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American college football season
The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick , the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 8 North Dakota * L 16–20
September 15 Fresno State * Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT L 20–228,143
September 22 at Idaho State W 31–14
September 29 at Boise State L 0–1420,712 [1]
October 6 Weber State Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 40–21
October 13 at No. T–8 Nevada W 12–109,215
October 20 at No. 6 Northern Arizona W 10–7
October 27 Idaho No. 9 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 28–207,127 [2]
November 3 Montana No. 8 Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT W 38–21[3]
November 10 North Dakota State * No. 6 L 7–21[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1979 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
32
Mike McLeod
Sr
SS
Tim Sturdevant
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People National championship seasons in bold
Idaho State (1963)
Montana State (1964)
Weber State & Idaho (1965)
Montana State (1966)
Montana State (1967)
Idaho , Montana State , & Weber State (1968)
Montana (1969)
Montana (1970)
Idaho (1971)
Montana State (1972)
Boise State (1973)
Boise State (1974)
Boise State (1975)
Montana State (1976)
Boise State (1977)
Northern Arizona (1978)
Montana State (1979)
Boise State (1980)
Idaho State (1981)
Montana , Idaho , & Montana State (1982)
Nevada (1983)
Montana State (1984)
Idaho (1985)
Nevada (1986)
Idaho (1987)
Idaho (1988)
Idaho (1989)
Nevada (1990)
Nevada (1991)
Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
Montana (1993)
Boise State (1994)
Montana (1995)
Montana (1996)
Eastern Washington (1997)
Montana (1998)
Montana (1999)
Montana (2000)
Montana (2001)
Montana , Montana State , & Idaho State (2002)
Montana State , Montana , & Northern Arizona (2003)
Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Montana (2005)
Montana (2006)
Montana (2007)
Weber State & Montana (2008)
Montana (2009)
Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
Montana State & Montana (2011)
Eastern Washington , Montana State , & Cal Poly (2012)
Eastern Washington (2013)
Eastern Washington (2014)
Southern Utah (2015)
Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
Eastern Washington , UC Davis , & Weber State (2018)
Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
Weber State (2020)
Sacramento State (2021)
National championships in bold
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