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1989 Montana State Bobcats football team

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Idaho $^ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Montana ^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Nevada 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boise State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Washington 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Idaho State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Weber State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1989 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth place in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Kansas*
L 17–4137,500[2]
September 9at Sam Houston State*
W 15–1010,150[3]
September 16Eastern Washington
W 28–38,000[4]
September 23New Mexico Highlands*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 51–129,000[5]
September 30at Idaho State
L 21–238,250[6]
October 7at Nevada
L 23–2711,518[7]
October 14 No. 15 Idahodagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 7–4111,187[8]
October 21at No. 7 Boise State
L 10–3719,241[9]
October 28Weber State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 31–273,107[10]
November 4 No. 9 Montana
L 2–1714,227[11]
November 11at Northern Arizona
L 31–35[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kansas wins opener". The Olathe Daily News. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats rally to 15–10 victory". The Billings Gazette. September 10, 1989. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats turn back EWU". The Billings Gazette. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cats continue good start with romp over Highlands". Great Falls Tribune. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cats miss on late FG try". Great Falls Tribune. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nevada–Reno edges Montana State 27–23". The Idaho Statesman. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Schulte, Chris (October 16, 1989). "UI gets better, 'Cats get blasted". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  9. ^ "Boise State blows past Montana State". The Independent-Record. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ryan's rushing carries Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grizzlies fight off wind, MSU for win". Great Falls Tribune. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Axers chop Bobcats". The Montana Standard. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.