1940 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1940 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1940 record4–4 (2–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado College $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Colorado Mines 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Montana State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Western State (CO) 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1940 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 4–4 record.[1] Harold Saddler was assistant coach.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Western State (CO)
W 12–0[3]
September 23San Jose State*
L 0–324,000[4]
September 27at Drake*
L 0–568,000[5]
October 5North Dakota Agricultural*dagger
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 7–02,500[6]
October 19vs. Montana*
  • Butte High Stadium
  • Butte, MT (rivalry)
L 0–66,000[7]
October 26Colorado State-Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 7–0[8]
November 2at Colorado Mines
L 7–20[9]
November 11at Idaho Southern Branch*Pocatello, IDW 15–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 100.
  3. ^ "Montana State Ready for Spartan Game Tomorrow: Bobcats Open Grid Season With Slashing 12-0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 22, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brilliant Plays Bring Spartans 34 to 0 Victory". The Montana Standard. September 24, 1940. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Drake Flays Montana Foe In 56-0 Orgy". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats Trim N.D. State, 7-0". The Billings Gazette. October 6, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grizzly Eleven Defeats Bobcats, 6-0". The Montana Standard. October 20, 1940. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats Win 7-0 Decision Over Greeley". The Great Falls Tribune. October 27, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado Mines Bumps Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. November 3, 1940. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats Defeat Idaho Southern". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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