1959 Montana State Bobcats football team

1959 Montana State Bobcats football
1959 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Herb Agocs (2nd season);
Home stadium	Gatton Field
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Hofstra		–		9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo		–		8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		7	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona		–		7	–	1	–	1
North Park		–		6	–	1	–	1
Santa Clara		–		4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^		–		8	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		6	–	2	–	0
UC Riverside		–		5	–	2	–	0
Montana State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Carthage		–		5	–	3	–	1
Louisville		–		6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		6	–	4	–	0
Arlington State		–		4	–	3	–	0
Sewanee		–		4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian		–		5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		4	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		3	–	4	–	1
Xavier		–		4	–	6	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly		–		2	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	6	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		3	–	6	–	0
Pepperdine		–		2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga		–		3	–	7	–	0
Tampa		–		3	–	7	–	0
Drake		–		2	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		1	–	6	–	1
Washington University		–		1	–	7	–	0
St. Norbert		–		0	–	6	–	1

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State College (now known as Montana State University) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at South Dakota State		State Field Brookings, SD	W 27–0
September 26	No. 12 Cal Poly	No. 13	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–18
October 3	at Arizona State	No. 6	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–31
October 10	North Dakota State	No. 7	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 24–12	7,500	^[2]
October 17	at Idaho State	No. 4	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 0–6	5,500	^[3]
October 24	at Utah State	No. 10	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 13–22	7,729
October 31	North Dakota	No. 12	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 35–14		^[4]
November 7	Montana	No. 15	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	W 40–6		^[5]
November 14	at San Diego	No. T–14	San Diego, CA	W 47–0
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 58. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14". Montana Standard. November 1, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana State whips Montana Grizzlies 40-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 8, 1959. p. 2.

v t e Montana State Bobcats football
Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Bobcat Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Montana
Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold