1979 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible.

1979 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9 (I-AA)
Record6–4 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Boise State * 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Idaho 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Idaho State 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was ineligible for conference title
         or I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8North Dakota*
L 16–207,070[1]
September 15Fresno State*
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 20–228,143
September 22at Idaho State
W 31–14
September 29at Boise State
L 0–1420,712[2]
October 6Weber State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 40–21
October 13at No. T–8 Nevada
W 12–109,215
October 20at No. 6 Northern Arizona
W 10–7
October 27IdahoNo. 9
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–207,127[3]
November 3MontanaNo. 8
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 38–21[4]
November 10North Dakota State*No. 6
L 7–21[5]

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Roster
1979 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Tony Boddie Fr
WR 81 Mike Carle Fr
WR 8 Mark McGrath Sr
C Larry Rubens So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 32 Mike McLeod Sr
SS Tim Sturdevant So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. "Tough defenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. 3D.
  3. Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1979). "Bad day at Bozeman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2D.
  4. "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
  5. "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2015 football media guide" (PDF). Montana State University Athletics. 2015.
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