1937 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1937 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season In its second season under head coach Jack Croft, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3–1 against RMC opponents), yet outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 105.^[1][2] Clifford Norris was the team captain.^[3]

1937 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	3–4–1 (0–3–1 RMC)
Head coach	Jack Croft (2nd season)
Captain	Clifford Norris
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Western State (CO)	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Utah State	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
Wyoming	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Montana State	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado Mines	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Colorado A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Utah	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 7–19
October 2	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	T 6–6
October 8	at Colorado State–Greeley	Greeley, CO	L 26–33
October 16	Idaho Southern Branch*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 25–7		^[4]
October 30	vs. Montana*	Butte, MT (rivalry)	L 0–19
November 6	Montana Mines*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 33–2
November 11	at Carroll (MT)*	Helena, MT	W 74–0
November 20	at BYU	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	L 0–19	7,000	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1937 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
2. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
3. Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
4. "Montana State is Winner Over Branch". The Post-Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. AP. October 17, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 21, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.