1966 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1966 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1966 record8–3 (4–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Sky Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $^ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Idaho 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Weber State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Idaho State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–0 against Big Sky opponents) and won the conference championship.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10vs. South Dakota State*Grand Forks, NDW 41–6
September 17at Portland State*
W 50–7
September 24Idaho
W 24–10
October 1Fresno State*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 55–69,100
October 8at North Dakota State*
L 23–358,500[2]
October 15Idaho State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 49–0
October 22Weber Statedagger
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–36
October 29at North Dakota*
W 59–21
November 5at Montana
W 38–0
November 12at Tulsa*
L 10–13
December 10vs. San Diego State*
L 7–2815,740[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison beat Bobcats, 35–23". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (December 11, 1966). "Horn's Four TD Passes Rout Montana St., 28-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
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