1959 Montana State Bobcats football team

1959 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1959 Western non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 1 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at South Dakota State
W 27–0
September 26 No. 12 Cal PolyNo. 13
W 35–18
October 3at Arizona StateNo. 6
L 14–3122,600[2]
October 10North Dakota StateNo. 7
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 24–127,500 [3]
October 17at Idaho StateNo. 4
L 0–65,500[4]
October 24at Utah StateNo. 10
L 13–227,700[5]
October 31North DakotaNo. 12
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 35–14[6]
November 7MontanaNo. 15
W 40–6[7]
November 14at San DiegoNo. T–14San Diego, CAW 47–0
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arizona State hands MSC first loss of year, 31–14". The Montana Standard. October 4, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Utah State wins". The Arizona Republic. October 25, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14". Montana Standard. November 1, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State whips Montana Grizzlies 40-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 2.
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