1968 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1968 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Parac, the Bobcats compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for the conference championship.^[1]

1968 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky co-champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–4 (3–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tom Parac (1st season)
Home stadium	Gatton Field
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Weber State +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Montana State +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Idaho +	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Montana	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. Idaho	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 17–14	7,500–8,500	[2][3]
September 21	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	W 17–6	1,838	[4]
September 28	No. 1 San Diego State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 22–34	9,000	[5]
October 5	West Texas State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 20–35	7,000	[6]
October 12	Idaho State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 31–14	9,000	[7]
October 19	at No. 7 Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–20	9,200	[8]
October 26	Northern Arizona*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 20–15	5,000	[9]
November 2	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 29–24	12,000	[10]
November 9	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 41–7	1,500–2,100	[11][12]
November 16	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 16–37	6,500–7,245	[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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