1958 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1958 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1958 college football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled an 8–1 record.[1]

1958 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern     9 0 0
Rochester     8 0 0
Rose Poly     8 0 0
Sewanee     8 0 0
No. 10 Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 6 Montana State     8 1 0
North Park     7 1 0
Carthage     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 3 0
Trinity (TX)     6 3 0
Hofstra     6 4 0
Tampa     6 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
No. 8 Chattanooga     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 1
Louisville     4 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 5 0
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington University     4 4 0
Arkansas State     4 5 0
No. 18 Memphis State     4 5 0
UC Riverside     2 3 2
Hawaii     5 7 0
St. Norbert     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Howard (AL)     1 5 1
Pepperdine     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     1 7 0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at North DakotaW 15–86,000[2]
September 27South Dakota StateNo. 14W 23–65,700–6,700[3]
October 4at San DiegoNo. 9San Diego, CAW 31–67,300
October 11at North Dakota StateNo. 10W 33–205,000[4]
October 18 No. 4 Idaho State No. 7
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–68,500
October 25OmahaNo. 5
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 42–03,100
November 1St. AmbroseNo. 2
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 39–185,000
November 8at No. 18 Cal PolyNo. 2L 6–166,000
November 15at MontanaNo. 7W 20–67,500–7,600[5]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats Defeat North Dakota, 15-8". The Montana Standard. September 21, 1958. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bobcats rally for 33–20 grid victory". The Independent-Record. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ray T. Rocene (November 16, 1958). "Long Runs in Last Period Win for Cats". The Missoulian. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.