1973 Montana State Bobcats football team

1973 Montana State Bobcats football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (5–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Christensen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorSonny Lubick (3rd season)
Home stadiumSales Stadium
1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boise State $^ 6 0 010 3 0
Montana State 5 1 07 4 0
Idaho 3 2 04 7 0
Northern Arizona 2 3 04 6 0
Montana 2 4 04 6 0
Weber State 2 4 03 8 0
Idaho State 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Idaho was classified as Division I. All the other teams were classified as Division II.
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.

The team played its home games in the newly constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.