1971 Montana Grizzlies football team
| 1971 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Dornblaser Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Boise State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the Grizzlies played home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula and compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 Big Sky, third).[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 8:00 pm | South Dakota* |
| W 14–7 | 8,000 | [2][3] | |
| September 18 | 12:30 pm | at North Dakota* | W 27–14 | 10,100 | [4] | ||
| September 25 | 8:30 pm | at Cal Poly* | No. 4 | W 38–14 | 7,500 | [5] | |
| October 2 | 1:30 pm | Idaho | No. 5 | L 12–21 | 12,000 | [6][7] | |
| October 9 | 8:00 pm | at Boise State | No. 8 | L 24–47 | 14,315 | [8] | |
| October 16 | 1:30 pm | Idaho State |
| W 45–35 | 7,000 | [9] | |
| October 23 | 2:15 pm | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 14–30 | 10,200 | [10] | |
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Weber State | W 14–13 | 6,575 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | 1:30 pm | at Montana State | W 30–0 | 9,000–9,200 | [12][13] | ||
| November 13 | 11:00 pm | at Hawaii* | L 11–25 | 19,025 | [14] | ||
| November 20 | 9:00 pm | at Portland State* | L 29–36 | 2,733 | [15] | ||
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Coaching staff
[edit]- Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
- Bill Betcher (OL)
- Charley Armey (DL)
- Ron Nord (LB, E)
References
[edit]- ^ "1972 Grizzly Football Yearbook" (PDF). University of Montana—Missoula Athletics Department. 1972. pp. 27–31. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Grizzlies defeat South Dakota 14–7". Great Falls Tribune. September 5, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Montana tops Sioux 27–14 with second-half surge". The Forum. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Diego St. in Slump, Bows to Southern Mississippi, 10–0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game program: Montana - Idaho". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Paine, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Seefried, Vandal defense end Montana's supremacy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Boise State stops Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Montana rallies past Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 9, sports.
- ^ "Long Beach St. Beats Santa Barbara, 31–10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1971. p. D-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana escapes Wildcat clutches". The Daily Inter Lake. October 31, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paine, Bob (November 7, 1971). "Caputo sets rushing mark as Grizzlies whip Bobcats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9, sports.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Sherrer, Chong spark Hawaii past Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. (Butte). Associated Press. November 15, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland State whips Tips". The Missoulian. November 21, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Montana Grizzlies football – 1971 media guide
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