1989 Montana State Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Montana State Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Earle Solomonson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Sales Stadium
}}
{{1989 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth place in the Big Sky.{{cite web|title=Bobcat Record Book|year=2018|publisher=Montana State University |page=60 |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 = 1989
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 2|at|Kansas
|September 9|at|Sam Houston State
|September 16||Eastern Washington|Sales Stadium|Bozeman, MT|W 28–3|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-bobcats-turn-back-e/162321831/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Bobcats turn back EWU|date=September 17, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 23||{{cfb link|year=1989|team=New Mexico Highlands Cowboys|title=New Mexico Highlands}}
|September 30|at|Idaho State|Holt Arena|Pocatello, ID|L 21–23|8,250|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-cats-miss-on-late-fg/162322092/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Cats miss on late FG try|date=October 1, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 7|at|Nevada|Mackay Stadium|Reno, NV|L 23–27|11,518|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-nevadareno-edges-mo/162320105/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=Nevada–Reno edges Montana State 27–23|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||No. 15 Idaho
|October 21|at|No. 7 Boise State|Bronco Stadium|Boise, ID|L 10–37|19,241|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-record-boise-state-blows/162321307/|work=The Independent-Record|title=Boise State blows past Montana State|date=October 22, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||Weber State|Sales Stadium|Bozeman, MT|W 31–27|3,107|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-ryans-rushing-carr/162322211/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Ryan's rushing carries Bobcats|date=October 29, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4||No. 9 Montana|Sales Stadium|Bozeman, MT (rivalry)|L 2–17|14,227|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-grizzlies-fight-off/162318821/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Grizzlies fight off wind, MSU for win|date=November 5, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Northern Arizona|Walkup Skydome|Flagstaff, AZ|L 31–35||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montana-standard-axers-chop-bobcats/162322365/|work=The Montana Standard|title=Axers chop Bobcats|date=November 12, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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