1999 Montana State Bobcats football team

1999 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumMartell Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Montana $^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Portland State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Weber State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Montana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings.
    Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Big Sky.[1] The Bobcats dropped their 14th consecutive game in the Montana–Montana State football rivalry.[2] The team played its home games at the newly christened Martell Field.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Chadron State*
W 20–108,037[3]
September 11Western New Mexico*No. 22
  • Martell Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 65–86,927[4]
September 18at Cal Poly*No. 18
L 37–406,723[5]
September 25at Sacramento State
L 10–419,488[6]
October 9Weber Statedagger
  • Martell Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 29–68,643[7]
October 16at Portland State
L 28–49[8]
October 23Cal State Northridge
  • Martell Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 21–2410,007[9]
October 30at No. 24 Northern Arizona
L 20–494,044[10]
November 6Eastern Washington
  • Martell Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 23–455,537[11]
November 13at Idaho StatePocatello, IDL 13–294,612[12]
November 20 No. 7 Montana
L 3–4915,007[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Joe Kusek (November 21, 1999). "Griz maul 'Cats, 49-3". The Billings Gazette. pp. 1B, 9B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Scott Mansch (September 5, 1999). "Cats struggle to win: MSU scores late to beat Chadron". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Amy Beth Hanson (September 12, 1999). "Montana St. 65, W. New Mexico 8". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana State falls to Cal-Poly SLO, 40-37". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. September 19, 1999.
  6. ^ "Sac State's standout runner burns Bobcats for 227 yards". The Billings Gazette. September 26, 1999. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State defense rises to the occasion". The Missoulian. Associated Press. October 10, 1999. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cats Dunn in by Portland State". Great Falls Tribune. October 17, 1999. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Vince Kowalick (October 24, 1999). "Matadors Kick Bad Habit". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Doug Cook (October 31, 1999). "Bringing down the 'Cats". The Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Warren Rogers (November 7, 1999). "Eastern Washington buries Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. p. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Idaho St. hands Cats sixth Big Sky loss". Great Falls Tribune. November 14, 1999. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
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