1965 Montana State Bobcats football team

American college football season

1965 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Jim Sweeney (3rd season)
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Weber State + 3 1 0 8 1 0
Idaho + 3 1 0 5 5 0
Montana 2 2 0 4 6 0
Idaho State 1 3 0 3 5 1
Montana State 1 3 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1965 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. South Dakota State*Grand Forks, NDW 22–05,000
September 25Wichita State*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–68,000
October 2at Weber StateOgden, UTL 16–197,428
October 9at Fresno State*L 10–1410,862–11,000[2]
October 16at Idaho StateL 0–146,400
October 23 No. 1 North Dakota State*dagger
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–148,000–8,200[3]
October 30North Dakota*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 12–214,000
November 6Montana
W 24–79,000
November 13at San Jose State*
L 7–254,000
November 20at IdahoL 0–543,500[4][5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Idaho stuns Montana State with surprising 54-0 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "McDonald tops 1,000 yards as Vandals rout Bobcats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 21, 1965. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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