1936 Montana State Bobcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1936

| team = Montana State Bobcats

| sport = football

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| conference = Rocky Mountain Conference

| short_conf = RMC

| record = 3–5

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Jack Croft

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Bill Stebbins

| stadium = Gatton Field

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1936 Montana State Bobcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 17, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/montana-state/1936.html}}{{cite web|title=Bobcat Record Book|year=2018|publisher=Montana State University|page=57|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/msubobcats.com/documents/2018/10/4/FB_Guide_2018_Records.pdf|accessdate=January 17, 2019}} Bill Stebbins was the team captain, and Alan Oliver won the most valuable player award.Bobcat Record Book, pp. 72, 103.

Schedule

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|September 26|at|Utah State|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT|L 0-12||

|October 3|at|BYU||Provo, UT|L 0-19||

|October 10||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Colorado College Tigers|title=Colorado College}}|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|W 6-3||

|October 17||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Colorado State–Greeley Bears|title=Colorado State–Greeley}}|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|L 0-13||

|October 24|vs|Montana||Butte, MT (rivalry)|L 0-27||

|November 7|at|Wyoming|Corbett Field|Laramie, WY|L 6-19|2,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-wyoming-cowboys-defeat-we/169386677/|work=The Sunday Missoulian|title=Wyoming Cowboys defeat weakened Montana State|date=November 8, 1936|accessdate=April 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|Idaho Southern Branch|Spud Bowl|Pocatello, ID|W 32-19||{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97075400/workmen-speed-up-job-of-building-stadium/ |title=Workmen Speed up Job of Building Stadium |agency=AP |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |page=6 |date=November 9, 1936 |accessdate=March 6, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97075861/montana-wins-from-branch/ |title=Montana Wins from Branch |agency=AP |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |page=11 |date=November 12, 1936 |accessdate=March 6, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}

|November 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Montana Mines Orediggers|title=Montana Mines}}||Butte, MT|W 26-7||

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References

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