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1959 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1959 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

1959 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra   –   9 – 0 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
North Park   –   6 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   5 – 3 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington University   –   1 – 7 – 0
St. Norbert   –   0 – 6 – 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at South Dakota State
W 27–0
September 26 No. 12 Cal PolyNo. 13
W 35–18
October 3at Arizona StateNo. 6
L 14–31
October 10North Dakota State No. 7
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 24–127,500 [2]
October 17at Idaho StateNo. 4
L 0–65,500[3]
October 24at Utah StateNo. 10
L 13–227,729
October 31North DakotaNo. 12
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 35–14[4]
November 7MontanaNo. 15
W 40–6[5]
November 14at San DiegoNo. T–14San Diego, CAW 47–0
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14". Montana Standard. November 1, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana State whips Montana Grizzlies 40-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 2.
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