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1997 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1997 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished third in the Big Sky.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	No. 20D-II Chadron State*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–14
September 20	atSouthwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 26–28	19,198	[2]
September 27	atIdaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 14–13
October 4	No. 20Eastern Washington	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 17–7
October 11	at No. 12Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 13–14
October 18	Cal State Northridge	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 31–20	9,357	[3]
October 25	atPortland State	Providence Park Portland, OR	L 0–44
November 1	Weber State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 28–14
November 8	No. 23Cal Poly*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–20
November 15	atSacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 30–6	2,018
November 22	No. 11Montana	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 25–27	13,507
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

^ Fernando Dominguez (October 19, 1997). "Northridge Has Rundown Feeling". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.