1980 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1980 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky.

1980 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boise State $^ 6 1 010 3 0
Idaho 4 3 06 5 0
Nevada 4 3 06 4 1
Idaho State* 4 4 06 5 0
Weber State* 4 4 04 7 0
Montana State 3 4 04 6 0
Northern Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Montana 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at North Dakota*L 6–1410,000[1]
September 20NevadaL 12–24
September 27No. 10 Boise State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 18–179,121
October 4at Weber StateL 7–12
October 11Idaho State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 21–7
October 18at IdahoL 6–1415,000
October 25Northern Arizona
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 24–27
November 1at MontanaW 24–7
November 8North Dakota State*
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, Missoula, MT
W 21–19[2]
November 15at Fresno State*L 14–2125,684

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Roster

1980 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C Larry Rubens Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2015 football media guide" (PDF). Montana State University Athletics. 2015.
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