1985 Montana Grizzlies football team

1985 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1985 record	3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Donovan (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Glenn (4th year)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field

1985 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#2 Nevada ^	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Boise State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Idaho earned automatic berth and Nevada earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before playoffs)

The 1985 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	Cal State Fullerton*	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	W 31–30
September 21	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	L 17–62
September 28	Portland State*	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	L 16–21
October 5	Nevada	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	L 23–38
October 12	Idaho State	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	W 35–29
October 19	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–38
October 26	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild)	L 18–41
November 2	Weber State	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	L 29–57
November 9	Boise State	Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	L 3–28
November 16	at Eastern Washington*	Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	L 19–52
November 23	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	W 32–31
*Non-conference game.

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References

1. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
2. Weyler, John (September 8, 1985). "Montana defeats Fullerton on late pass, 31–30, then tunes up". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved July 31, 2013.