1966 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–3 (4–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10vs. South Dakota State*Grand Forks, NDW 41–65,500
September 17at Portland State*
W 50–72,100
September 24IdahoNo. 5
W 24–109,500[2]
October 1Fresno State*No. 3
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 55–69,100
October 8at No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 2
L 23–358,100–8,500[3]
October 15Idaho StateNo. 7
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 49–07,200
October 22 No. 7 Weber StatedaggerNo. 6
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–369,600
October 29at No. 4 North Dakota*No. 3
W 59–214,100–4,137[4]
November 5at MontanaNo. 3
W 38–08,500
November 12at Tulsa*No. 3
L 10–1324,055
December 10vs. No. 1 San Diego State*No. 3
L 7–2815,740[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. ^ "Upended Vandals to face Pacific". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 26, 1966. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Bison beat Bobcats, 35–23". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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