1981 Montana Grizzlies football team

1981 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1981 record 7–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach Larry Donovan (2nd year)
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
1981 Big Sky football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Idaho State 6 1 0     12 1 0
#5 Boise State 6 1 0     10 3 0
Montana 5 2 0     7 3 0
Nevada 4 3 0     7 4 0
Weber State 4 3 0     7 4 0
Northern Arizona 2 5 0     4 7 0
Montana State 1 6 0     3 7 0
Idaho 0 7 0     3 8 0
Conference champion
  • Idaho State earned automatic berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. Boise State earned at-large berth in NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.
    Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll (released before championship playoffs)

The 1981 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 5–2 Big Sky).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 19 at Northern Arizona Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ W 29–23  
September 26 Northern Iowa* Dornblaser FieldMissoula, MT W 42–21  
October 3 Boise State Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT L 13–27  
October 10 at Idaho Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID (Little Brown Stein) W 16–14  
October 17 Idaho State Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT W 24–21  
October 24 Portland State* Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT W 33–3  
October 31 at Montana State Reno H. Sales StadiumBozeman, MT (Brawl of the Wild) W 27–17  
November 7 Nevada Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT W 33–26  
November 14 Weber State Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT L 6–7  
November 21 at Eastern Washington* Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup) L 13–14  
*Non-conference game.

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