1979 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9 (I-AA)
Record6–4 (6–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumReno H. Sales Stadium
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Boise State * 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Idaho 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Idaho State 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was ineligible for conference title
         or I-AA playoffs.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8North Dakota*
L 16–207,070[1]
September 15Fresno State*
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 20–228,143
September 22at Idaho State
W 31–14
September 29at Boise State
L 0–1420,712[2]
October 6Weber State
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 40–21
October 13at No. T–8 Nevada
W 12–109,215
October 20at No. 6 Northern Arizona
W 10–7
October 27IdahoNo. 9
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–207,127[3]
November 3MontanaNo. 8
  • Reno H. Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 38–21[4]
November 10North Dakota State*No. 6
L 7–21[5]

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Roster

1979 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Tony Boddie Fr
WR 81 Mike Carle Fr
WR 8 Mark McGrath Sr
C Larry Rubens So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 32 Mike McLeod Sr
SS Tim Sturdevant So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tough defenses". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. 3D.
  3. ↑ Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1979). "Bad day at Bozeman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2D.
  4. ↑ "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
  5. ↑ "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2015 football media guide" (PDF). Montana State University Athletics. 2015.
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