1973 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.^[2]

1973 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Holland (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Christensen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sonny Lubick (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Idaho was classified as Division I.[1] All the other teams were classified as Division II. Rankings from AP small college poll

The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Idaho State*		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 42–7	8,350	[4]
September 15	at North Dakota State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 17–34	6,700–7,100	[5]
September 22	at No. 10 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 17–27	14,521	[6]
September 29	Fresno State*		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 38–6	9,253–9,257	[7]
October 6	at Idaho State		ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 43–21	11,000	[8]
October 13	Weber State		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 33–0	9,837	[9]
October 20	Montana		Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 33–7	12,335	[10]
October 27	at Idaho		Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	W 35–14	7,068	[11]
November 3	at Northern Arizona		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 45–0	3,100	[12]
November 10	North Dakota*	No. 15	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 30–41	5,600	[13]
November 17	at Santa Clara*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–10	4,220	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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