1971 Montana Grizzlies football team

The 1971 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the Grizzlies played home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 Big Sky, third).[1]

1971 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1971 record6–5 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
  • Bill Betcher (OL)
  • Charley Armey (DL)
  • Ron Nord (LB, E)
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho $ 4 1 08 3 0
No. 7 Boise State 4 2 010 2 0
Montana 3 2 06 5 0
Weber State 3 2 17 2 1
Idaho State 2 3 06 4 0
Northern Arizona 1 3 05 5 0
Montana State 0 5 12 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 4South Dakota*
W 14–7
September 18at North Dakota*W 27–14
September 25at Cal Poly*W 38–14
October 2IdahoL 12–21
October 9at Boise StateL 24–47
October 16Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–35
October 23Pacific (CA)*
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 14–30
October 30at Weber StateW 14–13
November 6at Montana StateW 30–0
November 13at Hawaii*L 11–25[2]
November 20at Portland State*L 29–36
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1972 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1972. pp. 27–31. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Sherrer, Chong spark Hawaii past Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. November 15, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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