1997 Montana State Bobcats football team

1997 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Eastern Washington $^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Montana ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
  5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 No. 20 D-II Chadron State*
W 24–1410,007[2]
September 20at Southwest Texas State*
L 26–2819,198[3]
September 27at Idaho State
W 14–135,280[4]
October 4 No. 20 Eastern Washington
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–711,107[5]
October 11at No. 12 Northern Arizona
L 13–149,247[6][7]
October 18Cal State Northridgedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 31–209,357[8]
October 25at Portland State
L 0–447,811[9]
November 1Weber State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–144,427[10]
November 8 No. 23 Cal Poly*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 19–203,497[11]
November 15at Sacramento State
W 30–62,018[12]
November 22 No. 11 Montana
L 25–2713,507[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Montana State rallies beat Chadron State College". Star-Herald. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SW Texas wins battle of Bobcats". The Missoulian. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats slip past Bengals". The Billings Gazette. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats dump Eagles". The Independent-Record. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jason Stone (October 12, 1997). "NAU's defense rises to occasion: 'Much-maligned' unit key to 14–13 Jacks win". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 21, 24. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NAU edges Bobcats". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. October 12, 1997. p. B4. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fernando Dominguez (October 19, 1997). "Northridge Has Rundown Feeling". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Vikings flatten Montana State". The Billings Gazette. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats stop Weber State". The Daily Inter Lake. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late kick spells doom for Bobcats". The Spokesman-Review. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bobcats hammer Sac St". The Independent-Record. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sparks fly in Montana Power Classic as Griz slip by 'Cats". The Montana Standard. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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