1917 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 1917 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 0–2–2 (0–1–2 RMC) |
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| Captain | Washington Boberg |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented the Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1917 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Fred Bennion, the team compiled a 0–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 69 to 41.[1]
Montana State was admitted as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) in 1917.[2][3] The football team's record against conference opponents was 0–1–2.
Washington Boberg was Montana State's 1917 team captain.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 6 | at Denver | Denver, CO | L 7–33 | [5] |
| October 12 | at Colorado Agricultural | Fort Collins, CO | T 20–20 | [6] |
| October 19 | Utah Agricultural |
| T 7–7 | [7] |
| November 10 | at Montana* | L 7–9 | [8][9] | |
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References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
- ^ "Interesting Game Utah vs. Montana in Bozeman Tonight". Great Falls Daily Tribune. February 21, 1917. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Return With Good Record". The Butte Miner. February 14, 1917. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
- ^ "College football team loses game". The Weekly Courier. October 10, 1917. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dope is spilled when Aggie team plays tie game". Great Falls Daily Tribune. October 13, 1917. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana and Utah fight 7 to 7 in Bozeman wind". Great Falls Daily Tribune. October 20, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Varsity eleven wins state championship from Aggies, 9 to 7: Smashing assault at close of hard struggle reverses apparent triumph of Blue". The Daily Missoulian. November 11, 1917. pp. 1, 2, 11. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana University winner". The Spokesman-Review. November 11, 1917. p. 1, sports. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Google News Archive.