1981 Montana Grizzlies football team

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.

1981 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1981 record7–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumDornblaser Field
1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19at Northern ArizonaW 29–23
September 26Northern Iowa*W 42–21
October 3No. 8 Boise State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, Montana
L 13–27
October 10at IdahoW 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. 10W 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

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Big Sky: Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
  2. "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
  3. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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