1985 Montana Grizzlies football team

1985 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Larry Donovan (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Glenn (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Flajole (1st season)
Home stadium	Dornblaser Field
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Idaho $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. T–2 Nevada ^	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Boise State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Weber State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Idaho State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Montana State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1985 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by sixth-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, and finished with three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky).

In the season finale at Northern Arizona, the Griz rallied to win by a point and snap a five-game losing streak. ^[1] Two days later, Donovan and his staff were fired. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		Cal State Fullerton *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 31–30	6,235	[4]
September 21		at Minnesota *	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 17–62	55,700
September 28		Portland State *	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 16–21
October 5		No. 11 Nevada	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 23–38
October 12		Idaho State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 35–29
October 19	8:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (Little Brown Stein)	L 0–38	11,300
October 26		at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 18–41	15,387	[5]
November 2		Weber State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 29–57
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Boise State	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 3–28	3,450
November 16		at No. T–13 Eastern Washington *	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (EWU–UM Governors Cup)	L 19–52
November 23		at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 32–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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References

1. "Montana 32, No. Arizona 31". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1985. p. 7C.
2. "Donovan, eight assistants let go after dismal season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1985. p. 5B.
3. "Donovan fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. November 26, 1985. p. C2.
4. John Weyler (September 8, 1985). "Montana Defeats Fullerton on Late Pass, 31-30, Then Tunes Up". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-7. Retrieved February 11, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bobcats claw Griz". The Montana Standard. October 27, 1985. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
7. Weyler, John (September 8, 1985). "Montana defeats Fullerton on late pass, 31–30, then tunes up". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 31, 2013.

External links

• Montana Grizzlies football – 1985 media guide