1987 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1987 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against Big Sky opponents) and finished last in the Big Sky.^[1]

1987 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earle Solomonson (1st season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Weber State ^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boise State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Nevada	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Eastern Washington	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Long Beach State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 15–51	3,606	[2]
September 12	No. T–13 Sam Houston State*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 52–48	7,357	[3]
September 19	at No. 12 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–53	14,213	[4]
September 26	Eastern Washington	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 30–32	11,187	[5]
October 3	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 13–35	19,638	[6]
October 10	at No. 19 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 13–31	13,903	[7]
October 17	No. 13 Weber State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 32–35	12,397	[8]
October 24	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–54	13,856	[9]
October 31	Montana	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 7–55	17,027	[10]
November 7	No. 10 Idaho	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 7–14	6,007	[11]
November 14	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 33–52	6,050	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game