1927 Montana State Bobcats football team

1927 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 1 0 7 1 0
Denver 5 1 0 5 2 0
Montana State 3 1 0 4 4 0
Utah 3 1 1 3 3 1
Colorado College 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado 4 4 0 4 5 0
Utah Agricultural 3 3 1 3 4 1
BYU 2 4 0 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 2 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 1 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado Teachers 1 6 0 2 7 0
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1927 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–1 against RMC opponents), finished third in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 104 to 79.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Dakota Agricultural*
W 22–0[3]
October 1at Idaho*L 12–19[4][5]
October 8Colorado
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 12–6[6]
October 15vs. Utah Agricultural
W 13–6[7]
October 22at Colorado CollegeL 7–28[8]
October 29at Purdue*L 7–397,000[9]
November 11vs. WyomingSheridan, WYW 6–0[10]
November 19vs. Montana*
L 0–65,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1927 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. ^ "Bobcats repel invasion of Bison gridders". The Billings Gazette. September 25, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Get first game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 2, 1927. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Saturday games spill grid dope". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. October 3, 1927. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Montana State defeats Boulder 12–6 in opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 9, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Thrilling contest won by Montanans from Aggies, 13–6". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colo. College trims Bobcats". The Lewistown Democrat-News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Montana rush fails before Purdue speed". The Anderson Herald. October 30, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Montana State defeats University of Wyoming, 6 to 0, on muddy field". The Billings Gazette. November 12, 1927. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grizzlies defeat Bobcats, 6–0, in great struggle". The Anaconda Standard. November 20, 1927. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.