1929 Montana State Bobcats football team

1929 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–2 (2–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Colorado 4 1 1 5 1 1
Denver 4 1 1 5 1 1
Montana State 2 1 0 6 2 0
BYU 4 2 0 5 3 0
Colorado Teachers 3 2 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 4 0 5 4 0
Utah State 3 4 0 3 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In its second season under head coach Schubert R. Dyche, the team compiled a 6–2 record (2–1 against RMC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 72.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Centerville (Butte)*
W 25–0[3]
September 28at Idaho*L 6–39[4][5]
October 5Utah State
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 0–9[6]
October 12at BYUProvo, UTW 13–12[7]
October 26vs. Montana*
W 14–127,000[8]
November 11vs. WyomingSheridan, WYW 13–0[9]
November 22North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 6–0[10]
November 28vs. Mount St. Charles*
W 7–03,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1929 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 win opening game from Centerville 26–0". The Billings Gazette. September 22, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho tramples Montana State". Spokesman-Review. Spokesman-Review. September 29, 1929. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Vandals defeat Montana State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. September 29, 1929. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Recent sick spell spurs Utah Ag star". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bold Bobcats batteer B.Y.U. in neat win". The Helena Daily Independent. October 13, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bobcat deals 14–12 defeat to Grizzly". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1929. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats score 13–0 victory over Wyoming Cowboys". The Daily Missoulian. November 12, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats defeat North Dakota team, 6 to 0". The Anaconda Standard. November 23, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bobcats win state title by defeating St. Charles, 7 to 0". The Great Falls Leader. November 29, 1929. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.