1977 Montana State Bobcats football team

1977 Montana State Bobcats football
1977 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Holland (7th season);
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (7th season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.^[1]

1977 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–5 Boise State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–5 Northern Arizona ^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Montana State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Montana	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Boise State concluded its regular season after the NCAA Division II playoffs started; runner-up Northern Arizona was awarded playoff bid. Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	North Dakota*		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 21–7	6,850
September 17	at North Dakota State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 24–17	12,100	^[2]
September 24	Fresno State*	No. 1	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–14	10,100
October 1	at Boise State	No. 1	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–26	20,552	^[3]^[4]
October 8	Weber State	No. 5	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	10,000
October 15	at Idaho State	No. 4	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 31–0	8,777
October 22	Idaho	No. 3	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 6–17	8,750	^[5]
October 29	Montana		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 24–19	15,050
November 5	at Northern Arizona		NAU Ensphere Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–28	14,216
November 19	at Portland State*		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 35–56	4,624
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats tip Bison, 24–17". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MSU, Boise square off today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 1, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Boise State blanks MSU 26-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1977. p. 1B.
^ "Idaho 'D' does job on MSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 23, 1977. p. D1.
^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.