1961 Montana State Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1961
| team = Montana State Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 4–3–1
| head_coach = Herb Agocs
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Gatton Field
}}
{{1961 Western college football independents records}}
The 1961 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 1961 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Agocs, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record. Future Wyoming and Purdue Head Coach Joe Tiller was a sophomore on the Offensive Line.{{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
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|September 16|at|North Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|L 0-46|5,500–5,778|{{cite news|title=Sioux Impress In Whipping Montana State|newspaper=The Bismarck Tribune|date=September 18, 1961|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95122608/sioux-impress/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=October 15, 2022 }}
|September 23|vs|Fresno State|Memorial Stadium|Great Falls, MT|L 13-16|6,000–6,800|{{cite news |author= |title=Bulldogs Squeeze Out 16-13 Win Over MSC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86580871/great-falls-tribune/ |newspaper=Great Falls Tribune |location=Great Falls, Montana |date=September 24, 1961 |page=15 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|September 30||South Dakota State|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|W 17-12|4,500|{{cite news |author= |title=Bobcats Rack Up Initial Conquest of Season |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86581223/great-falls-tribune/ |newspaper=Great Falls Tribune |location=Great Falls, Montana |date=October 1, 1961 |page=19 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 7|at|Arkansas State|Kays Stadium|Jonesboro, AR|W 9-6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111291232/cats-settle-for-96-win-over-arkansas-st/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Cats settle for 9–6 win over Arkansas State|date=October 8, 1961|accessdate=October 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|at|North Dakota State|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND|W 35-0|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86578979/bobcats-cop-by-350-on-nd-state/|work=The Montana Standard|title=Bobcats cop by 35–0 on N.D. State|date=October 15, 1961|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21||{{cfb link|year=1961|team=Augustana University Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
|October 28|at|Idaho State|Spud Bowl|Pocatello, ID|L 12-14|2,000|{{cite news|title=ISC Bengals to Battle Arch Rival Tomorrow in Homecoming Game|newspaper=Idaho State Journal|date=October 27, 1961|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/idaho-state-journal-isc-bengals-to-battl/151742894/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Extra Points Spell Victory For Bengals Over Bobcats|newspaper=The Independent-Record|date=October 29, 1961|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-extra-points-spel/151743048/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11||Montana|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT (rivalry)|W 10-9|8,600|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5speAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044%2C1807542|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Bobcats rally to top Montana |date=November 12, 1961 |page=10}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/440/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=October 15, 2022 }}
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