1958 Montana State Bobcats football team

1958 Montana State Bobcats football
1958 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
1958 record	8–1
Head coach	Herb Agocs (1st season);
Home stadium	Gatton Field
	Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled an 8–1 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 15–8
September 27	South Dakota State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 23–6
October 4	at San Diego	San Diego, CA	W 31–6
October 11	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–20		^[2]
October 18	Idaho State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 17–6
October 25	Omaha	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 42–0
November 1	St. Ambrose	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 39–18
November 8	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–16
November 15	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 20–6	7,000	^[3]
Homecoming

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats rally for 33–20 grid victory". The Independent-Record. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ray T. Rocene (November 16, 1958). "Long Runs in Last Period Win for Cats". The Missoulian. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

v t Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Mississippi Southern		–		9	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly		–		8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee		–		8	–	0	–	0
Buffalo		–		8	–	1	–	0
Montana State		–		8	–	1	–	0
North Park		–		7	–	1	–	0
Carthage		–		7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		6	–	3	–	0
La Verne		–		5	–	3	–	1
Hofstra		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	0
Washington University		–		4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State		–		4	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside		–		2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii		–		5	–	7	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine		–		1	–	7	–	0