1936 Montana State Bobcats football team

1936 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record3–5 (1–4 RMC)
Head coach
  • Jack Croft (1st season)
CaptainBill Stebbins
Home stadiumGatton Field
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Denver 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado College 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Montana State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Western State (CO) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Croft, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–4 against RMC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 119 to 70.[1][2] Bill Stebbins was the team captain, and Alan Oliver won the most valuable player award.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Utah State
L 0–12[4]
October 3at BYUProvo, UTL 0–19[5]
October 10Colorado College
W 6–3[6]
October 17Colorado State–Greeley
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 0–13[7]
October 24vs. Montana*
L 0–27[8]
November 7at Wyoming
L 6–192,000[9]
November 11at Idaho Southern Branch*
W 32–19[10][11]
November 26at Montana Mines*
  • Clark Park
  • Butte, MT
W 26–7[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1936 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. 57. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Bobcat Record Book, pp. 72, 103.
  4. ^ "M.S.C. Bobcats show unexpected power in defeat". The Livingston Enterprise. September 27, 1936. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brigham Young downs Montana State Bobcats". The Daily Missoulian. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats defeat Colorado College by 6 to 3". The Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Greeley State downs Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Montana takes the state title". The Spokesman-Review. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys defeat weakened Montana State". The Sunday Missoulian. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Workmen Speed up Job of Building Stadium". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. AP. November 9, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Montana Wins from Branch". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. AP. November 12, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bobcats score 26–7 victory over Miners". The Butte Daily Post. November 27, 1936. Retrieved February 3, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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