1989 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 1989 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth place in the Big Sky.

1989 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Earle Solomonson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sales Stadium

1989 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 Idaho $^	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Montana ^	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Nevada	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Boise State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Weber State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 17–41	37,500
September 9	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 15–10	10,150
September 16	Eastern Washington	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 28–3
September 23	New Mexico Highlands*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 51–12
September 30	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 21–23
October 7	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 23–27	11,518
October 14	No. 15 Idaho	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 7–41	11,187
October 21	at No. 7 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 10–37	19,241
October 28	Weber State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 31–27
November 4	No. 9 Montana	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 2–17
November 11	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 31–35
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game