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American college football season
The 1996 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for fifth place in the Big Sky.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at Nevada* | | L 7–31 | 23,210 | [2]
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September 21 | Minnesota–Duluth* | | W 37–0 | 8,207 | [3]
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September 28 | No. 17 Idaho State | | W 17–13 | 9,607 | [4]
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October 5 | at Eastern Washington | | L 13–20 | 5,027 | [5]
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October 12 | No. 10 Northern Arizona | | L 19–48 | 12,967 | [6]
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October 19 | at Cal State Northridge | | W 24–17 | 5,631 | [7]
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October 26 | Portland State | | W 24–6 | 4,227 | [8]
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November 2 | at Weber State | | L 7–17 | 6,102 | [9]
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November 9 | Cal Poly* | | W 37–20 | 3,607 | [10]
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November 16 | at Sacramento State | | W 49–14 | 2,107 | [11]
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November 23 | at No. 2 Montana | | L 14–35 | 19,042 | [12]
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1996 Montana State Bobcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Name |
Class
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WR
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1
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Kenyatte Morgan
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Jr
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QB
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2
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Duncan McLean
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Fr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Nevada 'D' stifles Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs lack finishing touch". The Duluth News Tribune. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats stop ISU in tracks". The Missoulian. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Griz romp, Bobcats fall short". The Montana Standard. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NAU impressive in win over Bobcats". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. B5. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jeff Fletcher (October 20, 1996). "Matadors Suffer the Ache, 24–17". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats cruise to 24–6 win". The Billings Gazette. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats duck behind Shields, ward off MSU". The Spokesman-Review. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Compson has best day as Cat against Cal Poly". Great Falls Tribune. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats roll past Sac State". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 17, 1996. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Griz bounce back to skin 'Cats". The Daily Inter Lake. November 24, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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