1948 Montana State Bobcats football team

1948 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–7 (0–0 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGatton Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado State–Greeley $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western State (CO) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado College 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Colorado Mines 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Montana State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1948 college football season. In its third season under head coach Clyde Carpenter, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

Montana State was ranked at No. 225 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Utah State
L 6–31[3]
September 25North Dakota State
W 33–0[4]
October 2Eastern Washington
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
L 6–13[5]
October 9North Dakotadagger
  • Gatton Field
  • Bozeman, MT
W 12–65,000
October 16vs. Montana
L 0–14
October 23at Portland
L 0–7
October 30at Idaho StatePocatello, IDL 14–20[6]
November 6vs. Idaho
L 12–285,500[7]
November 13vs. Wyoming
  • Daylis Stadium
  • Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)
L 12–46[8]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 57. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hodges Leads Ags in Opening Tilt". Salt Lake Telegram. September 18, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Montana State Powerhouses 33-0 Victory Over North Dakota State". The Independent-Record. September 26, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern Savages Defeat Bobcats". The Billings Gazette. October 3, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Idaho State Beats Bobcats, 20-14". The Missoulian. October 31, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Idaho Vandals overpower surprising Montana State College, 28-12". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 7, 1948. p. 1, sports.
  8. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys Ride Herd on Montana State Bobcat Club, 46-12: Eddie Talboom Leads Punchers In Lopsided Conquest of Cats". The Billings Gazette. November 14, 1948. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.