1996 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1996 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Cliff Hysell (5th season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^	6	–	1	9	–	3
Cal State Northridge	4	–	3	7	–	4
Weber State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	3	–	4	6	–	5
Montana State	3	–	4	6	–	5
Idaho State	1	–	6	4	–	7
Sacramento State	0	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	0	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 7–31	23,210
September 21	Minnesota Duluth*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 37–0
September 28	No. 17 Idaho State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 17–13
October 5	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	L 13–20
October 12	No. 10 Northern Arizona	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–48
October 19	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 24–17	5,631
October 26	Portland State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–6	4,227
November 2	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	L 7–17
November 9	Cal Poly*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 37–20
November 16	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 49–14	2,107
November 23	at No. 2 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 14–35	19,042
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

1996 Montana State Bobcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Kenyatte Morgan	Jr
QB	`2`	Duncan McLean	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

"Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
Jeff Fletcher (October 20, 1996). "Matadors Suffer the Ache, 24-17". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats cruise to 24–6 win". The Billings Gazette. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats roll past Sac State". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 17, 1996. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.

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