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1988 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]

1988 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Weber State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Montana State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Idaho State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Florida*
L 0–6969,121[2]
September 10Mesa State*
L 10–416,637[3]
September 17at Eastern Washington
W 35–13[4]
September 24at Central Michigan*
L 10–4818,516[5]
October 1Idaho State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–37[6]
October 8at No. 8 Idaho
L 24–419,200[7]
October 15 No. 13 Boise State 
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 51–79,807[8]
October 22 No. 8 Nevada
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–148,467[9]
October 29Northern Arizona 
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–289,777[10]
November 5at No. 20 Montana
L 3–1715,142[11]
November 12at Weber State
L 35–592,957[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gators chew up 'Cats". The Independent-Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NAIA's Mesa State maces Cats". The Montana Standard. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Intense MSU ends streak". The Spokesman-Review. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "CMU spreads fun around for three backs". The Saginaw News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats come from behind to nip ISU Bengals 45–37". South Idaho Press. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Friesz leads Idaho to win over Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.
  9. ^ "Surprising Bobcats stun Nevada–Reno". Great Falls Tribune. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Jacks chop down 'Cats". Shoshone News-Press. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Griz top Bobcats 17–3". The Independent-Record. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Weber outscores Montana State". The Independent-Record. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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