The 1972 Montana State Bobcats football team was an

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team that represented

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...

in the

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during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their second season under head coach

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, the Bobcats compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and won the Big Sky championship. For this season only, home games were played at

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. The Bobcat offense featured flanker

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, who led the conference in scoring.

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Montana State Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

Montana State Bobcats football seasons Big Sky Conference football champion seasons

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