1973 Montana State Bobcats football team

1973 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Holland (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Christensen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.^[1]

The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Idaho State*		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 42–7	8,350
September 15	at North Dakota State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 17–34	6,700–7,100	^[3]
September 22	at No. 10 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 17–27	14,521	^[4]
September 29	Fresno State*		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 38–6	9,253
October 6	at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 43–21	11,000
October 13	Weber State		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 33–0	9,837
October 20	Montana		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 33–7	12,335
October 27	at Idaho		Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 35–14	7,068	^[5]
November 3	at Northern Arizona		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 45–0	3,100	^[6]
November 10	North Dakota*	No. 15	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 30–41	5,600
November 17	at Santa Clara*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–10	4,220	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "New year, new stadium for Cats". Great Falls Tribune. September 6, 1973. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MSU loses free-for-all". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Autele leads Boise victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 23, 1973. p. 2, sports.
^ Emerson, Paul (October 28, 1973). "Classy Montana State punishes Vandals, 35-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 19.
^ "'Cats Blast Axers, 45-0". Idaho State Journal. November 4, 1973. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Santa Clara clips MSU eleven, 10-6". The Montana Standard. November 18, 1973. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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