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1979 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1979 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPokey Allen
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boise State * 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Montana State $ 6 1 0 6 4 0
No. 5 Nevada ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. T–10 Northern Arizona 3 4 0 7 4 0
Weber State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Idaho 2 5 0 4 7 0
Montana 2 5 0 3 7 0
Idaho State 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • * – Boise State was on probation
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

The 1979 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Carlson and played their home games at Dornblaser Field, an off-campus venue in Missoula.[1]

Montana won three games and Carlson was let go at the end of the season;[2] his annual salary was $24,000.[3][4]

Schedule

at Washington State ^ L 14–34

at Northern Arizona L 13–26

Weber State W 23–16

Boise State L 35–37 [5]

Idaho State W 28–24

at Idaho L 17–20 [6]

Nevada L 20–27

at Montana State L 21–38 [7]

at Northern Colorado W 20–10

Portland State L 32–40 [8]

^ at Spokane

References

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Montana coach out". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. November 20, 1979. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Fired: University of Montana dumps coaching staff". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Losing seasons catch up with Carlson". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 20, 1979. p. 3C.
  5. ^ "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
  6. ^ Killen, John (October 21, 1979). "Cool and calm". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4D.
  7. ^ "Bobcats clinch 'Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1979. p. 4D.
  8. ^ "Portland State drops Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 18, 1979. p. 12D.