1971 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 2–7–1 (0–5–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Don Christensen (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Sonny Lubick (1st season) |
Home stadium | Gatton Field (final season) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Boise State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–5–1 in Big Sky, last).[1]
Home games were played on campus at Gatton Field in Bozeman, Montana; the stadium was razed following this season,[2] and the site is now occupied by the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 11 | vs. North Dakota* |
| L 15–17 | 6,500–7,000 | [3][4] | ||
September 18 | at North Dakota State* | L 12–28 | 9,700 | [5][6] | |||
September 25 | Fresno State* | W 37–28 | 7,500 | [7] | |||
October 2 | Portland State* |
| W 23–8 | 7,000 | [8] | ||
October 9 | at Northern Arizona | L 16–25 | 7,436 | ||||
October 16 | Weber State![]() |
| T 21–21 | 5,500 | [9] | ||
October 23 | at Idaho State | L 36–38 | 10,700 | [10] | |||
October 30 | at Boise State | L 24–52 | 11,217 | ||||
November 6 | Montana |
| L 0–30 | 9,000–9,200 | [11] | ||
November 13 | at Idaho | L 2–40 | 12,900 | [12] | |||
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