1973 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 1973 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Christensen (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Sales Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Boise State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.[1]
The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | Idaho State* | W 42–7 | 8,350 | |||||
| September 15 | at North Dakota State* | L 17–34 | 6,700–7,100 | [3] | ||||
| September 22 | at No. 10 Boise State | L 17–27 | 14,521 | [4] | ||||
| September 29 | Fresno State* |
| W 38–6 | 9,253 | ||||
| October 6 | at Idaho State | W 43–21 | 11,000 | |||||
| October 13 | Weber State |
| W 33–0 | 9,837 | ||||
| October 20 | Montana |
| W 33–7 | 12,335 | ||||
| October 27 | at Idaho | W 35–14 | 7,068 | [5] | ||||
| November 3 | at Northern Arizona | W 45–0 | 3,100 | [6] | ||||
| November 10 | North Dakota* | No. 15 |
| L 30–41 | 5,600 | |||
| November 17 | at Santa Clara* | L 6–10 | 4,220 | [7] | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "New year, new stadium for Cats". Great Falls Tribune. September 6, 1973. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU loses free-for-all". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Autele leads Boise victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 23, 1973. p. 2, sports.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Classy Montana State punishes Vandals, 35-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 19.
- ^ "'Cats Blast Axers, 45-0". Idaho State Journal. November 4, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Santa Clara clips MSU eleven, 10-6". The Montana Standard. November 18, 1973. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.