1919 Montana State Bobcats football team
| 1919 Montana State Bobcats football | |
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The "Regulars" from the 1919 football team | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 1–3–1 (0–3 RMC) |
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| Captain | Homer Taylor |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming † | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State † | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1919 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented the Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1919 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Walter D. Powell, the Bobcats compiled a 1–3–1 record (0–3 against RMC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 97 to 49.[1]
Homer Taylor was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 11 | vs. Wyoming | Casper, WY | L 0–6 | [3] |
| October 18 | Montana Mines* |
| W 43–0 | [4] |
| October 25 | at Utah Agricultural |
| L 0–19 | [5] |
| November 1 | at Utah | L 0–66 | [6] | |
| November 15 | Montana* |
| T 6–6 | [7] |
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Personnel
Players
The following players participated on the 1919 Montana State football team:[8]
- Joe Bush
- Anker Christensen - center
- Devore
- Durkee
- Fred Finch
- Garven
- Norman Hibbert - lineman
- Kenneth King - halfback
- Victor Larse - lineman
- Ladimer Mashin - end
- George "Blubber" McFarlin
- Lloyd Morphy - tackle
- Henry Oberle - lineman
- Eugene Robertson
- Street
- Homer Taylor - quarterback and captain
- Willard Tobey - lineman
- Wakefield
- Wildman - lineman
- Ralph Winwood
Staff
- Walter D. Powell - coach
- Harold "Dick" Dickson - football manager
References
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
- ^ Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.
- ^ "Wyoming wins first battle". The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1919. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mines suffer defeat with Bozeman team". The Butte Miner. October 19, 1919. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana State loses well played contest to Utah Aggies' team". Great Falls Daily Tribune. October 26, 1919. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana Aggies lose by a shocking score". The Helena Daily Independent. November 2, 1919. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcat–Grizzly game 6–6 tie". The Butte Miner. November 16, 1919. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Montanan 1921, pp. 104-113.