1988 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1988 Montana State Bobcats football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Earle Solomonson (2nd season)

Home stadium| Sales Stadium

Seasons

<- 1987

1989 ->

1988 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Idaho $^  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 16 Montana ^  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 12 Boise State ^  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Nevada | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Northern Arizona | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Weber State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Montana State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Eastern Washington | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Idaho State | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at Florida*|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 0–69| 69,121| [2]
September 10| Mesa State*|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 10–41| |
September 17| at Eastern Washington|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| W 35–13| |
September 24| at Central Michigan*|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 10–48| |
October 1| Idaho State|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| W 45–37| |
October 8| at No. 8 Idaho|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| L 24–41| 9,200|
October 15|  No. 13 Boise State|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| W 51–7| 9,807| [3]
October 22|  No. 8 Nevada|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| W 17–14| |
October 29| Northern Arizona|

* Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 17–28| |
November 5| at No. 20 Montana|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT (rivalry)

| L 3–17| |
November 12| at Weber State|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Ogden, UT

| L 35–59| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. ^ "Gators chew up 'Cats". The Independent-Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.

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