1970 Montana State Bobcats football team

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]

1970 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana $5001010
Boise State210830
Idaho State320550
Weber State330551
Idaho220470
Montana State150280
Northern Arizona030280
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 128:00 p.m.vs. Long Beach State*L 3–196,000–6,100[3][4]
September 19North Dakota State*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 8–306,000[5]
September 26at Fresno State*W 26–129,044–10,000[6]
October 3 No. 20 Boise State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 10–177,500[7]
October 10Idaho State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 21–245,500
October 17at Weber StateL 13–565,900
October 24Northern Arizona
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–86,500
October 31Idaho
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 24–374,500[8]
November 7at No. 2 MontanaMissoula, MT (rivalry)L 0–3512,300–12,500[9]
November 14at UNLV*
L 36–382,700–3,000[10]

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References