1997 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 E Washington $^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 11 Montana ^  6 –2   8 –4  
Montana State  5 –3   6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4   6 –5  
Weber State  4 –4   6 –5  
Cal State Northridge  4 –4   4 –8  
Portland State  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho State  2 –6   3 –8  
Sacramento State  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 No. 20 D-II Chadron State*
W 24–14
September 20at Southwest Texas State*
L 26–2819,198[2]
September 27at Idaho State
W 14–13
October 4 No. 20 Eastern Washington
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–7
October 11at No. 12 Northern Arizona
L 13–14
October 18Cal State Northridgedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 31–209,357[3]
October 25at Portland State
L 0–44
November 1Weber State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 28–14
November 8 No. 23 Cal Poly*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 19–20
November 15at Sacramento State
W 30–62,018
November 22 No. 11 Montana
L 25–2713,507

References

  1. ↑ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "SW Texas wins battle of Bobcats". The Missoulian. Associated Press. September 21, 1997. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (October 19, 1997). "Northridge Has Rundown Feeling". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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