1938 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its ninth, non-consecutive season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–0–1 against RMC opponents) and won the conference championship.^{[1][failed verification]}

1938 Montana State Bobcats football
RMC champion
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–0–1 RMC)
Head coach	Schubert R. Dyche (9th season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana State $	1	–	0	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Colorado Mines	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado College	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Western State (CO)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Three Montana State players were selected as first-team players on the 1938 All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team: fullback Don Cosner and guards Max Kimberly and John Vollmer. End Dana Bradford was named to the second team.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–35	7,500	^[3]
September 23	at New Mexico A&M*	Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM	L 7–27		^[4]
October 1	at Utah*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–34	7,883	^[5]
October 8	Omaha*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 14–7		^[6]
October 15	Western State (CO)	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 10–0		^[7]
October 29	vs. Portland*	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT	W 20–0		^[8]
November 12	vs. Montana*	Butte High Stadium Butte, MT (rivalry)	L 0–13	7,000	^[9]
November 18	at Idaho Southern Branch*	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 0–16		^[10]^[11]
November 24	Colorado State–Greeley	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	T 0–0		^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
2. Bobcat Record Book, p.70.
3. Collier Parris (September 18, 1938). "Red Raiders Turn On Power To Take Opening Game 35-0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aggies Beat Montana Cats". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Marlowe Branagan (October 2, 1938). "Redskins Bag 34-0 Fray: Pace Sparks Attack of Armstrong's Men; Fans Pleased". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bobcats Win Over Omaha". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bobcats Whip Western State in Mud, 10-0". The Montana Standard. October 16, 1938. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bobcats' Aerial Game Beats Down Portland Pilots". The Montana Standard. October 30, 1938. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grizzlies Top Bobcats In Chilly 13-0 Game". Montana Standard. November 13, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Idaho Southern Defeats Montana Bobcats, 16 to 0". The Missoulian. November 19, 1938. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern Idaho Wins Grid Game". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. November 19, 1938. p. 15. Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
12. "Montana's Bobcats and Greeley Teachers Play Scoreless Tie in Title Game: Rocky Mountain Conference Championship to Bozeman". The Great Falls Tribune. November 25, 1938. p. 8.