1963 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1963 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) in the Big Sky Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished second out of four teams in the Big Sky Conference.^[1]

1963 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–3 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (1st season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Idaho State $	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Montana State	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Weber State	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Montana	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Idaho *	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – Insufficient number of games for conference championship

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	8:00 p.m.	vs. South Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	L 6–9	6,500	[2][3][4]
September 21		at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–23	13,400	[5]
September 28		Fresno State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 29–7	6,500–7,000	[6]
October 5		at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 41–13	1,800	[7]
October 12		at Weber State	Municipal Stadium Ogden, UT	W 26–8	6,500	[8]
October 19		Arizona State–Flagstaff*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 28–7	7,500	[9]
October 26		at Idaho State	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 15–19	6,000	[10]
November 2		North Dakota*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 19–0	3,100	[11]
November 9		Montana	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 18–3	8,500	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time