1974 Montana State Bobcats football team

1974 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Christensen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (4th season)
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Montana State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Idaho 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Montana 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Northern Arizona 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Weber State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Portland State*
W 29–83,432[2]
September 14at North Dakota*
L 14–3411,000[3]
September 21at Fresno State*
W 14–79,987[4]
September 28 No. 3 Boise State
L 37–409,100[5]
October 5Northern Arizona
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 44–215,500
October 12at Weber State
L 10–287,146
October 19Idaho Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 14–09,133
October 26Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 36–216,117[6]
November 2at Montana
W 43–2912,054–12,058[7][8][9]
November 16North Dakota State*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 34–146,350–6,471[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats Rock Vikings 29-8". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 8, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sioux trample MSU, 34-14". The Billings Gazette. September 15, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Eddie Lopez (September 22, 1974). "Late FSU Rally Fizzles, 'Cats Win". The Fresno Bee – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Warren Rogers (September 29, 1974). "Cats fall to Boise". The Billings Gazette. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Barrows, Bob (October 27, 1974). "MSU spurt spells Idaho loss, 36-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Game program: 74th Grizzly-Bobcat Football Classic". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). November 2, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bobcats scratch Montana 43-29". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 3, 1974. p. 17.
  9. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Bobcats win, finish 7–3". The Billings Gazette. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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