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1988 Montana State Bobcats football team

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1988 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumSales Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Idaho $^ 7 1 0 11 2 0
No. 16 Montana ^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Boise State ^ 5 3 0 8 4 0
Nevada 4 4 0 7 4 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Weber State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Montana State 4 4 0 4 7 0
Eastern Washington 2 6 0 2 8 0
Idaho State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Florida*L 0–6969,121[2]
September 10Mesa State*L 10–41
September 17at Eastern WashingtonW 35–13
September 24at Central Michigan*L 10–48
October 1Idaho State
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 45–37
October 8at No. 8 IdahoL 24–419,200
October 15 No. 13 Boise Statedagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 51–79,807[3]
October 22 No. 8 Nevada
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
W 17–14
October 29Northern Arizonadagger
  • Sales Stadium
  • Bozeman, MT
L 17–28
November 5at No. 20 MontanaL 3–17
November 12at Weber StateL 35–59

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 59. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gators chew up 'Cats". The Independent-Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Broncos suffer worst loss ever". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. October 17, 1988. p. 3B.