1956 Montana State Bobcats football team

1956 Montana State Bobcats football
NAIA National co-champion Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1956 record	9–0–1 ( RMAC)
Head coach	Tony Storti (1st year)
Home stadium	Gatton Field

The 1956 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 1956 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Tony Storti. They became national champions after tying St. Joseph's in the Aluminum Bowl.

References

Montana State Bobcats football

Venues	Gatton Field (1930–1971) Van Winkle Stadium (1972) Reno H. Sales Stadium (1973–1997) Bobcat Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1947 1956 1964 1966 1976 Brawl of the Wild (Montana)

Culture & lore	Spirit of the West Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

NAIA football champions

Single Division	1956: Montana State & Saint Joseph's (IN) 1957: Pittsburg State 1958: Northeastern State 1959: Texas A&I 1960: Lenoir–Rhyne 1961: Pittsburg State 1962: Central State (OK) 1963: Saint John's (MN) 1964: Concordia (MN) & 1964 1965: Saint John's (MN) 1966: Waynesburg 1967: Fairmont State 1968: Troy State 1969: Texas A&I

NAIA Division I	1970: Texas A&I 1971: Livingston 1972: East Texas State 1973: Abilene Christian 1974: Texas A&I 1975: Texas A&I 1976: Texas A&I 1977: Abilene Christian 1978: Angelo State 1979: Texas A&I 1980: Elon 1981: Elon 1982: Central State (OK) 1983: Carson–Newman 1984: Carson–Newman & Central Arkansas 1985: Central Arkansas Bears & Hillsdale 1986: Carson–Newman 1987: Cameron 1988: Carson–Newman 1989: Carson–Newman 1990: Central State (OH) 1991: Central Arkansas 1992: Central State (OH) 1993: East Central 1994: Northeastern State 1995: Central State (OH) 1996: Southwestern Oklahoma State

NAIA Division II	1970: Westminster (PA) 1971: California Lutheran 1972: Missouri Southern 1973: Northwestern (IA) 1974: Texas Lutheran 1975: Texas Lutheran 1976: Westminster (PA) 1977: Westminster (PA) 1978: Concordia (MN) 1979: Findlay 1980: Pacific Lutheran 1981: Austin & Concordia (MN) 1982: Linfield 1983: Northwestern (IA) 1984: Linfield 1985: Wisconsin–La Crosse 1986: Linfield 1987: Pacific Lutheran & (vacant) 1988: Westminster (PA) 1989: Westminster (PA) 1990: Peru State 1991: Georgetown (KY) 1992: Findlay 1993: Pacific Lutheran 1994: Westminster (PA) 1995: Central Washington & Findlay 1996: Sioux Falls

Single Division	1997: Findlay 1998: Azusa Pacific 1999: Northwestern Oklahoma State 2000: Georgetown (KY) 2001: Georgetown (KY) 2002: Carroll (MT) 2003: Carroll (MT) 2004: Carroll (MT) 2005: Carroll (MT) 2006: Sioux Falls 2007: Carroll (MT) 2008: Sioux Falls 2009: Sioux Falls 2010: Carroll (MT) 2011: Saint Xavier 2012: Marian (IN) 2013: Grand View 2014: Southern Oregon 2015: Marian (IN)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions

Major football	Colorado (1909) Colorado College & Colorado (1910) Colorado (1911) Colorado Mines (1912) Colorado (1913) Colorado Mines (1914) Colorado Aggies (1915) Colorado Aggies (1916) Denver (1917) Colorado Mines (1918) Colorado College & Utah (1919) Colorado Aggies (1920) Colorado (1921) Utah (1922) Colorado (1923) Colorado (1924) Colorado Aggies (1925) Utah (1926) Colorado Aggies (1927) Utah (1928) Utah (1929) Utah (1930) Utah (1931) Utah (1932) Utah (1933) Colorado (1934) Colorado (1935) Utah State (1936) Colorado (1937)

Minor football	Montana State (1938) Colorado Mines (1939) Colorado College (1940) Colorado College (1941) Colorado & Colorado Mines (1942) Colorado (1943) Colorado (1944) Colorado College (1945) Montana State (1946) Montana State (1947) Northern Colorado (1948) Colorado College (1949) Colorado College (1950) Colorado Mines (1951) Idaho State (1952) Idaho State (1953) Montana State (1954) Idaho State (1955) Montana State (1956) Idaho State (1957) Colorado College & Colorado Mines (1958) Idaho State (1959) Adams State (1960) Adams State (1961) Adams State (1962) Western State (1963) Western State (1964) Western State (1965) Western State (1966) Adams State (1967) Adams State (1968) Northern Colorado (1969) Pittsburg State (1970) Northern Colorado (1971) Adams State (1972) Western State (1973) Western State (1974) Western State (1975) Western State (1976) Western State (1977) Western State (1978) Western State (1979) Adams State & University of Southern Colorado (1980) N.M. Highlands (1981) Mesa State (1982) Mesa State (1983) Fort Lewis (1984) Mesa State (1985) Mesa State (1986) Mesa State (1987) Mesa State (1988) Adams State (1989) Mesa State (1990) Western State (1991) Western State (1992) Fort Hays State (1993) Western State (1994) Fort Hays State & Western State (1995) Chadron State (1996) Western State (1997) Chadron State & Western State (1998) Chadron State & N.M. Highlands (1999) Mesa State (2000) Chadron State (2001) Chadron State & Nebraska-Kearney (2002) Mesa State (2003) Colorado Mines (2004) Nebraska-Kearney (2005) Chadron State (2006) Chadron State (2007) Chadron State (2008) Nebraska-Kearney (2009) Colorado Mines & Nebraska-Kearney (2010) CSU–Pueblo (2011) CSU–Pueblo (2012) CSU–Pueblo (2013) CSU–Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2014) CSU–Pueblo (2015)

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