1989 Montana Grizzlies football team
Appearance
1989 Montana Grizzlies football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 15–45 vs. Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tommy Lee (4th season) |
Home stadium | Washington–Grizzly Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–4 Idaho $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Montana ^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Nevada | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Eastern New Mexico* | W 41–15 | ||||
September 9 | at Fresno State* | L 37–52 | 33,710 | |||
September 16 | No. 3 (D-II) Portland State* |
| W 30–21 | |||
September 23 | at Eastern Washington | W 22–16 | ||||
September 28 | at Idaho | L 24–30 | 13,000 | [1][2] | ||
October 7 | Weber State |
| W 31–6 | |||
October 14 | Nevada | No. T–20 |
| W 40–22 | ||
October 21 | at Northern Arizona | No. 20 | W 38–14 | |||
October 28 | No. 6 Boise State | No. 14 |
| W 48–13 | 10,388 | |
November 4 | at Montana State | No. 9 | W 17–2 | |||
November 11 | Idaho State | No. 8 |
| W 35–21 | ||
November 25 | No. 17 Jackson State* | No. 6 |
| W 48–7 | 11,854 | [3] |
December 2 | No. 15 Eastern Illinois* | No. 6 |
| W 25–19 | ||
December 9 | at No. 1 Georgia Southern* | No. 6 |
| L 15–45 | 10,421 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ Stalwick, Howie (September 29, 1989). "Idaho bags game Grizzlies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. B1.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (September 29, 1989). "Friesz, defense help UI short-circuit Griz". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ "UM, you are in quarterfinals". The Montana Standard. November 26, 1989. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.