1986 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
1986 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 7 –0 –013 –1 –0
No. 16 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Montana* 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Boise State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Montana State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Idaho State* 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Montana and Idaho State played twice.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1986 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Dave Arnold, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth out of eight teams in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Fresno State*
L 2–5534,512
September 13at Sam Houston State*
L 6–2311,500[2]
September 20Idaho State
W 50–27
September 27 No. 1 Nevada
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 10–61
October 4Boise State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 14–317,027
October 11at Weber State
L 3–24
October 18Northern Arizonadagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 27–19
October 25at Montana
L 28–59
November 1Northern Iowa*
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 46–25
November 8at Idaho
L 17–44
November 15at Eastern Washington
L 14–27

References

  1. ↑ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bobcats tumble again". Great Falls Tribune. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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