1998 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 1998 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 25 |
| Record | 7–4 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Bobcat Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Montana $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents), tied for second place in the Big Sky, and were ranked No. 25 in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network (wire service).[1]
The team played its home games in the new Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana. The new stadium was built on the site of the former Reno H. Sales Stadium. The west side was new and included a combined sky box and press box.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 5 | Fort Lewis* | W 45–9 | 8,297 | [3] | ||||
| September 12 | at Wyoming* | L 9–17 | 15,445 | [4] | ||||
| September 19 | Western Washington* |
| W 41–12 | 8,000 | [5] | |||
| September 26 | Sacramento State |
| W 37–30 | 10,227 | [6] | |||
| October 10 | at No. 9 Weber State | W 10–7 | 8,002 | [7] | ||||
| October 17 | Portland State | No. 21 |
| L 31–34 | 10,717 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | at No. 24 Cal State Northridge | W 32–26 | 6,124 | [9] | ||||
| October 31 | Northern Arizona | No. 21 |
| W 32–25 | 7,267 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | at Eastern Washington | No. 14 | L 24–31 | 4,028 | [11] | |||
| November 14 | Idaho State | No. 21 |
| W 66–35 | 7,017 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | at No. 20 Montana | No. 19 | L 21–28 | 19,238 | [13] | |||
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Scott Mansch (September 3, 1998). "Preparations all in place at new 'Bobcat Stadium'". Great Falls Tribune. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats cage Ft. Lewis". Great Falls Tribune. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats scare I-A Wyoming". Arizona Daily Sun. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Division I-AA Montana State rolls over Vikings 41–12". The Bellingham Herald. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats sting Sac State". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats hold off Weber". The Missoulian. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats: Lose on late field goal". Great Falls Tribune. October 18, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (October 25, 1998). "Montana State Steps Over Matadors, 32–26". Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. D16. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats claw back against old nemesis Northern Arizona". The Montana Standard. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. Washington upends Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats clobber Bengals". The Missoulian. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death, taxes and Grizzlies over Bobcats". The Spokesman-Review. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.