The 1953 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1953 college football season. In its second season under head coach Tony Storti, the team compiled a 4–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and finished second out of six teams in the RMC.[1]
| 1953 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (4–1 RMC) |
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| Home stadium | Gatton Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State–Greeley | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | College of Idaho* | L 26–38 | |||||
| September 26 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | W 25–7 | ||||
| October 3 | Western State (CO)* |
| W 14–13 | ||||
| October 10 | Colorado State–Greeley |
| W 26–0 | ||||
| October 17 | at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | W 20–0 | ||||
| October 24 | at North Dakota* | L 7–14 | [2] | ||||
| October 31 | Idaho State |
| L 0–13 | [3] | |||
| November 7 | Montana* |
| L 13–32 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "North Dakota Remains Undefeated in Dumping Montana State, 14-7". The Independent Record. October 25, 1953. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats Miss Chance for Loop Crown as They Bow to Idaho State". The Billings Gazette. November 1, 1953. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.