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1985 Montana State Bobcats football team

1985 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. T–2 Nevada ^ 6 1 0 11 2 0
Boise State 5 2 0 7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Idaho State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Montana 2 5 0 3 8 0
Northern Arizona 1 6 0 3 8 0
Montana State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1985 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Dave Arnold, the Bobcats compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Portland State*L 28–467,163[2]
September 14Eastern Oregon*W 86–0[3]
September 21Eastern Washington*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 23–2811,293[4]
September 28at Boise StateL 21–5817,488[5]
October 5Weber Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 36–5012,597[6]
October 12at Northern ArizonaL 24–27[7]
October 19at Idaho StateL 9–50[8]
October 26Montana
W 41–1815,387[9]
November 2at No. 3 NevadaL 14–619,125[10]
November 9 No. 6 Idaho
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 0–3415,000[11]
November 16at Washington State*L 14–646,807[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "PSU's 'believers' get their football season off to rousing start". The Sunday Oregonian. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats storm Mounties, 86–0". The Montana Standard. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern Washington surprises Montana State University, 28–23". The Independent-Record. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boise State romps past Montana State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1985. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "Weber 50, Montana St. 36". The Idaho Statesman. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late field goal sinks Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Harris riddles Cats". The Billings Gazette. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats claw Griz". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1985. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Reno bruises Bobcats, 61–14". The Missoulian. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandals pummel Bobcats 32–0". The Daily Inter Lake. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WSU way too much for Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.