1987 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1987 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Long Beach State*L 15–513,606[2]
September 12No. T–13 Sam Houston State*W 52–487,357[3]
September 19at No. 12 Northern Iowa*L 7–5314,213
September 26Eastern Washington
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 30–32
October 3at Boise StateL 13–3519,638[4]
October 10at No. 19 NevadaL 13–3113,903[5]
October 17 No. 13 Weber Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 32–35
October 24at Northern ArizonaL 21–54
October 31Montana
L 7–5517,027[6]
November 7 No. 10 Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–146,007
November 14at Idaho StateL 33–52

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Boise St. 35, Montana St. 13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1987. p. 5B.
  5. ^ "Ault lights fire under Pack". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 11, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.