1971 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1971 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Elway (AHC, DB)
  • Bill Betcher (OL)
  • Charley Armey (DL)
  • Ron Nord (LB, E)
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Idaho $ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 7 Boise State 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Montana 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Weber State 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Idaho State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Montana State 0 –5 –12 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division AP Poll

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]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 pm South Dakota *
W 14–78,000 [2]
September 1812:30 pmat North Dakota *
W 27–1410,100 [3]
September 258:30 pmat Cal Poly *No. 4
W 38–147,500 [4]
October 21:30 pm Idaho No. 5
L 12–2112,000 [5] [6]
October 98:00 pmat Boise State No. 8
L 24–4714,315 [7]
October 161:30 pm Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 45–357,000 [8]
October 232:15 pm Pacific (CA) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 14–3010,200 [9]
October 301:30 pmat Weber State
W 14–13
November 61:30 pmat Montana State
W 30–09,000–9,200 [10] [11]
November 1311:00 pmat Hawaii *
L 11–2519,025 [12]
November 209:00 pmat Portland State *
L 29–36
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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References

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  2. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Game program: Montana - Idaho". University of Montana. (ScholarWorks). October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ Paine, Bob (October 3, 1971). "Seefried, Vandal defense end Montana's supremacy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  7. ↑ "Boise State stops Montana". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 10, 1971. p. 2, sports.
  8. ↑ "Montana rallies past Idaho State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 17, 1971. p. 9, sports.
  9. ↑ "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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ Paine, Bob (November 7, 1971). "Caputo sets rushing mark as Grizzlies whip Bobcats". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9, sports.
  11. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sherrer, Chong spark Hawaii past Grizzlies". The Montana Standard. (Butte). Associated Press. November 15, 1971. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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