1981 Montana Grizzlies football team
| 1981 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Idaho State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Boise State ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Larry Donovan and played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula.
Montana had an overall record of 7–3 and finished third in the Big Sky at 5–2.
Montana was the only team to defeat Idaho State in 1981; a tie-breaking field goal with seconds remaining was the difference.[1][2][3] The Bengals went on to win the conference title and the Division I-AA championship.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Northern Arizona | W 29–23 | 11,500 | [5] | ||
| September 26 | Northern Iowa* | W 42–21 | 8,281 | [6] | ||
| October 3 | No. T–9 Boise State |
| L 13–27 | 8,732 | [7] | |
| October 10 | at Idaho | W 16–14 | 11,000 | [8] | ||
| October 17 | No. 2 Idaho State |
| W 24–21 | 9,190 | [2][9] | |
| October 24 | Portland State* |
| W 33–3 | 8,517 | [10] | |
| October 31 | at Montana State | No. 10 | W 27–17 | 14,000 | [11] | |
| November 7 | Nevada | No. 9 |
| W 33–26 | 7,900 | [12] |
| November 14 | Weber State | No. 9 |
| L 6–7 | 9,000 | [13] |
| November 21 | at Eastern Washington* | L 13–14 | 1,500 | [14] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Big Sky: Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
- ^ a b "ISU's Machurek to miss today's game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1981. p. 3C.
- ^ Emerson, Paul (October 29, 1981). "Kragthorpe's turned Bengals into title contenders in two years". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
- ^ "Montana Grizzlies whip NAU, 29–23". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Griz crush UNI 42–21". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncos run over Grizzlies". The Independent-Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies stun Idaho Vandals, 16–14". Arizona Daily Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
- ^ "Griz whip Portland". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzlies earn braggin' rights". The Missoulian. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana surprises Wolfpack". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grizzly party is finally over with 7–6 loss to Weber State". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles shock Griz, 14–13". The Montana Standard. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Montana Grizzlies football – 1981 media guide