1971 Montana State Bobcats football team

1971 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Christensen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (1st season)
Home stadiumGatton Field (final season)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
No. 7 Boise State 4 2 0 10 2 0
Montana 3 2 0 6 5 0
Weber State 3 2 1 7 2 1
Idaho State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Northern Arizona 1 3 0 5 5 0
Montana State 0 5 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–5–1 in Big Sky, last).[1]

Home games were played on campus at Gatton Field in Bozeman, Montana; the stadium was razed following this season,[2] and the site is now occupied by the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973.

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Construction starts soon on Montana State building". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 4, 1971. p. 12.