1955 Montana State Bobcats football team

1955 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Western State (CO) 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado Mines 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Colorado College 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1955 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Wally Lemm, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished third out of six teams in the RMC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Lewis & Clark*
W 7–6
September 24at Colorado Mines
T 0–0
October 1Idaho State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 14–28[2]
October 8at Colorado College
W 39–14
October 15Colorado State–Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 29–7
October 22at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 20–6[3]
October 29at Idaho State
L 0–20[4]
November 5Montana*
L 0–197,500[5]
November 19at Whitworth
L 0–20< 1,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[7]

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Idaho State tops MSC in crucial". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1955. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Montana Bobcats Defeat Western By Score of 20-6". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Idaho State clinches title, take to air to beat 'Cats". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 30, 1955. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Accurate Grizzly passes defeat Bobcats by 19–0". The Montana Standard. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Danny May (November 20, 1955). "Pirates Win No. 17; Down MSC 'Cats, 20–0". The Spokesman-Review. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1955 Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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