1990 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1990 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against Big Sky opponents) and finished fifth out of nine teams in the Big Sky.

1990 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earle Solomonson (4th season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium

1990 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Nevada $^	7	–	1	–	0			13	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Idaho ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 10 Boise State ^	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Montana	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Weber State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 27–24	9,800
September 8	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 5–41	25,691
September 15	Western Illinois*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 38–16
September 22	No. 13 Nevada	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–20
September 29	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 20–32
October 6	Northern Arizona	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 70–37
October 20	Idaho State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–23
October 27	at No. 14 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (rivalry)	L 18–35
November 3	No. 8 Boise State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 27–31	7,477
November 10	at Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	W 28–25
November 17	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 2–20	40,248
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game