| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Montana State Bobcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Aprank: | 9 (I-AA) |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Sonny Lubick |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Reno H. Sales Stadium |
| Champion: | Big Sky champion |
The 1979 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play. They were named the Big Sky champion after Boise State was ruled ineligible.