1957 Montana State Bobcats football team

1957 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
Hobart     6 0 0
Hofstra     9 1 0
Louisville     9 1 0
Rose Poly     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
    8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     8 3 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Tampa     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Washington University     5 3 0
Abilene Christian     5 3 1
Delaware     4 3 0
Carthage     4 3 1
Memphis State     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Hawaii     4 4 1
Chattanooga     4 5 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 5 0
Trinity (TX)     3 5 0
Bucknell     3 6 0
Pepperdine     3 6 0
La Verne     3 7 1
UC Riverside     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson     1 6 1
Drexel     1 7 0
Temple     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     0 8 0

The 1957 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Tony Storti, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1] The team won 16 games without a loss during the 1956 and 1957 seasons before losing to Idaho State on October 19.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at South Dakota State
W 13–6
September 21at Fresno StateW 27–149,598
September 28vs. Central WashingtonGreat Falls, MTW 13–7
October 5San DiegoW 21–7
October 12North Dakota State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–66,000[2]
October 19at Idaho StateL 13–265,000[3]
October 26at OmahaOmaha, NEW 35–0
November 2North Dakota
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 18–71,400[4]
November 9Montana
W 22–13[5]
November 16at Arizona StateL 13–5317,000[6]
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats wallop North Dakota State team, 27–6". The Billings Gazette. October 13, 1957. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alumni See ISC Topple Bobcats". Idaho Sunday Journal. October 20, 1957. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats Beat Sioux 18-7 Despite Fumbled Scoring Chances". Great Falls Tribune. November 3, 1957. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats outplay Grizzlies, 22–13, in annual grid classic". Great Falls Tribune. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils romp to 53–13 victory over Bobcats". The Missoulian. November 17, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.