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Montana State Bobcats |
Washington State Cougars © |
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Played September 3, 1983 at Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, Washington |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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| Montana State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington State © | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Montana State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
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Washington State |
3 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
27 |
For the first time in Belt history, a Division 1-AA team had a shot at the title as the Montana State Bobcats of coach Dave Arnold met coach Jim Walden’s Washington State Cougars in their season opener. The Cougars overcame a slow start while holding the Bobcats to 50 yards rushing as they kept The Belt in Division 1 with a 27-7 victory. Washington State’s only points of the 1st half came on field goals of 31 & 24 yards by PK John Traut. Things finally got going offensively for the Cougars in the 2nd half as they scored on three long passes from QB Ricky Turner. Turner connected with RB Reuben Mayes for a 22-yard touchdown pass & with WR John Marshall on a 45-yard touchdown pass in the 3rd quarter. WR Michel James completed the scoring for Washington State with a 34-yard touchdown reception from Turner in the 4th quarter. Montana State’s only score came early in the 4th quarter when QB Mark Godfrey connected with RB Wilson on a 7-yard touchdown pass. Turner finished with 9 completions of 11 pass attempts for 175 yards with his 3 scores to lead the Cougars. The Bobcats held All-Pac 10 RB Kerry Porter to just 28 yards rushing but this was not enough to overcome the talent of the Division 1 opponent. Washington State finished the season 7-4 while the Bobcats finished 1-8. Montana State has not played for The Belt again.
