1917 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1917 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented the Montana State College (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1917 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Fred Bennion, the team compiled a 0–2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 69 to 41.[1]

1917 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1917 record0–2–2 (0–1–2 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainWashington Boberg
1917 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Denver $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
Utah Agricultural 4 0 0  7 0 1
Colorado 4 2 0  6 2 0
Colorado Mines 2 3 0  5 3 0
Colorado College 2 3 0  3 3 0
Utah 2 3 0  2 4 0
Wyoming 1 4 0  3 4 0
Montana State 0 1 2  0 2 2
Colorado Agricultural 0 7 1  0 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Montana State was admitted as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) in 1917.[2][3] The football team's record against conference opponents was 0–1–2.

Washington Boberg was Montana State's 1917 team captain.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at DenverDenver, COL 7–33
October 13at Colorado AgriculturalFort Collins, COT 20–20
October 19Utah AgriculturalBozeman, MTT 7–7
November 11Montana*Bozeman, MTL 7–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56.
  2. "Interesting Game Utah vs. Montana in Bozeman Tonight". Great Falls Daily Tribune. February 21, 1917. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Aggies Return With Good Record". The Butte Miner. February 14, 1917. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bobcat Record Book, p. 103.


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