1962 Montana State Bobcats football team

1962 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Herb Agocs (5th season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field Memorial Stadium (Great Falls)
Seasons ←  1961 1963  →

1962 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly Pomona			–					9	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss			–					9	–	1	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	2	–	0
St. Norbert			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	4	–	0
Weber State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Findlay			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	4	–	2
UC Riverside			–					3	–	5	–	0
Idaho State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Vocational			–					2	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	7	–	0
Union (NY)			–					1	–	7	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1962 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now Montana State University) as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team played its home games on campus at Gatton Field in Bozeman and compiled a 7–3 record. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 27–6	4,500	[2]
September 22	North Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 37–2	6,000	[3]
September 29	South Dakota State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 14–10
October 6	Utah State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 13–41	7,200	[4]
October 13	Idaho State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 30–14	4,900	[5]
October 20	Idaho	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 33–15	7,400	[6]
October 27	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 10–32	7,630
November 3	North Dakota	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 16–3	4,700	[7]
November 10	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 19–36	8,200	[8]
November 24	at No. 9 Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–20	10,425
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Arizona State–Flagstaff)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
3. "Bobcats manhandle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Utah State Aggies pummel Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 7, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bobcats score win over Idaho State". The Independent Record. October 14, 1962. Retrieved June 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bobcats wallop UI Vandals, 33-15". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 21, 1962. p. 2, sports.
7. "Bobcats Drop North Dakota". The Inter Lake. November 4, 1962. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UM Grizzly claws MSC 'Cats, 36-19". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 7, sports.