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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.^[1]

The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales StadiuminBozeman, Montana.^[2]

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

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