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.
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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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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
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Northern Arizona | W 29–23 | ||||
September 26 | Northern Iowa* | W 42–21 | 8,281 | |||
October 3 | No. T–9 Boise State |
| L 13–27 | 8,732 | ||
October 10 | at Idaho | W 16–14 | 11,000 | |||
October 17 | No. 2 Idaho State |
| W 24–21 | 9,190 | [2][5] | |
October 24 | Portland State* |
| W 33–3 | |||
October 31 | at Montana State | No. 10 | W 27–17 | |||
November 7 | Nevada | No. 9 |
| W 33–26 | ||
November 14 | Weber State | No. 9 |
| L 6–7 | ||
November 21 | at Eastern Washington* | L 13–14 | ||||
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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 knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
- ^ "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