1987 Montana Grizzlies football team

American college football season

1987 Montana Grizzlies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Don Read (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorTommy Lee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Smith (2nd season)
Home stadiumWashington–Grizzly Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 1 0 10 3 0
Montana 5 3 0 6 5 0
Boise State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Nevada 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 0 7 4 0
Idaho State 3 5 0 3 7 1
Eastern Washington 2 6 0 4 7 0
Montana State 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Don Read and finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–3 Big Sky).

This was the first full season that Montana played at Washington–Grizzly Stadium; the on-campus venue opened the previous October.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 7 (D-II) Portland State*L 3–20
September 19at Northern ArizonaL 17–24
September 26No. 1 Nevada
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–298,200[1]
October 312:30 p.m.at No. 4 Northern Iowa*W 33–1612,027
October 108:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 15L 25–319,500[2][3][4][5]
October 17No. 19 Boise State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 12–310,107
October 24No. 10 Weber State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
L 26–29
October 31at Montana State
W 55–717,027[6]
November 7Idaho State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 63–0
November 14at Eastern WashingtonW 22–3
November 21at Cal State Fullerton*L 26–432,141[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Grizzlies devour the best of I-AA". The Missoulian. September 27, 1987. pp. 19, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Tatko, Mike (October 10, 1987). "Cougars, Vandals at home after long absence". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Tatko, Mike (October 11, 1987). "Idaho outruns Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ^ Spevak, Jeff (October 11, 1987). "Idaho's medical list grows as injuries plague team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8C.
  5. ^ Pierce, Oliver (October 12, 1987). "UI rekindles Big Sky title hopes". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987). "Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  9. ^ Norwood, Robyn (November 22, 1987). "CS Fullerton has a happy ending". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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