1998 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1998 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents), tied for second place in the Big Sky, and were ranked No. 25 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network (wire service).[1]

1998 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Montana $^  6 –2   8 –4  
Cal State Northridge  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 25 Montana State  5 –3   7 –4  
Weber State  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Washington  4 –4   5 –6  
Portland State  4 –4   5 –6  
Northern Arizona  3 –5   6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –5   5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team played its home games in the new Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana. The new stadium was built on the site of the former Reno H. Sales Stadium. The west side was new and included a combined sky box and press box.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Fort Lewis*
W 45–9
September 12at Wyoming*
L 9–17
September 19Western Washington*
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 41–12
September 26Sacramento Statedagger
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 37–3010,227
October 10at No. 9 Weber State
W 10–7
October 17Portland StateNo. 21
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 31–34
October 24at No. 24 Cal State Northridge
W 32–266,124[3]
October 31Northern ArizonaNo. 21
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 32–25
November 7at Eastern WashingtonNo. 14
L 24–31
November 14Idaho StateNo. 21
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 66–35
November 21at No. 20 MontanaNo. 19
L 21–2819,238

References
  1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. Scott Mansch (September 3, 1998). "Preparations all in place at new 'Bobcat Stadium'". Great Falls Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Fernando Dominguez (October 25, 1998). "Montana State Steps Over Matadors, 32-26". Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. D16. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
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