1972 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1972 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and won the Big Sky championship.^[1]

1972 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Holland (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Christensen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Van Winkle Stadium
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Montana State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Boise State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Montana	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Northern Arizona	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

For this season only, home games were played at Van Winkle Stadium at Bozeman High School.^[2][3]

The Bobcat offense featured flanker Sam McCullum, who led the conference in scoring.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 28–48	7,500	[5]
September 16	North Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	W 27–24	5,500–6,500	[6][7]
September 23	at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–34	6,200	[8]
September 30	Idaho	Van Winkle Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 17–3	6,000–6,500	[2][3]
October 7	Northern Arizona	Van Winkle Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 23–9	5,500	[9]
October 14	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 9–3	9,036	[10]
October 21	No. 7 Boise State	Van Winkle Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 37–10	7,000	[11]
October 28	Idaho State	Van Winkle Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 16–20	5,200	[12]
November 4	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 21–3	12,600	[4]
November 11	at Simon Fraser*	Empire Stadium Vancouver, BC	W 35–14	2,500	[13]
November 18	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 10–6	5,278–7,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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