1973 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 Montana State Bobcats football Big Sky Conference Big Sky 7–4 5–1 Sonny Holland 3rd Don Christensen 3rd Sonny Lubick 3rd Sales Stadium The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.Bobcat Record Book 2018 Montana State University 59 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/msubobcats.com/documents/2018/10/4/FB_Guide_2018_Records.pdf September 30, 2021 November 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211102233406/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/msubobcats.com/documents/2018/10/4/FB_Guide_2018_Records.pdf dead The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.New year, new stadium for Cats Great Falls Tribune September 6, 1973 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86288752/sales-stadium/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1973 small college AP y y y September 8 Idaho State<ncg> Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 42–7 8,350 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-msu-crushes-idaho/160985992/ The Independent-Record MSU crushes Idaho State, 42–7 September 9, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com September 15 at North Dakota State<ncg> Dacotah Field Fargo, ND L 17–34 6,700–7,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86515194/msu-loses-free-for-all/ The Billings Gazette MSU loses free-for-all September 16, 1973 October 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 22 at No. 10 Boise State Bronco Stadium Boise, ID L 17–27 14,521 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qC1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4611%2C3743933 The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Autele leads Boise victory September 23, 1973 2, sports December 15, 2024 Google News Archive September 29 Fresno State<ncg> Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 38–6 9,253–9,257 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-cats-ground-attack/160986313/ Great Falls Tribune Cats' ground attack blasts Fresno 38–6 September 30, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com October 6 at Idaho State ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID W 43–21 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-mike-dunbarr-guides/160986428/ The Billings Gazette Mike Dunbar guides Bobcat steamroller October 7, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 Weber State<hc> Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 33–0 9,837 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-bobcats-bury-weber-330/160986516/ The Missoulian Bobcats bury Weber, 33–0 October 14, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 Montana Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry) W 33–7 12,335 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-cats-tumble-tips-3/160986628/ The Daily Inter Lake Cats tumble Tips, 33–7 October 21, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 at Idaho Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID W 35-14 7,068 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KZRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_zAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3230%2C7116220 Lewiston Morning Tribune Emerson Paul Classy Montana State punishes Vandals, 35–14 October 28, 1973 19 December 15, 2024 Google News Archive November 3 at Northern Arizona Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ W 45–0 3,100 'Cats blast Axers, 45–0 Idaho State Journal November 4, 1973 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86288603/cats-blast-axers-45-0/ December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 1973 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota<ncg> 15 Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT L 30–41 5,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-sioux-end-bobcat/160986740/ The Independent-Record Sioux end Bobcat win streak November 11, 1973 December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 at 1973 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara<ncg> Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA L 6–10 4,220 Santa Clara clips MSU eleven, 10–6 The Montana Standard November 18, 1973 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86288508/santa-clara-clips-msu-eleven-10-6/ December 15, 2024 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/440/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 21, 2022 References Montana State Category:Montana State Bobcats football seasons Montana State Bobcats football