1980 Montana State Bobcats football team

1980 Montana State Bobcats football
1980 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (3rd season);
Home stadium	Reno H. Sales Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Boise State $^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Idaho State*	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State*	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Montana	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1980 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 6–14	10,000	^[1]
September 20	Nevada	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 12–24	8,121	^[2]
September 27	No. 10 Boise State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 18–17	9,121	^[3]
October 4	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–12	11,847	^[4]
October 11	Idaho State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 21–7	9,521	^[5]
October 18	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 6–14	15,000	^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 25	Northern Arizona	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 24–27	7,121	^[9]
November 1	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT (rivalry)	W 24–7	12,700	^[10]
November 8	North Dakota State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, Missoula, MT	W 21–19	5,121	^[11]
November 15	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 14–21	25,684	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Montana State Bobcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C		Larry Rubens	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Sonny Lubick

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "Hawkins rushes Reno to win over Montana St". The Idaho Statesman. September 21, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcat gamble succeeds". The Billings Gazette. September 28, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Weber stays unbeaten in Big Sky". The Idaho Statesman. October 5, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats claw ISU". Great Falls Tribune. October 12, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Barrows, Bob (October 18, 1980). "Vandals, Bobcats face 'must win' situation in homecoming tilt". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
^ Barrows, Bob (October 19, 1980). "Idaho defense shuts down Bobcats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3C.
^ Stewart, Chuck (October 20, 1980). "Idaho throttles Bobcats". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
^ "Axers notch thriller over Bobcats". The Montana Standard. October 26, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Montana State rolls past Montana". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fresno shades Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. November 16, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.