1969 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1969 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–8 (0–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Tom Parac (2nd season)
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
Weber State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Idaho State 2 2 0 5 5 0
Idaho 1 3 0 2 8 0
Montana State 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Parac, the Bobcats compiled a 1–8 record (0–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last out of five teams in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Portland State*Billings, MTL 6–226,500
September 20North Dakota*
W 36–163,000–4,500[2]
September 27Fresno State*No. 17
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 20–287,500
October 4at No. 8 Northern Arizona*L 0–357,900–8,000[3]
October 11at Idaho StateL 7–206,500
October 18Weber Statedagger
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 3–538,300
October 25at Idaho
L 21–3110,452–10,500[4][5]
November 1 No. 3 Montana
L 6–79,100–10,000[6]
November 8at Eastern Michigan*L 7–316,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Wilson, Mike (October 26, 1969). "Mitch Lansdell sparks Idaho to win over Montana State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  5. ^ Payne, Bob (October 26, 1969). "Idaho wins odd game with 'Cats". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ "Narrow win for Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 2, 1969. p. 2, sports.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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