1928 Montana State Bobcats football team

1928 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1928 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 0 1 5 0 2
Colorado 5 1 0 5 1 0
Colorado Agricultural 6 2 0 6 2 0
Utah Agricultural 4 2 1 5 3 1
Colorado College 5 3 0 5 3 0
Montana State 3 2 0 4 4 1
Denver 3 4 1 4 4 1
Colorado Teachers 3 4 0 4 4 0
Colorado Mines 2 4 0 2 5 0
BYU 1 3 1 3 3 1
Wyoming 0 5 0 2 7 0
Western State (CO) 0 6 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In its first season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2 against RMC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 121 to 81.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Idaho*W 15–13[3]
October 6at Colorado CollegeL 14–32[4]
October 13at Nebraska*L 6–26[5]
October 20Colorado Teachers
W 6–2[6]
October 27vs. Montana*
T 0–07,000[7]
November 3BYU
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 19–7[8]
November 10vs. Wyoming
W 14–75,000[9]
November 17at Utah Agricultural
L 7–15[10]
November 29vs. Mount St. Charles*Sheridan, WYL 0–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1928 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Montana State wins from Vandals 15-13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 30, 1928. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Bobcats fall before Collorado College by 32 to 14". The Daily Missoulian. October 7, 1928. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Butte boy is star for Bobcats against Cornhuskers". The Montana Standard. October 14, 1928. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats trim Teachers, 6–2". The Billings Gazette. October 14, 1928. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats and Grizzlies fight to a scoreless tie in annual grid clash". The Billings Gazette. October 28, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcats hit stride to trounce B.Y.U. 19–7". The Montana Free Press. November 4, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats nose out Cowboys, 14 to 7". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Romney's Aggies lambast Bobcats in a hot combat". The Helena Daily Independent. November 18, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fighting Saints beat Bobcats 19–0 to win Montana grid championship". The Helena Daily Independent. November 30, 1928. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.