1986 Montana State Bobcats football team

1986 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Montana* 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Boise State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Weber State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Montana State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Idaho State* 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Dave Arnold, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth out of eight teams in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Fresno State*
L 2–5534,512
September 13at Sam Houston State*
L 6–2311,500[2]
September 20Idaho State
W 50–27
September 27 No. 1 Nevada
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 10–61
October 4Boise State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 14–317,027
October 11at Weber State
L 3–24
October 18Northern Arizonadagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–19
October 25at Montana
L 28–59
November 1Northern Iowa*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 46–255,227
November 8at Idaho
L 17–44
November 15at Eastern Washington
L 14–27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats tumble again". Great Falls Tribune. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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