman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2D.
  9. "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
  10. "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "2015 football media guide" (PDF). Montana State University Athletics. 2015.
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