1997 Montana Grizzlies football team

1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 E Washington $^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 11 Montana ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	6	–	5
Weber State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal State Northridge	4	–	4	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Mick Dennehy and played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium.^[1]

Schedule

September 131:05 PMNo. 14 Stephen F. Austin*No. 1

KPAXW 24–1018,730 September 201:05 PMSaint Mary's (CA)*No. 1

W 35–1418,384 September 271:05 PMSacramento StateNo. 1

W 52–1019,046 October 41:00 PMat Wyoming*No. 1

L 13–2818,608 October 112:05 PMat Idaho StateNo. 2

KPAXW 48–07,596 October 181:05 PMEastern WashingtonNo. 2

L 35–4019,019 October 254:05 PMat No. 11 Northern ArizonaNo. 6

KPAXL 24–2715,417 November 112:05 PMCal State NorthridgeNo. 15

W 21–1316,775 November 88:05 PMat Portland StateNo. 13

KPAXW 37–712,387 November 1512:05 PMWeber StateNo. 11

W 38–1315,972 November 2212:05 PMat Montana StateNo. 11

KPAXW 27–2513,507 November 296:00 PMat No. 6 McNeese State*No. 11

L 14–1913,681

v t e Montana Grizzlies football
Venues	Dornblaser Field (I) (1912–1967) Naranche Stadium (alternate (Butte), 1938–1950) Dornblaser Field (II) (1968–1986) Washington–Grizzly Stadium (1986–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Washington: EWU–UM Governors Cup Idaho: Little Brown Stein Montana State
Culture and lore	Monte "Up With Montana" University of Montana Grizzly Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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