The 1966 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled an 8–3 record (4–0 against Big Sky opponents) and won the conference championship.[1]
| 1966 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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Big Sky champion | |
Camellia Bowl, L 7–28 vs. San Diego State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–0 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Gatton Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State $^ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | vs. South Dakota State* | Grand Forks, ND | W 41–6 | 5,500 | ||||
| September 17 | at Portland State* | W 50–7 | 2,100 | |||||
| September 24 | Idaho | No. 5 | W 24–10 | 9,500 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | Fresno State* | No. 3 |
| W 55–6 | 9,100 | |||
| October 8 | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 2 | L 23–35 | 8,100–8,500 | [3] | |||
| October 15 | Idaho State | No. 7 |
| W 49–0 | 7,200 | |||
| October 22 | No. 7 Weber State | No. 6 |
| W 45–36 | 9,600 | |||
| October 29 | at No. 4 North Dakota* | No. 3 | W 59–21 | 4,100–4,137 | [4] | |||
| November 5 | at Montana | No. 3 | W 38–0 | 8,500 | ||||
| November 12 | at Tulsa* | No. 3 | L 10–13 | 24,055 | ||||
| December 10 | vs. No. 1 San Diego State* | No. 3 | L 7–28 | 15,740 | [5] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Upended Vandals to face Pacific". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 26, 1966. p. 17.
- ^ "Bison beat Bobcats, 35–23". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Howard Hagen (December 11, 1966). "Horn's Four TD Passes Rout Montana St., 28-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.