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1981 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Idaho State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Boise State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Nevada 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Weber State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

The 1981 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Sonny Lubick in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 3–7 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Washington State*L 21–3323,721
September 19Fresno State*W 30–26
September 26Simon Fraser*
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 35–147,127
October 3Weber State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 20–28
October 10at No. 7 Boise StateL 10–2018,842
October 17Idaho
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 29–2810,017
October 24at Northern ArizonaL 14–20
October 31Montana
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–2714,000
November 7at No. 2 Idaho StateL 3–3110,468
November 14at NevadaL 13–464,900

Roster

1981 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Tony Boddie Jr
WR 81 Mike Carle Jr
WR 18 Britt Freeman Sr
C Larry Rubens Sr
QB 12 Dennis Stauch Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Mark Fellows Fr
SS Tim Sturdevant Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "Washington State teams Bobcats". The Montana Standard. September 13, 1981 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "FSU needs to lick wounds". The Hanford Sentinel. September 21, 1981 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Wintrode, Warren (September 27, 1981). "Bobcats intercept Clansmen". The Montana Standard – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Wintrode, Warren (October 4, 1981). "Weber overhauls Cats". The Montana Standard – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "Broncos bump Cats". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1981 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. Wintrode, Warren (October 18, 1981). "MSU nips Idaho 29-28". The Independent-Record – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Four boots gives NAU 20-14 win". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1981 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. "Grizzlies earn braggin' rights". The Missoulian. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Idaho State mauls MSU to move into tie for lead". The Idaho Statesman. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Pack ends home campaign with big win over Bobcats". Nevada State Journal. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "2015 football media guide" (PDF). Montana State University Athletics. 2015.
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