1958 Montana State Bobcats football team

1958 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Herb Agocs (1st season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern		–		9	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly		–		8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee		–		8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Buffalo		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Montana State		–		8	–	1	–	0
North Park		–		7	–	1	–	0
Carthage		–		7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian		–		5	–	5	–	0
No. 8 Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	4	–	1
Louisville		–		4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		5	–	5	–	0
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	0
Washington University		–		4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State		–		4	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Memphis State		–		4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside		–		2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii		–		5	–	7	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine		–		1	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		1	–	7	–	0

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled an 8–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 15–8	6,000	^[2]
September 27	South Dakota State	No. 14	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 23–6	5,700–6,700	^[3]
October 4	at San Diego	No. 9	San Diego, CA	W 31–6	7,300
October 11	at North Dakota State	No. 10	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–20	5,000	^[4]
October 18	No. 4 Idaho State	No. 7	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 17–6	8,500
October 25	Omaha	No. 5	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 42–0	3,100
November 1	St. Ambrose	No. 2	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 39–18	5,000
November 8	at No. 18 Cal Poly	No. 2	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–16	6,000
November 15	at Montana	No. 7	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 20–6	7,500–7,600	^[5]
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats Defeat North Dakota, 15-8". The Montana Standard. September 21, 1958. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ "Bobcats rally for 33–20 grid victory". The Independent-Record. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ray T. Rocene (November 16, 1958). "Long Runs in Last Period Win for Cats". The Missoulian. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
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