1979 Montana Grizzlies football team

1979 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1979 record 3–7 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach Gene Carlson (4th year)
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
1979 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Boise State 7 0 0     10 1 0
Montana State $ 6 1 0     6 4 0
Nevada ^ 5 2 0     8 4 0
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
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Boise State was ineligible for title or I-AA playoffs; Montana State was conference champion and Nevada-Reno was selected for I-AA playoffs.

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]

Schedule

Washington State# L 34-14

at Northern Arizona L 26-13

Weber State W 23-16

Boise State L 37-35 [4]

Idaho State W 28-24

at Idaho L 20-17

Nevada L 27-20

at Montana State L 38-21

at Northern Colorado W 20-10

Portland State L 40-32

  1. in 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. "Safety lifts Boise State past Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 6D.
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