1959 Montana State Bobcats football team

1959 Montana State Bobcats football
1959 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
1959 record	6–3
Head coach	Herb Agocs (2nd season);
Home stadium	Gatton Field
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

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 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD	W 27–0
September 26	Cal Poly	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–18
October 3	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–31
October 10	North Dakota State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 24–12	7,500	^[2]
October 17	at Idaho State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 0–6
October 24	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 13–22	7,729
October 31	North Dakota	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–14
November 7	Montana	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 40–6
November 14	at San Diego	San Diego, CA	W 47–0
Homecoming

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – 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

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t	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
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
Xavier		–		4	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly		–		2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	6	–	0
La Verne		–		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