1963 Montana State Bobcats football team

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Idaho was an independent in football and played; only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State.;

1963 Montana State Bobcats football
1963 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1963 record	6–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (1st season);
Home stadium	Gatton Field
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) in the Big Sky Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished second out of four teams in the Big Sky Conference.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	vs. South Dakota State*	Grand Forks, ND	L 6–9
September 21	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–23
September 28	Fresno State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 29–7	6,500
October 5	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 41–13
October 12	at Weber State	Ogden, UT	W 26–8
October 19	Arizona State–Flagstaff*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 28–7
October 26	at Idaho State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 15–19
November 2	North Dakota*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 19–0
November 9	Montana	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 18–3
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

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National championship seasons in bold

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Idaho State $	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Montana State	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Weber State	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Idaho was an independent in football and played only one Big Sky opponent, Idaho State.