1959 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1959 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1]

1959 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Herb Agocs (2nd season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	1	–	1
North Park			–					6	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside			–					5	–	2	–	0
Montana State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carthage			–					5	–	3	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Arlington State			–					4	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Pepperdine			–					2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					1	–	6	–	1
Washington University			–					1	–	7	–	0
^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at South Dakota State		State Field Brookings, SD	W 27–0
September 26	No. 12 Cal Poly	No. 13	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–18
October 3	at Arizona State	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–31
October 10	North Dakota State	No. 7	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 24–12	7,500	^[2]
October 17	at Idaho State	No. 4	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 0–6	5,500	^[3]
October 24	at Utah State	No. 10	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 13–22	7,729
October 31	North Dakota	No. 12	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–14		^[4]
November 7	Montana	No. 15	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 40–6		^[5]
November 14	at San Diego	No. T–14	San Diego, CA	W 47–0
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
2. "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
4. "Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14". Montana Standard. November 1, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Montana State whips Montana Grizzlies 40-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 2.