1968 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1968 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
CaptainJim Kelly
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho + 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Montana State + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Weber State + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Idaho State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Montana 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1968 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Jack Swarthout, played their home games at Dornblaser Field, and finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 0–4 in Big Sky, last). [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 148:00 pmvs. North Dakota *
W 37–107,000 [2]
September 216:30 pmat South Dakota *
L 0–219,000–9,500 [3] [4]
September 281:30 pm Portland State *
W 58–08,500 [5]
October 51:30 pm Utah State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 3–5011,000 [6]
October 122:35 pmat Idaho
L 45–5610,793 [7]
October 192:00 pmat Idaho State
L 13–236,000 [8]
November 21:30 pm Montana State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT (rivalry)
L 24–2912,000 [9]
November 91:30 pm Weber State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 16–203,000 [10]
November 161:30 pmat Northern Arizona *
L 0–182,400–4,000 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Montana downs North Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Montana defeated". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Montana moves by ground, air in dropping Portland State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 29, 1968. p. 15.
  6. ↑ "Utah State clobbers Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 6, 1968. p. 8, sports.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 13, 1968). "Vandals out offense Montana Grizzlies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Bengals bounce Montana 23–13". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 20, 1968. p. 3, sports.
  9. ↑ "Late Montana State rally brings win over Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 1, sports.
  10. ↑ "Late tally gives Weber victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 10, 1968. p. 7, sports.
  11. ↑ "Grizzlies stopped". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 17, 1968. p. 11.
  12. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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