1997 Montana State Bobcats football team

1997 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 E Washington $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Montana ^   6 2     8 4  
Montana State   5 3     6 5  
Northern Arizona   4 4     6 5  
Weber State   4 4     6 5  
Cal State Northridge   4 4     4 8  
Portland State   3 5     4 7  
Idaho State   2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.[1]

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.