1987 Montana State Bobcats football team

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]

1987 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 1 010 3 0
Montana 5 3 06 5 0
Boise State 4 4 06 5 0
Nevada 4 4 05 6 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 07 4 0
Idaho State 3 5 03 7 1
Eastern Washington 2 6 04 7 0
Montana State 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

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 7–53
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

  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
  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.
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