1981 Montana Grizzlies football team
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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] The Bengals went on to win the conference title and the Division I-AA championship.[2]
Schedule
September 19at Northern Arizona
W 29–23 September 26Northern Iowa*
W 42–21 October 3No. 8 Boise State
- Dornblaser Field
- Missoula, Montana
L 13–27 October 10at Idaho
W 16–14 October 17No. 2 Idaho State
- Dornblaser Field
- Missoula, Montana
W 24–21 October 24Portland State (Div II)*
- Dornblaser Field
- Missoula, Montana
W 33–3 October 31at Montana StateNo. 10
W 27–17 November 7NevadaNo. 9
- Dornblaser Field
- Missoula, Montana
W 33–26 November 14Weber StateNo. 9
- Dornblaser Field
- Missoula, Montana
L 6–7 November 21at Eastern Washington (Div. II)*
L 13–14
Template:CFB Schedule End Source:[3]
References
- ^ "Big Sky: Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
- ^ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
- ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 31, 2013.