1987 Montana State Bobcats football team

1987 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earle Solomonson (1st season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Weber State ^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Nevada	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Long Beach State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 15–51	3,606	^[2]
September 12	No. T–13 Sam Houston State*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 52–48	7,357	^[3]
September 19	at No. 12 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–53	14,213
September 26	Eastern Washington	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 30–32
October 3	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–35	19,638	^[4]
October 10	at No. 19 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 13–31	13,903	^[5]
October 17	No. 13 Weber State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 32–35
October 24	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–54
October 31	Montana	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 7–55	17,027	^[6]
November 7	No. 10 Idaho	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 7–14	6,007
November 14	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 33–52
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ Dick Wagner (September 6, 1987). "Long Beach Opens With Balanced Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats explode past Sam Houston". Great Falls Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boise St. 35, Montana St. 13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 4, 1987. p. 5B.
^ "Ault lights fire under Pack". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 11, 1987. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.

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