1974 Montana State Bobcats football team

1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA College Division AP Poll

1974 Montana State Bobcats football
1974 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1974 record	7–3 (4–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Holland (4th season);
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Portland State	Portland, OR	W 29–8	3,432	^[2]
September 14	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	L 14–34		^[3]
September 21	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 14–7	9,987	^[4]
September 28	Boise State^[5]	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 37–40	9,100	^[6]
October 5	Northern Arizona	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 44–21
October 12	at Weber State	Ogden, UT	L 10–28
October 19	Idaho State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 14–0
October 26	Idaho	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 36–21	6,117	^[7]
November 2	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 43–29
November 16	North Dakota State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 34–14	6,350	^[8]
Homecoming

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats Rock Vikings 29-8". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 8, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sioux trample MSU, 34-14". The Billings Gazette. September 15, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eddie Lopez (September 22, 1974). "Late FSU Rally Fizzles, 'Cats Win". The Fresno Bee – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dedication game for Sales Stadium.
^ Warren Rogers (September 29, 1974). "Cats fall to Boise". The Billings Gazette. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Barrows, Bob (October 27, 1974). "MSU spurt spells Idaho loss, 36-21". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 13.
^ "Bobcats win, finish 7–3". The Billings Gazette. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 4, 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

1974 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Montana State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	2	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Montana	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Weber State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA College Division AP Poll