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1987 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Long Beach State*L 15–513,606
September 12No. T–13 Sam Houston State*W 52–487,357
September 19at No. 12 Northern Iowa*L 7–5314,213
September 26Eastern Washington
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 30–3211,187
October 3at Boise StateL 13–3519,638
October 10at No. 19 NevadaL 13–3113,903
October 17 No. 13 Weber State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 32–3512,397
October 24at Northern ArizonaL 21–5413,856
October 31MontanaL 7–5517,027
November 7 No. 10 Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–146,007
November 14at Idaho StateL 33–526,050

References

  1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. Dick Wagner (September 6, 1987). "Long Beach Opens With Balanced Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Bobcats explode past Sam Houston". Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Willard passes Panthers to 53–7 pasting of Montana State". The Gazette. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bobcats good, EWU better". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Boise St. 35, Montana St. 13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1987. p. 5B.
  7. "Ault lights fire under Pack". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 11, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Weber State downs Montana St., 35–32". The Independent-Record. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lumberjacks explode". The Montana Standard. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Idaho holds off Bobcats, moves closer to Big Sky title". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Freshman quarterback leads ISU over Montana State University 52–33". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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