1970 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1970 Montana State Bobcats football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 2–8 (1–5 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Tom Parac (3rd season)

Home stadium| Gatton Field

Seasons

<- 1969

1971 ->

1970 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Montana $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Boise State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Idaho State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Weber State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Idaho | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Montana State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1970 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Tom Parac, the Bobcats compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against Big Sky opponents) and finished sixth out of seven teams in the Big Sky.[1]

Defensive end Gary Gustafson received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12| 8:00 p.m.| vs. Long Beach State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Great Falls, MT

| L 3–19| 6,000–6,100| [3][4]
September 19| | North Dakota State*|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 8–30| 6,000| [5]
September 26| | at Fresno State*|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| W 26–12| 9,044–10,000| [6]
October 3| |  No. 20 Boise State|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 10–17| 7,500| [7]
October 10| | Idaho State|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 21–24| 5,500|
October 17| | at Weber State|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| L 13–56| 5,900|
October 24| | Northern Arizona|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| W 28–8| 6,500|
October 31| | Idaho|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 24–37| 4,500| [8]
November 7| | at No. 2 Montana| Missoula, MT (rivalry)| L 0–35| 12,300–12,500| [9]
November 14| | at UNLV*|

* Butcher Field
* Las Vegas, NV

| L 36–38| 2,700–3,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## References

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1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 12, 1970). "It's Long Beach Power vs. MSU Pride". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Ashley, Mayo (September 13, 1970). "Long Beach Trim Bobcats 19-3". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. p. 17. Retrieved September 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Bison trample 'Cats, 30–8". The Billings Gazette. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Fresno State 1970 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
7. ^ "Broncos nip Montana State in first Big Sky contest". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 14.
8. ^ Payne, Bob (November 1, 1970). "Vandals have pleasant day with Montana State victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
9. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
10. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
11. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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