1923 Montana State Bobcats football team

1923 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (1–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1923 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Colorado College 6 1 1 6 1 1
Colorado Agricultural 5 1 1 5 2 1
Utah Agricultural 4 2 0 5 2 0
Denver 4 3 0 6 3 0
Utah 2 3 0 4 3 0
Montana State 1 2 0 5 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
BYU 1 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1923 college football season. In its second season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the team compiled a 5–4 record (1–2 against RMC opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 272 to 69.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at BYU
L 15–16800[3]
October 6at Idaho Technical*
W 41–0[4]
October 18Denver
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 6–7[5]
October 27Montana Mines*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 2–7[6]
November 3Montana Wesleyan*
W 30–3[7]
November 10at Mount St. Charles*
W 83–0[8]
November 17Montana*
L 13–24[9]
November 24at Colorado TeachersGreeley, COW 48–12[10]
November 29at New Mexico*
W 34–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1923 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
  3. ^ "Cougars win football game". The Sunday Herald. September 30, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana State Is Easy Victor, 41-0". The Anaconda Standard. October 7, 1923. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bobcats make fine showing". The Great Falls Tribune. October 19, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Montana Mines beats Bobcats very decisively". The Helena Daily Independent. October 28, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats win by 30 to 3". The Bozeman Daily Chronicle. November 4, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bozeman Bobcats outclass Fighting Saints and win by a bloated score; Touchdown from kickoff a feature". The Helena Daily Independent. November 11, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Missoula team hangs on to state collegiate title". The Butte Miner. November 18, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Montana State defeats Bears". The Fort Collins Express-Courier. November 25, 1923. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Montana Backs Prove Too Fast for Lobo Team; Score, 34 to 7". Albuquerque Journal. November 30, 1923. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.