1937 Montana State Bobcats football team

1937 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record3–4–1 (0–3–1 RMC)
Head coach
  • Jack Croft (2nd season)
CaptainClifford Norris
Home stadiumGatton Field
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Colorado $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Western State (CO) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1937 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 1937 college football season In its second season under head coach Jack Croft, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–3–1 against RMC opponents), yet outscored opponents by a total of 171 to 105.[1][2] Clifford Norris was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Utah
L 7–19[4]
October 2at Utah State
T 6–6[5]
October 8at Colorado State–Greeley
L 26–33[6]
October 16Idaho Southern Branch*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 25–7[7]
October 30vs. Montana*
L 0–19[8]
November 6Montana Mines*
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 33–2400[9]
November 11at Carroll (MT)*
W 74–0[10]
November 20at BYU
L 0–197,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1937 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, p. 103.
  4. ^ "Utah beats Bobcats 19–7 in hot game". The Montana Standard. September 26, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Montana State and Utah Aggies tie, 6–6". The Houston Chronicle. October 3, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Greeley tips Bobcats by 33–26 count". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 9, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Montana State is Winner Over Branch". The Post-Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. AP. October 17, 1937. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Montana University's unbeaten Grizzlies score 19-to-0 victory over Bozeman Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 31, 1937. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Montana State takes easy victory over Miners, 33–2". The Sunday Missoulian. November 7, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carroll swamped by rampaging State College Bobcats". The Helena Daily Independent. November 12, 1937. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cougars Whip Bobcats 19 to 0 In Colorful Homecoming Day Game: Muddy Field Slows Up the Game; 7,000 Homecoming Day Fans Witness Closing Football Game; Bobcats Worthy Foes". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 21, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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