1972 Montana State Bobcats football team

1972 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Christensen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (2nd season)
Home stadiumVan Winkle Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montana State $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
Idaho State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Boise State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Montana 3 3 0 3 8 0
Idaho 2 3 0 4 7 0
Weber State 2 4 0 5 5 0
Northern Arizona 0 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and won the Big Sky championship.[1]

For this season only, home games were played at Van Winkle Stadium at Bozeman High School.[2][3]

The Bobcat offense featured flanker Sam McCullum, who led the conference in scoring.[4]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (September 30, 1972). "Idaho seeks 'restarter' in Bozeman". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  3. ^ Payne, Bob (October 1, 1972). "Vandal title hopes lost: MSU gets 17-3 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "Bobcats roll". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 20.