1980 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1980 Montana State Bobcats football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Sonny Lubick (3rd season)

Home stadium| Reno H. Sales Stadium

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Boise State $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Idaho | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Nevada | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Idaho State*  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Weber State*  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Montana State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Montana | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
* * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game.

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| at North Dakota*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 6–14| 10,000| [1]
September 20| Nevada|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 12–24| |
September 27| No. 10 Boise State|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| W 18–17| 9,121|
October 4| at Weber State|

* Stewart Stadium
* Logan, UT

| L 7–12| |
October 11| Idaho State|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| W 21–7| |
October 18| at Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| L 6–14| 15,000| [2][3][4]
October 25| Northern Arizona|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 24–27| |
November 1| at Montana|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT (rivalry)

| W 24–7| |
November 8| North Dakota State*|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, Missoula, MT

| W 21–19| 5,121| [5]
November 15| at Fresno State*|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 14–21| 25,684|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1980 Montana State Bobcats football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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C | `` | Larry Rubens | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Sonny Lubick

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
2. ^ Barrows, Bob (October 18, 1980). "Vandals, Bobcats face 'must win' situation in homecoming tilt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
3. ^ Barrows, Bob (October 19, 1980). "Idaho defense shuts down Bobcats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3C.
4. ^ Stewart, Chuck (October 20, 1980). "Idaho throttles Bobcats". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
5. ^ "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Montana State Bobcats football

Venues|

* Gatton Field (1930–1971)
* Van Winkle Stadium (1972)
* Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)

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