1963 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1963 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Gatton Field
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho State $ 3 –0 –05 –3 –0
Montana State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0
Weber State 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Montana 0 –3 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Idaho was an independent in football and played
    only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State.

The 1963 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) in the Big Sky Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished second out of four teams in the Big Sky Conference. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 148:00 p.m.vs. South Dakota State *
L 6–96,500 [2] [3] [4]
September 21at Tulsa *
L 13–2313,400 [5]
September 28 Fresno State *
W 29–76,500–7,000 [6]
October 5at Nevada *
W 41–131,800 [7]
October 12at Weber State
W 26–86,500 [8]
October 19 Arizona State–Flagstaff *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–77,500 [9]
October 26at Idaho State
L 15–196,000 [10]
November 2 North Dakota *
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 19–03,100 [11]
November 9 Montana
W 18–38,500 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bobcats, Jackrabbits Meet at Memorial Stadium Tonight". Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana. September 14, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Jackrabbits Pass to Win Over MSC in Final Quarter". Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana. September 15, 1963. p. 11. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Caraher, Joe (September 15, 1963). "South Dakota State Edges Bobcats 9 to 6". Daily Inter Lake . Kalispell, Montana. p. 8. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Tulsa hangs on, 23–13". Tulsa World. September 22, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bobcats smother inept Bulldogs in 29–7 breeze". The Fresno Bee. September 29, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Montana State Bobcats claw Nevada U 41–13". The Sacramento Bee. October 6, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bobcats bury Weber". Great Falls Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Idaho State earns Big Sky victory". The Spokesman-Review. October 27, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bobcats rout Sioux, 19–0 in intersectional clash". The Idaho Statesman. November 3, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bobcats best Grizzlies, 18–3". The Missoulian. November 10, 1963. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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