1959 Montana State Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Montana State Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3
| head_coach = Herb Agocs
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Gatton Field
}}
{{1959 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
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.{{cite web|title=Bobcat Record Book|year=2018|publisher=Montana State University|page=58|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/msubobcats.com/documents/2018/10/4/FB_Guide_2018_Records.pdf|accessdate=September 30, 2021}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 12|at|South Dakota State||State Field|Brookings, SD|W 27-0||
|September 26||No. 12 Cal Poly|13|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|W 35-18||
|October 3|at|Arizona State|6|Sun Devil Stadium|Tempe, AZ|L 14-31|22,600|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montana-standard-arizona-state-hands/169746572/|newspaper=The Montana Standard|title=Arizona State hands MSC first loss of year, 31–14|date=October 4, 1959|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10||North Dakota State
|October 17|at|Idaho State|4|Spud Bowl|Pocatello, ID|L 0-6|5,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/294/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
|October 24|at|Utah State|10|Romney Stadium|Logan, UT|L 13-22|7,700|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-utah-state-wins/171307530/|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|title=Utah State wins|date=October 25, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31||North Dakota|12|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|W 35-14||{{cite news|title=Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14|newspaper=Montana Standard|date=November 1, 1959|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983813/bobcats-win-dozen-msc-backs-help-trim/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7||Montana|15|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT (rivalry)|W 40-6||{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GLJeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zi8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5733%2C1077925|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Montana State whips Montana Grizzlies 40-6|date=November 8, 1959 |page=2}}
|November 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=San Diego Toreros|title=San Diego}}|T–14||San Diego, CA|W 47-0||
}}
References
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